PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hansen (ranked 5567 p4p, 3429 weight class) and Cameron Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Cameron Poe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Hansen's chin.

Hansen
vs
Poe

182 cm
18
183
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
181
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Poe!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Poe lands a nice shot to the body.
Hansen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hansen misses with an uppercut
and Poe counters with a nice uppercut.
Hansen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poe looks to land a right hand but Hansen moved out of range.
Hansen tries to counter with a takedown but Poe is quick to defend against it.
Hansen looks to land a right hand but Poe moved out of range.

Hansen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Poe scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hansen manages to mount him!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen working the ground and pound effectively.
Poe is trying to escape the mount.
Hansen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Poe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hansen looking to ground and pound but Poe is blocking nicely.
Hansen scoring with strikes but Poe is staying in there.
Poe is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poe blocking the ground and pound.
Hansen breaks from Poe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hansen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hansen landing punches.
The referee warns Poe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen tries to control but Poe wriggling away.
Hansen landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a couple of good shots and Poe has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hansen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Poe up.
Hansen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hansen throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hansen missing with punches from the back.
Poe is trapped and Hansen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hansen scores with punches from the back.
Poe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hansen misses with punches from the back.
Poe avoids the strikes from Hansen.
Poe is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hansen landing with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poe tries to escape the position.
Poe takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Hansen misses with punches from the back.
Poe covering up well and avoiding damage.
Poe has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hansen.
Hansen lands shots from the back.
Poe covering up well under a series of strikes from Hansen.
Poe takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is punishing Poe with strikes - can he finish him?!
Poe trying to control the position but Hansen manages to sink in the hooks.
Hansen lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poe is trying to break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hansen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hansen lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Poe is rocked!
Hansen lands strikes from the back and Poe isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hansen!
Marcus Hansen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.