PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hansen (ranked 2854 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 356 p4p, 392 weight class). Hansen comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Marcus Hansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hansen
vs
Sojka

182 cm
19
183
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
176
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen scores with a punch to the head.
Sojka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sojka, as that shot connected.

Sojka has closed the distance and engaged Hansen in a clinch.
Sojka lands with a short shot to the head.
Sojka blocking some punches.
Sojka pushes Hansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sojka.
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.
Hansen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hansen looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Sojka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hansen fails to land.
Sojka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Hansen misses with some punches.
Hansen tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hansen manages to break the clinch.
Hansen throws a body punch but Sojka moves out of range.
Sojka slips under a jab from Hansen.
Sojka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sojka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Marcus Hansen has been cut.
Sojka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Hansen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sojka lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Hansen out cold! Hansen is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Albert Sojka!