PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Wong (ranked 2118 p4p, 3087 weight class) and Soren Hansen (ranked 258 p4p, 345 weight class). Hansen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by If I had a heart. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wong
vs
Hansen

174 cm
25
152
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
164
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soren Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wong instigates a clinch.

Wong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hansen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wong to the mat. Wong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wong looking for a sweep. Not yet Wong, not yet.
Wong trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hansen sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Wong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hansen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Wong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hansen is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Wong's brow.
Hansen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wong striking off his back but it's not causing Hansen any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hansen wants to pass the guard but Wong is keeping the position.
Hansen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Hansen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wong is trying to control the position but Hansen postures up.
Hansen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hansen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Wong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hansen defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.

Wong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hansen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Dillo's Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wong being controlled here, momentarily.
Hansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hansen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wong keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hansen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wong keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.

Wong has his foot on Hansen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hansen works his way back into a safe position though.
Wong trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wong tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hansen avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Soren Hansen dominated that round.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wong swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hansen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wong avoids the body shot from Hansen.

Hansen gets a takedown into half guard.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Wong actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hansen is working for a kimura but Wong is defending it quite comfortably.
Hansen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong is looking to control Hansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wong avoid being mounted?
Hansen controlling the action here.
Hansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansen is nestled in close to Wong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hansen is keen to just control but Wong is a slippery customer.

Wong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hansen pulls his head out easily.
Wong flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hansen tries to pass to full mount but Wong defends it.

Hansen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hansen is working away from the top position though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hansen scores with a takedown into Wong's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen works over Wong with some ground and pound from guard.

Wong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hansen won't allow Wong to sweep him here.
Hansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hansen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Wong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hansen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hansen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hansen cracks Wong with a solid left hand.
Hansen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Wong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hansen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soren Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hansen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hansen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hansen stands up over Wong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Soren Hansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A combination from Wong does no damage.

Hansen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wong looking for submissions off his back.
Hansen drops an elbow to the side of Wong's head.

Wong has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hansen escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hansen!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong is looking for a sweep.
Wong being controlled for a moment.
Wong is looking to regain half guard here but Hansen keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is working Wong over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hansen connects with a decent elbow.
Hansen working the ground and pound.
Wong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hansen lands a few punches from side control.
Hansen is looking to take a break and control but Wong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wong taking a bit of punishment here - Hansen scoring with strikes.

Wong is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands some shots froms side control.
Hansen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Wong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hansen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hansen wants to control but Wong is keeping him busy.
Hansen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wong on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong taking a bit of punishment here - Hansen scoring with strikes.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee asks Hansen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hansen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wong struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hansen looks up at the clock and then as Wong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hansen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Wong's face as Hansen controls the position.
Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wong to see if he's OK.
Wong being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen scores with punches from side control.
Wong is trying to control Hansen's posture but Hansen avoids it.
Wong is being controlled here.
Wong regains half guard.

Hansen is working for a submission of some sort.
Hansen wants to free his trapped foot but Wong is holding on for dear life with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soren Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hansen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Soren Hansen!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Soren Hansen!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Soren Hansen!

Soren Hansen wins by unanimous decision!
Soren Hansen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.