PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 1794 p4p, 3264 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 259 p4p, 405 weight class). Hershel Hasselhoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hasselhoff
vs
Rhino

180 cm
39
175
19 - 18 - 0

200 cm
29
178
9 - 18 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino scores with a push kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rhino has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rhino tests Hasselhoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Oooh a lovely combination from Rhino sends Hasselhoff down but not out. Rhino dives into side control looking to finish.

Hasselhoff is rocked!

It looks like Hershel Hasselhoff has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rhino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rhino staying calm.
Hasselhoff is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rhino off and has taken his back!
Hasselhoff is trying to stick to Rhino's back but Rhino is turning into Hasselhoff. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hasselhoff's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rhino.
Rhino sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hasselhoff seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rhino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Hasselhoff looking for a guillotine here but Rhino defends easily.
Rhino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Hasselhoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rhino gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hasselhoff has momentary wrist control but Rhino slips an elbow through the middle.
Rhino with a nice head shot there.

Hasselhoff has his foot on Rhino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rhino works his way back into a safe position though.
Rhino stays in close to Hasselhoff's body and controls the position.
Rhino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rhino looking to pass the guard.

Rhino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff wants to sweep here but Rhino controlling him for the moment.
Rhino content to stall in guard here.
Rhino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hasselhoff is keeping the position for now.
Rhino lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hasselhoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rhino controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasselhoff looking for a guillotine here but Rhino defends easily.
Hasselhoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rhino controls the pace.

Hasselhoff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rhino is aware though and is defending well.
Rhino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rhino cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.

Hasselhoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rhino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rhino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rhino works over Hasselhoff with some ground and pound from guard.

Hasselhoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rhino landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rhino connects with a couple of short punches.
Rhino engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rhino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhino passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rhino just content to control the position.
Hasselhoff gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brutalis Rhino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hershel Hasselhoff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rhino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Rhino throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hasselhoff was covering up waiting for the punch and Rhino finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rhino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rhino pushing down on Hasselhoff's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Rhino keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hasselhoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rhino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Hasselhoff is defending against the submission attempts here by Rhino.
Rhino winds up and cracks Hasselhoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino controlling the action here.
Rhino is continuing to stall.
Rhino 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.
Rhino wants to pass to mount but Hasselhoff is defending the position.
Rhino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rhino landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rhino controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rhino is looking for a kimura but Hasselhoff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rhino to get the leverage.
Rhino frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rhino controlling from the full mount.
Hasselhoff is looking to get to half guard.
Hasselhoff is in a horrible position here. Rhino smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rhino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hasselhoff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Rhino connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasselhoff is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino with good strikes from the mount here!
Hasselhoff working to try and regain half guard.
Rhino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hasselhoff is controlling an arm, preventing Rhino from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Rhino controlling the pace for now.
Hasselhoff is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rhino controlling from mount.
Hasselhoff wants to control but Rhino is having none of it.

Hasselhoff defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rhino.
Rhino looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino with the ground and pound from mount.
Rhino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino content just to control the position here.
Rhino is trying to take his opponent's back.
Brutalis Rhino has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rhino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hasselhoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rhino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rhino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brutalis Rhino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hershel Hasselhoff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rhino lands a nice looking body kick.
Hasselhoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rhino is fending him off so far but Hasselhoff persists. Nope, Rhino circles away and we're back to standing.

Rhino manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hasselhoff on his heels. He'll look to pass Hasselhoff's guard now, I'm sure.
Rhino passes Hasselhoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Rhino is looking for a kimura but Hasselhoff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rhino to get the leverage.
Rhino is taking a breather. Hasselhoff says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rhino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhino lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rhino seems content to control.
Rhino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hasselhoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Rhino seems content to control.
Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but Rhino is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Rhino there.

Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rhino in particular looking to stall.

That's two 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.

Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hasselhoff won't allow Rhino to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but Rhino is controlling well.

Rhino is looking for a kimura here.
Rhino content to control rather than advance.
Rhino tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hasselhoff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rhino is looking for a kimura but Hasselhoff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rhino to get the leverage.
Hasselhoff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rhino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rhino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Rhino slips nicely into half guard.
Hasselhoff has hold of Rhino's hands but Rhino slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rhino pulls his head out easily.
Rhino is nestled in close to Hasselhoff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff tries to get to full guard but Rhino has control of the leg.
Rhino looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hasselhoff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hasselhoff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rhino perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rhino works his way into full mount!
Brutalis Rhino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hasselhoff is controlling an arm, preventing Rhino from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Rhino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hasselhoff taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hasselhoff defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rhino.
Hershel Hasselhoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hasselhoff regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brutalis Rhino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rhino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutalis Rhino!