PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Hasselhof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thie Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hasselhof kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nas - Hate me now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hasselhof
vs
Lion

165 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

193 cm
24
157 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Hasselhof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thie Lion!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lion takes the fight into the clinch.
Hasselhof has had enough of the clinch but Lion keeps him there for the moment.

Hasselhof jumps guard.
Hasselhof has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Lion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hasselhof works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lion looking to pass the guard.
Lion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hasselhof's guard.

Hasselhof is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhof controls Lion momentarily but Lion frees himself.
Lion is looking to stand up but Hasselhof won't let him.

Lion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hasselhof paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hasselhof looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hasselhof sprawls well. Hasselhof wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lion gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hasselhof swats away the attempt to clinch by Lion.

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.
Lion moves in looking to clinch but Hasselhof pushes him off.
Lion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hasselhof misses with a two punch combination.
Hasselhof throws a head kick but Lion moves out of range.
Hasselhof circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lion wants to clinch.
Hasselhof fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lion manages to avoid it.
Lion is looking to clinch but Hasselhof is avoiding it.
Lion wants to clinch up but Hasselhof keeps it at a distance.
Hasselhof avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lion clinches.

Hasselhof ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hasselhof no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Hasselhof escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasselhof looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Hasselhof is working an open guard so Lion takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hasselhof takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Lion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lion stalling in the clinch but Hasselhof improves position.
Lion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hasselhof.
Lion cracks Hasselhof with a nice body shot.
Lion lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Lion.
Hasselhof is trying to force a seperation but Lion has the dominant position.
Hasselhof tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hasselhof is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lion.
Lion just leaning against Hasselhof, taking a breather.
Hasselhof wants to break free but Lion has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion misses with a knee strike.
Lion lands a shot to the body.
Lion scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Lion.
Hasselhof is trying to break the clinch but Lion has him pressed against the cage.

Lion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hasselhof throws a head kick that misses.
Hasselhof circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lion lands a high kick!
Hasselhof throws the kick towards the body but Lion avoids it.
Hasselhof fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lion.
Lion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lion tries to clinch but Hasselhof moves out of range.
Hasselhof blocks a head kick by Lion.
Lion moves in looking to clinch but Hasselhof pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thie Lion dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lion tries to clinch there but Hasselhof circles away.
Lion tries to close the distance and clinch but Hasselhof swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lion is looking to clinch but Hasselhof is avoiding it.
Lion fails to land with a series of punches.
Lion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hasselhof misses with a two punch combination.
David Hasselhof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lion fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lion moves into the clinch.
Lion misses with a knee strike.
Hasselhof drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lion pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hasselhof changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lion tries to avoid it but Hasselhof manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lion to the ground. Lion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhof tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lion was well out of range. Poor timing from Hasselhof.
Hasselhof keeps the fight on the outside.
Lion doesn't manage to clinch there - Hasselhof circles away.
Lion throws a head kick that Hasselhof semi-blocks.
Lion tries to close the distance and clinch but Hasselhof swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hasselhof misses with a double jab.
Lion is looking to clinch but Hasselhof is avoiding it.
Hasselhof shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lion defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Hasselhof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hasselhof misses with an uppercut. Lion saw that one coming.
Lion is looking to clinch.

Lion darts in and clinches Hasselhof up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lion lands a nice elbow.
Lion lands an elbow that stopped Hasselhof in his tracks for a moment.
Lion working Hasselhof over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lion.
Hasselhof wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hasselhof's efforts to push away.
Lion lands a nice knee to the body.
Hasselhof letting Lion take a breather here.
Hasselhof takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lion connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hasselhof's face.
Lion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lion lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lion.
Hasselhof misses with a knee strike.
Lion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lion is leaning against Hasselhof and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Lion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thie Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lion closes the distance and clinches.
Lion lands a nice shot to the body.
Lion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hasselhof lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lion missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lion works on Hasselhof's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Hasselhof - that landed with a thud.
Hasselhof tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lion unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hasselhof tries to pull guard but Lion holds him up against the cage and eventually Hasselhof drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Lion.

Lion has Hasselhof pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lion pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hasselhof tumbling to the mat - Lion dives into Hasselhof's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hasselhof has his foot on Lion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lion works his way back into a safe position though.

Lion stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hasselhof tries to clinch up but Lion circles away and keeps his distance.
Lion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Lion lands but Hasselhof takes it in his stride.
Hasselhof misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lion moves into the clinch.

Hasselhof manages to break the clinch.
Hasselhof throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lion wants to clinch but Hasselhof slips to the side
and Hasselhof counters with a right hand to the body.

Lion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Lion is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hasselhof defends it well.
Hasselhof trying to control but Lion postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thie Lion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hasselhof keeps the fight on the outside.

Lion closes the distance and pushes Hasselhof back into the cage.
Lion keeps control of Hasselhof as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lion looks to clinch
and Hasselhof connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hasselhof shoots in for a double leg but Lion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lion tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hasselhof counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lion!
Lion is looking to get to half guard.
Lion wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hasselhof can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lion is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhof prevents Lion from getting the reversal.
Hasselhof tries to control but Lion wriggling away.
Hasselhof is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Lion is in real trouble.

Hasselhof is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Lion taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Hasselhof.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Hasselhof!