PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Chesterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hassan Hassan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chesterman
vs
Hassan

180 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Chesterman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hassan Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chesterman scores with a jab. Hassan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hassan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chesterman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chesterman throws the left hand but Hassan avoids the punch easily.
Hassan stuffs the takedown.
Hassan has his takedown stuffed

and Chesterman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hassan's guard.

Chesterman stands up and waves to Hassan to follow him.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hassan slips a jab from Chesterman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesterman scores with a nice strike.
Chesterman has a takedown stuffed.
Hassan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chesterman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hassan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hassan misses with a body punch
and Chesterman counters with a three punch combo that has Hassan backing up. Hassan nods at Chesterman to acknowledge the strikes.

Chesterman shoots in and bounces Hassan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hassan wants to stand but Chesterman is controlling the position.

Chesterman gets to his feet - Hassan follows without any prompting.
Hassan checks a leg kick nicely.
Chesterman is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chesterman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chesterman doesn't manage to clinch there - Hassan circles away.
Chesterman works Hassan's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Chesterman does it's job there.
Hassan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hassan Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chesterman shoots for a double leg takedown but Hassan sprawls well. He's pushed Chesterman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Chesterman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chesterman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chesterman.
Chesterman scores with a sloppy right hand. Hassan should have avoided that one.
Chesterman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hassan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chesterman somewhat.
Chesterman tests Hassan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Chesterman 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.

Chesterman with a nice cross.
Chesterman throws a lazy right hand but Hassan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chesterman throws a hook to the side of Hassan's head but Hassan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chesterman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hassan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chesterman breaks from the clinch.
Brandon Chesterman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chesterman throws a nice looking combination but Hassan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chesterman lands with a cross.
Chesterman misses with an uppercut. Hassan saw that one coming.
Hassan throws a hook but Chesterman blocks it.
Chesterman is looking to chop away at Hassan's legs.
Chesterman connects with a jab.

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.
Chesterman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chesterman shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense.
Chesterman motions for Hassan to come forward. Chesterman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hassan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chesterman.
Hassan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chesterman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chesterman shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Chesterman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Chesterman.
Hassan tries to clinch there but Chesterman circles away.
Chesterman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hassan on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donk. Chesterman catches Hassan right on the button with a cross.
Hassan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chesterman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hassan looks to clinch
letting Chesterman counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chesterman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chesterman throws a sloppy head kick and Hassan moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Chesterman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chesterman thuds his right hand into Hassan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hassan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hassan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hassan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chesterman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hassan's waist but Hassan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chesterman off to one side.
Chesterman tries to clinch but Hassan is having none of it.
Chesterman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Chesterman does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chesterman, as that shot connected.
Chesterman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chesterman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hassan pinned against the cage. Hassan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hassan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Chesterman scores with a four punch combination!
Chesterman fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Chesterman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hassan looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chesterman scores with a decent looking hook.
Chesterman jabs Hassan right on the nose. Hassan blinks but takes it well.
Hassan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chesterman misses with a double jab
and Hassan counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chesterman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hassan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hassan has a takedown stuffed.
Hassan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chesterman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hassan Hassan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Chesterman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hassan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chesterman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Chesterman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chesterman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Chesterman!