PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Kazim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juoppo Apina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kazim
vs
Apina

205 cm
19
285 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hassan Kazim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juoppo Apina!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazim looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kazim misses with a head kick.
Apina looks to land a combination. Kazim sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Apina fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Apina misses with a takedown attempt - Kazim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hassan Kazim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apina wants to clinch up but Kazim keeps it at a distance.
Apina shoots for a takedown but Kazim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hassan Kazim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juoppo Apina.
Kazim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Apina avoids it really well and circles away.
Apina throws a head kick but Kazim moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Kazim as Apina shoots in.
Apina is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apina lands a nice shot that snaps Kazim's head back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Apina is defended easily by Kazim.
Apina shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kazim as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apina shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kazim as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Apina or perhaps it was just good defense by Kazim which made him look bad.

Kazim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Apina napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Apina wants to control but Kazim postures up.
Kazim tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Apina is trying to control Kazim's posture but Kazim avoids it.
Kazim wants to stand but Apina is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apina pushes Kazim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kazim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Apina struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apina is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kazim is staying active.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kazim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Apina counters with a single leg into guard. Kazim didn't expect that.
Kazim wants to stand up but Apina is controlling him.
Kazim wants to sweep here but Apina controlling him for the moment.
Apina wants to pass the guard but Kazim is keeping the position.
Apina prevents Kazim from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apina connects with a couple of short punches.
Apina scoring with some ground and pound.

Kazim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Apina should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Apina prevents Kazim from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Apina tries to clinch but Kazim moves out of range.
Apina misses with a takedown attempt
and Kazim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apina has a takedown stuffed.
Apina takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kazim shoots for a takedown but Apina saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Apina with a poor takedown

and Kazim counters with a shoot takedown. Apina fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Apina on the ground.
Kazim is looking to stand up but Apina won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazim stops Apina from standing up.
Apina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kazim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Apina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kazim throws and elbow that misses. Apina uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kazim's guard. Nice move by Apina!
Kazim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kazim looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kazim misses the target.
Apina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan Kazim 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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Apina.
Apina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Apina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kazim.
Apina shoots in but no luck this time.
Hassan Kazim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juoppo Apina.
Kazim throws a combination that misses

and Apina decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kazim's guard.
Apina trying to control but Kazim is working from the bottom.
Kazim wants to stand but Apina is controlling the position.
Apina trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Apina won't allow Kazim to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazim trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apina is pushing down on Kazim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kazim is fighting to maintain full guard but Apina has managed to sneak the leg through.
Apina works his way into side control.
Kazim is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kazim tries to buck Apina off but Apina is having none of it.
Apina in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Apina trying to control the position but Kazim is working away.
Apina wants to stand but Kazim has his arm trapped.

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.
Kazim bucks up and tries to throw Apina off but instead Apina has got his back!
Apina keeps control of the position as Kazim tries to break free.
Kazim holding both Apina 's hands and preventing any damage.
Will Apina go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Juoppo Apina has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazim holding both Apina 's hands and preventing any damage.
Apina trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kazim wants to get back to his feet.
Apina tries to get the hooks in deep but Kazim pushed the leg off.

That's four 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.
Kazim holding both Apina 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kazim is trying to break free.
Kazim is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazim can't escape the position.
Kazim is trying to get back to his feet but Apina has full control of the position and if anything, Kazim has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Apina is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juoppo Apina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Apina tries for a takedown but Kazim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kazim checks the leg kick.
Apina shoots in for a double leg but Kazim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kazim rushes Apina and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kazim scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kazim.

Kazim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kazim lands with a kick to the temple. Apina shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kazim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kazim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Apina.
Kazim throws a left and a right that both miss

and Apina counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Apina.
Kazim throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Apina with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazim wants to stand up but Apina is controlling him.
Apina wants to stand and escape but instead Kazim has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazim tries to stand but Apina is controlling from the bottom.
Apina is trying to control the position but Kazim postures up.
Apina manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kazim is just holding on here. Apina manages to take his back.
Apina connects with a big shot to the side of Kazim's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Apina is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Apina tries to get the hooks in deep but Kazim pushed the leg off.
Kazim wants to get back to his feet.
Apina trying to control.
Kazim is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apina is looking to control Kazim but Kazim is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Apina not allowing Kazim to control his hands.

Kazim is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Apina gets his way!
Kazim holding both Apina 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kazim is trying to get back to his feet but Apina has full control of the position and if anything, Kazim has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Apina tries to get the hooks in deep but Kazim pushed the leg off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juoppo Apina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Apina has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juoppo Apina!