PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alecander Fein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azman Hazardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazardi has chosen Steen1 - Ilmestyskirja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fein
vs
Hazardi

187 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
26
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Frank`s TASTE

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alecander Fein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Azman Hazardi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazardi tries to close the distance and clinch but Fein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fein misses with a few strikes there.
Fein fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Fein misses.
Hazardi throws a low kick but Fein avoids it.
Fein misses with a few strikes there.
Hazardi dodges the punch combination from Fein.
Fein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hazardi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hazardi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hazardi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hazardi counters with a shoot takedown. Fein fights it but they end up in guard.
Hazardi wants to pass the guard but Fein is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazardi landing with the ground and pound.
Hazardi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hazardi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hazardi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fein controls Hazardi momentarily but Hazardi frees himself.

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.
Hazardi trying to control but Fein is working from the bottom.
Hazardi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hazardi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fein wants to sweep here but Hazardi controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fein stuns Hazardi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fein throws a series of punches but Hazardi moves out of range.
Fein ducks under a wild hook from Hazardi.
Fein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hazardi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hazardi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fein walks into a jab.
Fein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alecander Fein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fein throws a series of punches but Hazardi moves out of range.
Hazardi wants to clinch up but Fein keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Hazardi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hazardi.
Hazardi tries to clinch there but Fein circles away.
Fein stalks Hazardi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hazardi's face. Hazardi staggers backwards, shaken.
Fein throws a right hand that Hazardi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hazardi also avoids with ease.
Fein throws a combination that misses
letting Hazardi counter with a right hand.
Hazardi tries to close the distance and clinch but Fein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fein stuffs the takedown attempt from Hazardi. Hazardi gets slowly back to his feet.
Alecander Fein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazardi avoids the body shot from Fein.
Fein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hazardi counters with a nice leg kick.
Fein throws a combination that misses
and Fein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fein looks to land a combination but Hazardi avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazardi wants to clinch.
Fein misses with a combination
and Hazardi counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azman Hazardi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fein misses with a double jab.

Fein drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Fein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hazardi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hazardi struggling a bit here.
Hazardi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hazardi wants to improve his position but Fein is controlling well.
Fein tries to pass to full mount but Hazardi defends it.
Fein with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hazardi is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fein is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hazardi defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hazardi is trying to stand back up but Fein is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hazardi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hazardi tries for a takedown but Fein circles away easily
and Fein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fein throws a right hand that Hazardi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hazardi also avoids with ease.
Fein thows a body shot but no joy.
Fein throws a series of punches but Hazardi avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fein misses with a few strikes there.
Fein misses with a double jab
and Hazardi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Fein shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hazardi napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Hazardi bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hazardi throws a big shot that misses.
Hazardi dodges the punch combination from Fein.
Hazardi with a jab.
Hazardi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fein throws a series of punches but Hazardi avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hazardi shoots in looking for a takedown. Fein tries to sprawl out of it but Hazardi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fein scores with a hook to the body. Hazardi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fein checks a low kick from Hazardi.
Fein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hazardi.
Alecander Fein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azman Hazardi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hazardi.
Fein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hazardi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Hazardi misses.
Fein ducks under a wild hook from Hazardi.
Fein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fein dives in and grabs Hazardi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hazardi pushes down on Fein's head and hops out.
A left and a right from Fein both land. Nice combination.
Fein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fein misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Fein. No joy for Hazardi on that attempt.
Alecander Fein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazardi avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alecander Fein dominated that second round.
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!

Fein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hazardi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fein slaps away a takedown attempt from Hazardi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Azman Hazardi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hazardi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hazardi.
Fein defending against the ground and pound.
Hazardi is working Fein over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fein parries the strikes from Hazardi easily there. Hazardi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fein to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazardi throws an elbow but Fein slips to the side and avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fein is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hazardi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fein gets full guard.
Fein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hazardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Fein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fein wants to sweep here but Hazardi controlling him for the moment.
Hazardi throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Fein is adopting a defensive guard.
Hazardi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hazardi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hazardi trying to control but Fein is working from the bottom.
Hazardi looking to sit in guard and control but Fein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fein stops Hazardi from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fein looking to pass the guard.
Hazardi wants to stand but Fein is controlling the position.

Fein decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hazardi dodges the punch combination from Fein.
Fein scores with a three punch combo!
Fein is looking to wear down Hazardi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fein shoots in looking for a takedown. Hazardi tries to sprawl out of it but Fein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hazardi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hazardi.
Hazardi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hazardi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fein somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alecander Fein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fein swinging wildly here.
Fein tries to move into range but Hazardi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hazardi wants to clinch up but Fein keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Azman Hazardi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hazardi 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azman Hazardi!