PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Hasik Lagim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hasik Lagim
vs
Champion

191 cm
25
273 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdul Hasik Lagim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Champion!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hasik Lagim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Champion!
Hasik Lagim breaks from Champion's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Hasik Lagim.

Hasik Lagim working for a guillotine from mount but Champion is in no mood to give up.

Hasik Lagim goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Champion is on top in guard.
Hasik Lagim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hasik Lagim has control of Champion's left arm, preventing Champion from doing any damage.
Hasik Lagim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hasik Lagim lands a big shot there that rocks Champion but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hasik Lagim looking to secure an arm triangle but Champion defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Champion can do anything to dispel that myth.
Champion can't escape the position.

Hasik Lagim looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Champion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hasik Lagim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Champion in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Hasik Lagim looking to secure an arm triangle but Champion defends it well.
Hasik Lagim punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasik Lagim working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Hasik Lagim moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Champion has worked his arm free - good work by Champion!
Hasik Lagim is breathing heavily.
Hasik Lagim scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Champion to see if he's OK.
Hasik Lagim tries to advance to mount but Champion denies him.

Hasik Lagim tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hasik Lagim has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasik Lagim goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Champion rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hasik Lagim's guard! Nice work there by Champion!
Hasik Lagim has a closed guard, preventing Champion from standing up.
Champion being controlled here momentarily.
Champion is working Hasik Lagim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hasik Lagim is on top in guard.
Hasik Lagim passes Champion's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hasik Lagim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hasik Lagim wants to free his trapped foot but Champion is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hasik Lagim passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hasik Lagim lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Hasik Lagim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Hasik Lagim or perhaps it was just good defense by Champion which made him look bad.
Champion misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hasik Lagim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Hasik Lagim wants to work for an arm triangle but Champion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Champion is in trouble now - Hasik Lagim has advanced to mount!

Hasik Lagim looking to secure an arm triangle but Champion defends it well.
Hasik Lagim misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hasik Lagim is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Champion has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Champion!
Abdul Hasik Lagim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hasik Lagim pushes Champion off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Hasik Lagim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Champion!

Hasik Lagim goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Champion turns into him and now he's in Hasik Lagim's guard.
Champion advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasik Lagim manages to get to full guard.
Hasik Lagim pulls Champion in to control the position.
Champion tries to free his leg and advance position but Hasik Lagim is retaining full guard.

Hasik Lagim pushes Champion off and gets back to his feet.
Hasik Lagim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champion's waist but Champion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hasik Lagim off to one side.
Hasik Lagim could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Hasik Lagim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasik Lagim wants to pass the guard but Champion is keeping the position.
Hasik Lagim works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hasik Lagim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Champion defends it well.
Hasik Lagim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hasik Lagim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Champion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Champion wants to get back to full guard but Hasik Lagim has mounted him!

Hasik Lagim looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Hasik Lagim is working for a guillotine from mount but Champion frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Hasik Lagim dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hasik Lagim shoots for a takedown but Champion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Champion leaves Hasik Lagim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Champion gets a clinch.
Hasik Lagim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Champion fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Hasik Lagim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hasik Lagim.
Champion prevents Hasik Lagim from moving into mount.
Hasik Lagim has knee on belly momentarily but Champion bucks him off and regains half guard.
Hasik Lagim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Champion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasik Lagim passes to full mount!
Champion in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Hasik Lagim is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Champion has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Hasik Lagim has control of Champion's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Champion regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hasik Lagim is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Champion can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hasik Lagim throwing strikes here but Champion is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Hasik Lagim is working for a guillotine from mount but Champion frees his head quite easily.

Hasik Lagim jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Champion is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Champion and Hasik Lagim has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasik Lagim passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Champion!

Hasik Lagim looking to isolate an arm here. Champion doesn't see it coming and as Hasik Lagim extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Hasik Lagim!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abdul Hasik Lagim!