PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Hasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Henri Hasu enters the cage!

Haskil
vs
Hasu

190 cm
22
210 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
212 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Haskil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henri Hasu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskil misses with the combination.
Haskil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Haskil sizes up Hasu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Haskil lands.
Hasu lands a jab to the nose.
Hasu thows a body shot but no joy.
Haskil misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasu throws a one two combo.
Haskil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haskil swings widly with a right hand
and Hasu counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Hasu misses
and Haskil counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu thows a body shot but no joy.
Hasu lands a jab to Haskil's midsection.
Hasu misses with a lunging right hand
letting Haskil counter with a right hand.
Haskil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hasu misses with a hook.
Hasu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskil throws out the jab.
Hasu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haskil rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Hasu misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Hasu 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.

Hasu misses with a straight right.
Hasu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haskil throws a jab when Hasu was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu moves forwards but Haskil connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu misses with a hook.
Haskil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hasu circles away quickly and effectively.
Haskil misses the shot to the body.
Haskil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hasu misses with a left hand
and Haskil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hasu thinking.
A cross from Haskil lands.
Hasu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Haskil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu staying out of range there.
Haskil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haskil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Haskil misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haskil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hasu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hasu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hasu misses with an uppercut
and Hasu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hasu missing with a left hand there. Haskil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Haskil dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hasu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haskil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hasu misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskil thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hasu.
Hasu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haskil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

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.
Haskil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hasu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Haskil.
Haskil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hasu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hasu misses with a combination
enabling Haskil to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu throws a sloppy body shot
and Haskil counters with a straight right hand.
Hasu misses with a right hand
and Haskil counters with a stiff right hand.
Haskil is looking to clinch but Hasu is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hasu throws a right hand that misses
and Haskil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haskil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haskil throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hasu to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haskil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Haskil will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Henri Hasu just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice uppercut lands for Haskil. That snapped Hasu's head back.
Hasu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haskil works Hasu's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu slips under a jab from Haskil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu moves out of range of the strikes.
Haskil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hasu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henri Hasu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Haskil.
Hasu misses with a body shot
and Haskil counters with a left and a right that stings Hasu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hasu misses
and Haskil counters with a straight right hand.
Haskil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hasu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Haskil counter with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Haskil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hasu.
Nice uppercut lands for Haskil. That snapped Hasu's head back.
Hasu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haskil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eddie Haskil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Haskil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haskil lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Hasu misses
and Hasu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haskil lands a nice hook to Hasu's body. Hasu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Haskil had his way with Henri Hasu in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hasu misses with a hook to the body
and Haskil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haskil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haskil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hasu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu throws a poor cross that misses
and Haskil counters with a nice uppercut.
Hasu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haskil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hasu misses with a hook
and Haskil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hasu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haskil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haskil blocks a jab.
Hasu misses with a wild body shot.
Haskil is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil throws a combination. Hasu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haskil just misses with a punch to the body.
Hasu misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hasu misses with a body shot
and Haskil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hasu avoids the body shot from Haskil.
Haskil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hasu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haskil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Haskil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haskil 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Haskil!
Eddie Haskil retains his light heavyweight title!