PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukobach Hasmal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rotten
vs
Hasmal

187 cm
24
192 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

194 cm
23
202 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ukobach Hasmal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten scores with a nice right hand.
Hasmal dodges the punch combination from Rotten.
Rotten scores with a hook.
Hasmal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hasmal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rotten connects with an inside leg kick.
Rotten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hasmal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rotten to score with a decent uppercut.
Rotten's corner calls for a 1-2. Rotten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hasmal lands a nice looking body shot.
Hasmal misses with a kick to the body
and Rotten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rotten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hasmal can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasmal dodges the punch combination from Rotten.
Rotten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hasmal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hasmal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hasmal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rotten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hasmal tries to clinch up but Rotten circles away and keeps his distance.
Rotten connects with an inside leg kick.
Rotten scores with a jab. Hasmal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rotten misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hasmal blocks the low kick.
Rotten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rotten throws a leg kick
and Hasmal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rotten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rotten throws a low kick but Hasmal avoids it.
Rotten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rotten throws a one two combo.

It looks like Ukobach Hasmal has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotten wants to clinch up but Hasmal keeps it at a distance.
Rotten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten throws a hook but Hasmal avoids it easily.
Hasmal punishes Rotten's body with a nice straight punch.
Rotten wants to land a leg kick but Hasmal is out of range.
Hasmal throws a right and a left that Rotten avoids nicely.
Rotten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rotten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rotten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hasmal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rotten tries to work over Hasmal's front leg with a kick but Hasmal checks it.
Rotten shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hasmal defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Rotten. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal throws a solid leg kick but Rotten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hasmal.
Hasmal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rotten is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rotten tests Hasmal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hasmal walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hasmal throws the kick towards the body but Rotten avoids it.
Rotten looks to throw the jab but Hasmal is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rotten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ukobach Hasmal's cut.
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.

Rotten misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hasmal throws a push kick but Rotten slaps the foot to one side.
Rotten tries a low kick but Hasmal avoids it.
Rotten shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hasmal eats them both and turns towards Rotten to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hasmal stuffs the takedown.
Rotten jabs Hasmal right on the nose. Hasmal blinks but takes it well.
Rotten throws out a leg kick but Hasmal moves out of range and Rotten only half commits.
Ukobach Hasmal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rotten lands a head kick. Hasmal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hasmal blocks a head kick by Rotten.
Hasmal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Rotten misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten wants to land a leg kick but Hasmal is out of range.
Rotten thumps Hasmal with a low kick.
Rotten throws a head kick but Hasmal moves out of range.
Hasmal misses with a double jab

and Rotten counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rotten.
Hasmal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rotten has him pressed against the cage.
Hasmal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Rotten.
Hasmal throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Rotten breaks the clinch.
Rotten shoots in but no luck this time.
Rotten throws a sloppy head kick and Hasmal moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten cracks Hasmal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hasmal, right into the meat.

Hasmal closes the distance and pushes Rotten back into the cage.
Hasmal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rotten lands an elbow just above Hasmal 's eye.
Rotten lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Hasmal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rotten pushes off an throws an elbow but Hasmal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hasmal misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasmal throws an elbow but misses.
Rotten tries to stall but Hasmal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rotten avoids the elbow strike from Hasmal, against the cage.
Hasmal avoids a wild elbow strike from Rotten.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hasmal lands an elbow just above Rotten 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten lands a damaging elbow.
Rotten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hasmal is trying to break the clinch but Rotten is controlling him.

Hasmal breaks from the clinch.
Rotten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hasmal throws a lazy head kick
and Rotten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hasmal checks a leg kick.
Hasmal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnny Rotten is winning the standup battle so far.
Rotten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rotten tries to clinch there but Hasmal circles away.
Rotten thows a body shot but no joy.
Hasmal throws a sloppy head kick and Rotten moves out of range easily.
Ukobach Hasmal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten throws an overhand right that lands on Hasmal's shoulder, as Hasmal tries to avoid the shot.
Rotten lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hasmal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rotten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hasmal moves forwards but Rotten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rotten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hasmal's waist but Hasmal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rotten off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Rotten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hasmal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hasmal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotten throws a hook to the side of Hasmal's head but Hasmal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rotten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rotten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rotten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ukobach Hasmal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hasmal ducks right into an uppercut from Rotten.

That has opened up Ukobach Hasmal's cut even more.
Hasmal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rotten.
Hasmal checks a leg kick nicely.
Hasmal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hasmal misses with a body kick.
Hasmal connects with a leg kick. Rotten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rotten tries to land a front kick but Hasmal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hasmal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rotten doesn't manage to clinch there - Hasmal circles away.
Hasmal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rotten throws out a loose jab but Hasmal uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasmal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rotten.
Hasmal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rotten.
Hasmal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rotten is able to avoid easily.
Hasmal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rotten.
Rotten moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hasmal blocks a head kick by Rotten.
Hasmal checks a leg kick nicely.
Rotten throws a shot from downtown. Hasmal moves away and avoids it.
Ukobach Hasmal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal ducks under a wild hook from Rotten.
Rotten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnny Rotten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasmal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rotten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rotten throws a good cross that connects.
Hasmal scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rotten thows a body shot but no joy.
Rotten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hasmal. That did some damage!
Rotten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hasmal.

Rotten feints and as Hasmal raises his hands in defense, Rotten changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rotten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rotten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hasmal can do to turn this around?
Rotten stopping the sweep attempt from Hasmal.
Hasmal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rotten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rotten throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hasmal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rotten throwing strikes from guard but Hasmal blocks nicely.
Hasmal looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten postures up in Hasmal's guard and throws a big left but Hasmal blocks it.
Rotten working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rotten with a nice head shot there.
Hasmal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rotten lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasmal keeping full guard, as Rotten tries to pass.
Rotten is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rotten makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rotten trying to control but Hasmal is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rotten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rotten 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Rotten!