PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Worawat Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hassel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairtex comes into the arena with mut tow kow sauk หมัด-เท้า- blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Fairtex
vs
Hassel

180 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Worawat Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Hassel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassel throws a right and a left that Fairtex avoids nicely.
Hassel throws a right hand that Fairtex ducks under and follows up with a left that Fairtex also avoids with ease.
Hassel slips a jab from Fairtex.
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Fairtex lands.
Hassel lands with a nice combination. Fairtex backs away looking to recover.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Hassel moves out of range.
Fairtex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Worawat Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex throws a front kick aimed at Hassel's knee but Hassel avoids it well.
Hassel misses with a two punch combination.
Hassel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fairtex misses with a low kick as Hassel jumps back.
Fairtex takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassel misses with a series of wild punches.
Fairtex fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hassel looks to land a combination but Fairtex avoids it well.
Hassel avoids the head kick by Fairtex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassel throws a nice looking combination but Fairtex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hassel moves out of range of the strikes.
Hassel misses with a series of wild punches.
Hassel throws a series of punches but Fairtex avoids them all with ease.
Fairtex attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hassel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fairtex eats them both and turns towards Hassel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fairtex wants to land a leg kick but Hassel is out of range.
Hassel blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Hassel misses with a two punch combination.
Hassel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fairtex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassel.
Fairtex throws a series of strikes that have Hassel backpedaling.
Hassel throws a right and a left that Fairtex avoids nicely.
Hassel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a double jab.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairtex fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hassel is out of range.
Fairtex throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Hassel misses.
Fairtex turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairtex lands a nice looking body shot.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex scores with a decent looking hook.
Hassel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fairtex misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hassel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fairtex - the referee stops the clock and Hassel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fairtex. Hassel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Hassel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex scores with a leg kick.
Fairtex throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fairtex tries to bum rush Hassel with a series of wild strikes but Hassel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Danga de danga de dang - Hassel scores with a four punch combination!
Fairtex lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hassel takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Hassel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hassel moves out of range of the body kick from Fairtex.
Fairtex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hassel circles away quickly and effectively.
Hassel misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassel throws a nice looking combination but Fairtex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fairtex lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassel walks into a straight right hand from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hassel blocks a jab.
Fairtex wants to land a leg kick but Hassel is out of range.
Fairtex swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hassel to counter with a crisp jab.
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hassel.
Hassel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hassel misses with a series of wild punches.
Hassel is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hassel feints a jab promting Fairtex to slip. Hassel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fairtex slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hassel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fairtex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Worawat Fairtex will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassel is just out of range.
Hassel moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
Fairtex is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hassel.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hassel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Hassel moves out of range.
Hassel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Fairtex misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hassel. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Hassel moves out of range of the body kick.
Fairtex connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hassel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fairtex.
Worawat Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hassel connects with the punch.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the body
and Hassel counters with a left and a right that stings Fairtex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fairtex slips a jab from Hassel.
Fairtex with a nice cross.
Hassel works over Fairtex's head and body with a nice combination.
Good exchange - Hassel coming out on top.
Fairtex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassel.
Fairtex lands a head kick!
Fairtex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hassel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hassel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fairtex.
Hassel misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut
and Hassel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hassel misses with a wild combination.
Fairtex tries to bum rush Hassel with a series of wild strikes but Hassel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hassel blocks a leg kick.
Fairtex is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Hassel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hassel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fairtex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fairtex throws a chopping leg kick but Hassel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fairtex avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassel checks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hassel.
Hassel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairtex misses with the combination.
Hassel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hassel misses with a two punch combination.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hassel was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
Fairtex takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fairtex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hassel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
The fighters circling - Fairtex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassel misses with a series of wild punches.
Fairtex on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fairtex scores with a hook to the body. Hassel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fairtex misses with a kick to the body.
Fairtex missing with a left hand there. Hassel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fairtex keeps Hassel at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairtex looks for the body kick but Hassel saw that one coming.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Fairtex slips a jab from Hassel.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Hassel moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Worawat Fairtex will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hassel blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Hassel moves out of range of the body kick from Fairtex.
A combination from Hassel does no damage.
Hassel swinging wildly here.
Hassel misses with a wild combination.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hassel was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
Hassel moves out of range of the leg kick from Fairtex.
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fairtex lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fairtex.
Fairtex looks to land a right hand but Hassel moved out of range.
Hassel misses with the combination.
Fairtex throws out a loose jab but Hassel uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hassel stalks Fairtex and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fairtex's face. Fairtex staggers backwards, shaken.
Hassel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fairtex pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hassel is out of range and Fairtex settles back down.
Hassel needs to keep his hands up - Fairtex had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Fairtex misses the target.
Hassel lands a really nice looking cross but Fairtex seems unphased.
Fairtex keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hassel misses with a straight left.
Hassel connects with a body shot that sends Fairtex's belly button to the back.
Fairtex lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Fairtex tenderised Hassel's leg. Hassel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hassel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fairtex walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassel thuds his right hand into Fairtex's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fairtex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hassel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hassel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hassel blocks the body kick.
Good work by Hassel as he checks the leg kick.
Hassel lands a right hook to the body.
Hassel misses with a looping left.
Hassel misses with a two punch combination.
Hassel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fairtex eats them both and turns towards Hassel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fairtex throws a right and a left that Hassel avoids nicely.
Hassel looks to land a combination. Fairtex sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hassel throws a series of punches but Fairtex avoids them all with ease.
Hassel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fairtex.
Crunch! Fairtex slams his shin into Hassel's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Hassel moves out of range easily.
Hassel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hassel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fairtex.
Hassel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fairtex circles away quickly and effectively.
Hassel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chris Hassel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex lands a front kick.
Fairtex feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hassel's calf.
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Fairtex lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairtex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hassel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hassel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Fairtex does no damage.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairtex looks for the body kick but Hassel saw that one coming.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Hassel misses with a double jab.
Hassel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worawat Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairtex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hassel swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairtex throws a head kick that Hassel semi-blocks.
Fairtex lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Worawat Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fairtex 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 Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Worawat Fairtex!