PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Hagman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russel Blake is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hagman
vs
Blake

175 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Hagman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russel Blake!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake lands with a kick to the temple. Hagman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hagman takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Blake as Hagman shoots in.
Blake throws a head kick but Hagman moves out of range.
No luck for Hagman with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Hagman misses.
Hagman tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hagman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Hagman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Blake lands but Hagman takes it in his stride.
Blake moves forwards but Hagman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hagman shoots in but no luck this time.
Blake misses with the combination.
Hagman doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Hagman shoots in for a takedown but Blake shows good takedown defense.

Blake clinches up with Hagman and pushes him back against the cage.
Hagman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hagman blocks it with crossed arms.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russel Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and Hagman counters with a one-two to the body.
Hagman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake is looking to slow Hagman down with leg kicks.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Russel Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Blake rushes Hagman and presses him up against the cage.
Blake lands a nice elbow.
Hagman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hagman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blake stalling in the clinch but Hagman improves position.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Hagman in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like William Hagman has been cut.
Hagman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blake smiles and moves away.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hagman is breathing heavily.
Hagman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hagman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hagman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a head kick. Hagman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hagman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hagman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blake. That one must have hurt.

Blake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blake with a knee to the head.

Blake breaks the clinch.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Hagman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hagman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hagman takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Blake darts in and clinches Hagman up against the cage.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hagman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hagman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blake lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Blake moves into the clinch.
Hagman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hagman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake looks to land a combination but Hagman avoids it well.
Blake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blake cracks the inside of Hagman's front leg.
Blake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blake misses with a series of wild punches.
Hagman moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Blake tries to clinch there but Hagman circles away.
Hagman throws a big shot that misses.
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hagman throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Hagman loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blake. Hagman shrugs it off though.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Hagman down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blake.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Blake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blake lands with a kick to the temple. Hagman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hagman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hagman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A right-left combo lands from Blake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Blake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Blake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hagman, pushing him back against the cage.

Blake manages to break the clinch.
Hagman wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russel Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Hagman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blake fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Hagman fails with the takedown.
Hagman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hagman shoots in for a double leg but Blake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blake connects with a high kick.
Russel Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat.
A head kick by Hagman misses

and Blake counters by clinching up.
Hagman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Hagman.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
Hagman shoots for a takedown but Blake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Hagman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hagman. That did some damage!
William Hagman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hagman. That did some damage!
Both fighters circling a little - Blake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Blake takes the fight into the clinch.
Hagman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hagman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hagman takes an elbow to the temple.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Hagman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hagman tries to avoid it.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hagman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hagman.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blake. Hagman shrugs it off though.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hagman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hagman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake throws a nice head kick!
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hagman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hagman missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hagman looks to clinch
and Blake counters with a body kick that stops Hagman in his tracks momentarily.
Blake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hagman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Blake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Blake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagman wants to get up but he can't break Blake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hagman wants to pass the guard but Blake is keeping the position.
Hagman thows a big elbow that misses.
Blake wants to sweep here but Hagman controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hagman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hagman 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.

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.

Hagman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A right-left combo lands from Hagman.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hagman.
Some wild striking there from Hagman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russel Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Hagman's cut.
That's time! Hagman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hagman connects with a looping right hand.
A solid body kick from Blake.
Blake misses with a double jab.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hagman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake clinches but Hagman breaks the clinch

and Hagman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hagman stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blake to get to his feet.
Hagman fails with the takedown.
Nice jab there from Hagman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hagman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blake pinned against the cage. Blake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hagman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Hagman misses with a few strikes there.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Hagman.
Blake throws a right hand that Hagman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hagman also avoids with ease.
Blake lands a head kick!
Blake tries to clinch
letting Hagman counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Blake.
Hagman swinging wilding here.

Blake rushes Hagman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hagman is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Blake.
Hagman has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake throws and low kick but Hagman moves out of range easily.
Hagman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Hagman misses with a low kick.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hagman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Hagman doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.

Hagman clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hagman.
Hagman tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake.
Blake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.

Blake breaks the clinch.
Hagman throws a sloppy head kick

and Blake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blake is pressed up against the cage. Hagman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blake down to the mat. Blake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Hagman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Hagman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hagman tries to avoid it.
Blake lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hagman takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a front kick that sends Hagman stumbling back into the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hagman.
Hagman tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Hagman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Hagman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake scores with a kick to the body.

Blake moves into the clinch successfully.

Blake breaks from the clinch.
Hagman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hagman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hagman misses with a wild combination.
Blake throws a nice head kick!
William Hagman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hagman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hagman is looking to clinch.
Hagman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blake's head.
Blake thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hagman if he has to take too many more of those.
Blake cracks the inside of Hagman's front leg.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blake.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hagman.
Hagman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Blake darts in and clinches Hagman up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hagman.

Blake breaks the clinch.
Hagman wants to clinch but Blake slips to the side

and Blake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hagman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hagman is trying to break free.

Blake breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Russel Blake.
I've got Blake winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russel Blake!