PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hassel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hassel
vs
Julio

170 cm
30
179 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

186 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Hassel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio throws a series of punches but Hassel avoids them all with ease.
Hassel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Julio.
Julio throws a body punch but Hassel moves out of range.
Julio swinging wildly here.
Hassel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Julio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hassel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Julio throws out the jab.
Hassel looks to land a body kick but Julio moved away.
Julio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Julio's corner calls for a 1-2. Julio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hassel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julio swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julio manages to avoid it.
Julio connects with a nice looking jab.
Julio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hassel's hands.
Julio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hassel misses with an uppercut.
Hassel cracks a nice hook into Julio's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Julio.
Julio avoids the body shot from Hassel.
Hassel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hassel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Julio cracks Hassel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio connects with a body shot that sends Hassel's belly button to the back.
Hassel throws a hook but Julio blocks it.
Julio connects with a right hand. Hassel shakes it off.
Hassel is looking to clinch but Julio is avoiding it.
Hassel tries to clinch up but Julio circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Julio.
Julio lands a really nice looking cross but Hassel seems unphased.
Julio avoids a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Julio both land. Nice combination.
Julio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hassel's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hassel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hassel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Julio, pushing him back against the cage.
Hassel swings wildly with an uppercut but Julio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hassel swings wildly with an uppercut but Julio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hassel tries a body shot but Julio blocks it.
Hassel works on Julio's body with a couple of short punches.
Hassel struggles to land a body shot inside as Julio controls his hands.
Julio tries to break the clinch but Hassel is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hassel.
Hassel stalling against the cage.
Julio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Julio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hassel tries to throw a body punch but Julio avoids it by throwing Hassel back against the cage.
Hassel lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hassel struggles to land a body shot inside as Julio controls his hands.
Hassel can't find room to land a body shot as Julio controls the action.
Julio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Julio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hassel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice defenses there by Julio.
Hassel moves out of range of the strikes.
Hassel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Julio moves away.
Julio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hassel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julio manages to avoid it.
Julio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Chris Hassel has been cut.
Hassel tries to clinch up.
Hassel thuds his right hand into Julio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hassel is looking to wear down Julio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hassel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hassel misses with a body shot.
Hassel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Julio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio throws a right hand that Hassel ducks under and follows up with a left that Hassel also avoids with ease.
Julio with a nice cross.
Julio lands a nice looking body shot.
Don Julio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Julio misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hassel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hassel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Julio.
Julio lands a jab to Hassel's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassel throws a chopping leg kick but Julio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hassel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Julio.
Hassel is looking to clinch but Julio is avoiding it.
Hassel avoids the body shot from Julio.
Julio falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hassel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hassel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Julio's efforts to push away.

Hassel manages to break the clinch.
Julio lands with a nice combination. Hassel backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hassel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot lands for Julio.
A slow jab from Hassel misses its intended target.
Julio misses with an uppercut.
Julio scores with a jab to the head.
Julio misses the shot to the body.
Julio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hassel connects with the punch.
Julio misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws an overhand right that lands on Hassel's shoulder, as Hassel tries to avoid the shot.
Julio misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hassel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hassel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Julio stalks Hassel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hassel's face. Hassel staggers backwards, shaken.
Hassel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julio avoids the head kick by Hassel.
Julio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Don Julio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Hassel'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. 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.

A telegraphed right hand from Julio misses the target.
Hassel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
A jab from Julio finds it's way through Hassel's defenses.
Hassel misses with a body shot.
Julio lands with an overhand left.
Hassel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Julio.
Julio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hassel tries to clinch there but Julio circles away.
Julio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hassel's head.
Hassel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julio swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio swinging wildly here.
Julio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hassel throws a body punch but Julio moves out of range.
A big left from Hassel misses.
Hassel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hassel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Julio counters with a series of strikes. Hassel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Julio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Julio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Julio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hassel.
Chris Hassel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio cracks Hassel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hassel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julio lands a glancing blow to the side of Hassel's head.
Hassel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Julio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Julio. Julio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hassel misses the shot to the body.
Julio throws a series of punches but Hassel moves out of range.
Hassel staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Hassel.
A lazy left from Julio finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassel is just out of range.
Julio swats away the attempt to clinch by Hassel.
Hassel tries to clinch up but Julio circles away and keeps his distance.
Julio blocks a leg kick.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassel is just out of range.
Julio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Julio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hassel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Julio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Julio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hassel misses with an uppercut. Julio saw that one coming.
Hassel throws a body punch but Julio moves out of range.
Hassel walks into a straight right hand from Julio.
Julio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julio lands with a shot to the body.
Don Julio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Julio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Julio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Julio 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Julio!
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