PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luchino Fabrazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hasselhof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hasselhof has chosen Nas - Hate me now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. David Hasselhof has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fabrazio
vs
Hasselhof

180 cm
23
147 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

165 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Elite Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luchino Fabrazio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Hasselhof!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasselhof lands with a nice combination. Fabrazio backs away looking to recover.
Hasselhof thows a body shot but no joy.
Hasselhof tries to clinch up.
Fabrazio avoids the body shot from Hasselhof.
Hasselhof fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fabrazio manages to avoid it.
Hasselhof is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabrazio throws a leg kick but Hasselhof sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhof tries to clinch up.
Hasselhof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hasselhof wants to clinch.
Hasselhof just misses with a punch to the body.
Hasselhof throws a hook but Fabrazio blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hasselhof tries to clinch there but Fabrazio circles away.
Hasselhof wants to clinch up but Fabrazio keeps it at a distance.
Hasselhof throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hasselhof stuns Fabrazio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hasselhof throws a series of punches but Fabrazio moves out of range.
Hasselhof is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fabrazio rather than just go for the knockout.
Fabrazio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hasselhof counters with a big head kick but Fabrazio shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Hasselhof as Fabrazio shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhof is looking to clinch but Fabrazio is avoiding it.
Hasselhof tries to clinch but Fabrazio moves out of range.
Hasselhof throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fabrazio.
Hasselhof bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hasselhof throws a quick inside leg kick.
David Hasselhof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasselhof just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fabrazio moves into the clinch successfully.
Fabrazio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hasselhof prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luchino Fabrazio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fabrazio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hasselhof breaks the clinch.
Hasselhof tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fabrazio counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hasselhof dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fabrazio dodges the punch combination from Hasselhof.
Hasselhof tries to clinch but Fabrazio is having none of it.
Hasselhof throws a sloppy head kick and Fabrazio moves out of range easily.
Fabrazio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hasselhof doesn't manage to clinch there - Fabrazio circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hasselhof.
Hasselhof throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhof lands a front kick.
Fabrazio blocks a head kick by Hasselhof.
The crowd cheers as Hasselhof lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fabrazio doesn't seem phased though.
Hasselhof throws a hook but Fabrazio blocks it.
Hasselhof throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good work by Fabrazio as he checks the leg kick.

That's two 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.

Hasselhof takes the fight into the clinch.
Hasselhof gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fabrazio.

Hasselhof breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fabrazio tries for a takedown but Hasselhof circles away easily
and Hasselhof finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hasselhof closes the distance but Fabrazio moves to the side

and Fabrazio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabrazio working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hasselhof's thigh. Hasselhof counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Hasselhof looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fabrazio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fabrazio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Fabrazio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hasselhof is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hasselhof has his feet on Fabrazio's thighs here. He's pushed Fabrazio off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fabrazio screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Hasselhof!