PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazekage Gaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ushman Haszan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gaara
vs
Haszan

180 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazekage Gaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ushman Haszan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haszan misses with a low kick.

Haszan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gaara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gaara is trying to improve his position.
Haszan wants to control but Gaara is keeping him busy.
Gaara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haszan off and has taken his back!
Gaara throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Gaara somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gaara missing with strikes.

Gaara is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Haszan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haszan holding both Gaara 's hands and preventing any damage.
Haszan is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Gaara 's hooks.
Gaara throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Haszan because Gaara loaded up on that one.
Gaara throws some wild stikes that Haszan manages to avoid easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haszan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaara throwing strikes here but Haszan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gaara controlling the position easily from mount.
Gaara unloads with some shots from mount but Haszan bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haszan is trying desperately to improve position.
Haszan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gaara.
Haszan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gaara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poor strikes thrown by Gaara there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gaara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gaara trying to control but Haszan is having none of it.
Gaara thowing shots but they're missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaara breaks from Haszan's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara lands with some strikes.
Gaara 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.
Haszan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gaara.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaara working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Haszan slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Gaara is nestled in close to Haszan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gaara works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gaara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haszan looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Gaara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Haszan hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara looking to land elbow strikes but Haszan uses the position to regain half guard.
Gaara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gaara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gaara looking to control but Haszan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaara looking to ground and pound but Haszan is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazekage Gaara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Haszan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haszan misses with a few strikes there.
Gaara stuffs the takedown.
Haszan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaara counters with a leg kick.
Gaara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaara ducks under a wild hook from Haszan.
Nice body kick from Gaara.
Gaara connects with a high kick.

It looks like Ushman Haszan has been cut.
Haszan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaara tries for a takedown but Haszan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Gaara slams his shin into Haszan's torso.
Haszan throws a right hand that Gaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaara also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ushman Haszan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaara scores with a leg kick.
Haszan throws a right hand that Gaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaara also avoids with ease.
That kick from Gaara tenderised Haszan's leg. Haszan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaara connects with a leg kick. Haszan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gaara is looking to score with low kicks.
Ushman Haszan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haszan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haszan. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gaara!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gaara tenderised Haszan's leg. Haszan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaara connects with a solid leg kick.
Haszan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gaara throws a front kick aimed at Haszan's knee but Haszan avoids it well.
Gaara dives in and grabs Haszan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haszan pushes down on Gaara's head and hops out.
Haszan throws a hook to the side of Gaara's head but Gaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haszan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gaara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haszan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big right from Haszan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haszan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaara throws a front kick that sends Haszan stumbling back into the cage.
Gaara is looking to chop away at Haszan's legs.
Haszan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gaara.
A good leg kick by Gaara.
Gaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haszan. That did some damage!
Gaara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaara throws a leg kick which misses Haszan's front leg but catches the back leg as Haszan tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaara, right into the meat.
Gaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haszan can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara connects with a leg kick. Haszan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gaara lands with a slapping head kick.
Gaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haszan.
Gaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haszan. That did some damage!
Kazekage Gaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Haszan checks the leg kick.
Gaara is looking to chop away at Haszan's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Haszan.
Gaara throws a leg kick which misses Haszan's front leg but catches the back leg as Haszan tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazekage Gaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ushman Haszan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Gaara.
Gaara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaara looks for the body kick but Haszan saw that one coming.
Haszan moves in looking to clinch but Gaara pushes him off.
A jab from Haszan misses.
Haszan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haszan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Gaara.
Gaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gaara moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haszan's elbow.
Haszan avoids the elbow strike from Gaara, against the cage.
Gaara misses with an elbow strike.
Haszan blocks the elbow strike.

Gaara manages to pull guard.
Haszan trying to control but Gaara is working from the bottom.
Gaara controlling Haszan's posture.
Gaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gaara thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Haszan is squirming around, avoiding Gaara's attempts to control the action.
Gaara pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Haszan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaara punching from mount but Haszan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Haszan is looking to improve his position but Gaara isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaara working for a guillotine from mount but Haszan is in no mood to give up.
Haszan is squirming around, avoiding Gaara's attempts to control the action.
Haszan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gaara controlling the position easily from mount.
Haszan is squirming around, avoiding Gaara's attempts to control the action.
We've been hearing good reports from Gaara's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara working Haszan over with strikes here.
Gaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gaara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gaara looking to finish with strikes here!
Kazekage Gaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaara raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ushman Haszan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaara blocks Haszan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaara controlling his opponent.
Gaara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazekage Gaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaara 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazekage Gaara!
Kazekage Gaara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.