PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Niupulusu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niupulusu has chosen Cyclops - Danny Brown as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hanzzle
vs
Niupulusu

186 cm
24
208 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

196 cm
25
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Hanzzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Niupulusu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzzle lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanzzle misses with a hook.
Yuri Hanzzle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanzzle misses with a leg kick.
Niupulusu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Niupulusu is defended easily by Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws the left hand but Niupulusu avoids the punch easily.
Hanzzle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanzzle looks for the body kick but Niupulusu saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niupulusu. Hanzzle does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hanzzle gets a double leg takedown into Niupulusu's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Niupulusu wants to stand but Hanzzle is controlling the position.
Hanzzle is pushing down on Niupulusu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Niupulusu is fighting to maintain full guard but Hanzzle has managed to sneak the leg through.
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!
Hanzzle wants to pass to mount but Niupulusu is defending the position.

Niupulusu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanzzle pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hanzzle wants to free his trapped foot but Niupulusu is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Niupulusu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanzzle pulls his head out easily.

Niupulusu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Niupulusu is refusing to be controlled, as Hanzzle sits in half guard.
Hanzzle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanzzle is pressing down on Niupulusu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Niupulusu is holding on for now.
Hanzzle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niupulusu wants to control but Hanzzle passes into side.
Niupulusu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Niupulusu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanzzle pulls his head out easily.
Niupulusu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Niupulusu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Niupulusu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Niupulusu working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hanzzle wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Niupulusu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hanzzle defends it well.
Hanzzle wants to get back to full guard.
Niupulusu wants to control but Hanzzle is keeping him busy.
Niupulusu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hanzzle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hanzzle trying to control from the bottom.
Niupulusu wants to control but Hanzzle is keeping him busy.
Niupulusu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Niupulusu is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hanzzle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Niupulusu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hanzzle sees it coming and defends easily.
Hanzzle wants to control but Niupulusu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Niupulusu wants to take a breather but Hanzzle is having none of it.
Hanzzle is looking for a sweep. Niupulusu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Niupulusu is trying to work for a kimura but Hanzzle is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanzzle keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Hanzzle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Niupulusu blocks a head kick by Hanzzle.
Niupulusu lands a nice shot to the body.
Niupulusu slips under a jab.
Niupulusu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanzzle circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanzzle throws out a powerful jab.
Hanzzle lands a leg kick that knocks Niupulusu off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Hanzzle is predictable there
and Niupulusu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanzzle fails with a takedown attempt.

Niupulusu forces Hanzzle back against the cage and clinches.
Niupulusu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hanzzle tries to work over Niupulusu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanzzle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanzzle lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niupulusus head.
Hanzzle is looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Hanzzle as the two fighters clinch.
Hanzzle pushes Niupulusu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanzzle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanzzle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Hanzzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanzzle lands a body punch.
Niupulusu is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanzzle lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle lands a nice uppercut.
Hanzzle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanzzle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hanzzle lands a hook that snaps the head of Niupulusu backwards.
Hanzzle pushes Niupulusu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niupulusu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanzzle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niupulusu is working for takedown but Hanzzle is calmly controlling the position for now.

Niupulusu manages to break the clinch.
Hanzzle connects with a body shot that sends Niupulusu's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle thumps Niupulusu with a low kick.
Hanzzle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanzzle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanzzle misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Hanzzle misses.
Niupulusu checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niupulusu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hanzzle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Niupulusu to the ground. Hanzzle is now in Niupulusu's guard.
Hanzzle with a nice head shot there.
Niupulusu can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanzzle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hanzzle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Niupulusu won't allow Hanzzle to pass to mount.
Hanzzle passes to full mount!
Hanzzle landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanzzle scoring with strikes but Niupulusu is staying in there.
Hanzzle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hanzzle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hanzzle with the ground and pound from mount.
Hanzzle landing shots from mount.
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!
Hanzzle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hanzzle looking to control but Niupulusu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Niupulusu tries to hold on but Hanzzle postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle looking to control but Niupulusu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Niupulusu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hanzzle looking to finish Niupulusu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Niupulusu!
Niupulusu tries to hold on but Hanzzle postures up.
Hanzzle is landing with some decent strikes but Niupulusu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hanzzle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hanzzle prevents Niupulusu from getting the reversal.
Hanzzle working Niupulusu over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanzzle with a couple of short strikes.
Hanzzle cracks Niupulusu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Niupulusu is rocked!
Hanzzle softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Niupulusu is out cold! Hanzzle jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Hanzzle!
A victorious Yuri Hanzzle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Gabriel Niupulusu stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have no shame in losing to a warrior of Yuri's accomplishments and the bottom line is, Convicted Inc. emerged victorious!'.