PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao GuardaChuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ushman Haszan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GuardaChuva comes to the cage accompanied by The rebirth. Joao GuardaChuva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ushman Haszan's chin.

GuardaChuva
vs
Haszan

177 cm
30
160 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
167 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao GuardaChuva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ushman Haszan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haszan lands a jab to the nose.
Haszan misses with a hook

and GuardaChuva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haszan's guard.
Haszan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
GuardaChuva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
GuardaChuva trying to control but Haszan is working from the bottom.
GuardaChuva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
GuardaChuva throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GuardaChuva tries to free his leg and advance position but Haszan is retaining full guard.
Haszan keeping moving, preventing GuardaChuva from controlling successfully.
GuardaChuva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
GuardaChuva looking to sit in guard and control but Haszan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
GuardaChuva is adopting a defensive guard.
GuardaChuva keeping moving, preventing Haszan from controlling successfully.
GuardaChuva trying to control the position here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haszan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Haszan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haszan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haszan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
GuardaChuva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
GuardaChuva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
GuardaChuva stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Haszan with that takedown attempt.
Haszan lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haszan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and GuardaChuva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
GuardaChuva cracks Haszan with a solid left hand.
Haszan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in GuardaChuva's guard.

Haszan tries to free his leg and advance position but GuardaChuva is retaining full guard.
Haszan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haszan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haszan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
GuardaChuva controlling the position.
Haszan trying to control but GuardaChuva is working from the bottom.
Haszan preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haszan postures up in GuardaChuva's guard and throws a big left but GuardaChuva blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haszan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. GuardaChuva is keeping the position for now.
Haszan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haszan wants to control from the top but GuardaChuva keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Haszan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
GuardaChuva dives in for a single leg takedown but Haszan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Haszan tries to counter with a clinch but GuardaChuva shakes him off and moves away.
GuardaChuva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haszan avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ushman Haszan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haszan shoots in and drives through. GuardaChuva sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haszan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
GuardaChuva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haszan circles away.

GuardaChuva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - GuardaChuva lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haszan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Haszan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haszan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
GuardaChuva postures up in Haszan's guard and throws a big left but Haszan blocks it.
GuardaChuva throws an elbow that misses. Haszan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in GuardaChuva's guard. Nice move by Haszan!

GuardaChuva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
GuardaChuva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haszan postures up in GuardaChuva's guard and throws a big left but GuardaChuva blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haszan stopping the sweep attempt from GuardaChuva.
Haszan throws a big right hand that misses.
Haszan throws a strike but GuardaChuva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Haszan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
GuardaChuva won't allow Haszan to sweep him here.
GuardaChuva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
GuardaChuva pushes down on Haszan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Haszan trying to control but GuardaChuva postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haszan is trying to get back to full guard.
GuardaChuva lands with a punch from half guard.
Haszan trying to control here.
GuardaChuva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haszan keeps working.
Haszan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
GuardaChuva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haszan is trying to get back to full guard.
GuardaChuva uses his free foot to push down on Haszan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Haszan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva with good strikes from the mount here!
Haszan wants to control but GuardaChuva is having none of it.
Haszan is bucking up trying to escape but GuardaChuva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
GuardaChuva landing punches.
GuardaChuva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Haszan wants to hold on but GuardaChuva pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
GuardaChuva throws some wild stikes that Haszan manages to avoid easily.
GuardaChuva landing strikes from the mount and Haszan is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haszan is in a horrible position here. GuardaChuva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao GuardaChuva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Haszan misses with a right hand

and GuardaChuva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haszan's guard.
GuardaChuva trying to control but Haszan is working from the bottom.
GuardaChuva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
GuardaChuva sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Haszan has his foot on GuardaChuva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. GuardaChuva works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GuardaChuva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
GuardaChuva throws a big elbow that misses.
GuardaChuva advances to half guard.
Haszan tries to roll over but GuardaChuva keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
GuardaChuva trying to control the action but Haszan is working from the bottom.
Haszan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from GuardaChuva.

GuardaChuva is looking for a kimura but Haszan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for GuardaChuva to get the leverage.
Haszan wants to control but GuardaChuva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haszan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of GuardaChuva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take GuardaChuva's back!
Haszan throwing strikes and GuardaChuva squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Haszan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
GuardaChuva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haszan working the ground and pound effectively.
GuardaChuva wants to control but Haszan is having none of it.
GuardaChuva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haszan can do to turn this around?
Haszan thowing shots but they're missing.
Haszan looking to finish GuardaChuva with some ground and pound. This is bad for GuardaChuva!
Haszan looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haszan looking to control but GuardaChuva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haszan raining down hammerfists from mount.
GuardaChuva suckers Haszan into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! GuardaChuva is now in Haszan's guard!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as GuardaChuva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
GuardaChuva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haszan keeping full guard, as GuardaChuva tries to pass.
Haszan trying to keep a closed guard but GuardaChuva is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haszan holds on and takes a little breather.

Haszan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. GuardaChuva defends it easily.
GuardaChuva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haszan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from GuardaChuva.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
GuardaChuva is looking to work some ground and pound but Haszan has wrist control.

Haszan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. GuardaChuva is aware though and is defending well.
Haszan is trying to keep GuardaChuva in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joao GuardaChuva.
I think GuardaChuva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao GuardaChuva!
A very excited looking Joao GuardaChuva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.