PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hack
vs
Symons

175 cm
28
166 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

170 cm
31
171 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Namunamu Clothing
SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Hack misses
and Symons counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Symons.
Symons checks the leg kick.
Hack throws a body kick that misses.
Symons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hack lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Symons has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Symons and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hack is looking to clinch but Symons is avoiding it.
Symons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Symons gets tackled into the cage by Hack. Hack maintains the clinch.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Symons.
Hack letting Symons take a breather here.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Symons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Symons blocks an elbow strike.
Hack lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Hack lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Graeme Symons has been cut.

Symons has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hack is trying to keep an underhook but Symons manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hack on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hack is trying to get back to full guard.
Symons working over Hack with some ground and pound. Hack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Symons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hack defending well though.
Hack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Symons throws a big elbow that misses.
Symons throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack is trying to keep Symons in close.
Hack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hack keeping moving, preventing Symons from controlling successfully.
Symons is looking to work some ground and pound but Hack has wrist control.
Symons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Symons connects with a couple of short punches.
Symons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Symons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hack wants to stand and escape but Symons is having none of it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hack is looking to clinch but Symons is avoiding it.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Symons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Symons swats away the attempt to clinch by Hack.
Symons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking cross lands there for Symons.
Hack slips a jab from Symons.
Crack Hack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hack tries to clinch
enabling Symons to counter with a crisp jab.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Symons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Symons catches Hack right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Symons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Symons counters with a right hand to the body.
Symons misses with a straight left.
Hack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Symons takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Symons there.
Symons throws an overhand right that lands on Hack's shoulder, as Hack tries to avoid the shot.
Hack is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hack throws a front kick aimed at Symons's knee but Symons avoids it well.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Symons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Symons 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.
Symons throws out a powerful jab.
Hack tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Symons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graeme Symons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hack pushes Symons away with a front kick.
Hack tries to clinch but Symons moves away
and Symons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Hack rushes Symons and presses him up against the cage.
Symons managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Symons lands a shoulder strike.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hack lands a knee to the head.
Symons tries to throw a body punch but Hack avoids it by throwing Symons back against the cage.
Symons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Symons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Symons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Symons.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Symons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Symons tries to stall but Hack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Symons has picked Hack up - he's going for a ride! Symons dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hack is refusing to be controlled, as Symons sits in half guard.
Hack is looking to improve his position.
Symons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hack is looking to get back to full guard here but Symons has managed to pass to side control instead.
Symons landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons looking to control but instead Hack has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Graeme Symons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Symons.
Symons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Symons throwing shots but Hack is blocking nicely.
Symons drops an elbow to the side of Hack's head.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Symons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Symons thows a huge punch but Hack dodges it nicely.
Symons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Symons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Symons trying to control from half guard but Hack is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Symons working over Hack with some ground and pound. Hack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Symons misses with a head shot. Hack uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hack looking for a sweep. Not yet Hack, not yet.
Symons throwing strikes from guard but Hack blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Symons looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Graeme Symons seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hack tries to clinch up but Symons circles away and keeps his distance.
Symons throws out a counter right but Hack avoids it with no problem.
Symons scores with a jab to the head.
Hack wants to clinch.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Symons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Symons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Symons wants to counter with a clinch but Hack pushes him away.
Symons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Symons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Symons's head.
Hack is looking to clinch.
Hack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graeme Symons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hack moves to clinch but Symons breaks away
and Symons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack throws a front kick that sends Symons stumbling back into the cage.
Symons scores with a jab to the head.
Hack wants to clinch up but Symons keeps it at a distance.
Symons cracks Hack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Symons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack slips a jab from Symons.
Hack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hack is looking to clinch but Symons is avoiding it.
Hack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hack tries to clinch but Symons moves out of range.
Symons connects with a body shot that sends Hack's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Symons checks a low kick from Hack.
Symons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hack.
Symons blocks a head kick by Hack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Symons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Symons pushes him off.
Symons throws out a loose jab but Hack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Symons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hack looks to land a body kick but Symons moved away.
Symons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Symons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Symons jabs Hack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack tests Symons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Hack is predictable there

and Symons counters with a shoot takedown. Hack fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Symons postures up.
Hack pulls Symons in to control the position.
Symons trying to control but Hack is working from the bottom.
Hack controls Symons momentarily but Symons frees himself.
Symons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Symons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Symons throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Symons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crack Hack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Symons cracks Hack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Symons misses.
Hack scores with a head kick. Symons tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Symons misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Symons.
Symons on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Symons throws a lazy right hand but Hack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Symons swats away the attempt to clinch by Hack.
Graeme Symons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hack tries to clinch up but Symons circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hack slips under a jab.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Symons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Symons swats away the attempt to clinch by Hack.

Hack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Symons blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
Crack Hack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Symons avoids a wild elbow strike from Hack.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Symons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Symons 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Symons!
Graeme Symons thanked the fans post fight for their support.