PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Dehu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Soshnyanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dehu
vs
Soshnyanin

180 cm
25
189 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

184 cm
24
186 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Dehu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Soshnyanin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dehu loads up on a big right hand but Soshnyanin slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Soshnyanin misses.
Dehu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dehu dips to his left and cracks Soshnyanin with an uppercut!
Dehu misses with a double jab
and Soshnyanin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dehu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soshnyanin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dehu misses with a straight right.
Soshnyanin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dehu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dehu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dehu misses with a few strikes there.
And Soshnyanin responds with a good body kick, but Dehu manages to step out the way in time.
Dehu lands with a hook. Soshnyanin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Dehu 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.
Dehu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dehu scores with a jab to the body.
Soshnyanin throws a leg kick
and Dehu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dehu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soshnyanin.
Dehu misses with an uppercut.
Dehu throws a series of punches but Soshnyanin avoids them all with ease.
Dehu throws a body punch but Soshnyanin moves out of range.
Dehu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Soshnyanin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soshnyanin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soshnyanin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dehu's sensitive parts.
Dehu throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Soshnyanin is predictable there
and Dehu counters with a stiff right hand.
Dehu fails to land with a series of punches.
Dehu throws a right and a left that Soshnyanin avoids nicely.
Soshnyanin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Soshnyanin thows a leg kick but Dehu checks it
and Dehu counters with a series of strikes. Soshnyanin will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dehu avoids a kick to the body.
Dehu avoids the head kick by Soshnyanin.
Dehu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dehu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dehu lands with a nice combination. Soshnyanin backs away looking to recover.
Dehu swings for the body but Soshnyanin moves out of range.
Dehu misses with a double jab.
Hassan Dehu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dehu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dehu misses with an uppercut. Soshnyanin saw that one coming.
Dehu connects with a crisp jab.
Dehu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soshnyanin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dehu takes a swing at Soshnyanin's ribcage but misses.
Soshnyanin misses with an uppercut. Dehu saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that misses.
Soshnyanin moves away from the strike by Dehu.
Soshnyanin throws a big counter head kick but Dehu avoids it with no problem.
Dehu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dehu throws a jab but it's blocked by Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dehu.
Dehu lands with an uppercut that bounces Soshnyanin off the cage and back into range.
Dehu misses with a body shot.
Soshnyanin keeps Dehu at a distance using the push kick.
Soshnyanin looks to land a right hand but Dehu moved out of range.
Good exchange - Dehu coming out on top.
Soshnyanin takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dehu.
Dehu lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dehu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soshnyanin misses with a low kick.
Dehu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin misses with an uppercut. Dehu saw that one coming.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that Dehu semi-blocks.
Dehu throws a right and a left that Soshnyanin avoids nicely.
Dehu checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dehu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dehu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dehu blocks a head kick by Soshnyanin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan Dehu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dehu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Dehu.
Dehu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Despite the aggression on Soshnyanin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dehu catches Soshnyanin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dehu misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Dehu misses.
Soshnyanin connects with a leg kick. Dehu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Soshnyanin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dehu has got the better of the exchanges.
Soshnyanin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dehu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dehu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soshnyanin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dehu throws a shot from downtown. Soshnyanin moves away and avoids it.
Soshnyanin throws out a counter right but Dehu avoids it with no problem.
Dehu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soshnyanin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dehu misses with a combination
and Soshnyanin counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dehu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soshnyanin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soshnyanin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soshnyanin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dehu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soshnyanin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dehu jabs Soshnyanin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dehu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soshnyanin can pounce on him.
Soshnyanin lands a slapping body shot.
Dehu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soshnyanin to score with a decent uppercut.

Dehu is rocked!
Soshnyanin fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Dehu square on the jaw! Damn, Dehu is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Soshnyanin!