PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Hague (ranked 3488 p4p, 393 weight class) and Maksim Semenov (ranked 8454 p4p, 691 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hague
vs
Semenov

175 cm
25
192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Hague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Semenov throws a combination. Hague tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Semenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Semenov moves in looking to clinch but Hague pushes him off.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Hague.
Semenov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hague lands a body shot.
Hague swinging wildly here.
Hague uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenov.
Hague throws a looping overhand right but Semenov ducks down to avoid it.
Hague cracks a nice hook into Semenov's ribs.
Semenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hague will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Semenov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hague tests Semenov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Maksim Semenov has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov jabs at Hague's body.
A shot to the body from Hague misses
and Semenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Semenov lands with a good body shot.
Hague swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semenov tries to bum rush Hague with a series of wild strikes but Hague uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Hague was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Semenov.
Semenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Semenov scores with a one two! Hague had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Semenov looks winded!

Hague has closed the distance and engaged Semenov in a clinch.
Hague lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hague prevents Semenov from breaking the clinch.
Hague keeps control of Semenov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hague cracks Semenov with a nice body shot.
Hague digs a right hand underneath Semenov's ribcage. Semenov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Hague.
Hague misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hague lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hague tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hague misses with a body punch.
Hague lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hague.
Hague scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Hague.
Hague lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Semenov or not.
Hague scores with a nice hook to the head.

Semenov is rocked!
Semenov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Semenov is still on wobbly legs! Can Hague finish him?
Hague working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hague lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hague definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hague is muscling Semenov up against the cage and as Semenov bounces back off, Hague cracks him with a huge right hand! Semenov crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Hague!