PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Grozny (ranked 3015 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skap Hazard (ranked 8078 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozny comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!. Hazard has chosen Fight Hazard Fight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Grozny
vs
Hazard

170 cm
29
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
34
176 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Grozny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Skap Hazard!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grozny throws a body punch but Hazard moves out of range.
Grozny connects with a body shot.
Grozny scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Skap Hazard has been cut.
Hazard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Grozny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazard walks into a left hand.
Grozny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hazard counters with a nice uppercut.
Hazard moves forwards but Grozny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Grozny.
Grozny feints and then cracks Hazard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hazard down.
Grozny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grozny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Grozny avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grozny closes the distance and clinches up with Hazard, looking for a takedown. Grozny pushes Hazard against the cage but Hazard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grozny throws a shot from downtown. Hazard moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard with a jab.
Grozny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hazard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grozny cracks Hazard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grozny swings for the body but Hazard moves out of range.
Grozny misses with a jab to the body
letting Hazard counter with a right hand.
Grozny throws a head kick that misses
and Hazard counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Alexandr Grozny has been cut.
Grozny moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grozny throws a good cross that connects.
Grozny explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grozny misses with an uppercut.
Grozny misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grozny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexandr Grozny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazard misses with a hook. Grozny ducked under it nicely.

Grozny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grozny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grozny throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazards head.

That has opened up Skap Hazard's cut even more.
Grozny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hazard is trying to push Grozny away but Grozny has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grozny misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Grozny manages to pull guard.
Hazard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grozny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grozny has a closed guard, preventing Hazard from standing up.
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.
Grozny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hazard is one step ahead there.
Grozny is working hard here to advance position.
Grozny manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hazard manages to get himself to full guard.

Grozny's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grozny won't allow Hazard to get back to his feet.
Grozny sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hazard is looking to stand up but Grozny isn't so interested in that idea.
Hazard wants to get back to his feet but Grozny passes into half guard.
Grozny sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Grozny dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grozny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grozny misses the body punch
and Hazard counters with a nice uppercut.
Hazard ducks under a wild hook from Grozny.
Grozny misses with a left hand
and Grozny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Grozny moves into range and clinches up with Hazard.
Grozny misses with a punch to the body.
Hazard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grozny has a couple of punches blocked by Hazard.
Grozny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazard can do to turn this around?
Hazard tries to break the clinch but Grozny is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard working hard to break the clinch.
Grozny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Hazard blocking some punches.
Hazard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hazard blocks a body shot from Grozny.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grozny jumps guard.
Grozny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hazard is one step ahead there.
Hazard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grozny is proving hard to escape from.
Hazard won't allow Grozny to sweep him here.
Hazard is looking to stand up but Grozny won't let him.
Grozny looking for a sweep. Not yet Grozny, not yet.
Hazard postures up.
Grozny striking from the bottom here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grozny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hazard was well out of range. Poor timing from Grozny.
A little jabbing left from Hazard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grozny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grozny swings widly with a right hand
and Hazard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grozny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Hazard misses.
Grozny swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grozny looks to throw the jab but Hazard is out of range.
Grozny wants to clinch
and Hazard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Grozny.
Nice defenses there by Hazard.
Hazard 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.
Grozny misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Hazard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grozny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Hazard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard defending well as Grozny loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grozny.
Grozny misses with a looping left.
Hazard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grozny throws out a loose jab but Hazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grozny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazard moves away.
Hazard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hazard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grozny misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Hazard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grozny throws the kick towards the body but Hazard avoids it.
Grozny misses with a straight right.
Hazard misses with a straight right.
Grozny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hazard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hazard misses its intended target.
Grozny loads up on a big right hand but Hazard slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Hazard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grozny digs a good hook to Hazard's body.
Grozny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grozny throws a head kick but Hazard moves out of range.
Grozny throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hazard counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grozny connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hazard. Hazard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hazard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grozny lands a slapping body shot.
Grozny misses with the body kick
and Hazard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grozny swings widly with a right hand
letting Hazard counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Grozny dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hazard moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Hazard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Grozny! Hazard is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandr Grozny!
After the fight, Alexandr Grozny was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Skap Hazard had this to say: 'I will win next time. That's for sure!'.