PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hassan The Hatchet (ranked 3360 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Efremov (ranked 4374 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hatchet comes to the cage accompanied by Hed PE Renegade. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

The Hatchet
vs
Efremov

185 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hassan The Hatchet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Efremov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Hatchet tries to keep at a distance but Efremov has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Hatchet is defending well against a takedown attempt.

The Hatchet lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Hatchet wants to control but Efremov is keeping him busy.
Efremov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Hatchet scores with a couple of nice shots.
Efremov tries to roll over but The Hatchet keeps him under control.
The Hatchet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Efremov trying to hold on to The Hatchet's head to control him but The Hatchet postures up.
The Hatchet lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Efremov tries to roll over but The Hatchet keeps him under control.
The Hatchet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Efremov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Efremov tries to roll over but The Hatchet keeps him under control.
The Hatchet wants to stand up but Efremov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Efremov tries to roll over but The Hatchet keeps him under control.
Efremov is refusing to be controlled, as The Hatchet sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Efremov wants to get back to full guard.
The Hatchet is trying to control. Efremov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Efremov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Efremov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The Hatchet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The Hatchet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Hatchet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Efremov is staying active underneath The Hatchet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hatchet wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Efremov uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The Hatchet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Hatchet looking to sit in guard and control but Efremov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Efremov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Hatchet wants to stand and escape but Efremov is having none of it.
Efremov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Hatchet is trying to control the position but Efremov postures up.
Efremov scoring with punches to the head and body.

Efremov drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Hatchet looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Hatchet looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Hatchet!

The Hatchet is looking to take a break and control but Efremov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efremov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Hatchet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Hatchet cracks Efremov with a big elbow.
Efremov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The Hatchet is looking to take a break and control but Efremov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Efremov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Hatchet off and has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Efremov seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under The Hatchet's chin but The Hatchet turns very nicely into Efremov's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by The Hatchet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hatchet trying to control the position from guard on top but Efremov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan The Hatchet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Hatchet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Efremov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Efremov tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Efremov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Hatchet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Efremov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Efremov struggling a bit here.
The Hatchet lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hatchet working the head with strikes.
Efremov is trying to control The Hatchet's posture but The Hatchet avoids it.
Efremov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Efremov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Efremov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Efremov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Hatchet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

The Hatchet decides to stand back up.

Efremov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Efremov is breathing heavily.
Efremov is nestled in close to The Hatchet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hatchet lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
The Hatchet makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Hatchet.
Efremov stops The Hatchet from standing up.

The Hatchet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Efremov defends it easily.
We've been informed that Efremov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Efremov postures up.

The Hatchet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Hatchet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Efremov keeps working.
Hassan The Hatchet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Efremov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Hatchet off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Efremov tightening his grip on The Hatchet, looking for the choke.
The Hatchet tries to escape but Efremov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Efremov trying to control.
Efremov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The Hatchet is really stuck here.

Efremov is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Hatchet defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Efremov controlling well, preventing The Hatchet from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hatchet is working hard here to advance position.

Efremov has got one arm under The Hatchet's chin. This could be trouble... The Hatchet trying to control the other hand but Efremov gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, The Hatchet has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Efremov!
Victor Efremov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Hassan The Hatchet had this to say: 'You might hate me But you can't break me I might be bleeding But I'm still breathing'.