PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hung Francis (ranked 6664 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan The Hatchet (ranked 4010 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Hatchet's choice of entrance music: Hed PE Renegade. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Francis
vs
The Hatchet

216 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hung Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hassan The Hatchet!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Hatchet rushes Francis and presses him up against the cage.

Francis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Hatchet uses from the top position.
Francis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Francis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Francis being controlled here, momentarily.
Francis striking off his back but it's not causing The Hatchet any problems.
The Hatchet is working Francis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Francis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Hatchet passes into half guard.
The Hatchet stalling.
The Hatchet looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Hatchet decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Hatchet gets the takedown into side control.
Francis prevents The Hatchet from improving position.

The Hatchet has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The Hatchet slaps away a takedown attempt from Francis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Hatchet unleashes a big counter combination but Francis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The Hatchet misses the body punch

and Francis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Hatchet tries to circle away but Francis has him pinned against the cage.
The Hatchet stops a takedown attempt from Francis.
Francis has The Hatchet pressed against the cage, preventing The Hatchet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Francis has The Hatchet pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Francis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending The Hatchet tumbling to the mat - Francis dives into The Hatchet's guard.

Francis stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! The Hatchet throws up his legs and catches Francis in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Francis tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by The Hatchet! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hassan The Hatchet!
Hassan The Hatchet thanked the fans post fight for their support.