PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wedzad Hrzic (ranked 3444 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakkamunoi Phouthong (ranked 24994 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hrzic
vs
Phouthong

193 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wedzad Hrzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hakkamunoi Phouthong!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hrzic circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hrzic drives through with a takedown into Phouthong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hrzic throws a big elbow that misses.
Hrzic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hrzic is working Phouthong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Phouthong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hrzic is controlling him.
Phouthong looks winded!
Hrzic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hrzic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hrzic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phouthong is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hrzic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hrzic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phouthong's head.
Hrzic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phouthong on the ground.
Hrzic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hrzic landing with the ground and pound.
Hrzic stops Phouthong from standing up.
Hrzic distracts Phouthong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hrzic lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hrzic lands a couple of elbows.
Hrzic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrzic lands a couple of elbows.
Hrzic lands a couple of elbows.
Hrzic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phouthong's head.
Hrzic with a nice head shot there.
Hrzic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hrzic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Phouthong wants to stand up but Hrzic is controlling him.
Hrzic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hrzic is working Phouthong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Phouthong has momentary wrist control but Hrzic slips an elbow through the middle.
Hrzic pushing down on Phouthong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hrzic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Phouthong wants to get back to his feet.
Hrzic winds up and cracks Phouthong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hrzic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hrzic tries to pass to full mount but Phouthong defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hrzic lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Phouthong manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hrzic dives in and scores a takedown into Phouthong's guard.
Phouthong wants to stand up but Hrzic is controlling him.
Hrzic lands a couple of digs.
Hrzic stops Phouthong from standing up.
Hrzic stands up over Phouthong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hrzic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Phouthong wants to get back to his feet but Hrzic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hrzic is in close to Phouthong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hrzic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hrzic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Phouthong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hrzic is controlling him.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hrzic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrzic connects with a couple of short punches.
Hrzic won't allow Phouthong to get back to his feet.
Hrzic works over Phouthong with some ground and pound from guard.
Hrzic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hrzic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrzic lands a couple of digs.
Hrzic cracks Phouthong with a solid left hand.
Hrzic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Phouthong wants to stand up but Hrzic is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hrzic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hrzic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Phouthong wants to stand and escape but Hrzic is having none of it.
Hrzic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phouthong's head.
Hrzic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phouthong's head.
Hrzic is in close to Phouthong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hrzic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Phouthong wants to stand up but Hrzic is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrzic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Phouthong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hrzic is controlling him.
Hrzic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hrzic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hrzic won't allow Phouthong to get back to his feet.
Hrzic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phouthong's head.
Hrzic stands up over Phouthong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hrzic stops Phouthong from standing up.
Hrzic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hrzic won't allow Phouthong to get back to his feet.
We've been informed that Phouthong has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hrzic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hrzic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Phouthong's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrzic scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wedzad Hrzic 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.

Phouthong lands a head kick. Hrzic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hrzic shoots in looking for a takedown but Phouthong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hrzic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phouthong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wedzad Hrzic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hrzic avoids the head kick by Phouthong.

Hrzic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hrzic winds up and cracks Phouthong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hrzic lands with a punch from half guard.
Hrzic stops Phouthong from getting back to his feet.
Hrzic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hrzic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phouthong can do to turn this around?
Phouthong pushes Hrzic off looking to stand but Hrzic dives back in and keeps control.
Phouthong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hrzic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wedzad Hrzic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hrzic connects with a nice short shot to Phouthong's temple.
Hrzic winds up and cracks Phouthong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phouthong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Phouthong is looking to escape.
Hrzic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hrzic drops an elbow to the side of Phouthong's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hrzic connects with a nice short shot to Phouthong's temple.
Phouthong is looking to escape.
Hrzic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phouthong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phouthong wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hrzic connects with a nice short shot to Phouthong's temple.
Phouthong taking some punishment here, with Hrzic in his half guard.
Hrzic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phouthong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phouthong wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hrzic connects with a nice short shot to Phouthong's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hrzic lands a nice short elbow.
Phouthong wants to get back to his feet.
Phouthong taking some punishment here, with Hrzic in his half guard.
Phouthong is looking to escape.
Phouthong has hold of Hrzic's hands but Hrzic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hrzic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Hrzic.
Hrzic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hrzic throwing shots but Phouthong is blocking nicely.
Phouthong pushes Hrzic off looking to stand but Hrzic dives back in and keeps control.
Phouthong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hrzic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hrzic working over Phouthong with some ground and pound. Phouthong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hrzic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phouthong pushes Hrzic off and gets back to his feet.
Hrzic shoots in for a takedown but Phouthong shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedzad Hrzic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phouthong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hrzic's head.

Phouthong gets caught flat footed, as Hrzic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hrzic connects with a couple of short punches.
Hrzic landing some decent shots from guard.
Hrzic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phouthong wants to stand but Hrzic is controlling the position.
Hrzic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hrzic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Phouthong wants to stand but Hrzic is controlling the position.
Hrzic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Phouthong wants to stand up but Hrzic is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hrzic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hrzic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Phouthong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hrzic is controlling him.
Hrzic distracts Phouthong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hrzic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phouthong wants to get back to his feet but Hrzic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hrzic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Phouthong's head.
Phouthong wants to stand up but Hrzic is controlling him.
Hrzic with a nice head shot there.
Hrzic landing some decent shots from guard.
Phouthong wants to stand up but Hrzic is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wedzad Hrzic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hrzic shoots in but Phouthong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phouthong scores with a head kick. Hrzic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hrzic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phouthong tries to avoid it but Hrzic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phouthong to the ground. Phouthong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phouthong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hrzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Phouthong.
Hrzic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedzad Hrzic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phouthong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phouthong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hrzic's head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hrzic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phouthong pushes Hrzic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hrzic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hrzic cracks Phouthong with a big right hand but Phouthong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Phouthong is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hrzic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phouthong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hrzic connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phouthong throws Hrzic to one side and escapes!

Phouthong gets caught napping as Hrzic dives in and scores a takedown. Phouthong manages to retain guard.
Hrzic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Phouthong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hrzic is controlling him.
Hrzic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hrzic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phouthong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phouthong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hrzic.
Hrzic throws a big right hand that misses.
Phouthong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phouthong wants to get back to his feet but Hrzic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hrzic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phouthong's head.
Hrzic distracts Phouthong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Phouthong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hrzic.
Hrzic postures up in Phouthong's guard and throws a big left but Phouthong blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phouthong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hrzic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hrzic throwing strikes but missing.
Hrzic throwing strikes but missing.
Hrzic prevents Phouthong from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hrzic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phouthong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hrzic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phouthong wants to stand up but Hrzic is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Phouthong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hakkamunoi Phouthong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phouthong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hrzic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hrzic shoots in for a takedown but Phouthong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hrzic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phouthong tries to avoid it but Hrzic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phouthong to the ground. Phouthong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phouthong scores with a sloppy right hand. Hrzic should have avoided that one.
Hakkamunoi Phouthong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hrzic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phouthong throws a nice head kick!
Hrzic shoots in but Phouthong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phouthong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hrzic has a takedown stuffed.
Phouthong lands a high kick!
Hrzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hrzic feinted with a counter takedown.

Phouthong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hrzic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hrzic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hrzic stops Phouthong from standing up.
Hrzic cracks Phouthong with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrzic distracts Phouthong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Phouthong wants to stand up but Hrzic is controlling him.
Hrzic working some strikes from top position.

Phouthong has his feet on Hrzic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hrzic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Phouthong quickly recovers to half guard.
Hrzic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hrzic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hrzic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hrzic prevents Phouthong from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Hrzic.
Hrzic prevents Phouthong from standing back up.
Hrzic lands with a punch from half guard.
Hakkamunoi Phouthong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wedzad Hrzic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hrzic lands strikes from half guard.
Hrzic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hakkamunoi Phouthong.
I think Hrzic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wedzad Hrzic!