PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Brown (ranked 6142 p4p, 437 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 2735 p4p, 289 weight class). Hazlehurst comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - One Vision kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Hazlehurst

187 cm
40
200 lbs
38 - 26 - 0

183 cm
24
202 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 38 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trey Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hazlehurst.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hazlehurst tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hazlehurst sprawls and moves away.

Hazlehurst is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
Hazlehurst drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hazlehurst is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Hazlehurst closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Hazlehurst getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazlehurst slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Hazlehurst is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.

Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hazlehurst pulls his head out easily.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hazlehurst is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hazlehurst looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Hazlehurst lands strikes from half guard.
Hazlehurst controlling the pace.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Hazlehurst has control of the leg.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hazlehurst connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Brown is rocked!
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hazlehurst controlling his opponent.
Hazlehurst cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hazlehurst! Brown is hurt baaadly! Hazlehurst is firing away with more strikes - Brown is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hazlehurst!