PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hassler (ranked 4257 p4p, 375 weight class) and Abel Freysisson (ranked 4949 p4p, 407 weight class). Abel Freysisson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hassler
vs
Freysisson

188 cm
25
225 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Hassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Freysisson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassler walks into a left hand.

It looks like Thomas Hassler has been cut.
Hassler misses with a hook.
Hassler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freysisson cracks Hassler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Freysisson throws a body punch but Hassler moves out of range.
Freysisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hassler.
Freysisson slips under a jab from Hassler.
Hassler misses the jab.
Freysisson takes a swing at Hassler's ribcage but misses.
Hassler misses with an uppercut. Freysisson saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Freysisson.
Hassler throws a poor cross that misses
and Freysisson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot lands for Freysisson.
Freysisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Freysisson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Freysisson walks into a stiff left hand from Hassler.

It looks like Abel Freysisson has been cut.
Hassler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Freysisson. Hassler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hassler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freysisson throws out a loose jab but Hassler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freysisson slips under a jab.
Freysisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassler manages to avoid it.
Freysisson jabs at Hassler's body.
Freysisson lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Freysisson looks to land a left hand but Hassler moved out of range nicely.
Hassler misses with an uppercut. Freysisson saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hassler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Freysisson gets a clinch.
Freysisson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hassler is breathing heavily.
Freysisson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freysisson lands with a light punch inside.
Freysisson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hassler's efforts to push away.
Freysisson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Freysisson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Freysisson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freysisson scores with a hook to the body.
Hassler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hassler wants to break free but Freysisson has control.
Freysisson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freysisson misses with a punch on the inside.
Freysisson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freysisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hassler backwards.
Freysisson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hassler backwards.
Freysisson gets through Hassler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hassler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Freysisson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freysisson gets through Hassler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freysisson.
Freysisson tries to work over Hassler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freysisson has a couple of punches blocked by Hassler.
Freysisson lands a nice uppercut.
Freysisson is working Hassler over against the cage.
Hassler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freysisson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Freysisson lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Freysisson.
Freysisson lands with a short shot to the head.
Freysisson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Freysisson fails to land.
Freysisson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freysisson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freysisson cracks Hassler with a nice body shot.
Freysisson lands with a right to the head.
Freysisson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hassler.
Freysisson lands with a left to the head.
Freysisson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hassler blocks a body shot from Freysisson.
A short right from Freysisson on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Freysisson.
Freysisson working aggressively here.
Freysisson tries to work over Hassler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freysisson has a couple of punches blocked by Hassler.
Freysisson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Freysisson.
Freysisson misses with a punch on the inside.
Freysisson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hassler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freysisson has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freysisson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hassler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hassler scores with a shot to the side of Freysisson's head.
Freysisson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hassler's elbow.
Hassler blocking some punches.
Freysisson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Freysisson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freysisson lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Freysisson as the two fighters clinch.
Freysisson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freysisson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freysisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hassler backwards.
Hassler working hard to break the clinch.
Hassler blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freysisson working aggressively here.
Freysisson tries to throw a body punch but Hassler avoids it by throwing Freysisson back against the cage.
Freysisson digs a right hand underneath Hassler's ribcage. Hassler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Freysisson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Freysisson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Freysisson swings for the body but Hassler moves out of range.
Hassler loads up on a big right hand but Freysisson slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Hassler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freysisson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassler throws out the jab.
Hassler defending well as Freysisson loads up on a big left hand.
Freysisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Freysisson misses with a straight left.
Hassler loads up on a big right hand but Freysisson slips the punch.
Freysisson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hassler on the side of the head.
Freysisson lands a slapping body shot.
Freysisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hassler throws out a loose jab but Freysisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freysisson scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freysisson stuns Hassler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Hassler misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Freysisson as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hassler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freysisson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Freysisson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas Hassler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freysisson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hassler in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freysisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassler is just out of range.
Freysisson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Hassler is rocked!
Freysisson slips under a jab from Hassler.
Oh Hassler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Hassler misses its intended target.
Freysisson throws out a counter right but Hassler avoids it with no problem.
Freysisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freysisson weaves into range and cracks Hassler right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hassler goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Freysisson is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abel Freysisson!
Abel Freysisson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.