PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Razark Hassan (ranked 4848 p4p, 4399 weight class) and Paul Dalenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Dalenger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hassan
vs
Dalenger

172 cm
25
134
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
140
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Razark Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Dalenger!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hassan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hassan misses with some punches.
Hassan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dalenger's efforts to push away.
Dalenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hassan lands a takedown into guard.
Dalenger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalenger trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalenger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hassan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan wants to stand but Dalenger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hassan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hassan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dalenger for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Hassan drives through and clinches with Dalenger against the cage.

Dalenger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hassan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dalenger quickly recovers to half guard.

Hassan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dalenger wants to get back to his feet.
Dalenger is controlling Hassan's trapped leg to prevent Hassan from advancing to side control.
Dalenger wants to get back to his feet.
Hassan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dalenger on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is thwarting Dalenger's attempts to control the position.
Dalenger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dalenger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalenger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hassan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dalenger's head.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dalenger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hassan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hassan's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hassan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalenger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalenger wants to stand but Hassan is controlling the position.
Dalenger wants to sweep but no luck.
Dalenger keeping full guard, as Hassan tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dalenger tries to keep at a distance but Hassan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalenger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dalenger trying to land knees to the body.
Dalenger has Hassan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hassan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razark Hassan dominated that round.
That's time! Hassan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hassan throws a sloppy head kick and Dalenger moves out of range easily.

Hassan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dalenger, pushing him back against the cage.

Hassan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dalenger trying to hold on to Hassan's head to control him but Hassan postures up.
Hassan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalenger can do to turn this around?
Hassan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dalenger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalenger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dalenger.
Hassan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan wanted to stand there but Dalenger had control of the position.
Hassan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hassan looking to sit in guard and control but Dalenger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Razark Hassan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hassan keeping moving, preventing Dalenger from controlling successfully.
Hassan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dalenger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dalenger trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
Hassan controlling the position.
Hassan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hassan, not yet.
Hassan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dalenger controls the pace.
Hassan keeping moving, preventing Dalenger from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dalenger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hassan is out of range and Dalenger settles back down.
Dalenger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dalenger throws a head kick but Hassan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan tries to bum rush Dalenger with a series of wild strikes but Dalenger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dalenger shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Hassan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dalenger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hassan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hassan stalling.
Dalenger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dalenger wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalenger is trying to stand up here but Hassan is controlling him well.
Dalenger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hassan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dalenger is trying to stand up here but Hassan is controlling him well.
Dalenger trying to control from the bottom.

Hassan decides to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dalenger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dalenger is breathing heavily.
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!
Hassan wants to pass the guard but Dalenger is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razark Hassan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dalenger dives in for a single leg takedown but Hassan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dalenger shoots in but Hassan avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hassan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hassan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalenger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hassan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalenger keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Hassan seems content to control.
Hassan wants to free his trapped foot but Dalenger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hassan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Hassan is working for a kimura here but Dalenger manages to reverse the position and he's now in Hassan's guard.
Dalenger tries to stand but Hassan is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hassan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dalenger defends it easily.
Hassan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dalenger is one step ahead there.
Hassan controls Dalenger momentarily but Dalenger frees himself.
Hassan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dalenger is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan wants to improve his position but instead Dalenger has moved into half guard.
Dalenger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hassan keeps working.
Dalenger tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Dalenger is trying to work for a kimura but Hassan is defending well.

Dalenger is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dalenger tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hassan.
Hassan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalenger tries to free his leg and advance position but Hassan is retaining full guard.
Paul Dalenger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Razark Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hassan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hassan tries to get out of the position.
Hassan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Razark Hassan.
Well Hassan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razark Hassan!