PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 1663 p4p, 2139 weight class) and Dah Winner (ranked 227 p4p, 288 weight class). Hazlehurst comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - One Vision. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hazlehurst
vs
Winner

183 cm
29
202
15 - 9 - 0

185 cm
25
185
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dah Winner !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner .
Hazlehurst looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Winner .
It seemed like Winner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winner throws a nice looking combination but Hazlehurst bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winner lunges at Hazlehurst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazlehurst's hand.
Winner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Hazlehurst as he checks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Winner finds it's target.
Hazlehurst throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
Winner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hazlehurst is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Winner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Winner . Those never looked like landing.
Winner tries to move into range but Hazlehurst moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazlehurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winner throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Winner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Winner throws a series of strikes that have Hazlehurst backpedaling.
Hazlehurst lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hazlehurst misses with a combination
and Winner counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Winner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hazlehurst swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hazlehurst swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winner throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst avoids them all with ease.
Winner shoots in looking for a takedown. Hazlehurst tries to sprawl out of it but Winner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hazlehurst manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hazlehurst has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Winner scores with a jab to the body.
Daniel Hazlehurst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hazlehurst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hazlehurst loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Winner throws a leg kick
and Hazlehurst counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hazlehurst momentarily.
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!
Winner looks to land a combination. Hazlehurst sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazlehurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winner misses with a hook to the body
and Hazlehurst counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hazlehurst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hazlehurst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winner .
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hazlehurst was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner .
Winner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hazlehurst counters with a left to the body.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazlehurst swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winner tries to clinch up.
Hazlehurst lands with an overhand left.
Hazlehurst thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winner throws a right and a left that Hazlehurst avoids nicely.
Winner lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Winner moves out of range of the strikes.
Hazlehurst swings widly with a right hand
letting Winner counter with a right hand.
Winner throws a combination that misses
and Hazlehurst counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Winner . Those never looked like landing.
Winner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hazlehurst walks into a stiff left hand from Winner .
Winner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winner looks winded!
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot.
Winner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazlehurst lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winner .
Winner misses with a kick to the body.
Winner swings for the body but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst swings for the body but Winner moves out of range.
Hazlehurst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut.
Winner connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Winner .
Hazlehurst throwing a counter right hand but Winner manages to avoid it.
Winner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hazlehurst with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hazlehurst throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winner punishes Hazlehurst's body with a nice straight punch.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hazlehurst was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner .
Dah Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner lands with an overhand left.
Hazlehurst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hazlehurst but Hazlehurst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazlehurst lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Winner .
Winner looks for a takedown but Hazlehurst sprawls well.
It looked like Hazlehurst was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winner .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dah Winner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hazlehurst throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazlehurst is just out of range.
Hazlehurst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Hazlehurst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner misses with a wild combination.
Winner throws a right and a left that Hazlehurst avoids nicely.
Hazlehurst misses with a combination
and Winner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winner jabs at Hazlehurst's body.
Winner looks to land a combination. Hazlehurst sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Winner , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner shoots for a takedown but Hazlehurst saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dah Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hazlehurst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniel Hazlehurst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Winner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hazlehurst rather than just go for the knockout.
Winner misses with a body shot.
Winner lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner throws a body shot but no joy.
Hazlehurst throwing a counter right hand but Winner manages to avoid it.
Hazlehurst misses with a wild body shot.
Winner looks to land a combination. Hazlehurst sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hazlehurst throws a shot from downtown. Winner moves away and avoids it.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Hazlehurst on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hazlehurst scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winner fails with a takedown attempt.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Winner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Winner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Hazlehurst as Winner shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Hazlehurst on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dah Winner .
Winner throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hazlehurst there.
A slow jab from Hazlehurst misses its intended target.
Hazlehurst throws out a powerful jab.
Winner looks to land a right hand but Hazlehurst moved out of range.
Hazlehurst throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
Winner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winner throws a hook but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Hazlehurst is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hazlehurst misses with a two punch combination.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hazlehurst misses the target.
Winner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hazlehurst doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Hazlehurst blocks the low kick.
Hazlehurst throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hazlehurst throws a body shot but no joy.
Winner misses with a double jab.
Hazlehurst swings for the body but Winner moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hazlehurst swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hazlehurst misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Winner . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winner .
Winner lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Hazlehurst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Winner shoots in but no luck this time.
Hazlehurst looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Winner is breathing heavily.
Hazlehurst moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner . Hazlehurst does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hazlehurst misses with a series of wild punches.
Hazlehurst has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hazlehurst throws the left hand but Winner avoids the punch easily.
Winner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hazlehurst.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hazlehurst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throws a series of punches but Winner moves out of range.
Winner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Winner slips a jab and a cross from Hazlehurst.
Winner lands a slapping body shot.
Winner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Winner .
The crowd cheers as Hazlehurst lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winner doesn't seem phased though.
Hazlehurst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hazlehurst might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Winner wants to clinch up but Hazlehurst keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winner is defended easily by Hazlehurst.
Winner tries to bum rush Hazlehurst with a series of wild strikes but Hazlehurst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazlehurst scores with a jab to the head.
Winner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winner fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dah Winner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Winner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winner slips a jab from Hazlehurst.
Winner slips a jab from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner .
Winner misses with a body shot.
Winner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hazlehurst back to the cage. Winner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hazlehurst throws a right and a left that Winner avoids nicely.
Winner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazlehurst moves away.
Winner digs a good body shot into Hazlehurst's ribs.
Winner throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst takes a swing at Winner 's ribcage but misses.
Winner slips a jab and a cross from Hazlehurst.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hazlehurst.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner scores with a body shot.
Winner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hazlehurst counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hazlehurst misses with a series of wild punches.
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazlehurst is just out of range.
Hazlehurst just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Hazlehurst dodges the punch combination from Winner .
Hazlehurst is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winner .
Good exchange - Winner coming out on top.
Winner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hazlehurst at a distance.
Winner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Winner cracks Hazlehurst with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Winner throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst avoids them all with ease.
Hazlehurst misses with a right hand
and Winner counters with a left and a right that stings Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst dodges the punch combination from Winner .
Hazlehurst scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hazlehurst tries to bum rush Winner with a series of wild strikes but Winner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazlehurst misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hazlehurst takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Winner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hazlehurst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winner tries to bum rush Hazlehurst with a series of wild strikes but Hazlehurst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazlehurst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hazlehurst moves away from the strike by Winner .
Winner lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hazlehurst throwing a counter right hand but Winner manages to avoid it.
Hazlehurst throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hazlehurst dodges the punch combination from Winner .
Winner looks to land a combination but Hazlehurst avoids it well.
Winner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazlehurst missing with a left hand there. Winner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winner 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Winner duly obliges.
Winner tries to clinch there but Hazlehurst circles away.
Winner dodges the punch combination from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst misses the shot to the body.
Winner tries to clinch but Hazlehurst is having none of it.
Hazlehurst throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Hazlehurst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazlehurst swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst dodges the punch combination from Winner .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner slips a jab and a cross from Hazlehurst.
Winner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Winner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winner lands a jab to the nose.
Hazlehurst throws the left hand but Winner avoids the punch easily.
Winner throws a solid leg kick but Hazlehurst takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Winner .
Hazlehurst misses with a wild combination.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dah Winner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice defenses there by Winner .
Winner throws a series of strikes that have Hazlehurst backpedaling.
Hazlehurst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winner misses with the combination.
Hazlehurst was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Winner scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dah Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dah Winner !