PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Lauzon (ranked 1597 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Misha Hasselhoff (ranked 221 p4p, 255 weight class). Lauzon comes to the cage accompanied by Vitamin R (Leading Us Along) by Chevelle. Misha Hasselhoff will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lauzon
vs
Hasselhoff

186 cm
22
220
7 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
213
3 - 4 - 0

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Solid boxing
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World class MT
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FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beau Lauzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Misha Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hasselhoff throws out a counter right but Lauzon avoids it with no problem.
Hasselhoff throws a big shot that misses.

Lauzon closes the distance and clinches.
Lauzon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hasselhoff or not.
The referee calls for Lauzon to work.
A body shot lands from Lauzon.
Hasselhoff looks winded!
Lauzon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hasselhoff backwards.
Lauzon misses with some punches.
Hasselhoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lauzon takes a shot to the head.
Lauzon blocking some punches.
Hasselhoff blocking some punches.
A short left from Hasselhoff.
Lauzon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hasselhoff pushes Lauzon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lauzon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lauzon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasselhoff blocks a body shot from Lauzon.
Lauzon blocking some punches.
Hasselhoff misses with the head strike.
Hasselhoff struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauzon controls his hands.
Hasselhoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lauzon.
Hasselhoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lauzon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hasselhoff regains guard.
Lauzon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lauzon trying to control but Hasselhoff is working from the bottom.
Lauzon wants to pass the guard but Hasselhoff is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauzon wants to control from the top but Hasselhoff keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hasselhoff keeping full guard, as Lauzon tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Misha Hasselhoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasselhoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzon.
Hasselhoff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hasselhoff loads up on a big right hand but Lauzon slips the punch.
Lauzon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lauzon throws a looping overhand right but Hasselhoff ducks down to avoid it.
Hasselhoff tries to clinch up.

Lauzon takes the fight into the clinch.
Hasselhoff working aggressively here.
Hasselhoff misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauzon controls his hands.
Hasselhoff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hasselhoff throws a head punch that misses.
Hasselhoff tries to work over Lauzon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lauzon is stalling here.
Hasselhoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hasselhoff lands a body shot.
Hasselhoff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lauzon takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lauzon.
Hasselhoff misses with a punch to the body.
Lauzon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lauzon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hasselhoff wants to clinch up but Lauzon keeps it at a distance.
Hasselhoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Lauzon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hasselhoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hasselhoff has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lauzon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hasselhoff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Misha Hasselhoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Hasselhoff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lauzon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hasselhoff defending well as Lauzon loads up on a big left hand.
Lauzon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hasselhoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lauzon.
Lauzon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lauzon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hasselhoff can pounce on him.
Hasselhoff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lauzon checks the leg kick.
Hasselhoff lands a jab to Lauzon's midsection.
Hasselhoff swings for the body but Lauzon moves out of range.
Lauzon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hasselhoff swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Hasselhoff misses.
Hasselhoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hasselhoff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lauzon.
A punch lands to the side of Hasselhoff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lauzon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hasselhoff but Hasselhoff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Misha Hasselhoff will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hasselhoff takes a swing at Lauzon's ribcage but misses.
Hasselhoff swinging wildly here.
Hasselhoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hasselhoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lauzon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lauzon tries to counter by clinching up but Hasselhoff breaks away and moves out of range.

Lauzon clinches.
Hasselhoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lauzon.
Hasselhoff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lauzon backwards.
Hasselhoff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lauzon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauzon misses with a body punch.
Misha Hasselhoff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lauzon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hasselhoff.
Lauzon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hasselhoff backwards.
Hasselhoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lauzon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hasselhoff is breathing heavily.

Lauzon tightens his grip and picks Hasselhoff up, before dumping him to the ground. Hasselhoff manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon advances position into side control!
Lauzon controls the position.

Lauzon tries for a kimura but Hasselhoff is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hasselhoff prevents Lauzon from moving into mount.
A control attempt from Hasselhoff but he's now mounted!

Lauzon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hasselhoff manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lauzon is looking to take a break and control but Hasselhoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lauzon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lauzon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Lauzon is trying to get an arm triangle but Hasselhoff is defending well.
Beau Lauzon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hasselhoff can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lauzon is looking to take a break and control but Hasselhoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beau Lauzon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hasselhoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hasselhoff misses with a body shot.
Hasselhoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lauzon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lauzon misses with a low kick.
Hasselhoff connects with a leg kick.

Hasselhoff moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Hasselhoff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lauzon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hasselhoff tries a body shot but Lauzon blocks it.
Lauzon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hasselhoff scores with a shoulder strike.
Hasselhoff struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauzon controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauzon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hasselhoff tries to work over Lauzon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Lauzon.
Hasselhoff blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lauzon lands a left hand.
Hasselhoff scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lauzon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff misses with a punch on the inside.

Lauzon breaks from the clinch.
Hasselhoff cracks Lauzon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lauzon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Lauzon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lauzon prevents Hasselhoff from improving his position.
Hasselhoff is not content to let Lauzon control the position.
Lauzon controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon prevents Hasselhoff from improving his position.
Hasselhoff wants to control but Lauzon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lauzon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hasselhoff defends it well.
Lauzon is keen to just control but Hasselhoff is a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lauzon tries for a takedown but Hasselhoff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Hasselhoff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hasselhoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Lauzon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hasselhoff's half guard.
Hasselhoff wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lauzon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hasselhoff is trying to maintain the position but Lauzon is very close to passing his half guard.
Hasselhoff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lauzon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hasselhoff is not content to let Lauzon control the position.
Lauzon is really struggling to control Hasselhoff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Still in half guard, Lauzon seems content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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 Beau Lauzon.
I think Lauzon 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Beau Lauzon!
Beau Lauzon thanked the fans post fight for their support.