PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Kan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Another Way To Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kan
vs
Hastings

188 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ja Kan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Austin Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kan.
Hastings tries for a takedown but Kan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hastings throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kan counters with a good low kick that Hastings was not able to check.
Hastings thows a leg kick but Kan checks it
enabling Kan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hastings misses the body punch
and Kan counters with a head kick.
Kan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kan connects with a high kick.
Hastings shoots for a takedown but Kan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kan.
Kan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hastings's calf.
Kan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hastings.
Kan scores with a shot to the body.
Kan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hastings tries for a takedown but Kan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ja Kan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Hastings.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kan. That's going to slow Hastings down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hastings.
Hastings has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kan finds it's way round the side to connect with Hastings's head.
Kan dips to his left and cracks Hastings with an uppercut!
Kan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kan throws a combination. Hastings tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hastings closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kan circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kan.
Austin Hastings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hastings misses with a combination
and Kan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hastings looks gassed!
Kan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kan throws a series of strikes that have Hastings backpedaling.
Kan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hastings throws a combination that misses
and Kan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hastings thinking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kan.
Hastings has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hastings there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A right-left combo lands from Kan.
Kan thumps Hastings with a low kick.
Kan throws a nice head kick!
Kan stalks Hastings and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hastings's face. Hastings staggers backwards, shaken.
Hastings looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kan is fending him off so far but Hastings persists. Nope, Kan circles away and we're back to standing.
Kan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kan throws a combination. Hastings tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kan can pounce on him.
Kan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ja Kan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kan scores with a one two! Hastings had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hastings has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kan.
Hastings looks to throw the jab but Kan is out of range.
Kan lands a head kick!
Kan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hastings changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kan tries to avoid it but Hastings manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kan to the ground. Kan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hastings on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kan. Kan obviously looking to wear him down.
Kan dips to his left and cracks Hastings with an uppercut!
A left and a right from Kan both land. Nice combination.
Kan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hastings moves forwards but Kan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Kan.
Kan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Hastings changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hastings has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hastings looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kan is avoiding damage well.
Hastings working the ground and pound but Kan is defending the strikes.
Hastings is looking to take a break and control but Kan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kan wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hastings tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kan's legs.
Kan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hastings wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice combination there by Kan.
Good leg kick by Kan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ja Kan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kan scores with a leg kick.
Kan lands a high kick!
Kan scores with a head kick.
Kan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hastings tries to clinch but Kan moves out of range.
Kan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hastings tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kan throws a series of strikes that have Hastings backpedaling.
Kan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hastings fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kan avoids it really well and circles away.
Kan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hastings. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kan defends it nicely.
Hastings has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hastings misses with a leg kick
and Kan counters with a two punch combo.
Hastings is breathing heavily.
Kan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kan scores with a four punch combination!
Kan is looking to wear down Hastings with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hastings fails with a takedown attempt.
Ja Kan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Hastings.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kan.
Kan scores with a leg kick.
Kan lands an overhand right.
Hastings takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kan.
Kan scores with a leg kick.
Hastings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hastings takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kan thows a body kick. Hastings tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hastings fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kan lands with a nice combination. Hastings backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kan.
Kan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kan lands a glancing blow to the side of Hastings's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kan!
Kan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kan.
Hastings is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kan.
Hastings takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kan lands a jab-cross combination.
Kan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kan duly obliges.
Kan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hastings throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kan scores with a four punch combination!
Kan stalks Hastings and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hastings's face. Hastings staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hastings's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hastings takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hastings throws a jab when Kan was well out of range.
Ja Kan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kan, right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kan.
Hastings shoots in for a takedown but Kan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kan.
Hastings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ja Kan is winning the standup battle so far.
Hastings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kan counters with a three punch combo that has Hastings backing up. Hastings nods at Kan to acknowledge the strikes.
Kan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danga de danga de dang - Kan scores with a four punch combination!
Kan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kan lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hastings on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kan. Kan obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kan.
Kan scores with a shot to the body.
Kan looks to land a combination. Hastings sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kan lands with a slapping head kick.
Kan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kan duly obliges.
Kan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kan.
Kan throws a one two combo.
Kan works over Hastings's head and body with a nice combination.
Hastings fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kan. That's going to slow Hastings down.
Hastings fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kan avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ja Kan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kan, right into the meat.

Hastings shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kan tries to hold on but Hastings pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kan is bucking up trying to escape but Hastings cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hastings looking to finish Kan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kan!
Kan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hastings.
Hastings throws some wild stikes that Kan manages to avoid easily.
Hastings has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hastings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kan is desperately trying to improve his position but Hastings has a good base and remains in mount.
Kan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kan is trying to escape the mount.
Hastings putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hastings lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kan hang on?
Kan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hastings is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hastings throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kan because Hastings loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hastings looking to control but Kan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hastings throws some wild stikes that Kan manages to avoid easily.
Hastings wants to control the pace but Kan is squirming around nicely.
Hastings thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hastings looking to control but Kan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hastings trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hastings throwing strikes here but Kan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kan is trying to stand up.

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.
Poor strikes thrown by Hastings there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hastings on the ground.
Hastings working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hastings lands a nice shot to the head.
Hastings with shots to the head and body - Kan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hastings thowing shots but they're missing.

Hastings working for a submission but Kan is keeping him at bay.
Austin Hastings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hastings throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Hastings comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kan 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ja Kan!