PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsey Maslovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maslovskiy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm a man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hazzard
vs
Maslovskiy

178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexsey Maslovskiy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazzard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hazzard throws a right and a left that Maslovskiy avoids nicely.
Hazzard is looking to clinch but Maslovskiy is avoiding it.
Maslovskiy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hazzard's calf.

Maslovskiy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maslovskiy prevents Hazzard from standing back up.
Maslovskiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hazzard keeps working.
Maslovskiy is thwarting Hazzard's attempts to control the position.
Maslovskiy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maslovskiy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hazzard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maslovskiy is trying to control the action in half guard but Hazzard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hazzard trying to control but Maslovskiy postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maslovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazzard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Hazzard.

Hazzard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maslovskiy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maslovskiy wants to stand up but Hazzard is controlling him.
Hazzard trying to control but Maslovskiy is working from the bottom.
Hazzard is looking to stand up but Maslovskiy won't let him.
Maslovskiy wants to sweep here but Hazzard controlling him for the moment.

Maslovskiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hazzard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maslovskiy looks gassed!
Hazzard stays in close to Maslovskiy's body and controls the position.

Hazzard stands and steps away. Maslovskiy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maslovskiy shoots in and bounces Hazzard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hazzard is pulling down on Maslovskiy's head. It's preventing any offense from Maslovskiy, at least for the moment.

Hazzard has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maslovskiy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hazzard wants to clinch up but Maslovskiy keeps it at a distance.
Bio Hazzard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maslovskiy stuffs the takedown.
Hazzard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Maslovskiy scores with a four punch combination!
Maslovskiy throws a wild body kick that Hazzard sees coming a mile off.
Maslovskiy scores with a one two! Hazzard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maslovskiy.
Hazzard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Hazzard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazzard stopping the sweep attempt from Maslovskiy.
Maslovskiy wants to stand but Hazzard is controlling the position.
Hazzard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maslovskiy is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexsey Maslovskiy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maslovskiy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hazzard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hazzard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hazzard preventing the sweep.
Hazzard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hazzard trying to control but Maslovskiy is working from the bottom.
Maslovskiy looking for a sweep. Not yet Maslovskiy, not yet.
Hazzard advances position into side control!
The referee asks Hazzard politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hazzard prefers to stall for the moment though.
Maslovskiy is breathing heavily.
Maslovskiy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maslovskiy is not content to let Hazzard control the position.

Hazzard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hazzard wants to control but Maslovskiy is keeping him busy.
Maslovskiy is looking for a sweep.
Maslovskiy is letting Hazzard control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazzard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hazzard is looking to take a break and control but Maslovskiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hazzard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maslovskiy to his feet.
Maslovskiy shoots for a takedown but Hazzard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maslovskiy leaves Hazzard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Hazzard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maslovskiy tries to bench press Hazzard off him but Hazzard keeps the position.
Maslovskiy struggling a bit here.
Bio Hazzard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hazzard 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.
Maslovskiy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Hazzard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hazzard wants to clinch up but Maslovskiy keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hazzard misses with a combination

so Maslovskiy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maslovskiy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maslovskiy stopping the sweep attempt from Hazzard.

Maslovskiy stands up and waves to Hazzard to follow him.
Maslovskiy tries to clinch but Hazzard moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bio Hazzard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hazzard stuffs the takedown.
Maslovskiy shoots for a takedown but Hazzard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hazzard lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab lands there for Hazzard.
Hazzard fails with a takedown attempt.

Hazzard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Hazzard decides to stand and escape the position.
Hazzard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hazzard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maslovskiy was covering up waiting for the punch and Hazzard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazzard sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maslovskiy is working an open guard so Hazzard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maslovskiy tries to clinch up but Hazzard circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Hazzard or perhaps it was just good defense by Maslovskiy which made him look bad.
A nice combination there by Maslovskiy.
Hazzard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hazzard misses with a straight left.

Hazzard closes the distance and pushes Maslovskiy back into the cage.
Maslovskiy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maslovskiy prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bio Hazzard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazzard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Maslovskiy pulls guard effortlessly.
Hazzard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maslovskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maslovskiy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hazzard is one step ahead there.
Hazzard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hazzard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard wants to control from the top but Maslovskiy keeps moving.
Maslovskiy is adopting a defensive guard.
Hazzard tries to free his leg and advance position but Maslovskiy is retaining full guard.
Hazzard won't allow Maslovskiy to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hazzard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maslovskiy!
Hazzard controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hazzard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maslovskiy's face.
Hazzard is landing with some decent strikes but Maslovskiy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maslovskiy is desperately trying to improve his position but Hazzard has a good base and remains in mount.
Hazzard looking to finish Maslovskiy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maslovskiy!
Hazzard tries to control but Maslovskiy wriggling away.
Hazzard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maslovskiy is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bio Hazzard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hazzard 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bio Hazzard!