PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redwhite Hool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Hetfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hetfield
vs
Hool

180 cm
20
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Bruce Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Redwhite Hool!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hetfield gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hool to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hetfield striking off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hool looking to pass the guard.
Hool missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hool is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hool stops Hetfield from standing up.
Hool trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hool landing with the ground and pound.
Hool postures up in Hetfield's guard and throws a big left but Hetfield blocks it.
Hool must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hool scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hool is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hool tries to free his leg and advance position but Hetfield is retaining full guard.
Hool landing some decent shots from guard.
Hool throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield wants to stand but Hool is controlling the position.
Hool working some strikes from top position.
Hool working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hool distracts Hetfield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hool is working Hetfield over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hool throws a big right hand that misses.
Hool is in close to Hetfield's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hool's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hool is in close to Hetfield's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hool throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hetfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hetfield is breathing heavily.
Hool trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hool connects with a couple of short punches.
Hool advances position into side control!
Hool is putting a hurting on Hetfield here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hool landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hool working the ground and pound.
Hetfield on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hool landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hool working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hool grinds an elbow into Hetfield's temple.
Check out the look on Hool's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hetfield taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hool scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hetfield to see if he's OK.
Hool working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Hool's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hool lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hool works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hool cracks Hetfield with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hool is putting a hurting on Hetfield here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hool is working Hetfield over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hool working the ground and pound from side control.
Hool scoring with punches and elbows.
Hool working the ground and pound.
Hool working the head and body with strikes.
Hool working the body and head with strikes.
Hetfield struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Hool's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hool scoring with punches from side control.
Hool is chipping away with strikes.
Hool scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hool working the ground and pound.
Hetfield tries to improve position but can't.
Hetfield is trying to control Hool's posture but Hool avoids it.
Check out the look on Hool's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hetfield taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hool is putting a hurting on Hetfield here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hool lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hool is putting a hurting on Hetfield here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hool cracks Hetfield with a big right hand but Hetfield just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hetfield takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hool is working Hetfield over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hool feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hool is working Hetfield over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hool trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hool throws and elbow that misses. Hetfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hool's guard. Nice move by Hetfield!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hool can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hool not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hool is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hool is looking to advance position but Hetfield won't allow it.
Hetfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Hool there.
Hetfield taking some punishment here, with Hool in his half guard.
Hool lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hool sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hetfield defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hool lands a nice short elbow.
Hool tries to pass to full mount but Hetfield defends it.
Hool not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hetfield wants to control but Hool is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hetfield has hold of Hool's hands but Hool slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hool lands a nice short elbow.
Hool working Hetfield over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hool lands a nice short elbow.
Hool is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hetfield wants to control but Hool is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hool is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hool scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hool lands a nice short elbow.
Hool scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hool is thwarting Hetfield's attempts to control the position.
Hetfield is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Hool there.
Hetfield has hold of Hool's hands but Hool slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hool passes to full mount!
Hool lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hool scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hetfield?
Hetfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hool lands a big shot there that rocks Hetfield but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hetfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Hool scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hetfield?
Hetfield in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hool is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hool scoring with strikes but Hetfield is staying in there.
The referee warns Hetfield that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hool working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hetfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hetfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Redwhite Hool has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hetfield takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hool unloading with bombs!
Hool looking to finish Hetfield with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hetfield!
Hool landing strikes from the mount and Hetfield is in trouble!
Hool working the ground and pound effectively.
Hetfield is in a horrible position here. Hool smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hool with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Redwhite Hool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hetfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Hool shoots in and gets a takedown into Hetfield's guard.
Hool is in close to Hetfield's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hetfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hool is controlling him.
Hool scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hool passes Hetfield's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hool working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hool is nestled in close to Hetfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hool lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Hool there.
Hool lands strikes from half guard.
Hool slips a nice elbow through Hetfield's hands, connecting with Hetfield's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hool there.
Hetfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hool is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hool lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hetfield trying to control but Hool postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hool lands a nice short elbow.
Hool working the head and body with strikes.
Hool working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hool looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hetfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hool slips a nice elbow through Hetfield's hands, connecting with Hetfield's forehead.
Hetfield trying to control from the bottom.
Hool winds up and cracks Hetfield with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hool lands strikes from half guard.
Hool has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hetfield is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hool scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hetfield tries to get to full guard but Hool has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hetfield manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hool lands a couple of elbows.
Hetfield has momentary wrist control but Hool slips an elbow through the middle.
Hool wants to pass the guard but Hetfield is keeping the position.
Hool is looking to work some ground and pound but Hetfield has wrist control.
Hool postures up and lands a big shot to Hetfield's brow.
Hool trying to move into half guard but instead Hetfield has managed to sweep!
Hetfield would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield preventing the sweep.
Hool pulls Hetfield in close to prevent any damage.
Hetfield wants to pass the guard but Hool is keeping the position.
Hool wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hetfield is looking to stand up but Hool won't let him.

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

Hool closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hool working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hetfield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hetfield is trying to stand back up but Hool is controlling him
Hetfield trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Hool there.
Hetfield wants to control but Hool is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hool lands a nice short elbow.
Hool scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Hetfield actively working from the bottom here.
Bruce Hetfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hetfield looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Redwhite Hool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hool winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Redwhite Hool!