PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Shalamanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard comes to the cage accompanied by Sweating Bullets. Shalamanov has chosen Imany - You will never know as his entrance music. Bio Hazzard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksandar Shalamanov's chin.

Hazzard
vs
Shalamanov

178 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

186 cm
26
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

1337 ANZAC

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandar Shalamanov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shalamanov closes the distance and clinches.
Shalamanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hazzard.

Hazzard breaks the clinch.
Bio Hazzard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazzard closes the distance but Shalamanov moves to the side

and Shalamanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hazzard misses with a knee strike.
Shalamanov slowing the pace effectively.
Shalamanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazzard controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazzard.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Shalamanov avoids the damage to the body.
Hazzard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shalamanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Hazzard lands an elbow just above Shalamanov 's eye.
Shalamanov leaning against his opponent.
Shalamanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Shalamanov manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazzard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Shalamanov clinches with his opponent.
Shalamanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shalamanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shalamanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalamanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Hazzard.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard looking to throw knees to the head but Shalamanov is blocking nicely.
Shalamanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hazzard trying to land knees to the body.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow.
Shalamanov is trying to push Hazzard away but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hazzard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shalamanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shalamanov has had enough of the clinch but Hazzard keeps him there for the moment.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Shalamanov fails to land.
Shalamanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shalamanov is trying to force a seperation but Hazzard has the dominant position.
Hazzard pushes off an throws an elbow but Shalamanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hazzard lands an elbow just above Shalamanov 's eye.
Shalamanov has a couple of punches blocked by Hazzard.
Hazzard trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hazzard.
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!
Shalamanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hazzard with a knee to the head.
Hazzard landing knees to the body.

Shalamanov breaks from the clinch.
Hazzard is looking to clinch.
Hazzard wants to clinch up but Shalamanov keeps it at a distance.
Hazzard is looking to clinch but Shalamanov is avoiding it.
Hazzard doesn't manage to clinch there - Shalamanov circles away.
Shalamanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shalamanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hazzard doesn't manage to clinch there - Shalamanov circles away.
Nice shot by Shalamanov.
Shalamanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hazzard throws a series of punches but Shalamanov avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard tries to clinch there but Shalamanov circles away.

Hazzard moves into range and clinches up with Shalamanov.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shalamanov avoids it.
Shalamanov blocks an elbow strike from Hazzard.
Shalamanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazzard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shalamanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shalamanov tries a body shot but Hazzard blocks it.
Shalamanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shalamanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalamanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hazzard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shalamanov.
Hazzard misses with a punch to the body.
Shalamanov tries to break the clinch but Hazzard is controlling the position.
Shalamanov managing to block the knees to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shalamanov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazzard obliges.
Shalamanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Shalamanov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shalamanov has had enough of the clinch but Hazzard keeps him there for the moment.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside.
Hazzard tries to work over Shalamanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hazzard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Shalamanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Shalamanov gets a clinch.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shalamanov managing to block the knees to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard blocks an uppercut.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard has Shalamanov pressed against the cage, preventing Shalamanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shalamanov blocks an elbow strike.
Hazzard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shalamanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hazzard trying to land knees to the body.
Hazzard missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hazzard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hazzard tries to clinch up but Shalamanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazzard closes the distance but Shalamanov moves to the side

and Shalamanov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hazzard working Shalamanov over with knees to the body.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Shalamanov avoids the damage to the body.
Hazzard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shalamanov's face.
Shalamanov stalling in the clinch.
Hazzard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shalamanov has a couple of punches blocked by Hazzard.
Nice elbow from Hazzard.
Hazzard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shalamanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage.
Shalamanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazzard fails to pull guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hazzard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hazzard throws an elbow but misses.
Shalamanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hazzard's elbow.
Shalamanov has a couple of punches blocked by Hazzard.
Shalamanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hazzard prevents a body shot from Shalamanov.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hazzard trying to land knees to the body.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hazzard blocking some punches.
Hazzard looking to slow down the pace here.
Hazzard looking to throw knees to the head but Shalamanov is blocking nicely.
Hazzard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shalamanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Shalamanov takes an elbow to the temple.
Shalamanov pushes Hazzard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shalamanov tries to break free but Hazzard pushes him back against the cage.
Shalamanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hazzard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shalamanov uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalamanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazzard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalamanov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hazzard has momentary wrist control but Shalamanov slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shalamanov scoring with some ground and pound.

Hazzard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Shalamanov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hazzard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shalamanov has managed to get both his arms back between Hazzard's legs - danger averted.

Hazzard is looking for a triangle but Shalamanov pushes his legs off easily.
Shalamanov trying to control but Hazzard is working from the bottom.
Shalamanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hazzard's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalamanov landing some decent shots from guard.
Hazzard is looking to sweep but instead, Shalamanov has passed into half guard.
Shalamanov 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.
Shalamanov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hazzard trying to control from the bottom.

Shalamanov decides to stand up.
Hazzard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shalamanov circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hazzard moves into the clinch successfully.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shalamanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shalamanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Hazzard.
Shalamanov managing to block the knees to the body from Hazzard.
Shalamanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shalamanov misses with some punches.
Hazzard trying to control the position but instead, Shalamanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hazzard into the cage.
Shalamanov is trying to force a seperation but Hazzard has the dominant position.
Hazzard trying to control the position but instead, Shalamanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hazzard into the cage.
Hazzard scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shalamanov backwards.

Hazzard pulls guard effortlessly.

Shalamanov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hazzard, up you get!

Shalamanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bio Hazzard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hazzard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hazzard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shalamanov misses with a series of wild punches.

Shalamanov moves into range and clinches up with Hazzard.
Shalamanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shalamanov is pushing Hazzard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shalamanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalamanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Shalamanov won't want to take too many of those.
Shalamanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hazzard backwards.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Hazzard pulls guard effortlessly.

Shalamanov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hazzard, up you get!
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch but Shalamanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard is looking to clinch.
Hazzard is looking to clinch.

Hazzard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shalamanov!
Hazzard working Shalamanov over with strikes here.

Hazzard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shalamanov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shalamanov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hazzard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shalamanov hang on?
Hazzard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard thowing shots but they're missing.
Hazzard controlling from mount.
Shalamanov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hazzard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shalamanov is squirming around, avoiding Hazzard's attempts to control the action.
Hazzard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hazzard thowing shots but they're missing.
Hazzard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard misses with a head shot.
Shalamanov really wants to buck Hazzard off and get back to his feet.

Hazzard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
You get the feeling that Shalamanov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bio Hazzard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hazzard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shalamanov is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hazzard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shalamanov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hazzard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Shalamanov wants to get back to his feet.
Hazzard trying to control the action but Shalamanov is working from the bottom.

Hazzard decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aleksandar Shalamanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shalamanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bio Hazzard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hazzard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bio Hazzard!
Post fight, Bio Hazzard took to the microphone: 'I would like to thank 1337 ANZAC for sponsoring me, my training camp and the fans!'.