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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignatious Hashisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. The key to victory for Ignatious Hashisha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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204 cm
31
293 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
236 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ignatious Hashisha! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Bernie! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hashisha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hashisha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bernie. Bernie avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bernie slips a jab from Hashisha. Hashisha fails to land with a series of punches.
Bernie misses with an uppercut. Bernie moves in looking to clinch but Hashisha pushes him off. Hashisha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Bernie looks gassed! Bernie looks for a takedown but Hashisha sprawls well. Bernie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hashisha misses with an uppercut
and Bernie counters with a nice uppercut. Hashisha slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernie, before circling back to the center of the mat. Bernie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hashisha.
Hashisha throws a hook but Bernie blocks it. The crowd cheers as Hashisha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bernie doesn't seem phased though. Hashisha lands with a right hand. Hashisha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bernie on the side of the head. Hashisha connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hashisha scores with a body shot.
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! Hashisha tried to score with a low kick but Bernie checks it. Hashisha scores with a jab to the body. Hashisha lands a nice shot that snaps Bernie's head back.
Bernie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A big right from Bernie misses. Hashisha lands a jab to the head.
Hashisha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sloppy strikes from Hashisha. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bernie throws out a loose jab but Hashisha uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice jab there from Hashisha. Hashisha jabs at Bernie's body. Hashisha throws a body punch but Bernie moves out of range. Good standup being displayed there by Hashisha as he connects with a hook. Hashisha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Hashisha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Horrible takedown by Bernie or perhaps it was just good defense by Hashisha which made him look bad. Ignatious Hashisha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bernie. Hashisha works Bernie's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big right from Hashisha misses. Hashisha scores with a jab to the jaw. A slow jab from Hashisha misses its intended target. Hashisha is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The fight stays on the outside here - Bernie looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bernie thows a body shot but no joy. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A leg kick checked by Bernie. Hashisha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashisha swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignatious Hashisha dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bernie fails with a takedown attempt. Hashisha misses with a series of wild punches.
Bernie catches Hashisha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hashisha jabbing away but nothing is landing. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hashisha throws a one two combo.
It looks like Bryan Bernie has been cut. Hashisha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bernie shoots for a takedown but Hashisha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Hashisha gets caught napping as Bernie dives in and scores a takedown. Hashisha manages to retain guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Bernie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hashisha swivels though and keeps the full guard. Bernie trying to control but Hashisha is working from the bottom. Bernie throws a big elbow that misses. Hashisha will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hashisha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Bernie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hashisha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Bernie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Hashisha misses with a two punch combination.
Hashisha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bernie checks it well. Bernie fails with a takedown attempt. Ignatious Hashisha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bernie. Hashisha ducks under a wild hook from Bernie.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bernie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hashisha. Hashisha throws a hook to the side of Bernie's head but Bernie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ignatious Hashisha is winning the standup battle so far. Hashisha jabs Bernie to the body, keeping him at a distance. Hashisha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bernie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Bernie walks into a left hand. The crowd cheers as Hashisha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bernie doesn't seem phased though. Ignatious Hashisha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bernie wants to clinch. Bernie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hashisha.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hashisha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hashisha throws a combination that misses and Bernie moves into the clinch. Hashisha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hashisha is pressed up against the cage. Bernie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hashisha down to the mat. Hashisha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Hashisha jabs Bernie right on the nose. Bernie blinks but takes it well. Ignatious Hashisha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hashisha lands a jab to Bernie's midsection. Bernie wants to slow Hashisha down by chopping away at his legs. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignatious Hashisha dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Bryan Bernie's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice body punch from Hashisha. Hashisha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hashisha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Nice jab there from Hashisha. Hashisha misses with a low kick. Hashisha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bernie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Hashisha misses with a body punch
and Bernie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Bernie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hashisha's efforts to push away. Bernie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hashisha to keep the fight standing. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bernie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hashisha after a bit of a struggle. Stalling in the clinch from Hashisha.
Hashisha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bernie has Hashisha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hashisha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Ignatious Hashisha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bernie. The referee is keeping an eye on Hashisha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bernie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bernie missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Bryan Bernie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bernie is looking to advance position but Hashisha won't allow it. Hashisha is looking for a sweep. Bernie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Bernie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bernie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hashisha's head. Bernie passes to full mount! Bernie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Bernie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hashisha is in a horrible position here. Bernie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bernie looking to secure an arm triangle but Hashisha defends it well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bernie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hashisha is looking to escape. Hashisha avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bernie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bernie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hashisha looks a forlorn figure.
Bernie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Hashisha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hashisha tries to get out of the position. A nice elbow there by Bernie. Bernie unloads with some shots from mount but Hashisha bucks and avoids them well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A nice elbow there by Bernie. Hashisha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bernie on the ground. Bernie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Bryan Bernie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Hashisha 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignatious Hashisha! In his post fight interview, Ignatious Hashisha started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
47% |
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