PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Hasina Wazed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wazed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mercedes Sosa - Como la Cigarra. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hasina Wazed
vs
Menzies

176 cm
24
141 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Menzies!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazed jabs Menzies right on the nose. Menzies blinks but takes it well.

Wazed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Menzies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Menzies is trying to control the position but Wazed postures up.
Wazed not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Menzies looking to control but Wazed passes into half guard.
Menzies is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies is trying to control but can't.
Wazed not doing much here.
Wazed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wazed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Menzies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wazed momentarily.
Wazed misses with an uppercut. Menzies saw that one coming.
Wazed swings for the body but Menzies moves out of range.
Wazed fails with a takedown attempt.
Wazed misses with a body shot.
Wazed slips a jab from Menzies.
Wazed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Menzies sprawls well. Menzies wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wazed gets slowly back to his feet.
Wazed throws a looping overhand right but Menzies ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed throws a hook but Menzies blocks it.
Wazed dives in and grabs Menzies's left leg, looking for a takedown. Menzies pushes down on Wazed's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheikh Hasina Wazed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menzies lands an overhand right.
Menzies shoots in looking for a takedown. Wazed tries to sprawl out of it but Menzies keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wazed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Menzies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wazed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Menzies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wazed looks to land a right hand but Menzies moved out of range.

Wazed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Menzies trying to keep a closed guard but Wazed is proving a slippery customer.
Menzies is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazed not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wazed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wazed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Menzies.
Wazed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wazed misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheikh Hasina Wazed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wazed bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Wazed politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wazed prefers to stall for the moment though.
Menzies looking for a sweep but Wazed has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wazed raining down hammerfists from mount.
Menzies is trying desperately to improve position.
Wazed controlling from mount.
Wazed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed content just to control the position here.
Wazed prevents Menzies from getting the reversal.
Wazed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wazed working Menzies over with strikes here.
Menzies tries to hold on but Wazed pushes him away.
Menzies keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wazed lands a heavy elbow.
Wazed controlling the position easily from mount.
Menzies really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Menzies really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wazed lands with some strikes.
Menzies is working to get back to half guard.
Wazed controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Menzies wants to control but Wazed is having none of it.
Wazed controlling the pace for now.
Menzies is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wazed looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menzies is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wazed controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wazed. Menzies does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheikh Hasina Wazed dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Wazed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wazed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Menzies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Wazed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wazed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Menzies tries to get to full guard but Wazed has control of the leg.
Menzies wants to control but Wazed is keeping busy.
Wazed controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wazed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Menzies as he avoids it easily.

Menzies gets caught napping as Wazed dives in and scores a takedown. Menzies manages to retain guard.
Wazed controlling from the top position.
Wazed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Menzies for as long as he can get away with.
Wazed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Menzies trying to keep a closed guard but Wazed is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menzies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wazed controls the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wazed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menzies misses with a lunging right hand
and Wazed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Wazed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wazed trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sheikh Hasina Wazed just wasn't active enough.
Wazed looks to land a right hand but Menzies moved out of range.
Menzies thows a body shot but no joy.
Wazed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wazed shoots for a double leg takedown but Menzies sprawls well. He's pushed Wazed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Menzies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wazed circles away quickly and effectively.
Wazed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Menzies defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheikh Hasina Wazed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menzies cracks Wazed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wazed scores with a nice strike.
Wazed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Menzies.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Menzies - just one landing.

Wazed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Steve Menzies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheikh Hasina Wazed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wazed slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sheikh Hasina Wazed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wazed 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheikh Hasina Wazed!