PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukobach Hasmal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brott comes to the cage accompanied by So What. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brott
vs
Hasmal

191 cm
34
219 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

194 cm
29
217 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sluggo Brott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ukobach Hasmal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hasmal. Brott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brott misses with an uppercut
and Hasmal counters with a three punch combo that has Brott backing up. Brott nods at Hasmal to acknowledge the strikes.
Brott misses with a takedown attempt - Hasmal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hasmal defending well as Brott loads up on a big left hand.

Brott 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.
Hasmal keeping moving, preventing Brott from controlling successfully.
Brott throws a big right hand that misses.
Brott postures up in Hasmal's guard and throws a big left but Hasmal blocks it.
Hasmal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hasmal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hasmal looking to control but Brott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brott working to try and regain half guard.
Hasmal wants to take his opponent's back but Brott doesn't allow it.
Brott is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott is working hard here to advance position.
Brott tries to hold on but Hasmal postures up.
Brott prevents Hasmal from taking his back.
Hasmal wants to stand but Brott is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Brott is looking to get to half guard.
Hasmal looking to control but Brott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott is looking to improve his position but Hasmal isn't that keen on the idea.
Brott wants to hold on but Hasmal pushes him away.
Brott is working to get back to half guard.

Hasmal stands up from mount. Strange move.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brott.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hasmal.
Brott misses with a left hand
and Hasmal counters with an inside leg kick.
Brott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hasmal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hasmal tries to move into range but Brott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Hasmal. Those never looked like landing.
Brott defending well as Hasmal loads up on a big left hand.
Brott avoids the head kick by Hasmal.
A head kick misses from Hasmal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hasmal.
A jab from Brott does it's job there.
Hasmal wants to clinch up but Brott keeps it at a distance.
Brott misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Brott.
Brott fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasmal throws a head kick but Brott moves out of range.
Hasmal misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ukobach Hasmal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hasmal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hasmal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brott feints and then cracks Hasmal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hasmal down.
Hasmal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Hasmal misses.
Brott looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasmal is just out of range.
No joy there for Hasmal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hasmal.
Hasmal lands with a nice body punch.
Hasmal throws a low kick but Brott moves out of range easily.
Brott throws a head kick that misses.
Brott misses with a leg kick
and Hasmal counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Brott misses.
Brott throws an overhand right that lands on Hasmal's shoulder, as Hasmal tries to avoid the shot.
Hasmal throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hasmal checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hasmal.
A swing and a miss from Brott.
Nice takedown defense from Hasmal. No joy for Brott on that attempt.
Hasmal jabs Brott right on the nose. Brott blinks but takes it well.
Brott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hasmal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hasmal stuffs the takedown attempt from Brott. Brott gets slowly back to his feet.
Brott ducks right into an uppercut from Hasmal.
Hasmal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasmal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hasmal connects with an inside leg kick.
Brott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hasmal can pounce on him.
Brott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hasmal.
Hasmal throws a sloppy head kick and Brott moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hasmal swings for the body but Brott moves out of range.
Brott ducks right into an uppercut from Hasmal.
Hasmal takes a swing at Brott's ribcage but misses.
Hasmal catches Brott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hasmal. That's going to slow Brott down.
Brott checks a leg kick.
Hasmal digs a good body shot into Brott's ribs.
Hasmal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hasmal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brott's sensitive parts.

Brott gets tackled into the cage by Hasmal. Hasmal maintains the clinch.
Brott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hasmal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sluggo Brott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hasmal lands a good knee to the midsection. Brott won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Hasmal to work.
Knees to the body from Hasmal.
Hasmal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hasmal lands a damaging elbow.
Hasmal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hasmal can't find room to land a body shot as Brott controls the action.
Brott can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hasmal.
Hasmal misses with some punches.
Brott lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hasmal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hasmal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hasmal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brott doesn't seem bothered though.
Hasmal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Brott.
Hasmal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brott throws out the jab.
Hasmal lands with a kick to the temple. Brott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hasmal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brott.
Brott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Hasmal.
Brott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hasmal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hasmal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brott.
Hasmal blocks a jab.
Brott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hasmal.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hasmal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukobach Hasmal 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!

Brott checks the leg kick.
Brott misses with the body kick
and Hasmal counters with a body kick that stops Brott in his tracks momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hasmal.
Hasmal cracks Brott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hasmal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hasmal feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Brott crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ukobach Hasmal!
Our winner, Ukobach Hasmal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.