PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Hazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snook Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazuki's entrance music is Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. A fine choice. Jersey has chosen Fist pumpin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hazuki
vs
Jersey

189 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryo Hazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snook Jersey!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooooh!!! Hazuki has knocked Jersey down with a huge combo! Hazuki steps away and waves a wobbly Jersey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Snook Jersey has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazuki throws the left hand but Jersey avoids the punch easily.
Jersey ducks under a wild hook from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a body shot.
Jersey shoots in looking for a takedown but Hazuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jersey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hazuki misses with a straight right.
Jersey slips under a jab from Hazuki.

Jersey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jersey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hazuki wants to control but Jersey postures up.
Hazuki parries the strikes from Jersey easily there. Jersey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hazuki to escape.
Hazuki gets back to half guard.
Jersey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jersey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jersey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jersey 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.
Jersey throwing shots but Hazuki is blocking nicely.
Jersey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jersey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jersey thows a huge punch but Hazuki dodges it nicely.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jersey.
Jersey thows a huge punch but Hazuki dodges it nicely.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jersey.
Hazuki is looking to improve his position.
Jersey working over Hazuki with some ground and pound. Hazuki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hazuki is trying to stand up here but Jersey is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jersey.
Jersey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jersey.
Jersey 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jersey drops an elbow to the side of Hazuki's head.
Jersey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jersey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jersey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hazuki defending well though.
Jersey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jersey winds up and cracks Hazuki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jersey with the ground and pound but Hazuki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hazuki is breathing heavily.
Hazuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jersey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jersey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jersey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jersey postures up in Hazuki's guard and throws a big left but Hazuki blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jersey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hazuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jersey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jersey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jersey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jersey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jersey throws a big elbow that misses.
Jersey postures up in Hazuki's guard and throws a big left but Hazuki blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jersey postures up in Hazuki's guard and throws a big left but Hazuki blocks it.
Jersey stands up over Hazuki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jersey postures up in Hazuki's guard and throws a big left but Hazuki blocks it.
Hazuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jersey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jersey is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazuki has wrist control.
Jersey throws a big elbow that misses.
Jersey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jersey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazuki has momentary wrist control but Jersey slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jersey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jersey is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazuki has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snook Jersey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snook Jersey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jersey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jersey throws an overhand right that lands on Hazuki's shoulder, as Hazuki tries to avoid the shot.

Jersey drives through and clinches with Hazuki against the cage.
Jersey is trying to break the clinch but Hazuki is controlling him.
Jersey wants to break free but Hazuki has control.
Jersey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.

Hazuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jersey misses with a double jab.
Hazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Jersey moves out of range easily.
Hazuki stuns Jersey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jersey misses with a straight right.
Jersey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jersey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jersey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Snook Jersey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jersey moves away from the strike by Hazuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Jersey moves out of range easily.
Hazuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jersey manages to avoid it.
Jersey throws a right hand that Hazuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hazuki also avoids with ease.
Ryo Hazuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jersey takes one to the side of the head.
Jersey swinging wildly here.

Jersey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jersey working Hazuki over with strikes.
Jersey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jersey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hazuki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jersey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jersey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jersey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jersey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hazuki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jersey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jersey thows a huge punch but Hazuki dodges it nicely.
Jersey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jersey misses with a head shot. Hazuki uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jersey throws a strike but Hazuki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Jersey pushes Hazuki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jersey misses with a hook.
Jersey throws a series of punches but Hazuki moves out of range.
Jersey looks to land a combination but Hazuki avoids it well.
Hazuki staying out of range there.
Jersey moves out of range as Hazuki strikes.
Hazuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hazuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hazuki scores with a nice head shot.
Jersey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Hazuki.
Ryo Hazuki is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jersey throws a shot from downtown. Hazuki moves away and avoids it.
Hazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jersey.
Jersey misses with a takedown
and Hazuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jersey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jersey fails to land with a series of punches.
Jersey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jersey blocks a head kick by Hazuki.

Jersey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hazuki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jersey distracts Hazuki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jersey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jersey throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snook Jersey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Snook Jersey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hazuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hazuki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jersey.
Jersey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snook Jersey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazuki avoids the body shot from Jersey.
Jersey has a takedown stuffed.
Jersey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jersey throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hazuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Jersey shoots in looking for a takedown but Hazuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jersey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jersey misses with the combination.
Jersey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jersey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazuki misses the shot to the body.
Jersey looks to land a left hand but Hazuki moved out of range nicely.
Jersey shoots in and drives through. Hazuki sprawls well.
Ryo Hazuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snook Jersey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazuki slips a straight right by Jersey.
A lazy left from Hazuki finds it's target.
Hazuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jersey at a distance.
Jersey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jersey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jersey tries to clinch up.
Jersey tries to bum rush Hazuki with a series of wild strikes but Hazuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazuki misses with a head kick.
Hazuki throws a hook but Jersey avoids it easily.
Hazuki walks into a stiff left hand from Jersey.
Jersey misses with the combination.
Hazuki connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Jersey.
Hazuki looks to land a left hand but Jersey moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Hazuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jersey.
Jersey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hazuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Jersey throws a shot from downtown. Hazuki moves away and avoids it.
Jersey shoots in for a takedown but Hazuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Hazuki.
Good standup being displayed there by Hazuki as he connects with a hook.
Jersey misses with a hook. Hazuki ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hazuki.
A head kick misses from Hazuki.
Hazuki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hazuki dodges the punch combination from Jersey.
Hazuki throws a body punch but Jersey moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hazuki.
Hazuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jersey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jersey.
Hazuki tests Jersey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jersey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Hazuki misses its intended target.
Hazuki clobbers Jersey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jersey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jersey takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jersey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hazuki tries to avoid it but Jersey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hazuki to the ground. Hazuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hazuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Jersey is just out of range.
Jersey slips under a jab.
No joy there for Jersey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jersey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazuki.
Jersey shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hazuki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hazuki blocks a jab.
Jersey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hazuki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazuki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryo Hazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jersey.
Snook Jersey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hazuki misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Hazuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jersey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snook Jersey!
Post fight, Snook Jersey took to the microphone: 'I'm going to jersey shore bitch !'.