PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aflatun Hasanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JesseJames Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aflatun Hasanov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JesseJames Bashor's chin.

Hasanov
vs
Bashor

170 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
171 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aflatun Hasanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JesseJames Bashor!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor doesn't manage to clinch there - Hasanov circles away.
A jab from Bashor does it's job there.
Bashor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hasanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Hasanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Bashor misses.
Hasanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bashor.
Bashor tries to clinch up but Hasanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hasanov with a poor takedown
and Bashor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hasanov closes the distance and clinches up with Bashor, looking for a takedown. Hasanov pushes Bashor against the cage but Bashor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aflatun Hasanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bashor misses the jab.
Hasanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Bashor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hasanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Bashor lands with a hook. Hasanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Bashor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hasanov.
A combination from Bashor does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashor.
Bashor tries to clinch up.
Bashor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bashor tries to close the distance and clinch but Hasanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bashor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hasanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Hasanov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bashor defends it nicely.

Hasanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bashor tries to buck Hasanov off but Hasanov is having none of it.
Hasanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bashor keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Hasanov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasanov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bashor's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hasanov tries to move to full mount but Bashor actually manages to regain half guard.
Hasanov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hasanov lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hasanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bashor is trying to stand up here but Hasanov is controlling him well.
We've been hearing that Hasanov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasanov is trying to work for a kimura but Bashor is defending well.
Hasanov winds up and cracks Bashor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hasanov looks to land a strike but Bashor avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bashor has momentary wrist control but Hasanov slips an elbow through the middle.
Hasanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bashor has wrist control.
Hasanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bashor is retaining full guard.
Hasanov throws a strike but Bashor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hasanov 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.
Hasanov has Bashor pulled in close to control his posture.
Bashor stopping the sweep attempt from Hasanov.
Hasanov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hasanov being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasanov wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aflatun Hasanov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hasanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bashor is fending him off so far but Hasanov persists. Nope, Bashor circles away and we're back to standing.
Hasanov misses the shot to the body.
Bashor fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bashor rushes Hasanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bashor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bashor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hasanov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bashor to keep the fight standing.
Bashor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hasanov's defenses.
Bashor avoiding damage.
Bashor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hasanov backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor just leaning against Hasanov, taking a breather.
Bashor receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by JesseJames Bashor.
Hasanov shoots in for a takedown but Bashor shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aflatun Hasanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bashor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bashor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hasanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Bashor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The referee calls for Bashor to work.
Bashor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bashor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bashor missing with knees to the body.
Bashor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by JesseJames Bashor.
Bashor lands a glancing blow to the side of Hasanov's head.
Hasanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bashor sprawls well. Bashor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hasanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hasanov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hasanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bashor defending well though.
Hasanov is pressing down on Bashor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bashor is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasanov trying to control from half guard but Bashor is working away.
Bashor is looking for a sweep. Hasanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hasanov trying to control from half guard but Bashor is working away.
Bashor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hasanov.
Hasanov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bashor wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov misses with a head shot.
Bashor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Aflatun Hasanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hasanov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bashor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hasanov controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hasanov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Bashor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hasanov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bashor hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aflatun Hasanov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Hasanov.
Bashor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hasanov moves away.

Hasanov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bashor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bashor defending against the ground and pound.
Bashor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hasanov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bashor to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Bashor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hasanov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hasanov in side control, throwing shots but Bashor defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasanov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bashor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hasanov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bashor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hasanov lands some shots froms side control.
Hasanov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bashor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hasanov.
Hasanov lands a few punches from side control.
Hasanov trying to control the position but Bashor is working away.
Bashor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bashor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hasanov.
JesseJames Bashor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov throwing shots but Bashor is blocking nicely.
Bashor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasanov trying to mount his opponent but Bashor defends it.
Hasanov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bashor to regain full guard.
Hasanov lands a couple of elbows.
Hasanov trying to control but Bashor is working from the bottom.
Bashor trying to keep a closed guard but Hasanov is proving a slippery customer.
Hasanov landing with the ground and pound.
Hasanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov throwing strikes but missing.
Hasanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hasanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bashor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hasanov.
Bashor keeping moving, preventing Hasanov from controlling successfully.
Hasanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bashor trying to control the position here.
Bashor keeping moving, preventing Hasanov from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bashor is retaining full guard.
Aflatun Hasanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bashor keeping moving, preventing Hasanov from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Bashor. No joy for Hasanov on that attempt.
JesseJames Bashor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bashor looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasanov is just out of range.
Bashor missing with a left hand there. Hasanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashor tries to clinch but Hasanov moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasanov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aflatun Hasanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hasanov shoots in looking for a takedown but Bashor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hasanov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aflatun Hasanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hasanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aflatun Hasanov!
Aflatun Hasanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.