PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki The Cash (ranked 1977 p4p, 256 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 1547 p4p, 208 weight class). Hazlehurst has chosen Queen - One Vision as his entrance music. Daniel Hazlehurst has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Cash
vs
Hazlehurst

188 cm
28
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
28
202 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

FF Gear

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jyrki The Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst misses with a hook. The Cash ducked under it nicely.
The Cash takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Hazlehurst throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazlehurst misses with a looping left.
Hazlehurst tries to bum rush The Cash with a series of wild strikes but The Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniel Hazlehurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Cash ducks under a wild hook from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Cash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hazlehurst swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Cash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Cash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Cash scores with a nice head shot.
The Cash misses with a looping right.
Hazlehurst ducks right into an uppercut from The Cash.
Hazlehurst misses with a hook.
A slow jab from The Cash misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Cash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hazlehurst.
The Cash 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.
The Cash lands with a kick to the temple. Hazlehurst shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A bone on bone clash there as Hazlehurst blocks the leg kick.
Hazlehurst throws a counter combo.
Hazlehurst steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Cash.
The Cash swings for the body but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
A punch combination from The Cash misses.
Hazlehurst unleashes a big counter combination but The Cash bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hazlehurst misses with a left hand
and The Cash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hazlehurst looks to land a combination but The Cash avoids it well.
The Cash throws a hook but Hazlehurst avoids it easily.
The Cash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut
and The Cash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazlehurst throws a poor cross that misses
and The Cash counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut
and The Cash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hazlehurst drops his hands momentarily and The Cash takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Cash throws a series of strikes that have Hazlehurst backpedaling.
Hazlehurst tries to bum rush The Cash with a series of wild strikes but The Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazlehurst pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Cash connects with a crisp jab.
The Cash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hazlehurst moves forwards but The Cash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hazlehurst is holding his hands too far apart here. The Cash throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Hazlehurst is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jyrki The Cash!
In his post fight interview, Jyrki The Cash started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.