PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markos Hadjilis (ranked 2483 p4p, 2564 weight class) and Pan Wuhan (ranked 336 p4p, 345 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hadjilis
vs
Wuhan

183 cm
23
185
5 - 4 - 1

180 cm
22
185
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Markos Hadjilis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pan Wuhan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuhan throws a series of punches but Hadjilis avoids them all with ease.
Wuhan misses with a wild body shot.
Hadjilis tries to land a leg kick but Wuhan saw it coming and moves away.
Hadjilis throws a hook but Wuhan blocks it.
Hadjilis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wuhan circles away.
Wuhan takes a swing at Hadjilis's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Hadjilis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good shot there by Hadjilis.

Hadjilis closes the distance and pushes Wuhan back into the cage.

Wuhan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Hadjilis misses the target.
As Hadjilis backs off Wuhan throws a huge counter combo but Hadjilis manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadjilis misses with a body shot.
Wuhan misses with a wild body shot.
Hadjilis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hadjilis.
Hadjilis misses with a leg kick
and Wuhan counters with a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Wuhan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjilis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuhan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hadjilis.
Hadjilis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hadjilis.
Hadjilis throws a big shot that misses.
As Hadjilis backs off Wuhan throws a huge counter combo but Hadjilis manages to avoid it all.
Hadjilis tries to clinch up but Wuhan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hadjilis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wuhan.
Pan Wuhan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wuhan lands a nice hook to Hadjilis's body. Hadjilis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hadjilis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wuhan throws a push kick but Hadjilis slaps the foot to one side.
Wuhan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hadjilis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wuhan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hadjilis throws a body punch but Wuhan moves out of range.
Wuhan lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Hadjilis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuhan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Markos Hadjilis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadjilis throws an overhand right that lands on Wuhan's shoulder, as Wuhan tries to avoid the shot.
Hadjilis feints a jab promting Wuhan to slip. Hadjilis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wuhan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Wuhan.
Hadjilis is looking to clinch.
Hadjilis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wuhan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wuhan connects with an inside leg kick.

Hadjilis has Wuhan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hadjilis looking for a takedown.
Wuhan tries to circle away but Hadjilis has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuhan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wuhan controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Wuhan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Hadjilis jumps guard.
Hadjilis keeping full guard, as Wuhan tries to pass.
Hadjilis controls Wuhan momentarily but Wuhan frees himself.

Hadjilis working for a triangle but Wuhan defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wuhan's guard.

Hadjilis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wuhan is keeping the position for now.

Hadjilis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hadjilis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wuhan digs a good hook to Hadjilis's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wuhan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hadjilis scores with a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Wuhan.
Markos Hadjilis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hadjilis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hadjilis scores with a body shot.
Wuhan motions for Hadjilis to come forward. Wuhan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hadjilis throws out a leg kick but Wuhan moves out of range and Hadjilis only half commits.
Wuhan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hadjilis blocks it well.
Wuhan scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadjilis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wuhan is out of range.
Hadjilis throws a looping overhand right but Wuhan ducks down to avoid it.
Wuhan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wuhan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hadjilis rather than just go for the knockout.
Hadjilis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wuhan keeps the fight on the outside.
And Wuhan responds with a good body kick, but Hadjilis manages to step out the way in time.
Hadjilis throws a jab but it's blocked by Wuhan.
Pan Wuhan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuhan lands a jab.
Hadjilis shoots in looking for a takedown but Wuhan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hadjilis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hadjilis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Hadjilis backs off Wuhan throws a huge counter combo but Hadjilis manages to avoid it all.
Pan Wuhan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wuhan swinging wildly here.
Wuhan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wuhan staying out of range there.
Hadjilis throws a leg kick
and Wuhan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Wuhan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hadjilis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuhan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hadjilis lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Wuhan.
Wuhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hadjilis.
A little jabbing left from Wuhan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hadjilis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wuhan.
Hadjilis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wuhan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hadjilis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wuhan throws a leg kick but Hadjilis moved away.
Hadjilis looks to score with a jab to the body but Wuhan is just out of range.
Hadjilis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wuhan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wuhan moves out of range as Hadjilis strikes.
Hadjilis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuhan thuds his shin into the meat of Hadjilis's side.
Hadjilis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wuhan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hadjilis.
Wuhan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hadjilis wants to clinch up but Wuhan keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hadjilis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wuhan sprawls well initially but Hadjilis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Hadjilis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wuhan trying to control but Hadjilis postures up.
Wuhan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hadjilis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wuhan looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hadjilis escapes and gets back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hadjilis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wuhan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wuhan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hadjilis with a nice cross.
Wuhan looks for the body kick but Hadjilis saw that one coming.
Hadjilis scores with the left hand. Wuhan knows he should have avoided that one.
Wuhan throws a looping overhand right but Hadjilis ducks down to avoid it.
Hadjilis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wuhan manages to avoid it.
Wuhan swinging wildly here.
Hadjilis moves out of range of the strikes.
Wuhan connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hadjilis moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pan Wuhan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Markos Hadjilis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wuhan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Hadjilis clinches.

Hadjilis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hadjilis trying to control the action but Wuhan is working from the bottom.

Wuhan is defending against the submission attempts here by Hadjilis.
Hadjilis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wuhan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hadjilis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjilis trying to control the action but Wuhan is working from the bottom.
Wuhan controlling the position well.
Hadjilis wants to pass to mount but Wuhan is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wuhan is positioning himself well to prevent Hadjilis advancing to mount.
Wuhan is trying to escape back to his feet but Hadjilis uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Hadjilis trying to control the action but Wuhan is working from the bottom.
Hadjilis controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuhan is looking to regain half guard here but Hadjilis keeps moving and retains side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Hadjilis stands up.
Wuhan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hadjilis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wuhan. Wuhan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hadjilis throws a body shot but no joy.
Wuhan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hadjilis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wuhan avoids the body shot from Hadjilis.
Hadjilis misses with an uppercut. Wuhan saw that one coming.
Wuhan thumps Hadjilis with a low kick.
Hadjilis lands a glancing blow to the side of Wuhan's head.
Hadjilis tries to work over Wuhan's front leg with a kick but Wuhan checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis moves out of range of the body kick.
Hadjilis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hadjilis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wuhan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hadjilis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hadjilis is looking to slow Wuhan down with leg kicks.
Hadjilis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wuhan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wuhan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hadjilis closes the distance and pushes Wuhan back into the cage.

Hadjilis manages to pull guard.
Hadjilis is controlling Wuhan's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hadjilis trying to keep a closed guard but Wuhan is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markos Hadjilis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hadjilis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markos Hadjilis!
After the fight, Markos Hadjilis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.