PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fotos Hasapis (ranked 2527 p4p, 2123 weight class) and Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 325 p4p, 279 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hasapis
vs
Corleone Jr.

185 cm
26
185
6 - 4 - 0

186 cm
30
175
9 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fotos Hasapis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasapis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corleone Jr..
Hasapis throws a chopping leg kick but Corleone Jr. manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corleone Jr. tries to counter with a clinch but Hasapis shakes him off and moves away.
Hasapis with a jab.
Corleone Jr. circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hasapis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corleone Jr. swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hasapis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corleone Jr. throws a body punch but Hasapis moves out of range.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook.
Corleone Jr. misses with a looping right.
Hasapis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hasapis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hasapis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Corleone Jr. defends well and Hasapis ends up having to push Corleone Jr. into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Corleone Jr. has had enough of the clinch but Hasapis keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Hasapis fails to land.
Corleone Jr. swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corleone Jr. prevents a body shot from Hasapis.
Hasapis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone Jr.'s elbow.
Corleone Jr. blocking some punches.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone Jr. scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hasapis.
Hasapis lands a shoulder strike.
Hasapis fails to pull guard.
Corleone Jr. working aggressively here.
Corleone Jr. effectively controlling the action here.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone Jr. lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hasapis.
Hasapis lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Corleone Jr. escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corleone Jr. misses with a lunging right hand
and Hasapis counters with a straight right hand.
Hasapis throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone Jr.'s shoulder, as Corleone Jr. tries to avoid the shot.
Hasapis shoots for a double leg takedown but Corleone Jr. sprawls well. He's pushed Hasapis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fotos Hasapis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corleone Jr. moves out of range as Hasapis strikes.
Corleone Jr. swings for the body but Hasapis moves out of range.
Hasapis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Hasapis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hasapis throws a hook but Corleone Jr. avoids it easily.
Corleone Jr. has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hasapis scores with a hook to the body. Corleone Jr. takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone Jr. misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Corleone Jr., right into the meat of the thigh.
Hasapis works the jab nicely.
Corleone Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Hasapis.
Hasapis feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hasapis has time to react.
Hasapis throws a lazy right hand but Corleone Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hasapis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corleone Jr. paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hasapis tries to clinch up.
Corleone Jr. doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decent striking displayed by Corleone Jr. there.
Corleone Jr. scores with a punch to the head.
Hasapis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Corleone Jr. counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hasapis throws a combination. Corleone Jr. tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Corleone Jr. scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hasapis doesn't seem bothered though.
Corleone Jr. with the inside leg kick.
Hasapis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hasapis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Corleone Jr. moves into range and clinches up with Hasapis.
Corleone Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hasapis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. has a couple of punches blocked by Hasapis.
Hasapis tries a body shot but Corleone Jr. blocks it.

Hasapis tightens his grip and picks Corleone Jr. up, before dumping him to the ground. Corleone Jr. manages to land in guard.
Hasapis throws a strike but Corleone Jr. rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hasapis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Corleone Jr. puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hasapis 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.
Hasapis wants to get back to full guard but Corleone Jr. has mounted him!
Hasapis regains half guard.
Hasapis wants to improve his position but Corleone Jr. is controlling well.
Hasapis wants to get back to full guard but Corleone Jr. has mounted him!
Hasapis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone Jr. tries to get up but Hasapis was controlling his body and he's reversed into guard.
Hasapis looking to sit in guard and control but Corleone Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hasapis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hasapis looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasapis, not yet.
Hasapis wants to hit a sweep here but Corleone Jr. passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hasapis there!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hasapis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sonny Corleone Jr. will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Corleone Jr. darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone Jr.. Hasapis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hasapis slips under a jab from Corleone Jr..

Corleone Jr. gets caught napping as Hasapis dives in and scores a takedown. Corleone Jr. manages to retain guard.
Corleone Jr. is trying to keep Hasapis in close.
Hasapis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hasapis postures up and lands a big shot to Corleone Jr.'s brow.
Hasapis wants to control from the top but Corleone Jr. keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasapis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hasapis throws a big right hand that misses.
Corleone Jr. is pulling down on Hasapis's head. It's preventing any offense from Hasapis, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasapis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corleone Jr. works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hasapis throws a strike but Corleone Jr. rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Corleone Jr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Corleone Jr. won't allow Hasapis to sweep him here.

Hasapis looking for a guillotine here but Corleone Jr. defends easily.
Hasapis wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hasapis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Corleone Jr. passes into half guard.
Corleone Jr. trying to pass the guard but Hasapis defending well.
Hasapis wants to get back to full guard.
Corleone Jr. controlling the pace.

Hasapis actively working from the bottom here.
Corleone Jr. wants to pass the guard but Hasapis is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis wants to get back to full guard but Corleone Jr. has mounted him!
Corleone Jr. fails to take his opponent's back.
Hasapis regains half guard.
Hasapis trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Corleone Jr. manages to pass to mount!
Hasapis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sonny Corleone Jr. has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hasapis scoring with some ground and pound.
Hasapis throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis tries to free his leg and advance position but Corleone Jr. is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hasapis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hasapis is in close to Corleone Jr.'s body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hasapis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hasapis throws a big right hand that misses.
Hasapis throws an elbow that misses. Corleone Jr. uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hasapis's guard. Nice move by Corleone Jr.!

Hasapis is looking for a triangle but Corleone Jr. pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corleone Jr. advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hasapis looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sonny Corleone Jr. will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Corleone Jr. misses its intended target.
Fotos Hasapis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corleone Jr. shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hasapis moves in looking to clinch but Corleone Jr. pushes him off.
Corleone Jr. takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hasapis misses the jab.
Hasapis wants to clinch up but Corleone Jr. keeps it at a distance.
Corleone Jr. fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hasapis.

Hasapis clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Corleone Jr..
Hasapis misses with the head strike.
Corleone Jr. lands a body punch.
Corleone Jr. taking a breather.
Corleone Jr. lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corleone Jr..
Come on Corleone Jr. - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Corleone Jr. breaks the clinch.
Corleone Jr. moves out of range as Hasapis strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasapis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hasapis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corleone Jr. is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hasapis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hasapis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corleone Jr. on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Sonny Corleone Jr. has been cut.
Corleone Jr. is looking to clinch.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corleone Jr. lands with an uppercut that bounces Hasapis off the cage and back into range.
Corleone Jr. lands a nice shot that snaps Hasapis's head back.
Corleone Jr. thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hasapis if he has to take too many more of those.
Corleone Jr. darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Corleone Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Hasapis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hasapis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Corleone Jr. gets tackled into the cage by Hasapis. Hasapis maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hasapis.
Hasapis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone Jr. has a couple of punches blocked by Hasapis.
Hasapis misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone Jr. pushes Hasapis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corleone Jr. blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. tries to break the clinch but Hasapis is controlling the position.
Corleone Jr. looking to slow down the pace here.
Corleone Jr. stops a takedown attempt from Hasapis.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hasapis pushes Corleone Jr. back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hasapis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Corleone Jr. is defending well.
Corleone Jr. swings wildly with an uppercut but Hasapis uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hasapis pulls Corleone Jr. into guard.

Hasapis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hasapis being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasapis looking for subs off his back but Corleone Jr. has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hasapis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sonny Corleone Jr. is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hasapis is trying to keep Corleone Jr. in close.
Hasapis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Corleone Jr. is now in half guard.
Corleone Jr. seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corleone Jr. trying to pass the guard but Hasapis defending well.
Corleone Jr. works his way into full mount!
Hasapis tries to hold on but Corleone Jr. postures up.
Hasapis wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Corleone Jr. comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Corleone Jr. has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Corleone Jr.!
During a confident post fight interview, Sonny Corleone Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.