PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramiz Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hem Till Svitjod. Ramiz Hassan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vasa
vs
Hassan

178 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramiz Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan throws an overhand right that lands on Vasa's shoulder, as Vasa tries to avoid the shot.
Ramiz Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan misses with a double jab.
Hassan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasa misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hassan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hassan throws a shot from downtown. Vasa moves away and avoids it.
Hassan shoots in but no luck this time.
Hassan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Hassan misses.
Vasa scores with a kick to the body.
Hassan avoids the body shot from Vasa.
Vasa tries to land a front kick but Hassan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hassan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hassan shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasa tries to sprawl out of it but Hassan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Vasa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hassan sprawls well initially but Vasa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vasa trying to control the action but Hassan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan tries to get to full guard but Vasa has control of the leg.
Hassan tries to kick Vasa off but Vasa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vasa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hassan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Vasa.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vasa connects with a nice short shot to Hassan's temple.
Vasa working over Hassan with some ground and pound. Hassan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vasa not doing much here.
Hassan taking some punishment here, with Vasa in his half guard.
Vasa drops an elbow to the side of Hassan's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is trying to stand.
Hassan looks gassed!
Vasa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vasa wants to control but Hassan is keeping him busy.
Hassan pushes Vasa off but Vasa dives into side control.
Hassan wants to control but Vasa postures up.
Hassan is not content to let Vasa control the position.
Vasa scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vasa wants to control but Hassan is keeping him busy.
Vasa staying calm.
Vasa is chipping away with strikes.
Hassan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Vasa slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Vasa tries to keep control of the position but Hassan is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gustav Vasa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hassan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hassan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hassan misses with a few strikes there.
Hassan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hassan momentarily.
Vasa throws a leg kick but Hassan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasa, right into the meat.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hassan if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasa cracks Hassan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Vasa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vasa moves into range and clinches up with Hassan.
Vasa is pressed up against the cage. Hassan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vasa down to the mat. Vasa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Vasa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vasa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hassan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vasa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vasa connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ramiz Hassan has been cut.
Hassan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Vasa.
Vasa tries to land knees in the clinch but Hassan avoids the damage to the body.
Vasa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vasa looking to throw knees to the head but Hassan is blocking nicely.
Vasa lands a nice knee to the body.
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!

Vasa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vasa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hassan wants to improve his position but Vasa is controlling well.

Hassan actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hassan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hassan tries to kick Vasa off but Vasa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vasa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vasa winds up and cracks Hassan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vasa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vasa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hassan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa slips a nice elbow through Hassan's hands, connecting with Hassan's forehead.
Vasa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hassan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hassan taking shots to the head.
Hassan taking shots to the head.
Hassan is squirming around, avoiding Vasa's attempts to control the action.
Vasa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hassan's face.
Hassan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa wants to control the pace but Hassan is squirming around nicely.
Vasa looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hassan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hassan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hassan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vasa is landing with some decent strikes but Hassan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vasa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vasa with good strikes from the mount here!
Hassan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasa with good strikes from the mount here!
Vasa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hassan is squirming around, avoiding Vasa's attempts to control the action.
Vasa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vasa controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hassan?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Vasa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramiz Hassan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hassan tries to keep at a distance but Vasa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasa with a knee to the head.
Hassan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hassan wants a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Vasa.
Vasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vasa working Hassan over with knees to the body.
Vasa lands an elbow inside.
Vasa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vasa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hassan avoids it.
Hassan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hassan can do to turn this around?
Hassan has had enough of the clinch but Vasa keeps him there for the moment.
Vasa tries a knee to the head but Hassan blocks it.
Hassan blocks an elbow strike from Vasa.
Vasa with a knee to the head.
Vasa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hassan pushes Vasa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vasa.
Hassan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vasa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hassan takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasa misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hassan lands an elbow inside that Vasa shrugs off.
Hassan is trying to drag Vasa to the mat but Vasa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gustav Vasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramiz Hassan.
Vasa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hassan.
Hassan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasa lands a knee to the head.
Vasa taking a breather.
Hassan managing to block the knees to the body from Vasa.
Vasa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasa scores with a knee to the head.
Hassan taking a breather.
Vasa lands a knee to the body.
Hassan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hassan's face.
Vasa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vasa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hassan avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vasa lands an elbow inside.
Vasa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hassan backwards.
Hassan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hassan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hassan throws an elbow but misses.

Vasa is trying to trip Hassan. He has hold of a leg but Hassan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vasa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hassan wants to sweep but no luck.
Hassan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hassan tries to strike from the bottom.
Vasa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vasa throwing strikes but missing.
Hassan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vasa is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vasa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hassan's sensitive parts.

Vasa scores with a takedown into Hassan's guard.

Hassan working for submissions but it's allowed Vasa to get to half guard.
Vasa moves into full mount! Hassan won't be happy about that!
Gustav Vasa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasa controlling from mount.
Vasa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hassan is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Vasa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Vasa!