PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between dustin hazellett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naked has chosen Let's Get It On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

hazellett
vs
Naked

190 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Non-Stop Nutrition
Non-Stop Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dustin hazellett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Naked!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hazellett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Naked's waist but Naked gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing hazellett off to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naked. That's going to slow hazellett down.
Naked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naked tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from hazellett misses.
Naked scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like dustin hazellett has been cut.
Naked throws a series of punches but hazellett avoids them all with ease.
Naked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
hazellett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Naked misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buck Naked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naked wants to slow hazellett down by chopping away at his legs.
Naked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naked connects with a high kick.
hazellett wants to clinch.
hazellett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Naked is fending him off so far but hazellett persists. Nope, Naked circles away and we're back to standing.
Naked finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Naked throws a body kick the misses

and hazellett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by hazellett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
hazellett trying to control the position from guard on top but Naked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hazellett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Naked is pulling down on hazellett's head. It's preventing any offense from hazellett, at least for the moment.
hazellett tries to free his leg and advance position but Naked is retaining full guard.
hazellett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
hazellett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
hazellett is breathing heavily.
Naked wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Naked is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst hazellett is controlling him.

Naked kicks hazellett off and gets to his feet.
hazellett fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dustin hazellett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naked throws a head kick that misses

and hazellett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
hazellett content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naked is trying to stand.
hazellett is keen to just control but Naked is a slippery customer.
Naked is trying is best to control the position here.
hazellett is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Naked gets back to full guard.

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.
Naked keeping moving, preventing hazellett from controlling successfully.
hazellett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naked is keeping the position for now.
Naked bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in hazellett's guard.

Naked stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Naked throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

hazellett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
hazellett wants to take a breather but Naked is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Naked dominated that round.
The cut man is working on dustin hazellett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

hazellett wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by hazellett or perhaps it was just good defense by Naked which made him look bad.
Naked plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
hazellett fails to land the takedown.
Naked slips a jab and a cross from hazellett.
hazellett blocks a head kick by Naked.
Naked keeps the fight on the outside.
hazellett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Naked stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dustin hazellett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naked throws a left and a right that both miss

and hazellett counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Naked!
hazellett tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Naked doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hazellett takes Naked's back.
Naked has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
hazellett 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.

Naked preventing the rear naked choke attempt from hazellett.

hazellett is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Naked looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
hazellett trying to control momentarily.

hazellett is persistently looking for the submission but Naked is defending it well.
Naked is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. dustin hazellett just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Naked stuffs the takedown.
Naked throws a nice looking combination but hazellett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
hazellett moves out of range of the leg kick from Naked.

hazellett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Naked being controlled here, momentarily.

Naked wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for hazellett with that takedown attempt.
Naked throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Naked avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
hazellett tries for a takedown but Naked sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Buck Naked seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Naked.
Buck Naked is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
hazellett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Naked's waist but Naked gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing hazellett off to one side.

hazellett moves into the clinch successfully.
Naked prevents a takedown attempt there.

Naked manages to break the clinch.

hazellett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than hazellett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naked is squirming around, avoiding hazellett's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hazellett controlling from the full mount.
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 dustin hazellett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on dustin hazellett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

hazellett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
hazellett wants to take a breather but Naked manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for hazellett.
hazellett trying to control the position from guard on top but Naked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naked is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
hazellett stays in close to Naked's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hazellett won't allow Naked to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hazellett trying to control but Naked is working from the bottom.
hazellett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naked swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Naked is looking to stand up but hazellett isn't so interested in that idea.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
hazellett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Naked can pounce on him.
Naked throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and hazellett moves out of range easily.

hazellett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
hazellett is pressing down on Naked's thigh, looking to free his foot. Naked is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hazellett trying to control the action but Naked is working from the bottom.
hazellett content to control rather than advance.
hazellett passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Naked!
hazellett landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naked is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hazellett controlling the position easily from mount.

hazellett working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
hazellett content just to control the position here.
hazellett looking to control but Naked is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
hazellett is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Naked is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee stands the fighters back up. dustin hazellett just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A slapping leg kick lands for Naked.
Naked throws a head kick but hazellett moves out of range.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick

and hazellett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
hazellett wants to take a breather but Naked is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
dustin hazellett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think hazellett 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!