PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herold Hassium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diggin Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack has chosen TUF Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hassium
vs
Sack

171 cm
26
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herold Hassium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diggin Sack!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hassium shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hassium showed some decent athleticism there.

Hassium is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Hassium is working for a submission of some sort.

Hassium is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sack sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sack is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hassium's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hassium's back!
Sack looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sack doesn't have the hooks in and Hassium manages to turn into his guard.
Hassium trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sack manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sack's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassium has momentary wrist control but Sack slips an elbow through the middle.
Sack scoring with some ground and pound.
Hassium preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sack stands up over Hassium, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sack distracts Hassium with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sack works over Hassium with some ground and pound from guard.
Sack trying to control but Hassium is working from the bottom.
Sack postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hassium is on top in guard.

Hassium postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sack is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hassium, into his guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hassium looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hassium's head.
Sack distracts Hassium with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hassium can't keep his opponent in guard - Sack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hassium looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hassium wants to get back to full guard.
Hassium is breathing heavily.
Sack slows the pace down in half guard.
Sack frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassium working to try and regain half guard.
Sack postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hassium looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Sack connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sack with a couple of short strikes.

Hassium is rocked!
Sack cracks Hassium with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diggin Sack!