PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Hainer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Lagoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasha Lagoo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zach Hainer's chin.

Hainer
vs
Lagoo

172 cm
23
170 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Hainer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Lagoo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagoo misses with the body kick
and Hainer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lagoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Lagoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hainer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lagoo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lagoo misses with a double jab
and Hainer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hainer clobbers Lagoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hainer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lagoo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hainer's knee momentarily.
Zach Hainer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Hainer counters with a nice leg kick.
Lagoo connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lagoo. Hainer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lagoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hainer swings widly with a right hand
and Lagoo counters with a three punch combo that has Hainer backing up. Hainer nods at Lagoo to acknowledge the strikes.
Hainer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lagoo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hainer.
Hainer misses with a lunging right hand
and Lagoo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lagoo misses with a leg kick
and Hainer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lagoo misses with a body punch
and Hainer counters with a stiff right hand.
Hainer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hainer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hainer misses with a hook to the body
and Lagoo counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer slips a jab and a cross from Lagoo.
Hainer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hainer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hainer throws a poor cross that misses
and Lagoo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hainer thinking.
Hainer misses with a double jab
and Lagoo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hainer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lagoo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Hainer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hainer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lagoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hainer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lagoo misses with a right hand
and Hainer counters with a thumping low kick.
Lagoo swings widly with a right hand
and Hainer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lagoo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lagoo misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Lagoo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lagoo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hainer counters with a nice body kick.
Hainer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lagoo is out of range and Hainer settles back down.
Lagoo throws a combination that misses
and Hainer counters with a leg kick.
Lagoo takes a swing at Hainer's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagoo misses with a double jab
and Hainer counters with a good low kick that Lagoo was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainer lands with a shot to the body.
Lagoo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hainer counters with a stiff right hand.
Sasha Lagoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hainer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hainer misses with a body kick.
Lagoo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hainer rather than just go for the knockout.
Hainer connects with a solid leg kick.
Lagoo misses with a double jab
and Hainer counters with a stiff right hand.
Zach Hainer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hainer in his tracks.

Lagoo moves into the clinch successfully.
Lagoo tries to pull guard but Hainer holds him up against the ropes and eventually Lagoo drops back down to his feet.
Lagoo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hainer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zach Hainer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Lagoo.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hainer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hainer scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Hainer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lagoo takes a shot to the head.
Hainer throws a knee to the head but misses.

Lagoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hainer tries to clinch there but Lagoo circles away.
Hainer just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lagoo misses with a double jab
and Hainer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hainer throws a low kick, looking for Lagoo's leg but Lagoo calmly moves out of range.
Lagoo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hainer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagoo is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hainer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lagoo in his tracks.
Hainer slips under a jab.
Lagoo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hainer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lagoo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lagoo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hainer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Hainer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lagoo throws a leg kick

and Hainer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lagoo tries to break free but Hainer pushes him back against the ropes.
Hainer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hainer lands a shoulder strike.
Hainer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hainer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lagoo looking for a takedown.
Lagoo working hard to break the clinch.
Hainer stalling in the clinch.
Lagoo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hainer just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Lagoo is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hainer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zach Hainer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Lagoo.
Nice body punch from Hainer.
Lagoo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lagoo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hainer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hainer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lagoo.
Lagoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainer throws a series of punches but Lagoo moves out of range.
Hainer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lagoo thuds his right hand into Hainer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hainer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lagoo takes a step back to recover.
Lagoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hainer counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Hainer does it's job there.
Hainer thows a leg kick but Lagoo checks it
and Lagoo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hainer's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Hainer misses.
Sasha Lagoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lagoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Hainer counters with a straight right hand.
Lagoo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hainer counters with a leg kick.
Lagoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lagoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hainer stops a takedown attempt from Lagoo.
Hainer is looking to control Lagoo's arms but Lagoo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hainer has his back to the ropes.
Hainer lands a shoulder strike.
Hainer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lagoo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Lagoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Hainer lands.
Lagoo throws a combination that misses
and Hainer counters with a good, hard body kick but Lagoo shrugs it off.
Lagoo misses the body punch
and Hainer counters with a nice uppercut.
Hainer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hainer throws a low kick, looking for Lagoo's leg but Lagoo calmly moves out of range.
Lagoo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hainer counters with a straight right hand.
Hainer avoids the head kick by Lagoo.
Hainer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lagoo throws a good cross that connects.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Hainer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hainer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Hainer!