PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Hasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mania has chosen Congo Natty Ft TopCat - Police In Helicopter as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hasu
vs
Mania

185 cm
21
212 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

191 cm
29
220 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henri Hasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mania throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mania will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mania lands a leg kick that knocks Hasu off balance momentarily.
Hasu misses with a body shot.
Mania misses with the combination.
Horse Mania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasu throws a good cross that connects.
Mania misses with a body kick.
Hasu misses with a body shot.
Mania is looking to slow Hasu down with leg kicks.
Mania connects with an inside leg kick.
Hasu swings for the body but Mania moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donk. Mania catches Hasu right on the button with a cross.
Mania scores with a sloppy right hand. Hasu should have avoided that one.
Mania throws a right hand that Hasu ducks under and follows up with a left that Hasu also avoids with ease.
Hasu throws a body punch but Mania moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mania. Those never looked like landing.
Mania misses with a hook. Hasu ducked under it nicely.
Hasu is looking to wear down Mania with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hasu swats away the attempt to clinch by Mania.

Mania gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mania stalling the fight.
Mania trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasu managing to block the knees to the body from Mania.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mania with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Henri Hasu has been cut.
Hasu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mania has him pressed against the cage.
Mania is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hasu is looking to control Mania's arms but Mania gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hasu has his back to the cage.
Mania with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mania landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mania missing with knees to the body.
Hasu wants to break free but Mania has control.
Hasu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hasu blocks an elbow strike from Mania.
Mania looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hasu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hasu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mania avoiding damage.
Mania trying to land knees to the body.
Mania putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hasu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mania has a couple of punches blocked by Hasu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania just leaning against Hasu, taking a breather.
Mania lands an elbow inside that Hasu shrugs off.
Mania scores with a knee to the head.
Mania will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hasu up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasu avoiding damage as Mania throws knees to the body.
Mania lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Mania.
Mania can't find room to land a body shot as Hasu controls the action.
Mania trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horse Mania dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri Hasu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mania throws a good cross that connects.
Mania shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hasu eats them both and turns towards Mania to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mania goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mania moves away from the strike by Hasu.
Hasu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mania counters with a leg kick.
Mania throws a head kick that misses.
Hasu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mania.
Mania lands a nice looking body kick.
Mania lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mania scoring well with a low kick there.
Good exchange - Mania coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horse Mania is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mania is looking to slow Hasu down with leg kicks.
Hasu dodges the punch combination from Mania.
Hasu jabs at Mania's body.
Mania misses with a low kick.
Mania tries to clinch up but Hasu circles away and keeps his distance.
Hasu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mania sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hasu somewhat.
Mania takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hasu misses with a left hand
and Mania counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Mania misses its intended target.
Hasu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mania manages to avoid it.
Mania cracks Hasu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mania.
Hasu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hasu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horse Mania is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mania clinches with his opponent.
Hasu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu blocks the elbow strike.
Hasu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mania creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hasu blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hasu's brow.
Mania has Hasu pressed against the cage, preventing Hasu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mania pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but Hasu blocks with his arms.
Mania is struggling to control the position.
Mania landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania connects with a knee to the head.
Mania scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hasu avoiding damage as Mania throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mania.
Mania throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mania - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horse Mania showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henri Hasu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hasu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mania tries to close the distance and clinch but Hasu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mania throws a head kick but Hasu moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick misses from Mania.
Hasu loads up on a big right hand but Mania slips the punch.
Hasu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mania.
Mania thumps Hasu with a low kick.
A jab from Hasu misses.
Mania scores with a leg kick.

Mania closes the distance and pushes Hasu back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mania throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Mania.
Mania trying to land knees to the body.
Mania lands a good knee to the midsection. Hasu won't want to take too many of those.
Mania with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mania takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mania keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hasu's efforts to push away.
Mania with a knee to the head.
Mania taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hasu blocks it with crossed arms.
Hasu tries to work over Mania's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hasu's brow.
Mania lands a left hand.
Mania landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mania has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mania with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hasu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mania content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mania misses with a knee strike.
Mania trying to control the position but instead, Hasu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mania into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hasu blocks it with crossed arms.
Hasu is trying to maintain a safe position but Mania gets an underhook and turns Hasu into the cage.
Hasu blocks an elbow strike from Mania.
Hasu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mania lands a damaging elbow.
Horse Mania is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mania looking to throw knees to the head but Hasu is blocking nicely.
Hasu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hasu is trying to push Mania away but Mania has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but Hasu blocks with his arms.
Mania lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hasu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mania throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mania trying to land knees to the body.
Henri Hasu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mania lands a left hand.
Hasu is trying to maintain a safe position but Mania gets an underhook and turns Hasu into the cage.
Mania lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mania can't find room to land a body shot as Hasu controls the action.
Hasu is trying to break the clinch but Mania is controlling him.
Mania using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horse Mania comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mania 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horse Mania!