PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Hacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabz Severi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: just a lil bit - 50 cent. Gabz Severi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hacker
vs
Severi

182 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Hacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabz Severi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hacker throws a combination that misses
and Severi counters with a left and a right that stings Hacker.
A shot to the body from Hacker misses
and Severi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hacker. Severi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Severi throws a right hand that Hacker ducks under and follows up with a left that Hacker also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Hacker misses.

Severi lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hacker sprawling to the canvas. Severi follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hacker hang on?

Hacker is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hacker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Severi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hacker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Severi tries to stand but Hacker is controlling from the bottom.
Severi is fighting to break Hacker's control of his arms but Hacker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hacker is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hacker sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Martin Hacker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Severi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Severi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hacker.

Hacker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hacker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hacker lands a couple of digs.
Hacker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hacker forces his way into half guard.
Hacker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hacker wants to pass to mount but Severi is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hacker uses his free foot to push down on Severi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Severi.
Severi looks gassed!
Hacker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Severi taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hacker working Severi over with strikes here.
Hacker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Severi?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Martin Hacker will probably get the nod.
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.

Hacker throws a hook to the side of Severi's head but Severi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Severi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hacker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Severi throws a hook to the side of Hacker's head but Hacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Severi fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Severi.

Hacker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hacker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hacker moves into full mount! Severi won't be happy about that!
Severi is breathing heavily.
Severi is in a horrible position here. Hacker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hacker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Severi's face.
BOOM! Hacker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hacker with a couple of short strikes.
Hacker controlling the position easily from mount.
Hacker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Hacker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hacker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Severi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hacker controlling the position easily from mount.
Hacker is landing with some decent strikes but Severi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Severi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Severi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severi is in a horrible position here. Hacker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hacker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hacker working the ground and pound effectively.

Severi is rocked!
Hacker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Severi is still in real trouble! Can Hacker finish him?
Hacker unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Severi wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hacker celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Hacker!
A less than humble Martin Hacker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.