PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Hasina Wazed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wazed comes to the cage accompanied by Mercedes Sosa - Como la Cigarra. Yuy has chosen Coma Black - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Hasina Wazed
vs
Yuy

176 cm
24
141 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

165 cm
29
132 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wazed.
Wazed dodges the punch combination from Yuy.
Yuy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heero Yuy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Wazed with that takedown attempt.

Wazed gets a double leg takedown into Yuy's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yuy looking for a sweep. Not yet Yuy, not yet.
Wazed postures up.
Yuy is looking to stand up but Wazed isn't so interested in that idea.
Wazed is standing up over Yuy. Yuy looks to escape but Wazed dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wazed lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yuy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The strikes coming from Wazed are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wazed controlling the position.
Yuy is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yuy's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wazed throws a strike aimed at the side of Yuy's head but Yuy avoids it well.
Yuy tries to improve position but can't.
Yuy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wazed is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yuy's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yuy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wazed controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wazed tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

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.
Yuy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Wazed looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wazed tries to move to mount but Yuy blocks the move with his legs.
Yuy is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wazed remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yuy bucks up and tries to throw Wazed off but instead Wazed has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wazed closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yuy did well to prevent Wazed getting side control.
Yuy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wazed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yuy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wazed perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wazed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yuy for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
Wazed slips a jab and a cross from Yuy.
A punch combination from Wazed misses.
Wazed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wazed fails to land the takedown.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Wazed moves out of range.
Wazed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuy.
Yuy moves out of range as Wazed strikes.

Wazed shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yuy's guard.
Yuy working a defensive guard but Wazed passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wazed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yuy is trying to get back to full guard.
Wazed controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed is looking to advance position but Yuy won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yuy wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wazed tries for a takedown but Yuy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Wazed shoots in and bounces Yuy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wazed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy working a defensive guard here.
Wazed advances to half guard.
Wazed controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheikh Hasina Wazed dominated that second round.
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.

Yuy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wazed fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Yuy. Those never looked like landing.
Yuy misses with a double jab
and Wazed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuy throws a series of punches but Wazed moves out of range.
Wazed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yuy looks to score with a jab to the body but Wazed is just out of range.

Wazed gets a double leg takedown into Yuy's guard.
Wazed advances to half guard.
Wazed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy wants to control but Wazed is keeping busy.
Wazed is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yuy is trying to control but can't.
Wazed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wazed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yuy circles away.
Yuy throws a sloppy head kick and Wazed moves out of range easily.
Wazed fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheikh Hasina Wazed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Wazed shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yuy's guard.
Wazed controlling from the top position.
Wazed preventing the sweep.
Wazed controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wazed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
Yuy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wazed.

Wazed bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yuy can't do much from the bottom here.
Wazed is looking to take a break and control but Yuy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yuy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wazed is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazed controls the position.
Yuy is trying to buck Wazed off.
Heero Yuy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lull in the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wazed tries to advance to mount but Yuy denies him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sheikh Hasina Wazed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wazed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheikh Hasina Wazed!