PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hazard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Acton
vs
Hazard

200 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

193 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dustin Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Hazard!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton tries to bum rush Hazard with a series of wild strikes but Hazard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Acton swinging wildly here.
Hazard fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Acton.
Acton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Acton stuffs the takedown.
Acton throws a series of punches but Hazard avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Hazard does no damage.
Hazard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hazard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hazard throws a series of punches but Acton avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard throws a nice looking combination but Acton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hazard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hazard swinging wildly here.
Hazard misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton tries to clinch but Hazard is having none of it.
Hazard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Acton counter with a right hand.
Hazard misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Hazard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hazard.
Acton tries to clinch up but Hazard circles away and keeps his distance.
Acton lands a two punch combo.
Hazard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hazard under the eye.
Hazard misses with a few strikes there.
Acton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hazard eats them both and turns towards Acton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dustin Acton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Acton!

It looks like John Hazard has been cut.
Hazard looks winded!
Hazard throws a series of punches but Acton avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hazard throws a right hand that Acton ducks under and follows up with a left that Acton also avoids with ease.
Acton throws a series of strikes that have Hazard backpedaling.
Acton scores with a jab. Hazard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hazard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hazard misses with a combination
and Acton counters with a three punch combo that has Hazard backing up. Hazard nods at Acton to acknowledge the strikes.
Acton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Acton.
Hazard misses with a double jab
enabling Acton to counter with a crisp jab.
Acton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hazard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hazard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Acton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hazard scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton tries to clinch but Hazard is having none of it.
Hazard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Acton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Acton tries to bum rush Hazard with a series of wild strikes but Hazard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Acton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Acton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Acton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Acton swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazard.
Acton lands a body shot.
Acton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hazard back to the cage. Acton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Acton drops Hazard with a beautiful combination! Hazard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Acton is looking for the KO!

Hazard is rocked!
Acton wants to clinch.
Hazard is still on wobbly legs! Can Acton finish him?
Acton moves in looking to clinch but Hazard pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hazard.
Hazard seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from Hazard misses.
Acton slips a jab and a cross from Hazard.
A punch combination from Acton misses.
Acton digs a good hook to Hazard's body.
Acton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Acton is looking to clinch but Hazard is avoiding it.
Acton lands a two punch combo.
Acton lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hazard tries to keep at a distance but Acton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Acton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Acton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Hazard's cut.
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.

Hazard misses with an uppercut.
Acton dodges the punch combination from Hazard.
Hazard misses with a double jab
and Acton counters with a stiff right hand.
Hazard misses with a two punch combination.
John Hazard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hazard throws a right and a left that Acton avoids nicely.
Acton misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard misses with a combination
and Acton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hazard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hazard is breathing heavily.
Acton lands a two punch combo.

Acton lands a left and a right that send Hazard crashing to the mat, dazed. Acton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Acton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hazard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Acton tries to clinch but Hazard is having none of it.
Acton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Acton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hazard.
Acton stuffs the takedown.
Acton throws a combination. Hazard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hazard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dustin Acton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Acton lands a left and a right that send Hazard crashing to the mat, dazed. Acton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Acton throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Hazard crashing down! Hazard tries to stagger back to his feet but Acton just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Hazard asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Acton!