PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Tow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Hazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mohamed Hazier was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tow
vs
Hazier

198 cm
25
276 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Tow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mohamed Hazier !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hazier misses with a double jab.
Tow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Tow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hazier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tow prevents Hazier from escaping the position.
Tow throws an elbow but Hazier slips to the side and avoids it well.

Tow tries for a kimura but Hazier is defending well.

Tow goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hazier has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tow but great work by Hazier .
Tow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tow sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tow is trying to get back to full guard.
Tow trying to hold on to Hazier 's head to control him but Hazier postures up.
Tow wants to get back to full guard.
Tow is holding on to half guard well.
Tow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tow tries to get out of the position.

Tow looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tow trying to control here.
Hazier tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tow controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tow flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tow circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hazier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tow stays in close to Hazier 's body and controls the position.
Hazier keeping moving, preventing Tow from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tow throwing strikes from guard but Hazier blocks nicely.
Tow trying to control but Hazier is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Tow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hazier throws a right hand that Tow ducks under and follows up with a left that Tow also avoids with ease.

Tow forces Hazier back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Hazier .

It looks like Big Tow has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tow breaks from the clinch.
Hazier looks to throw a body kick

and Tow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Tow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Tow'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.

Hazier fails to land with a series of punches.
Hazier feints and then cracks Tow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tow down.

Hazier gets tackled into the cage by Tow. Tow maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hazier 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hazier is trying to stall.
Tow tries to pull guard but Hazier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hazier is trying to break the clinch but Tow has him pressed against the cage.
Tow fails to pull guard.
Hazier tries to break the clinch but Tow is controlling the position.
Tow trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Tow has Hazier pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tow pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hazier tumbling to the mat - Tow dives into Hazier 's guard.
Tow passes Hazier 's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tow throwing shots but Hazier is blocking nicely.
Tow misses with a head shot. Hazier uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazier can do to turn this around?
Tow is working hard here to advance position.
Tow works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hazier 's head.
Hazier is not content to let Tow control the position.

Tow is working for a kimura but Hazier is defending it quite comfortably.
Tow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tow trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hazier has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tow throwing shots but Hazier is blocking nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hazier tries to close the distance and clinch but Tow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tow avoids the head kick by Hazier .
Hazier misses with a head kick.
Tow tries to clinch up.
Hazier throws a combination that misses

so Tow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tow stays in close to Hazier 's body and controls the position.
Tow advances position into side control!
Tow trying to control the position but Hazier is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tow is really struggling to control Hazier but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Tow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Tow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hazier tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tow is in Hazier 's guard.

Tow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hazier is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hazier has escaped and now he's on top!

Tow has a closed guard, preventing Hazier from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tow has Hazier pulled in close to control his posture.

Tow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hazier defends well.

Tow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hazier defends it easily.
Tow has his hands on Hazier 's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tow pulls Hazier in close to his closed guard and prevents Hazier from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hazier manages to circle out of the way.
Tow wants to clinch up but Hazier keeps it at a distance.

Tow manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hazier on his heels. He'll look to pass Hazier 's guard now, I'm sure.
Tow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tow postures up and lands a big shot to Hazier 's brow.
Tow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hazier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tow stands and throws Hazier 's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Tow stalls from top position.

Tow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hazier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tow working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Tow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Tow!