PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hasslehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Chirles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hasslehoff
vs
Chirles

185 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

The Red Eye

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Hasslehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Chirles!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasslehoff swinging wilding here.
Chirles shoots in for a takedown but Hasslehoff shows good takedown defense.
Hasslehoff throws a jab when Chirles was well out of range.
Hasslehoff clobbers Chirles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chirles fails to land the takedown.
Hasslehoff looks to land a combination but Chirles avoids it well.
Chirles moves out of range of the body kick.
Chirles tries for a takedown but Hasslehoff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
David Hasslehoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Chirles.
Chirles looks gassed!
Chirles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Hasslehoff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasslehoff throws the kick towards the body but Chirles avoids it.
Chirles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hasslehoff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chirles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
David Hasslehoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chirles avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hasslehoff lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chirles doesn't seem phased though.

Chirles is rocked!
Hasslehoff lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasslehoff steps into range and cracks Chirles with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Chirles flops backwards and Hasslehoff dives into his guard looking to finish!
Chirles is still in real trouble! Can Hasslehoff finish him?
Hasslehoff slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chirles seems to have recovered his senses.
Hasslehoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Chirles is retaining full guard.
Hasslehoff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chirles has a closed guard, preventing Hasslehoff from standing up.

Hasslehoff stands and steps away. Chirles gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hasslehoff scores with a jab. Chirles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasslehoff misses with a two punch combination.
Chirles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hasslehoff misses with a wild combination.

Hasslehoff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chirles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hasslehoff controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasslehoff tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Hasslehoff stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hasslehoff throws a right and a left that Chirles avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasslehoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chirles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hasslehoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chirles takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hasslehoff dominated that round.
That's time! Hasslehoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A punch combination from Hasslehoff misses.
Hasslehoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hasslehoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chirles avoids the body shot from Hasslehoff.
David Hasslehoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Hasslehoff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chirles misses with a takedown attempt
and Hasslehoff counters with a three punch combo that has Chirles backing up. Chirles nods at Hasslehoff to acknowledge the strikes.
Hasslehoff scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hasslehoff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hasslehoff scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chirles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chirles is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hasslehoff is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chirles.
Hasslehoff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hasslehoff lunges at Chirles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chirles's hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hasslehoff!

Hasslehoff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hasslehoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chirles prevents Hasslehoff from breaking the clinch.

Hasslehoff has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chirles uses from the top position.
Hasslehoff is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chirles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chirles stopping the sweep attempt from Hasslehoff.
Chirles passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hasslehoff is looking to regain half guard here but Chirles keeps moving and retains side control.
Chirles has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasslehoff has given up his back.

Chirles working for the choke.
Hasslehoff is trying to get back to his feet but Chirles has full control of the position and if anything, Hasslehoff has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Chirles working for a choke but Hasslehoff is defending well.

Hasslehoff is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Chirles is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Chirles working for the choke.

Chirles is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hasslehoff defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hasslehoff fending off the submission attempt from Chirles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcos Chirles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hasslehoff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hasslehoff lands a really nice looking cross but Chirles seems unphased.
Hasslehoff works over Chirles's head and body with a nice combination.
Hasslehoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hasslehoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasslehoff swings for the body but Chirles moves out of range.
Chirles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hasslehoff throws a nice looking combination but Chirles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hasslehoff lands with a nice combination. Chirles backs away looking to recover.
David Hasslehoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chirles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hasslehoff.
Hasslehoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chirles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hasslehoff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chirles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chirles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hasslehoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hasslehoff sizes up Chirles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hasslehoff throws a one two combo.
Hasslehoff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Hasslehoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hasslehoff lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hasslehoff - just one landing.
Hasslehoff jabs at Chirles's body.
Hasslehoff digs a good body shot into Chirles's ribs.
Hasslehoff scores with a three punch combo!
Hasslehoff scores with a decent looking hook.
Chirles shoots and misses
and Hasslehoff counters with a left and a right that stings Chirles.
Hasslehoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Hasslehoff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hasslehoff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasslehoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chirles.
Hasslehoff is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hasslehoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Hasslehoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hasslehoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chirles with a poor takedown
and Hasslehoff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David Hasslehoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Chirles.
A punch combination from Hasslehoff misses.
Hasslehoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Hasslehoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Hasslehoff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hasslehoff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Hasslehoff!