PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 627 p4p, 77 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 2204 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Shamkhalaev
vs
Hageman

181 cm
35
162 lbs
25 - 18 - 2

172 cm
29
164 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamkhalaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hageman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shamkhalaev will feel that in the morning.
Hageman scores with a nice head shot.
Hageman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hageman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
Hageman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hageman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamkhalaev throws out the jab.
Hageman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamkhalaev.
Hageman throws a low kick, looking for Shamkhalaev's leg but Shamkhalaev calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Hageman misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook. Hageman ducked under it nicely.
Shamkhalaev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shamkhalaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hageman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hageman cracks Shamkhalaev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hageman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
Shamkhalaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamkhalaev is looking to slow Hageman down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Shamkhalaev finds it's target.
Hageman ducks under a wild hook from Shamkhalaev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev throws out a loose jab but Hageman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Shamkhalaev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamkhalaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hageman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hageman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hageman scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shamkhalaev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shamkhalaev misses the jab.
Hageman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hageman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hageman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hageman lands a right hook to the body.
Hageman misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hageman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hageman misses with an uppercut
letting Shamkhalaev counter with a right hand.
A big left from Hageman misses.
A lazy left from Hageman finds it's target.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab when Hageman was well out of range.
Shamkhalaev connects with a right hand. Hageman shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick that misses.
Hageman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Shamkhalaev blocks it well.
Hageman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hageman throws a leg kick which misses Shamkhalaev's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamkhalaev tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev fakes the leg kick and cracks Hageman in the body.
Hageman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shamkhalaev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hageman eats them both and turns towards Shamkhalaev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hageman throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamkhalaev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hageman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hageman moves out of range as Shamkhalaev strikes.
Hageman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shamkhalaev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shamkhalaev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hageman.
Hageman looks to throw the jab but Shamkhalaev is out of range.
Hageman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shamkhalaev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hageman lands with a nice body punch.
Shamkhalaev works Hageman's body with a nice hook.
Hageman misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamkhalaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hageman misses.
Shamkhalaev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shamkhalaev duly obliges.
Shamkhalaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamkhalaev lands with an uppercut that bounces Hageman off the cage and back into range.
Shamkhalaev throws a looping overhand right but Hageman ducks down to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook but Hageman avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hageman.
Hageman looks to land a left hand but Shamkhalaev moved out of range nicely.
Hageman lands with a hook. Shamkhalaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shamkhalaev connects with a nice looking jab.
Hageman misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Shamkhalaev misses its intended target.
Hageman feints a counter leg kick.
Shamkhalaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hageman throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamkhalaev misses the target.
Shamkhalaev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hageman.
Hageman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hageman is looking to slow Shamkhalaev down with leg kicks.
Hageman misses with a hook
and Shamkhalaev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shamkhalaev throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Shamkhalaev misses.
Hageman throws a hook but Shamkhalaev avoids it easily.
Hageman misses with a left hand
and Shamkhalaev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shamkhalaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hageman.
Shamkhalaev throws an overhand right that lands on Hageman's shoulder, as Hageman tries to avoid the shot.
Hageman throws a hook but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
Shamkhalaev misses with a straight right.
Hageman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hageman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hageman lands a leg kick that knocks Shamkhalaev off balance momentarily.
Hageman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamkhalaev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamkhalaev. Hageman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hageman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamkhalaev.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamkhalaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Hageman is just out of range.
Hageman connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hageman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
Hageman misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Hageman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hageman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamkhalaev manages to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Hageman misses the target.
Shamkhalaev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shamkhalaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hageman moves away.
Diego Hageman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamkhalaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hageman.
Shamkhalaev throws a body punch but Hageman moves out of range.
Hageman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamkhalaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamkhalaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hageman.
Shamkhalaev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shamkhalaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hageman.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hageman.
Shamkhalaev misses with a straight right.
Shamkhalaev misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Hageman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hageman tries to work over Shamkhalaev's front leg with a kick but Shamkhalaev checks it.
Shamkhalaev scores with a sloppy right hand. Hageman should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Hageman misses its intended target.
Shamkhalaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hageman in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shamkhalaev on the side of the head.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses.
Hageman lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shamkhalaev misses with a looping right.
Hageman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hageman scores with a hook.
Shamkhalaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hageman throws a low kick but Shamkhalaev avoids it.
Hageman throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamkhalaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamkhalaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hageman.
Hageman lands with a nice body kick.
Hageman throws a hook to the side of Shamkhalaev's head but Shamkhalaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
Hageman scores with a shot to the body.
Hageman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hageman looks to land a right hand but Shamkhalaev moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hageman, as that shot connected.
Hageman fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamkhalaev misses the target.
Hageman throws an overhand right that lands on Shamkhalaev's shoulder, as Shamkhalaev tries to avoid the shot.
Shamkhalaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hageman tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Hageman misses its intended target.
Hageman avoids the body shot from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman swings for the body but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamkhalaev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hageman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamkhalaev connects with a body shot.
Hageman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook
and Hageman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hageman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
Hageman is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hageman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hageman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hageman slips a jab from Shamkhalaev.
As Shamkhalaev backs off Hageman throws a huge counter combo but Shamkhalaev manages to avoid it all.
Hageman throws a hook but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
Shamkhalaev moves out of range of the body kick from Hageman.
Shamkhalaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hageman tries a low kick but Shamkhalaev avoids it.
Hageman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamkhalaev doesn't seem bothered though.
Hageman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Shamkhalaev.
Hageman throws a solid leg kick but Shamkhalaev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hageman.
Hageman lands with a right hand.
Hageman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamkhalaev.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hageman! But no joy.
Shamkhalaev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hageman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hageman misses the shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev is looking to counter punch.
Hageman lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hageman lands with an uppercut that bounces Shamkhalaev off the cage and back into range.
Shamkhalaev throws a lazy uppercut
and Hageman counters with a body kick that stops Shamkhalaev in his tracks momentarily.
Shamkhalaev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hageman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamkhalaev scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev slips under a jab.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab when Hageman was well out of range.
Hageman tries a head kick but it misses.
Hageman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shamkhalaev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook to the side of Hageman's head but Hageman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamkhalaev dips to his left and cracks Hageman with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hageman.
Shamkhalaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hageman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev throws a looping overhand right but Hageman ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamkhalaev misses the target.
Hageman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Shamkhalaev misses.
Shamkhalaev throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Hageman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Shamkhalaev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shamkhalaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hageman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hageman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a straight left.
Shamkhalaev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shamkhalaev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hageman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamkhalaev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shamkhalaev swings widly with a right hand
and Hageman counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamkhalaev checks a low kick from Hageman.
Hageman's corner calls for a 1-2. Hageman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hageman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamkhalaev throws a poor cross that misses
and Hageman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Shamkhalaev is rocked!
Hageman lands a body shot.
Shamkhalaev cracks Hageman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Hageman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab when Hageman was well out of range.
Hageman throws out a leg kick but Shamkhalaev moves out of range and Hageman only half commits.
It looked like Shamkhalaev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamkhalaev misses the shot to the body.
Hageman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hageman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shamkhalaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hageman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hageman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamkhalaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hageman.
Shamkhalaev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hageman.
Shamkhalaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamkhalaev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Shamkhalaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamkhalaev defending well as Hageman loads up on a big left hand.
Shamkhalaev lands a jab to Hageman's midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hageman.
Hageman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hageman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Hageman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamkhalaev seems to have got his legs back now.
Hageman slips under a jab.
Shamkhalaev misses with a straight left.
Hageman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hageman scores with a leg kick.
Hageman looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamkhalaev is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamkhalaev misses its target.
Hageman throws a lazy right hand but Shamkhalaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamkhalaev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shamkhalaev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shamkhalaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hageman throws a sloppy head kick and Shamkhalaev moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Shamkhalaev is predictable there
and Hageman counters with a good low kick that Shamkhalaev was not able to check.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamkhalaev blocks the leg kick.
Hageman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamkhalaev throws out the jab.
Hageman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shamkhalaev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hageman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamkhalaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hageman connects with a leg kick. Shamkhalaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shamkhalaev misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hageman.
Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hageman loads up on a big right hand but Shamkhalaev slips the punch.
Hageman misses with a few strikes there.
Shamkhalaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hageman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shamkhalaev.
Hageman connects with the punch.
Hageman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
Hageman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hageman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shamkhalaev misses the shot to the body.
Hageman throws a shot to the body.
Hageman scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hageman takes a swing at Shamkhalaev's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman lands a nice shot to the body.
Hageman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamkhalaev.
Hageman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Hageman misses.
Shamkhalaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hageman.
Shamkhalaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hageman moves away.
Hageman thumps Shamkhalaev with a low kick.
Shamkhalaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hageman blocks a head kick by Shamkhalaev.
Hageman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamkhalaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shamkhalaev slips a jab from Hageman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hageman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamkhalaev blocks the leg kick.
Shamkhalaev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hageman. Hageman obviously looking to wear him down.
Hageman ducks under a wild hook from Shamkhalaev.
Despite the aggression on Hageman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Hageman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hageman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Hageman!