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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 2423 p4p, 2321 weight class) and Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 318 p4p, 310 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pierre Ragout Mendy enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy scores with a jab.
Hasselhoff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mendy to the ground. Hasselhoff is now in Mendy's guard.
Hasselhoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hasselhoff drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mendy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hasselhoff has Mendy in his guard.
Mendy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendy cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
Mendy landing with the ground and pound.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Hasselhoff keeps moving.
Hasselhoff working for a triangle but Mendy defends it easily.
Mendy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hasselhoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendy controls the pace.
Mendy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hasselhoff is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy landing with the ground and pound.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendy distracts Hasselhoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendy landing some decent shots from guard.
Hasselhoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mendy cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
Mendy cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hasselhoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Mendy cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
Mendy scoring with punches to the head and body.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendy working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mendy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hasselhoff is retaining full guard.
Hasselhoff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendy is aware though and is defending well.
Mendy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mendy pushing down on Hasselhoff's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hasselhoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendy controlling the pace.
Mendy trying to control from half guard but Hasselhoff is working away.
Mendy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hasselhoff is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Mendy is nestled in close to Hasselhoff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mendy slips a nice elbow through Hasselhoff's hands, connecting with Hasselhoff's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendy lands a nice short elbow.
Mendy winds up and cracks Hasselhoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hasselhoff is staying active underneath Mendy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hasselhoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
Mendy working Hasselhoff over with strikes.
Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendy pulls his head out easily.
Mendy trying to control from half guard but Hasselhoff is working away.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mendy in particular looking to stall.
Mendy working Hasselhoff over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that 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.
Mendy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hasselhoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hasselhoff moves into full guard.
Mendy cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
Hasselhoff looking for a guillotine here but Mendy defends easily.
Mendy cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy is stalling in the full guard.
Hasselhoff keeping moving, preventing Mendy from controlling successfully.
Hasselhoff has momentary wrist control but Mendy slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy is working Hasselhoff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mendy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hasselhoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hasselhoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hasselhoff has momentary wrist control but Mendy slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mendy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendy looking to pass the guard.
Mendy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hasselhoff's guard.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Mendy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hasselhoff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is trying to control. Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mendy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
Hasselhoff taking some punishment here, with Mendy in his half guard.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hasselhoff trying to get back to full guard but Mendy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mendy controlling his opponent.
Mendy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hasselhoff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy looking to finish Hasselhoff with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hasselhoff!
Mendy scoring with strikes but Hasselhoff is staying in there.
Mendy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mendy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mendy working the ground and pound effectively.
Mendy dominating with strikes here.
Mendy raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendy unloading with bombs!
Hasselhoff is rocked!
Mendy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Hasselhoff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hasselhoff looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hasselhoff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mendy to the mat! Mendy manages to get full guard.
Hasselhoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Hasselhoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hasselhoff off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mendy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hasselhoff on his heels. He'll look to pass Hasselhoff's guard now, I'm sure.
Mendy passes Hasselhoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hasselhoff is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Mendy is tapping! Great win for Hasselhoff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hershel Hasselhoff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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