PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Hadzo (ranked 5649 p4p, 4426 weight class) and Augusto Pupa Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augusto Pupa Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hadzo
vs
Pupa Jr

181 cm
18
189
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Denis Hadzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pupa Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadzo throws a looping overhand right but Pupa Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Hadzo misses with a hook. Pupa Jr ducked under it nicely.
Hadzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Pupa Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pupa Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hadzo.
Pupa Jr with a poor takedown
enabling Hadzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Pupa Jr throws a head kick that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Hadzo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pupa Jr slips a straight right by Hadzo.
Pupa Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pupa Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hadzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hadzo.
Hadzo tries for a takedown but Pupa Jr manages to get underhooks.
Pupa Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadzo goes for a takedown attempt but Pupa Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pupa Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pupa Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Hadzo, looking for a takedown. Pupa Jr pushes Hadzo against the cage but Hadzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Hadzo misses the target.
Denis Hadzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pupa Jr.
Nice jab there from Hadzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hadzo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pupa Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hadzo advances to mount.
Hadzo trying to control but Pupa Jr is having none of it.
Hadzo controlling the pace for now.
Pupa Jr is looking to improve his position but Hadzo isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hadzo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pupa Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hadzo lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupa Jr is in a horrible position here. Hadzo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pupa Jr looks winded!
Hadzo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pupa Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadzo content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pupa Jr throws the kick towards the body but Hadzo avoids it.

Hadzo rushes Pupa Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pupa Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pupa Jr tries a body shot but Hadzo blocks it.
Hadzo looking for a takedown.

Pupa Jr jumps into guard, dragging Hadzo to the mat.
Pupa Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hadzo is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadzo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hadzo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupa Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hadzo happy to just control the position for now.
Hadzo landing strikes.
Pupa Jr can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hadzo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hadzo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hadzo controlling from mount.
Hadzo with good strikes from the mount here!
Denis Hadzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pupa Jr is breathing heavily.
Hadzo controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadzo landing punches.
Hadzo controlling from the full mount.
Hadzo avoids the attempt from Pupa Jr to control.
Hadzo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hadzo controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hadzo.
Hadzo prevents Pupa Jr from getting the reversal.
Hadzo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pupa Jr wants to control but Hadzo is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hadzo controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Hadzo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Pupa Jr shoots for a takedown but Hadzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hadzo is looking to counter punch.
Hadzo loads up on a big right hand but Pupa Jr slips the punch.
Hadzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pupa Jr can do to turn this around?
Pupa Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hadzo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pupa Jr.

Hadzo looking to score a takedown here. Pupa Jr is defending well but Hadzo drives through and ends up in Pupa Jr's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hadzo controlling from the top position.
Pupa Jr striking off his back but it's not causing Hadzo any problems.
Pupa Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadzo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzo passes into half guard.
Hadzo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pupa Jr trying to control here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pupa Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hadzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hadzo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hadzo tries to pass to full mount but Pupa Jr defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hadzo loads up on a big right hand but Pupa Jr slips the punch.
Pupa Jr tries to bum rush Hadzo with a series of wild strikes but Hadzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pupa Jr.
Denis Hadzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pupa Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupa Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Hadzo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pupa Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hadzo happy to just control the position for now.
Hadzo landing a few strikes.
Hadzo happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupa Jr tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hadzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Augusto Pupa Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denis Hadzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hadzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Hadzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hadzo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Hadzo!
A victorious Denis Hadzo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.