PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misha Hasselhoff (ranked 936 p4p, 626 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 137 p4p, 89 weight class). Thomas has chosen Central Cee - 6 for 6 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hasselhoff
vs
Thomas

187 cm
29
213
11 - 8 - 0

195 cm
33
215
21 - 14 - 0

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World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Misha Hasselhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasselhoff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hasselhoff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Hasselhoff.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Hasselhoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hasselhoff 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Misha Hasselhoff has been cut.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Hasselhoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Hasselhoff avoids it with no problem.
Hasselhoff misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hasselhoff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hasselhoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hasselhoff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Hasselhoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hasselhoff throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hasselhoff throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hasselhoff.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hasselhoff misses.
Hasselhoff connects with an inside leg kick.
Misha Hasselhoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasselhoff ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Hasselhoff lands a lovely overhand right.
Hasselhoff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Hasselhoff.
Thomas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hasselhoff throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hasselhoff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hasselhoff is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hasselhoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hasselhoff moves away.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Hasselhoff misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hasselhoff needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Hasselhoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misha Hasselhoff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hasselhoff throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hasselhoff lands a slapping body shot.
Hasselhoff lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hasselhoff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hasselhoff delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Hasselhoff.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Thomas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hasselhoff has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hasselhoff. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hasselhoff.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas cracks Hasselhoff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Misha Hasselhoff's cut is getting worse.
Hasselhoff throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hasselhoff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hasselhoff lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hasselhoff.
Thomas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hasselhoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hasselhoff with a nice calf kick.
Hasselhoff with a nice calf kick.
Hasselhoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Hasselhoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Hasselhoff misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hasselhoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff lands a jab to the nose.
Hasselhoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hasselhoff thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Hasselhoff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hasselhoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Hasselhoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hasselhoff throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hasselhoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Hasselhoff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas digs a good hook to Hasselhoff's body.
Hasselhoff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Hasselhoff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Misha Hasselhoff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Hasselhoff lands a big uppercut and Thomas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thomas looks OK. Hasselhoff waves Thomas back to his feet!

It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Hasselhoff throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Hasselhoff misses.
Thomas defending well as Hasselhoff loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasselhoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Hasselhoff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hasselhoff gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hasselhoff throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hasselhoff.
Thomas scores with a jab. Hasselhoff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hasselhoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
You can see that Thomas has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hasselhoff misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas takes a swing at Hasselhoff's ribcage but misses.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Hasselhoff finds it's target.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Hasselhoff throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hasselhoff swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Hasselhoff.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Hasselhoff lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning.
Hasselhoff blocks a jab.
Hasselhoff half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hasselhoff misses with a looping right.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasselhoff is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Hasselhoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws the left hand but Hasselhoff avoids the punch easily.
Hasselhoff misses with a hook.
Thomas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Hasselhoff.
Good leg kick by Hasselhoff.
Misha Hasselhoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hasselhoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Misha Hasselhoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hasselhoff 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misha Hasselhoff!
After winning the bout, Misha Hasselhoff thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.