PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Claus Haba (ranked 993 p4p, 2123 weight class) and Bernie Sanders (ranked 61 p4p, 130 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanders's choice of entrance music: Shooter Gang. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haba
vs
Sanders

150 cm
25
138
12 - 2 - 1

150 cm
33
134
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Claus Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bernie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanders darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haba is looking to improve his position.
Sanders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haba's head.
Sanders lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haba is trying to stand.
Sanders lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haba pushes Sanders off looking to stand but Sanders dives back in and keeps control.
Haba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haba tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanders drops an elbow to the side of Haba's head.
Ground and pound from Sanders.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanders is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Haba looking for submissions off his back.
Sanders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanders takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haba is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanders takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanders is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Sanders there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haba is trying to stand up here but Sanders is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanders connects with a nice short shot to Haba's temple.
Sanders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Haba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanders pulls his head out easily.
Sanders slips a nice elbow through Haba's hands, connecting with Haba's forehead.
Haba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanders.
Nice strikes from Sanders there.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Haba actively working from the bottom here.
My spies in My Yard™️ Resurrect inform me that Sanders has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sanders is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanders working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanders lands with a punch from half guard.
Haba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanders scores with a couple of nice shots.

Haba is rocked!
Sanders lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Haba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Haba is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sanders fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Haba from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sanders! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernie Sanders!
Bernie Sanders very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.