PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Means (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Haim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Means comes to the cage accompanied by Stick Stickly. Haim has chosen The Champ is Here as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Means
vs
Haim

180 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Means!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Haim!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haim moves into the clinch.

Haim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Means scores a takedown into full mount!

Means goes for an armbar but Haim turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Haim.
Haim tries to stand but Means is controlling from the bottom.

Means is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haim is aware though and is defending well.
Haim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haim has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Means is proving hard to escape from.

Haim decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Means, up you get!
Haim moves in looking to clinch but Means pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Haim gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Haim wants to stand but Means is controlling his posture from full guard.

Means looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haim passes into side control.
Means is being controlled here.
Haim passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Means!
Means is breathing heavily.
Haim controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Means tries to reverse the position but Haim maintains control.
Haim looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Corey Haim just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Haim drives through and clinches with Means against the cage.

Haim manages to break the clinch.
Means closes the distance but Haim moves to the side

and Haim moves into the clinch.

Haim breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Haim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corey Haim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Haim moves into the clinch.
Means tries to score a body lock takedown but Haim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Haim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Means throws a head kick that misses.
Haim tries to clinch up

and Means counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Haim has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Means off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haim lands a jab to Means's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Haim closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Haim.

Haim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Means fails with the takedown
and Haim counters with a left and a right that stings Means.
Means has his takedown stuffed

and Haim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haim.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Means. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Haim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Haim drives through and clinches with Means against the cage.

Haim has hold of one of Means's legs. Means is fighting the takedown attempt but Haim gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Haim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Haim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Haim connects with a single shot there.
Haim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haim darts in trying to clinch

and Means counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Haim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Means shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Haim wants to control but Means is having none of it.

Means is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Haim has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Haim!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haim forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Haim stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Means takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corey Haim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Haim gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Haim gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Means regains guard.

Haim stands and steps away. Means gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Haim has Means up against the cage in a clinch.

Haim has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Means clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Haim.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haim controlling well, preventing Means from escaping the position.
Means is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Haim.
Corey Haim has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Means tries to escape the position.
Haim has good solid back control here.
Let's hope that Haim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Corey Haim just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haim doesn't manage to clinch there - Means circles away.

Haim moves into range and clinches up with Means.

Haim pulls guard effortlessly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Means wants to pass the guard but Haim is keeping the position.
Haim wants to stand but Means is controlling the position.

Means drops back, looking for a kneebar! Haim looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Haim looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Haim!

Haim decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Andrew Means is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Haim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Means is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haim.
Haim looks for the body kick but Means saw that one coming.
Means with a poor takedown
and Haim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haim closes the distance looking to clinch

and Means counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Haim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Haim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haim passes Means's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haim prevents Means from improving his position.
Haim not doing much here.
Haim uses his free foot to push down on Means's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Means.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Means can't escape the position.
Haim controlling the position easily from mount.
Means working to try and regain half guard.
Haim content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haim's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Corey Haim just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haim moves in looking to clinch but Means pushes him off.
Means shoots and misses
and Haim counters with a series of strikes. Means will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Means paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Means avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haim lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Haim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Means, pushing him back against the cage.
Haim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Means backwards.

Haim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haim misses with the combination.
Means keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haim closes the distance and pushes Means back into the cage.
Means goes for a takedown attempt but Haim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Means. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Means keeps the fight on the outside.
Corey Haim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haim tries to clinch

and Means holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Haim manages to break the clinch.

Haim gets a clinch.

Haim manages to break the clinch.
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!

Haim moves into the clinch.
Haim manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrew Means has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corey Haim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Means tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haim smiles and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Haim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haim 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Haim!