PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Hauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Man
vs
Hauss

177 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiki Hauss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hauss gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Man scores with a four punch combination!
Hauss dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Hauss's head and hops out.
Hauss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man wants to clinch.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man tries to clinch up but Hauss circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but Hauss moves away

and Hauss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Man wants to stand up but Hauss is controlling him.
Hauss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hauss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hauss looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hauss defends it easily.
Hauss not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hauss stuffs the takedown.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Hauss tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Hauss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hauss tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Hauss moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Hauss moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves out of range as Hauss throws a body kick.

Hauss decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hauss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Man tries to get to full guard but Hauss has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Man is trying to stand back up but Hauss is controlling him
Hauss trying to control the pace.
Man wants to control but Hauss is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hauss is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hauss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
Ip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiki Hauss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiki Hauss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hauss.
Hauss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauss throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hauss off to one side.
Ip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiki Hauss.
Hauss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man fails with the takedown

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hauss jumps guard but Man stands there with Hauss around his waist. Hauss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hauss jumps guard but Man stands there with Hauss around his waist. Hauss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hauss wants a takedown but no success here.
Hauss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hauss is breathing heavily.
Hauss is looking to clinch.

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.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Man throws a series of punches but Hauss moves out of range.
Ip Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hauss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hauss wants it to stay on the feet.
Hauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hauss looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Hauss looks for a takedown but Man sprawls well.
Hauss keeps the fight on the outside.
Hauss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hauss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauss swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Hauss is looking to clinch.
Man avoids the head kick by Hauss.
Hauss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hauss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but Hauss persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Man throws a right hand that Hauss ducks under and follows up with a left that Hauss also avoids with ease.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Hauss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Man tries to clinch there but Hauss circles away.
Hauss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hauss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hauss stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Hauss circles away.

Man moves into range and clinches up with Hauss.
Knees to the body from Man.
Hauss looking to stall.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hauss tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Hauss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hauss keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Man pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ip Man dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Hauss on that attempt.
Hauss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hauss stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Hauss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hauss fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hauss shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hauss showed some decent athleticism there.
Hauss wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Hauss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control but Hauss postures up.

Hauss is looking for a kimura but Man is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hauss to get the leverage.
Hauss stalling.
Man moves into full guard.
Man is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hauss dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Man manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hauss is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hauss can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hauss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hauss wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hauss controls his leg.
Hauss is trying to stand back up but Man is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hauss circles away.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Hauss which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ip Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hauss as he jumps to the side.
Hauss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Hauss.
Hauss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hauss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hauss tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hauss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hauss gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiki Hauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Hauss, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Hauss against the cage but Hauss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man scores with a head kick.
Hauss doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiki Hauss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hauss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiki Hauss!