PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Haugen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Shott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Haugen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christian Shott's chin.

Haugen
vs
Shott

189 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

[AIM] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Haugen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Shott!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Shott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haugen doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Tyler Haugen has been cut.

Shott shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Haugen napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Shott looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Haugen throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shott has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Shott shoots in for a double leg but Haugen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shott misses with a series of wild punches.
Shott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shott thows a body shot but no joy.

Haugen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shott looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Haugen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Haugen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shott struggling a bit here.
Shott gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haugen.
Haugen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shott defending well though.
Shott wants to get back to his feet.
Haugen is thwarting Shott's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shott misses with a head kick.
Haugen scoring well with a low kick there.
Haugen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haugen.

Shott closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shott lands in his opponent's guard.
Haugen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haugen trying to strike off his back.
Haugen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Shott slips nicely into half guard.
Haugen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Haugen missing with punches from the bottom.
Shott works his way into full mount!
Shott thowing shots but they're missing.

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.
Haugen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Haugen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Haugen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Haugen tries to get to full guard but Shott has control of the leg.
Haugen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Shott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Haugen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haugen keeps the fight on the outside.
Haugen keeps the fight on the outside.
Shott misses with a takedown attempt

and Haugen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Haugen throws a big right hand that misses.
Haugen throws a big right hand that misses.
Shott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haugen is one step ahead there.
Haugen throwing strikes but missing.
Haugen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shott is looking to stand up but Haugen isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haugen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haugen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haugen thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shott looks to land a body kick but Haugen moved away.
Shott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haugen keeps the fight on the outside.
Shott darts in trying to clinch
and Haugen counters with a good, hard body kick but Shott shrugs it off.
Christian Shott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haugen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tyler Haugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Shott.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haugen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haugen keeps the fight on the outside.
Shott misses with a takedown attempt
and Haugen counters with a leg kick.
Shott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haugen counters with a big head kick but Shott shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shott shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haugen's guard.
Shott is breathing heavily.
Haugen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shott stopping the sweep attempt from Haugen.
Shott trying to control the position from guard on top but Haugen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haugen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Haugen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haugen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shott won't allow Haugen to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shott fails with the takedown
and Haugen counters with a body kick that stops Shott in his tracks momentarily.
Shott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haugen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shott with a poor takedown
and Haugen counters with a low kick, right behind Shott 's knee.
Shott throws a low kick but Haugen avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice straight punches there by Haugen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haugen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Haugen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Haugen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Haugen tries to clinch up but Shott circles away and keeps his distance.
Shott looks to clinch

and Haugen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shott's guard.
Haugen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shott tries to strike from the bottom.
Haugen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyler Haugen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haugen won't allow Shott to sweep him here.
Haugen is looking to work some ground and pound but Shott has wrist control.
Shott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haugen is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haugen looks for a takedown but Shott sprawls well.
Shott closes the distance but Haugen moves to the side
and Haugen counters with a nice body shot.
Shott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Shott misses.
Shott tries to clinch
and Haugen counters with a low kick, right behind Shott 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shott doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shott closes the distance looking to clinch

and Haugen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haugen.
Haugen tries to stall but Shott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Shott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haugen counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shott misses with the combination.
Shott misses with a takedown

and Haugen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tyler Haugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Shott.
Shott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haugen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shott has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haugen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Shott isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Haugen stacks Shott on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Haugen!
Haugen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shott on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Haugen throws a strike aimed at the side of Shott's head but Shott avoids it well.
Shott is looking for a sweep.
Shott manages to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Haugen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haugen 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Haugen!