PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Hauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauss comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy Can Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hauss
vs
Murray

175 cm
21
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
27
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiki Hauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Murray!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Hauss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hauss.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Murray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Hauss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murray prevents Hauss from breaking the clinch.
Murray is trying to maintain a safe position but Hauss gets an underhook and turns Murray into the cage.
Hauss tries to break the clinch but Murray is controlling the position.
Hauss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hauss breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Murray.
Murray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hauss counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murray thinking.
Hauss misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hauss.
Hauss misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Murray misses with a takedown
and Hauss counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hauss tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hauss misses with a series of wild punches.
Hauss misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Murray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hauss counters with a series of strikes. Murray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tiki Hauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Murray.
Murray has his takedown stuffed
and Hauss makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray fails with the takedown
and Hauss counters with an inside leg kick.
Hauss misses with a combination

and Murray decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hauss's guard.
Murray prevents Hauss from getting back to his feet.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Hauss is keeping the position.
Hauss wants to stand up but Murray is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauss can't keep his opponent in guard - Murray advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hauss wants to get back to his feet.
Hauss is staying active underneath Murray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hauss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hauss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hauss tries to get out of the position.

That's four 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.
Murray is looking to pass Hauss's guard but actually Hauss recovers to full guard.

Murray is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hauss is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hauss has escaped and now he's on top!

Murray looking for a guillotine here but Hauss defends easily.
Hauss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murray's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiki Hauss dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hauss throws a combination that misses

and Murray counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murray.
Murray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hauss is keeping the position for now.
Murray trying to control but Hauss is working from the bottom.
Hauss is looking to stand up but Murray isn't so interested in that idea.
Hauss keeping full guard, as Murray tries to pass.
Hauss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Hauss is keeping the position.
Murray trying to control but Hauss is working from the bottom.
Hauss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murray on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hauss is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hauss pushes Murray off and scrambles back to his feet.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt
and Hauss counters with a nice uppercut.
Hauss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

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

Murray pulls guard.
Murray is trying to control the position but Hauss postures up.
Hauss preventing the sweep.

Hauss stands up from Murray's guard - Hauss perhaps looking for a knockout.
Murray is breathing heavily.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiki Hauss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hauss misses

and Murray decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hauss's guard.
Murray throws and elbow that misses. Hauss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murray's guard. Nice move by Hauss!
Murray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Murray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hauss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
Hauss is looking to stand up but Murray won't let him.
Murray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Murray is working an open guard so Hauss takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to clinch but Hauss moves out of range.
Hauss throws a low kick, looking for Murray's leg but Murray calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hauss misses with a series of wild punches.
Murray with a poor takedown
and Hauss counters with an inside leg kick.
Tiki Hauss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hauss, right into the meat.
Hauss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hauss misses with a double jab

and Murray counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hauss won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray is trying to ground and pound but Hauss uses the momentary lack of control by Murray to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hauss as he avoids it easily.
Murray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hauss counters with an inside leg kick.
Hauss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
Hauss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murray wants a takedown but no success here.
Tiki Hauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Murray.
Murray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hauss manages to break the clinch.
Hauss's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hauss duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauss throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hauss looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.

Murray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hauss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hauss is looking to stand up but Murray isn't so interested in that idea.
Murray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dan Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hauss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray is pushing down on Hauss's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hauss is fighting to maintain full guard but Murray has managed to sneak the leg through.

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

Murray wants to work for an arm triangle but Hauss is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Murray stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauss is trying to stand back up but Murray is controlling him
Murray is looking to take a break and control but Hauss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hauss!
Murray throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four 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.

Murray moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hauss has worked his arm free - good work by Hauss!
Murray trying to control the action but Hauss is working from the bottom.
Hauss is pushing Murray's head away, looking to escape. Murray manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Murray postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Murray.
I think Murray 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Murray!