PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Donnely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Donnely
vs
Haggen

201 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
224 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Donnely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Haggen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnely doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haggen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donnely looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haggen is fending him off so far but Donnely persists. Nope, Haggen circles away and we're back to standing.
Donnely tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haggen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donnely somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Donnely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donnely fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haggen avoids it really well and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donnely is trying to pull guard but Haggen has him pressed against the cage.
Donnely jumps guard but Haggen stands there with Donnely around his waist. Donnely gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haggen can't break the clinch.
Donnely tries to pull guard but Haggen won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haggen manages to break the clinch.
Haggen lands a really nice looking cross but Donnely seems unphased.
Donnely misses with a takedown
and Haggen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Haggen.
Haggen lands a really nice looking cross but Donnely seems unphased.

Haggen clinches up against the cage.
Haggen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donnely has him pressed against the cage.

Haggen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnely misses with a takedown attempt - Haggen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donnely shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haggen scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Donnely back to the cage. Haggen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donnely shoots in looking for a takedown. Haggen tries to sprawl out of it but Donnely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haggen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haggen throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnely shoots for a takedown but Haggen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Haggen closes the distance and clinches.

Haggen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnely with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haggen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haggen scores with a body shot.
Haggen digs a good body shot into Donnely's ribs.
Donnely is breathing heavily.
Haggen thuds his right hand into Donnely's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donnely shoots and misses

and Haggen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good body shot from Haggen.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Donnely. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Haggen breaks the clinch.
Haggen sizes up Donnely with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donnely shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haggen sprawls well. Haggen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Donnely gets slowly back to his feet.
Haggen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Donnely had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haggen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnely misses with a takedown
and Haggen counters with a one-two to the body.
Haggen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haggen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Haggen.
Lou Haggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donnely has his takedown stuffed
and Haggen counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnely gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haggen.
Haggen looks to land a combination. Donnely sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haggen lands with a nice combination. Donnely backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Haggen.
Donnely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnely with a poor takedown
and Haggen counters with a left and a right that stings Donnely.
Haggen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Haggen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donnely takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haggen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haggen lands with a right hand.
Haggen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Donnely backs up against the cage.
Donnely doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haggen counters with a three punch combo that has Donnely backing up. Donnely nods at Haggen to acknowledge the strikes.
Donnely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haggen scores with a hook to the body. Donnely takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donnely takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donnely has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donnely has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donnely there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haggen throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Haggen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Haggen moves into the clinch.
Donnely has Haggen pressed against the cage, preventing Haggen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Haggen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donnely shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haggen pinned against the cage. Haggen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donnely looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haggen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Haggen.

Haggen clinches with his opponent.
Donnely keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haggen's efforts to push away.
Donnely blocks an elbow strike from Haggen.
Haggen tries to break the clinch but Donnely is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnely tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Donnely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haggen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Donnely. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Haggen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnely with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haggen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haggen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haggen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Donnely.
Donnely gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haggen counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donnely takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haggen cracks Donnely with an open hand slap.
Haggen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Haggen moves into the clinch.
Donnely prevents Haggen from breaking the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggen catches Donnely with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haggen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donnely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donnely misses with a takedown attempt
and Haggen counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnely shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haggen but Haggen pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Donnely gets tackled into the cage by Haggen. Haggen maintains the clinch.
Haggen is trying to break free.

Haggen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Donnely is defended easily by Haggen.
Haggen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnely misses with a takedown attempt
and Haggen counters with a left and a right that stings Donnely.
Lou Haggen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Haggen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donnely doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haggen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Donnely tries to keep at a distance but Haggen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Donnely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haggen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Haggen stalling in the clinch.

Haggen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donnely gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Donnely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haggen jabs Donnely to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haggen misses with a two punch combination.
Haggen tries to bum rush Donnely with a series of wild strikes but Donnely uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donnely shoots in for a takedown but Haggen shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Haggen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donnely has him pressed against the cage.
Donnely keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haggen's efforts to push away.
Haggen is trying to break free.
Donnely fails to pull guard.

Haggen manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haggen throws a series of punches but Donnely avoids them all with ease.

Haggen moves into the clinch.
Donnely tries to pull guard but Haggen holds him up against the cage and eventually Donnely drops back down to his feet.
Haggen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Haggen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Donnely has a takedown stuffed.
Haggen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnely closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Billy Donnely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haggen lands with a right hand.

Haggen moves into the clinch successfully.
Donnely takes a shot to the head.
Donnely jumps guard but Haggen stands there with Donnely around his waist. Donnely gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lou Haggen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haggen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haggen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haggen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haggen wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggen wants to get back to striking at distance but Donnely won't allow it.

Haggen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Haggen has managed to clinch.
Haggen tries to circle away but Donnely has him pinned against the cage.
Donnely tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haggen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Donnely. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Donnely gets tackled into the cage by Haggen. Haggen maintains the clinch.
Donnely prevents Haggen from breaking the clinch.
Donnely tries to pull guard but Haggen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haggen wants to get back to striking at distance but Donnely won't allow it.
Haggen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Haggen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Haggen clinches up against the cage.
Haggen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donnely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!

Haggen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haggen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donnely has his takedown stuffed
and Donnely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donnely walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haggen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donnely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donnely fails with the takedown
and Haggen counters with a one-two to the body.
Haggen connects with a body shot that sends Donnely's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donnely has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donnely there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lou Haggen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Haggen rushes Donnely and presses him up against the cage.

Haggen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haggen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haggen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Haggen gets a clinch.
Donnely keeps control of Haggen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haggen is trying to break the clinch but Donnely has him pressed against the cage.

Haggen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donnely fails to land the takedown.
Donnely showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haggen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnely fails with a takedown attempt.
Lou Haggen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnely shoots in but Haggen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haggen connects with a single shot there.

Haggen takes the fight into the clinch.

Haggen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnely fails with a takedown attempt.
Billy Donnely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haggen scores with a decent looking hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Haggen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haggen 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Haggen!
A relieved looking Lou Haggen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.