PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Bangarang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bangarang comes into the arena with Slippin - DMX blaring out of the sound system. Lou Haggen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bangarang
vs
Haggen

198 cm
19
230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
224 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

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, Herman Bangarang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Haggen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangarang misses the jab.
Bangarang misses with a looping right.
Haggen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bangarang pinned against the cage. Bangarang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bangarang tries to bum rush Haggen with a series of wild strikes but Haggen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bangarang digs a good body shot into Haggen's ribs.
Bangarang misses with a two punch combination.
Haggen lands a two punch combo.
Haggen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bangarang sizes up Haggen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggen defending well as Bangarang loads up on a big left hand.
Bangarang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggen.
A right-left combo lands from Haggen.
Haggen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bangarang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haggen digs a good body shot into Bangarang's ribs.
Haggen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haggen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haggen lands a nice looking body shot.
Bangarang misses with a hook.
Haggen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haggen drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haggen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bangarang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bangarang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bangarang tries to get out of the position.

Haggen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haggen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Haggen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haggen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bangarang wants to stand and escape but Haggen is having none of it.
Haggen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bangarang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bangarang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bangarang is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haggen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Haggen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haggen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haggen advances to half guard.
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 stands up from half guard.
Nice defenses there by Haggen.
Bangarang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggen tries for a takedown but Bangarang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bangarang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Haggen there.

Haggen gets a clinch.
Bangarang is pressed up against the cage. Haggen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bangarang down to the mat. Bangarang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Herman Bangarang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Haggen.
Haggen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangarang circles away quickly and effectively.
Haggen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangarang throws out the jab.
Bangarang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bangarang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haggen.
Bangarang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haggen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haggen avoids the body shot from Bangarang.
Bangarang circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Bangarang misses with a double jab.
Bangarang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haggen.
Haggen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haggen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bangarang tries to sprawl out of it but Haggen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bangarang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bangarang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggen manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggen shoots in for a double leg but Bangarang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bangarang looks to land a combination. Haggen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haggen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangarang walks into a stiff left hand from Haggen.
Bangarang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bangarang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggen tries to clinch but Bangarang moves out of range.
Haggen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bangarang pinned against the cage. Bangarang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bangarang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haggen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bangarang looks to land a left hand but Haggen moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangarang misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bangarang looks to throw the jab but Haggen is out of range.
Bangarang swings for the body but Haggen moves out of range.
Bangarang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggen.
Haggen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangarangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Haggen 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.

A jab from Bangarang does it's job there.
Bangarang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bangarang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangarang.
Bangarang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bangarang misses with a body shot.
Lou Haggen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haggen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bangarang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Haggen takes the fight into the clinch.
Haggen tries for a takedown but Bangarang manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haggen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bangarang's brow.

Bangarang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haggen lands with a cross.
Bangarang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bangarang misses with a looping left.
Bangarang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Haggen has closed the distance and engaged Bangarang in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haggen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bangarang's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haggen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bangarang is trying to keep an underhook but Haggen manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Haggen seems to be working for a kimura but Bangarang defends the submission attempt.

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

Haggen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bangarang sees it coming and defends easily.

Haggen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bangarang defends it well.
Bangarang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggen stops Bangarang from getting back to his feet.

Haggen is working for a kimura but Bangarang is defending it quite comfortably.

Haggen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bangarang has managed to free his arm - good work.

Haggen seems to be working for a kimura but Bangarang defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haggen is looking for a kimura but Bangarang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haggen to get the leverage.
Haggen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bangarang's head.
Haggen moves into full mount! Bangarang won't be happy about that!
Haggen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Haggen is working for a guillotine from mount but Bangarang frees his head quite easily.

Haggen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bangarang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bangarang shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangarang tries to buck Haggen off but he can't manage it.

Haggen stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Haggen gets a clinch.

Haggen pulls Bangarang into guard.

Haggen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Haggen kicks Bangarang off and gets to his feet.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Haggen.
Haggen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bangarang.
Bangarang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haggen throws a right and a left that Bangarang avoids nicely.
Haggen shoots in for a takedown but Bangarang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haggen fails with the takedown.
Haggen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bangarang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Bangarang misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bangarang enables Haggen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bangarang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Haggen looking to pass the guard.
Haggen throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haggen with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Haggen is looking for a triangle but Bangarang pushes his legs off easily.
Bangarang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haggen wants to sweep here but Bangarang controlling him for the moment.
Bangarang is looking to stand up but Haggen won't let him.
Lou Haggen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haggen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bangarang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bangarang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bangarang wants to get up but he can't break Haggen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Haggen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bangarang is controlling him.

Haggen looking for a guillotine here but Bangarang defends easily.
Haggen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haggen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bangarang uses it to pass to side control.
Bangarang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haggen on the ground.
Bangarang prevents Haggen from escaping the position.
Bangarang wants to stand but Haggen has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggen is trying to get back to half guard.
Lou Haggen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bangarang prevents Haggen from escaping the position.
Bangarang wants to stand but Haggen is controlling his arm.
Haggen wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haggen is looking to regain half guard here but Bangarang keeps moving and retains side control.

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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Haggen!
Lou Haggen gave a mention to Untouchable Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).