PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aruneru Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze has chosen i stand alone as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hero
vs
Haze

171 cm
25
136 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

150 cm
34
143 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aruneru Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dutch Haze !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haze slips a jab and a cross from Hero.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
Haze avoids the head kick by Hero.
Hero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haze misses with an uppercut
and Hero counters with a three punch combo that has Haze backing up. Haze nods at Hero to acknowledge the strikes.
Hero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Hero moves away and avoids it.
Dutch Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hero counters with a three punch combo that has Haze backing up. Haze nods at Hero to acknowledge the strikes.
Hero tries a head kick but it misses.
Hero connects with a high kick.

It looks like Dutch Haze has been cut.
Hero scores with a one two! Haze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero slips under a jab from Haze .
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Hero counters with a series of strikes. Haze will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Haze .
Haze takes a swing at Hero's ribcage but misses.
Hero takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero throws a sloppy head kick and Haze moves out of range easily.
Hero misses with a head kick.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haze lands with a cross.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Hero.
Hero is working the combinations to good effect here.
Haze misses with a left hand

and Hero moves into the clinch.
Haze working hard to break the clinch.

Haze successfully pulls guard.
Haze has a closed guard, preventing Hero from standing up.

Hero stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Hero pushes Haze up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero keeps control of Haze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Haze throws a wild body kick that Hero sees coming a mile off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haze , as that shot connected.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Hero tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hero 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 Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze throws a right hand that misses
and Hero counters with a three punch combo that has Haze backing up. Haze nods at Hero to acknowledge the strikes.
Haze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hero counters with a good, hard body kick but Haze shrugs it off.
Haze takes a swing at Hero's ribcage but misses.
Hero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haze takes a step back to recover.
Haze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hero throws a lazy body kick
and Haze counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Haze misses.
Haze throws a hook but Hero blocks it.
Hero throws the kick towards the body but Haze avoids it.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haze throws a big shot that misses.
Hero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hero throws a series of punches but Haze moves out of range.
Hero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
Haze throws out a loose jab but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Hero counters with a three punch combo that has Haze backing up. Haze nods at Hero to acknowledge the strikes.
Haze has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Hero scores with a four punch combination!
Hero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hero misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
Haze looks to throw the jab but Hero is out of range.
Haze throws a lazy uppercut

and Hero moves into the clinch.

Haze decides to pull guard.
Hero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haze working a defensive guard but Hero manages to pass into side control anyway.

Hero stands up and beckons Haze to his feet.
Haze throws a right hand that misses
and Hero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Hero moved out of range.
Hero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haze .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aruneru Hero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Haze '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.

Hero tries to close the distance and clinch but Haze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hero misses with the combination.
Hero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hero on the side of the head.

Hero is rocked!
Haze works Hero's body with a nice hook.
Oh Hero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hero leaves his chin hanging out and Haze seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hero crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dutch Haze !
Dutch Haze decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.