PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haraka Upanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatari Kisu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Upanga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. Kisu has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Upanga
vs
Kisu

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haraka Upanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hatari Kisu!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kisu slips a straight right by Upanga.
Upanga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kisu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Upanga dodges the punch combination from Kisu.
Kisu wants to clinch.
Kisu misses with the combination.
Upanga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Upanga throws a hook but Kisu blocks it.
Upanga blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisu misses with a lunging right hand
letting Upanga counter with a right hand.
Kisu slips under a jab from Upanga.
Kisu throws a looping overhand right but Upanga ducks down to avoid it.
Upanga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Kisu forces Upanga back against the cage and clinches.
Upanga blocks a body shot from Kisu.
Kisu blocks a body shot from Upanga.
Kisu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Upanga is keeping busy.
Kisu scores with a shoulder strike.

Kisu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kisu just misses with a punch to the body.
Upanga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Upanga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kisu just misses with a punch to the body.
Upanga blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisu throws a lazy uppercut
and Upanga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Upanga misses with the combination.
Upanga slips a jab and a cross from Kisu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kisu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Upanga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kisu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kisu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Upanga throws an overhand right that lands on Kisu's shoulder, as Kisu tries to avoid the shot.
Upanga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kisu misses with the combination.
Upanga punishes Kisu's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisu looks to land a left hand but Upanga moved out of range nicely.
Upanga looks to throw the jab but Kisu is out of range.
Upanga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Upanga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kisu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Upanga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Upanga connects with a crisp jab.
Upanga misses with a lunging right hand
and Kisu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Upanga lands a jab to the nose.
Upanga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kisu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kisu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Upanga.
Kisu misses with an uppercut
and Kisu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kisu thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upanga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Upanga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kisu counters by clinching up.
Kisu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Upanga tries to throw a body punch but Kisu avoids it by throwing Upanga back against the cage.
Upanga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upanga controlling the action here for a moment.
Upanga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upanga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kisu misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Upanga.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Kisu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haraka Upanga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Upanga throws a shot from downtown. Kisu moves away and avoids it.
Upanga goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kisu slips a straight right by Upanga.
Upanga tries to clinch but Kisu moves out of range.
Upanga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Upanga looks to throw the jab but Kisu is out of range.
Upanga is looking to clinch.
Upanga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Upanga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kisu circles away quickly and effectively.
Kisu with a hook.
Upanga wants to clinch up but Kisu keeps it at a distance.
Upanga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kisu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Upanga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Kisu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kisu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upanga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haraka Upanga is winning the standup battle so far.
Kisu avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kisu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Upanga scores with a body shot.
A jab from Kisu finds it's way through Upanga's defenses.
Upanga lands a head shot.
Upanga drops his hands momentarily and Kisu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Upanga throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Kisu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Upanga works Kisu's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Upanga throws a hook but Kisu avoids it easily.
Kisu staying out of range there.
Kisu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Upanga scores with a jab.
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!
Upanga lands a right hook to the body.
Kisu misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Upanga.
Upanga thows a body shot but no joy.
Kisu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upanga.
Kisu drops his hands momentarily and Upanga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kisu ducks under a wild hook from Upanga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upanga connects with a jab.

Kisu instigates a clinch.
Upanga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upanga is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Upanga as Kisu tries to tie him up.
Upanga throws a head punch that misses.
Kisu misses with a punch on the inside.

Upanga manages to break the clinch.
Kisu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Upanga throws a series of punches but Kisu moves out of range.

Kisu has closed the distance and engaged Upanga in a clinch.

Upanga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kisu tests Upanga's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisu fails to land with a series of punches.
Kisu misses with a straight left.
Kisu slips a straight right by Upanga.
Kisu lands with a straight right. Upanga didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upanga looks to land a left hand but Kisu moved out of range nicely.
Kisu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Upanga under the eye.
Kisu dodges the punch combination from Upanga.
Good standup being displayed there by Upanga as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kisu throws a hook but Upanga avoids it easily.
Upanga needs to keep his hands up - Kisu had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haraka Upanga dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Upanga looks to throw the jab but Kisu is out of range.
Kisu tries to close the distance and clinch but Upanga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Kisu.
Upanga throws a big shot that misses.
Kisu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Kisu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kisu misses with an uppercut

and Upanga counters by clinching up.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kisu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Upanga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kisu.
Kisu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Upanga throws a nice looking combination but Kisu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Kisu misses.
Kisu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Upanga counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisu misses with a straight right.
Kisu throws a lazy right hand but Upanga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kisu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kisu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Upanga thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Upanga.
The fight stays on the outside here - Upanga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Upanga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kisu.
Kisu throws a nice looking combination but Upanga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Upanga misses with a straight left.
Kisu moves out of range of the strikes.
Upanga throws a lazy right hand but Kisu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kisu throws a jab but it's blocked by Upanga.
Upanga throws a hook but Kisu blocks it.
Kisu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Upanga.
Kisu slips under a jab from Upanga.
A looping hook to the body misses from Upanga. Kisu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kisu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Upanga misses with an uppercut.
Upanga throws a shot from downtown. Kisu moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Upanga.
Kisu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisu misses with a two punch combination.
Kisu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Upanga.
Kisu tries to clinch but Upanga is having none of it.
Kisu throws a series of punches but Upanga moves out of range.
Upanga throws a nice looking combination but Kisu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kisu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kisu throws a right and a left that Upanga avoids nicely.
Upanga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Upanga has managed to clinch.

Upanga breaks the clinch.
Upanga throws a body punch but Kisu moves out of range.
Hatari Kisu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kisu swings for the body but Upanga moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisu looks to land a combination but Upanga avoids it well.
Kisu misses with a few strikes there.
Kisu loads up on a big right hand but Upanga slips the punch.
Upanga looks to throw the jab but Kisu is out of range.
Kisu tries to clinch up but Upanga circles away and keeps his distance.
Kisu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Upanga looks to land a right hand but Kisu moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Kisu misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Upanga lands.
Kisu takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Upanga.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haraka Upanga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Upanga 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Haraka Upanga!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Haraka Upanga!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Haraka Upanga!

Haraka Upanga wins by unanimous decision!
Haraka Upanga 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.