PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinan Yak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Haag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yak
vs
Haag

195 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sinan Yak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Haag!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yak misses with a double jab

and Haag counters with a head kick that drops Yak to the mat! Yak scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haag sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yak somewhat.
Yak tries to bum rush Haag with a series of wild strikes but Haag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Yak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Haag wants to sweep but no luck.

Yak stands and steps away. Haag gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yak throws a nice looking combination but Haag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yak swinging wildly here.
Haag connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yak shoots in for a takedown but Haag shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yak is breathing heavily.
Haag moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haag shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yak defends it nicely.

Haag drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haag slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Matthew Haag has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Haag fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinan Yak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Haag.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yak swats away the attempt to clinch by Haag.
Haag misses with a two punch combination.

Yak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haag did well to prevent Yak getting side control.

Yak stands up from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Haag has closed the distance and engaged Yak in a clinch.
Haag connects with a knee to the head.
Yak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haag tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yak is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yak managing to block the knees to the body from Haag.

Yak gets control of Haag's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Yak pushes Haag off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Haag throws a sloppy head kick and Yak moves out of range easily.
Yak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Yak. Those never looked like landing.
Haag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yak is fending him off so far but Haag persists. Nope, Yak circles away and we're back to standing.
Haag fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haag changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yak tries to avoid it but Haag manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yak to the ground. Yak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haag circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Yak or perhaps it was just good defense by Haag which made him look bad.
Sloppy strikes from Yak. Those never looked like landing.
Haag tries to close the distance and clinch but Yak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haag shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yak pinned against the cage. Yak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haag fails with a takedown attempt.
Haag misses with a takedown attempt - Yak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yak throws a right and a left that Haag avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haag fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yak avoids it really well and circles away.
Haag lands a body shot.
Yak throws a series of punches but Haag moves out of range.
Yak swinging wildly here.
Yak scores with a one two! Haag had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Yak misses.

Haag tries to sprawl but Yak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Haag wants to improve his position but Yak is controlling well.

Haag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haag really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Yak works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haag is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Yak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Yak misses with a combination
and Haag counters with a solid body kick.
Yak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haag but Haag pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yak misses with a two punch combination.
Haag shoots and misses
and Yak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Haag closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haag lands in his opponent's guard.
Haag wants to control from the top but Yak keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matthew Haag was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yak misses with the combination.
Haag fakes the leg kick and cracks Yak in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yak misses with a double jab.
Yak tries to bum rush Haag with a series of wild strikes but Haag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haag lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yak tries to bum rush Haag with a series of wild strikes but Haag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Yak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Yak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haag is just riding it out for now. Yak eventually gives up the hold.
Yak tries to pass to full mount but Haag defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yak decides to return to a standing position.
Yak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haag circles away quickly and effectively.
Yak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haag fails with an attempt to clinch.

Yak moves into range and clinches up with Haag.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yak jumps guard and drags Haag to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yak keeping moving, preventing Haag from controlling successfully.
Sinan Yak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yak holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinan Yak dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Haag shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yak sprawls well. Yak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haag gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haag.
Haag fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinan Yak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Haag.
Haag fails to land the takedown.
Sinan Yak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yak throws a right hand that Haag ducks under and follows up with a left that Haag also avoids with ease.

Yak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Haag's guard.
Yak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Yak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haag counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haag shoots for a double leg takedown but Yak sprawls well. He's pushed Haag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sinan Yak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yak misses with a two punch combination.

Yak clinches.

Yak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Haag uses from the top position.
Yak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haag is one step ahead there.
Yak pulls Haag in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sinan Yak wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yak throws a nice looking combination but Haag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haag fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yak avoids it really well and circles away.
Yak fails to land with a series of punches.
Haag moves in looking to clinch but Yak pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yak throws a series of punches but Haag avoids them all with ease.
Yak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haag counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haag fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yak avoids it really well and circles away.
Yak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haag counters with a head kick. That will keep Yak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haag wants to clinch.

Yak drives through with a takedown into Haag's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Haag wants to sweep but no luck.

Yak stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haag counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Haag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yak is fending him off so far but Haag persists. Nope, Yak circles away and we're back to standing.
Yak fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yak misses with a double jab

and Haag counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yak pulls guard.
Haag distracts Yak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haag looking to sit in guard and control but Yak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Yak stands up from guard. Let's bang!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haag closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yak circles away.
Yak misses with a double jab.
Matthew Haag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haag misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sinan Yak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinan Yak!