PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauki has chosen Kyuss - Green Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Taneli Hauki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Greg Stan's chin.

Stan
vs
Hauki

200 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

188 cm
24
197 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Stan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've been hearing that Stan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hauki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stan throws an elbow but Hauki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hauki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stan landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Stan.
Hauki dodges the ground and pound from Stan.
Hauki is trying to control Stan's posture but Stan avoids it.
Stan throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stan.

Stan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hauki, who protects the arm well.
Hauki is trying to buck Stan off.
Hauki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stan is pressing down on Hauki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hauki is holding on for now.
Stan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stan lands a nice short elbow.
Hauki wants to improve his position but Stan is controlling well.
Stan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
Ground and pound from Stan.
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!
Stan with the ground and pound but Hauki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hauki 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.
Stan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hauki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stan landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan throws a big right hand that misses.
Stan throws a strike but Hauki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hauki manages to get himself to full guard.
Stan trying to control but Hauki is working from the bottom.
Stan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hauki is retaining full guard.
Hauki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stan throws a big right hand that misses.
Stan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stan is in close to Hauki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stan trying to control but Hauki is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hauki's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Stan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stan scores with a takedown into Hauki's guard.
Hauki trying to control the position here.
Hauki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stan manages to get himself to full guard.
Hauki trying to control the position from guard on top but Stan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hauki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Taneli Hauki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stan closes the distance and clinches up with Hauki, looking for a takedown. Stan pushes Hauki against the cage but Hauki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hauki throws a jab when Stan was well out of range.
Stan lands a head shot.
Stan lands a slapping body shot.
Stan lands a body shot.
Stan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hauki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stan has time to react.
Hauki stuffs the takedown attempt from Stan. Stan gets slowly back to his feet.
Stan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Stan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stan.
Stan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hauki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stan scoring with punches from side control.
Stan throws an elbow but Hauki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stan tries to score with some ground and pound. Hauki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stan looks up at the clock and then as Hauki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan lands a nice forearm strike.
Hauki tries to buck Stan off but Stan is having none of it.
Stan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Greg Stan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stan working the ground and pound from side control.
Hauki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stan lands a nice forearm strike.
Stan trying to control the action but Hauki is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stan tries for a kimura but Hauki is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki is trying to control Stan's posture but Stan avoids it.
Hauki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Hauki is rocked!
Stan scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hauki is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Stan can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Stan!
An out of breath Greg Stan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.