PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Niinimaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine comes to the cage accompanied by Cut Killer - Nique La Police. Jacques La Haine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

La Haine
vs
Niinimaa

182 cm
23
203 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
193 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques La Haine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Niinimaa!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Haine wants to clinch up but Niinimaa keeps it at a distance.
La Haine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Niinimaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Haine manages to avoid it.
Niinimaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Niinimaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Niinimaa throws an off balance right hand
and La Haine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La Haine jabs Niinimaa right on the nose. Niinimaa blinks but takes it well.
Eero Niinimaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Haine wants to clinch up but Niinimaa keeps it at a distance.
Niinimaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Haine moves away.
A jab from Niinimaa finds it's way through La Haine's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Haine tries to close the distance and clinch but Niinimaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Haine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niinimaa was well out of range. Poor timing from La Haine.
Niinimaa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Niinimaa clobbers La Haine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Niinimaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Niinimaa throws out a loose jab but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niinimaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Haine moves away.
Niinimaa looks to throw the jab but La Haine is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa lands with a nice body punch.
La Haine tries to clinch
and Niinimaa counters with a straight right hand.
Niinimaa throws a hook but La Haine blocks it.
Niinimaa throws a jab but it's blocked by La Haine.
La Haine tries to clinch up but Niinimaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Niinimaa throws an off balance right hand
and La Haine counters with a series of strikes. Niinimaa will be more careful next time no doubt.
La Haine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Haine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niinimaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niinimaa. La Haine does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Niinimaa misses.
Niinimaa throws a poor cross that misses

and La Haine counters by moving into the clinch.
Niinimaa tries to throw a body punch but La Haine avoids it by throwing Niinimaa back against the cage.
Niinimaa just leaning against La Haine, taking a breather.
La Haine can't find room to land a body shot as Niinimaa controls the action.
Niinimaa stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
La Haine stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by La Haine.

Niinimaa manages to break the clinch.
La Haine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
La Haine avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Haine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Niinimaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

La Haine rushes Niinimaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Niinimaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Niinimaa has had enough of the clinch but La Haine keeps him there for the moment.
La Haine lands a nice elbow.
Niinimaa is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, La Haine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa prevents a body shot from La Haine.
La Haine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niinimaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Niinimaa blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
La Haine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A hook to the body from La Haine.
La Haine has Niinimaa pushed against the cage.
Niinimaa looking to stall.

Niinimaa manages to break the clinch.

La Haine instigates a clinch.
La Haine just leaning against Niinimaa, taking a breather.
La Haine lands an elbow inside.
Niinimaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niinimaa is trying to maintain a safe position but La Haine gets an underhook and turns Niinimaa into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine tries to work over Niinimaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niinimaa blocks a body shot from La Haine.
Niinimaa is trying to break the clinch but La Haine has him pressed against the cage.
Niinimaa trying to control the position but instead, La Haine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niinimaa into the cage.
Niinimaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Haine looking to slow down the pace here.
La Haine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niinimaas head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niinimaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
La Haine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Niinimaa looking to slow down the pace here.
La Haine lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from La Haine.
Niinimaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Niinimaa manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Niinimaa 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.

Niinimaa tries to bum rush La Haine with a series of wild strikes but La Haine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niinimaa loads up on a big right hand but La Haine slips the punch.
La Haine throws a right hand that Niinimaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Niinimaa also avoids with ease.
La Haine slips a straight right by Niinimaa.
La Haine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Niinimaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niinimaa throws a nice looking combination but La Haine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niinimaa throws a right hand that La Haine ducks under and follows up with a left that La Haine also avoids with ease.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Niinimaa.
A jab from La Haine misses.
La Haine moves in looking to clinch but Niinimaa pushes him off.
Niinimaa keeps the fight on the outside.
La Haine tries to clinch up but Niinimaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Niinimaa keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by La Haine. Beautiful body shot.
La Haine throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. La Haine doesn't seem bothered though.
Niinimaa throws a shot from downtown. La Haine moves away and avoids it.
Niinimaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Haine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Niinimaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
La Haine connects with a looping right hand.
Niinimaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed La Haine momentarily.
Niinimaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Haine throws out the jab.

La Haine takes the fight into the clinch.
La Haine scores with a shot to the side of Niinimaa's head.
La Haine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Niinimaa's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Niinimaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Niinimaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from La Haine.
La Haine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niinimaa is stalling here.

Niinimaa manages to break the clinch.
Niinimaa misses with a body shot.
Niinimaa throws an off balance right hand

and La Haine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Niinimaa.

Niinimaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niinimaa looks to land a left hand but La Haine moved out of range nicely.
La Haine tries to clinch up.
Niinimaa looks to land a right hand but La Haine moved out of range.
Niinimaa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Niinimaa throws a right hand that misses
and La Haine counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niinimaa. La Haine does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa scores with a jab to the body.
Niinimaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Haine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa lands a jab.
La Haine moves out of range of the strikes.
Niinimaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Niinimaa gets tackled into the cage by La Haine. La Haine maintains the clinch.
Niinimaa is looking to break free of the clinch but La Haine has double underhooks.
Niinimaa has La Haine pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by La Haine as Niinimaa tries to tie him up.

Niinimaa breaks the clinch.
Niinimaa circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Haine tries to clinch up but Niinimaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Niinimaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Haine throws out the jab.
Niinimaa throws a series of punches but La Haine moves out of range.
La Haine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niinimaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

La Haine clinches with his opponent.
Jacques La Haine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Niinimaa wants to break free but La Haine has control.
La Haine taking a breather.
Niinimaa working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, La Haine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Niinimaa's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niinimaa is trying to push La Haine away but La Haine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
La Haine has Niinimaa pressed against the cage, preventing Niinimaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niinimaa taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Niinimaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Niinimaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent La Haine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
La Haine is looking to clinch but Niinimaa is avoiding it.
Niinimaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Haine throws a body punch but Niinimaa moves out of range.
La Haine looks to throw the jab but Niinimaa is out of range.
La Haine wants to clinch but Niinimaa slips to the side
and Niinimaa counters with a left and a right that stings La Haine.
Niinimaa drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks La Haine right on the button. La Haine goes down! Niinimaa follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Niinimaa gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eero Niinimaa!
Eero Niinimaa is the new middleweight champion!