PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taneli Hauki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trevor Kazarian's chin.

Hauki
vs
Kazarian

188 cm
27
197 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

200 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Kazarian!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kazarian if he has to take too many more of those.
Kazarian moves out of range as Hauki strikes.
Hauki misses with a straight right.
Hauki wants to slow Kazarian down by chopping away at his legs.
Hauki misses with a double jab.
Hauki misses with a low kick.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazarian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hauki throws a lazy right hand but Kazarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hauki feints a jab promting Kazarian to slip. Hauki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kazarian slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki tries to land a front kick but Kazarian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kazarian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kazarian takes one to the side of the head.
Hauki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hauki misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hauki.
Kazarian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hauki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hauki. That's going to slow Kazarian down.
Kazarian looks to throw the jab but Hauki is out of range.
Hauki throws a push kick but Kazarian slaps the foot to one side.
Kazarian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Hauki.
Kazarian misses the shot to the body.
Kazarian misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hauki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hauki tries to land a leg kick but Kazarian saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Hauki misses.
Hauki keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hauki.
Kazarian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hauki thuds his shin into the meat of Kazarian's side.
Kazarian avoids the head kick by Hauki.
Hauki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hauki cracks the inside of Kazarian's front leg.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kazarian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hauki - the referee stops the clock and Kazarian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hauki. Kazarian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hauki connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hauki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hauki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hauki scores with a body shot.
Hauki delivers a nice body kick.
Hauki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hauki throws the left hand but Kazarian avoids the punch easily.
Hauki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hauki misses with a kick to the body.
Hauki misses with an uppercut. Kazarian saw that one coming.
Hauki looks to land a right hand but Kazarian moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazarian avoids the body shot from Hauki.
Hauki lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki misses the jab.
Hauki misses the shot to the body.
Hauki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hauki throws a series of strikes that have Kazarian backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hauki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hauki lands a head kick. Kazarian smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Kazarian is rocked!
Hauki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taneli Hauki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hauki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kazarian is still on wobbly legs! Can Hauki finish him?
Hauki misses with a hook. Kazarian ducked under it nicely.
Hauki tries a head kick but it misses.
Hauki throws a lazy right hand but Kazarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazarian seems to have recovered his senses.
Hauki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hauki lands a nice looking body kick.
Kazarian misses with a wild combination.
Trevor Kazarian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Hauki.
Kazarian drops his hands momentarily and Hauki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hauki throws a push kick but Kazarian slaps the foot to one side.
We've been told by Hauki's head coaches at Brotherhood Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kazarian scores with a jab. Hauki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hauki.
Kazarian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hauki looks for the body kick but Kazarian saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Hauki misses.
Hauki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kazarian will feel that in the morning.
We've been informed that Kazarian has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kazarian wants to clinch.

Kazarian clinches with his opponent.
Kazarian has a couple of punches blocked by Hauki.
Hauki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazarian avoids it.
A short left from Kazarian.
Kazarian prevents a body shot from Hauki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian slowing the pace effectively.
Hauki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kazarian.
Kazarian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kazarian pushes Hauki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kazarian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hauki avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kazarian as Hauki tries to tie him up.
Kazarian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kazarian lands an elbow just above Hauki 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Kazarian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hauki tries to throw a body punch but Kazarian avoids it by throwing Hauki back against the cage.
Hauki stalling in the clinch but Kazarian improves position.
Good body shot from Hauki.
Hauki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazarian can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kazarian.
Hauki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hauki throws an elbow that misses.
Hauki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazarian avoids it.
Hauki managing to block the knees to the body from Kazarian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hauki stalling in the clinch.
Hauki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kazarian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hauki avoids the damage to the body.
Hauki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hauki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kazarian avoids a wild elbow strike from Hauki.
Kazarian tries a knee to the head but Hauki blocks it.
Hauki misses with some punches.
Kazarian lands a nice shot to the body.
Kazarian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hauki.
Kazarian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hauki misses with some punches.
Hauki slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Kazarian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Kazarian on the inside.
Hauki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hauki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kazarian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hauki avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hauki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kazarian blocks the elbow strike.
Kazarian pushes Hauki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kazarian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hauki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kazarian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hauki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kazarian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hauki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hauki throws a low kick, looking for Kazarian's leg but Kazarian calmly moves out of range.
Kazarian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hauki can pounce on him.
Hauki lands a glancing blow to the side of Kazarian's head.
Hauki throws an overhand right that lands on Kazarian's shoulder, as Kazarian tries to avoid the shot.
Kazarian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hauki throws a series of punches but Kazarian avoids them all with ease.
Kazarian checks the leg kick.
Kazarian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hauki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kazarians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kazarian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hauki connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian misses with a low kick.
Hauki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hauki throws a head kick that misses.
Hauki misses with a body punch
and Kazarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazarian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hauki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Hauki coming out on top.
Hauki connects with a looping right hand.
Hauki avoids the head kick by Kazarian.
Hauki looks for the body kick but Kazarian saw that one coming.
Hauki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kazarian.
Hauki lands with a cross.
Taneli Hauki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki blocks a jab.
Hauki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazarian.
Hauki connects with a solid leg kick.
Hauki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian moves out of range as Hauki throws a body kick.

Kazarian drops Hauki with a beautiful combination! Hauki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kazarian is looking for the KO!

Hauki is rocked!
Hauki misses with a leg kick
and Kazarian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Hauki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazarian seems to be stalking Hauki here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Hauki drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trevor Kazarian!
In his post fight interview, Trevor Kazarian started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.