PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dahl Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wasshammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas comes to the cage accompanied by Ten Typ Mes - Trze'a było. Wasshammar has chosen Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On as his entrance music. Dahl Haas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thor Wasshammar's chin.

Haas
vs
Wasshammar

178 cm
24
176 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dahl Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Wasshammar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas throws a push kick but Wasshammar slaps the foot to one side.
Wasshammar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haas misses with a head kick.
Haas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haas wants it to stay on the feet.
Wasshammar misses with a hook. Haas ducked under it nicely.

Haas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wasshammar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Haas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wasshammar is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Wasshammar might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Haas is adopting a defensive guard.

Dahl Haas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Haas lands a body shot.
We've been told by Haas's head coaches at Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wasshammar cracks Haas with an open hand slap.
Wasshammar throws a hook but Haas avoids it easily.
Wasshammar misses with a wild body shot.
Haas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wasshammar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wasshammar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wasshammar lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haas throws a solid leg kick but Wasshammar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haas.
A telegraphed right hand from Wasshammar misses the target.
Haas lands a lovely overhand right.
Dahl Haas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wasshammar misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haas misses with a low kick.
Haas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wasshammar darts in looking for a takedown but Haas gets double underhooks and turns Wasshammar into the cage.
Dahl Haas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Wasshammar.
Haas being controlled against the cage.
Wasshammar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wasshammar has Haas pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Haas.
Haas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haas can't find room to land a body shot as Wasshammar controls the action.
Wasshammar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haas is keeping busy.
Haas pushes Wasshammar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haas misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haas misses with a body punch.
Wasshammar tries to pull guard but Haas holds him up against the cage and eventually Wasshammar drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haas tries to throw a body punch but Wasshammar avoids it by throwing Haas back against the cage.
Haas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haas takes a shot to the head.
Haas lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Haas.

Wasshammar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good leg kick by Haas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wasshammar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wasshammar looks winded!
Haas walks into a left hand.
Haas throws a front kick that sends Wasshammar stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Haas tenderised Wasshammar's leg. Wasshammar is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dahl Haas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haas tries to clinch there but Wasshammar circles away.
Wasshammar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Wasshammar is rocked!

It looks like Thor Wasshammar has been cut.

Haas gets a clinch.
Haas misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wasshammar tries to score a body lock takedown but Haas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Haas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haas swings wildly with an uppercut but Wasshammar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haas scores with a shot to the side of Wasshammar's head.
Wasshammar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haas.
Wasshammar is still on wobbly legs! Can Haas finish him?
Haas gets through Wasshammar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Haas fails to land.
Wasshammar seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wasshammar.

Haas drops Wasshammar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wasshammar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Haas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wasshammar can do to turn this around?
Haas digs a right hand underneath Wasshammar's ribcage. Wasshammar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wasshammar is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Haas drops Wasshammar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wasshammar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short right from Haas.
Haas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wasshammar backwards.
Haas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dahl Haas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Wasshammar.
Haas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haas struggles to land a body shot inside as Wasshammar controls his hands.
Haas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wasshammar or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haas lands a hook that snaps the head of Wasshammar backwards.
Haas pushes Wasshammar against the cage. Haas is working some dirty boxing. Haas pushes off with a quick right hook! Wasshammar goes down! Wasshammar tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Haas moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dahl Haas!
Dahl Haas took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want rematch against Erik Gustafsson!!!'.