PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine's entrance music is Cut Killer - Nique La Police. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

La Haine
vs
Lord

182 cm
27
203 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

190 cm
28
200 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

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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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques La Haine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
La Haine lands with a cross.
Lord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has La Haine pinned against the cage. La Haine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
La Haine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La Haine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
La Haine throws a right hand that Lord ducks under and follows up with a left that Lord also avoids with ease.
Lord scores with a body shot.
La Haine misses with a lunging right hand
and Lord counters with a nice leg kick.
La Haine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord thows a body kick. La Haine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lord fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
La Haine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
La Haine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
La Haine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
La Haine misses with a wild combination.
La Haine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Lord looking to score a takedown here. La Haine is defending well but Lord drives through and ends up in La Haine's guard.
Lord throws a strike but La Haine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lord isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. La Haine stacks Lord on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by La Haine!
A control attempt from Lord but he's now mounted!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord wants to hold on but La Haine pushes him away.

La Haine get's back to his feet.
La Haine looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
La Haine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lord or perhaps it was just good defense by La Haine, which made it look bad.
It looked like La Haine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacques La Haine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Lord.
Good shot there by La Haine.
Jab, jab by Lord - just one landing.

La Haine clinches up with Lord and pushes him back against the cage.
La Haine misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord works on La Haine's body with a couple of short punches.
Lord is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from La Haine.
Lord looking to stall.

Lord breaks from the clinch.
La Haine throws a right hand that Lord ducks under and follows up with a left that Lord also avoids with ease.
La Haine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by La Haine.
Lord pivots, looking for a leg kick but La Haine is out of range and Lord settles back down.
La Haine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La Haine throws a sloppy head kick
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Haine thinking.
La Haine's corner calls for a 1-2. La Haine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jacques La Haine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
La Haine throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord scores with a hook.
Lord throws a hook but La Haine blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Haine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
La Haine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Haine lands a head shot.
La Haine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lord cracks La Haine with a good jab.
La Haine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
La Haine scores with a punch to the head.
La Haine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Haine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lord.
A little feinted left hand from La Haine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
La Haine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lord.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Haine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jacques La Haine will probably get the nod.
That's time! La Haine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

La Haine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Haine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Lord. That snapped La Haine's head back.
La Haine scores with a head kick. Lord tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like William Lord has been cut.
Jab by Lord.
Good work by Lord as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Haine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Haine.
Lord checks a leg kick.
La Haine checks a low kick from Lord.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Haine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
La Haine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lord looks to land a left hand but La Haine moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. La Haine does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Haine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lord with a jab.
La Haine misses the shot to the body.
La Haine scores with a decent looking hook.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
La Haine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jacques La Haine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord scores with a hook.
Lord lands an overhand right.
Lord walks forward, straight into a front kick from La Haine.
Lord looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
La Haine throws a head kick that Lord semi-blocks.
Jacques La Haine is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Haine tries a head kick but it misses.
La Haine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Lord uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by La Haine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Haine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from La Haine.
La Haine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts La Haine as he jumps to the side.
La Haine connects with a right hand. Lord shakes it off.
La Haine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lord lands a jab to the head.
La Haine looks to land a combination. Lord sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
La Haine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord misses with a low kick.
La Haine throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Lord misses.
Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
and La Haine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine cracks Lord with an open hand slap.
Lord throws a hook but La Haine blocks it.
Lord takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Lord misses.
La Haine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lord shoots in for a takedown but La Haine shows good takedown defense.
La Haine throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Haine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by La Haine there.
La Haine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Lord.
A big right from La Haine misses.
Lord throws out a counter right but La Haine avoids it with no problem.
Lord lands a glancing blow to the side of La Haine's head.
La Haine throws a predictable looking body shot
and La Haine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Haine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lord misses with a shot to the body
and La Haine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lord avoids the body shot from La Haine.
Lord lands a nice looking body shot.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on La Haine's shoulder, as La Haine tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. La Haine does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Haine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lord clobbers La Haine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lord works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
La Haine missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord blocks a head kick by La Haine.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lord misses with a hook. La Haine ducked under it nicely.
Lord looks to throw the jab but La Haine is out of range.
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 Jacques La Haine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

La Haine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
La Haine takes one on the button.
Lord has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from La Haine.
La Haine lands a right hook to the body.
Lord throws out a loose jab but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Lord finds it's way through La Haine's defenses.
La Haine lands the left hand.
Lord with a jab.
Lord lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
La Haine throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
La Haine lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lord lands with a right hand.
La Haine looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La Haine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Haine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lord takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Haine manages to avoid it.
La Haine throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Haine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from La Haine misses its target.
A punch combination from Lord misses.
La Haine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. La Haine moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - La Haine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by La Haine.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Haine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
La Haine misses with a double jab
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacques La Haine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lord misses
and La Haine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lord misses with a hook to the body
and La Haine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Haine swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
La Haine misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
La Haine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Haine looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
Lord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
La Haine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from La Haine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine dodges the punch combination from Lord.
La Haine connects with a jab.
Lord closes the distance and lands a one-two.
La Haine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord motions for La Haine to come forward. Lord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lord moves into range and connects with a jab.
La Haine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
La Haine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
La Haine scores with a nice head shot.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
La Haine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from La Haine misses.
La Haine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lord throws a right and a left that La Haine avoids nicely.
La Haine moves out of range of the strikes.
La Haine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Lord attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
La Haine lands with a good body shot.
La Haine throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lord checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
La Haine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
La Haine slips a straight right by Lord.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Lord lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Lord.
Well La Haine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jacques La Haine!
Jacques La Haine tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.