PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hauki
vs
Obsut

188 cm
30
197 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

188 cm
36
200 lbs
31 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KnockOut

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Obsut on the side of the head.
Obsut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hauki looks to land a left hand but Obsut moved out of range nicely.
Hauki slips under a jab.
Obsut throws a leg kick but Hauki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hauki feints a jab promting Obsut to slip. Hauki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Obsut slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A left lands for Hauki.
Hauki lands with a kick to the temple. Obsut shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Obsut missing with a left hand there. Hauki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hauki tries to counter by clinching up but Obsut breaks away and moves out of range.
Obsut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hauki checks it well.
Hauki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obsut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hauki, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki throws a big shot that misses.
Obsut shoots in for a takedown but Hauki shows good takedown defense.
Hauki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hauki duly obliges.
Hauki ducks under a wild hook from Obsut.
Obsut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Obsut finds it's target.
Hauki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Obsut in his tracks.

Obsut clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hauki is defending well.
Hauki lands a hook to the side of the head.

Obsut gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Obsut is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hauki sees it coming and defends easily.
Obsut is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hauki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obsut.
Obsut throwing shots but Hauki is blocking nicely.
Hauki preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hauki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obsut is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hauki is just riding it out for now. Obsut eventually gives up the hold.
Obsut is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obsut.
Hauki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obsut sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obsut thows a huge punch but Hauki dodges it nicely.
Hauki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obsut sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
Obsut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut is stalling here. Hauki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Obsut seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hauki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Obsut is looking to reverse the position.
Hauki working the head with strikes.
Obsut manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hauki's best efforts.
Hauki trying to control the action but Obsut is working from the bottom.
Hauki trying to mount his opponent but Obsut defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Obsut actively working from the bottom here.
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 Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch lands to the side of Hauki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hauki misses with a looping right.
Obsut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Obsut walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hauki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Hauki.
Taneli Hauki is winning the standup battle so far.
Hauki looks to score with a jab to the body but Obsut is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hauki.
Obsut lands a head kick. Hauki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hauki.
Hauki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obsut walks into a straight right hand from Hauki.
Hauki just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obsut avoids the body shot from Hauki.
Hauki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Obsut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hauki blocks a head kick by Obsut.
Hauki slips under a jab from Obsut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Hauki.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obsut looks to land a right hand but Hauki moved out of range.
Hauki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hauki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hauki misses with a hook. Obsut ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Hauki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obsut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hauki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obsut lands a nice looking body kick.
Obsut defending well as Hauki loads up on a big left hand.
Hauki throws a looping overhand right but Obsut ducks down to avoid it.
Hauki lands a right hook to the body.
Obsut ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Taneli Hauki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hauki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Hauki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obsut misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Obsut.
Obsut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Obsut misses.
Hauki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Hauki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hauki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hauki throws a shot from downtown. Obsut moves away and avoids it.
Hauki scores with the left hand. Obsut knows he should have avoided that one.
Hauki scores with a decent looking hook.
Obsut throws out a loose jab but Hauki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obsut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obsut cracks Hauki with a good jab.
Obsut cracks Hauki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obsut throws a sloppy body shot
and Hauki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hauki throws a shot from downtown. Obsut moves away and avoids it.
Hauki blocks a head kick by Obsut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hauki avoids the head kick by Obsut.
A little feinted left hand from Hauki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obsut lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hauki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hauki looks to land a right hand but Obsut moved out of range.
A big right from Hauki misses.
Obsut digs a good hook to Hauki's body.
The fighters circling - Obsut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hauki misses with a straight right.
Hauki misses with a head kick.
Hauki blocks a head kick by Obsut.
Obsut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Obsut is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Obsut.
Obsut throws a leg kick which misses Hauki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hauki tries to avoid it.
Hauki misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hauki.
Hauki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hauki misses with a leg kick.
Hauki swinging wildly here.
Obsut is looking to clinch.
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!
Obsut moves away from the strike by Hauki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hauki.
Obsut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hauki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obsut lands a leg kick that knocks Hauki off balance momentarily.
Obsut takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hauki blocks the body kick.
Hauki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Obsut just manages to avoid it.
Hauki throws the kick towards the body but Obsut avoids it.
Hauki missing with a left hand there. Obsut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obsut throws a right hand that misses
and Hauki counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hauki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Obsut will feel that in the morning.
Hauki moves out of range of the leg kick from Obsut.
Hauki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taneli Hauki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Obsut moves out of range of the strikes.
Hauki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hauki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obsut throws a push kick but Hauki slaps the foot to one side.
Obsut tries to clinch there but Hauki circles away.
Nice defenses there by Obsut.
Hauki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hauki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hauki throws a series of punches but Obsut moves out of range.
Obsut lands a really nice looking cross but Hauki seems unphased.
Hauki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obsut.
Obsut just misses with a punch to the body.
Obsut misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obsut cracks Hauki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obsut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Obsut throws a body punch but Hauki moves out of range.
Obsut throws a jab but it's blocked by Hauki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Obsut.
Obsut cracks Hauki with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut tries to close the distance and clinch but Hauki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hauki misses the target.
Hauki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obsut throws a looping overhand right but Hauki ducks down to avoid it.
Hauki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Obsut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hauki throws out a leg kick but Obsut moves out of range and Hauki only half commits.
Obsut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hauki.
Obsut misses with a low kick.
Hauki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hauki tried to score with a low kick but Obsut checks it.
A slow jab from Obsut misses its intended target.
Jab from Hauki.
Obsut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obsut wants to counter with a clinch but Hauki pushes him away.
Hauki keeps the fight on the outside.
Obsut fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hauki avoids it really well and circles away.
Obsut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hauki doesn't seem bothered though.
Fedor Obsut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taneli Hauki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut cracks Hauki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Obsut shoots in and gets a takedown into Hauki's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obsut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hauki looking to control but Obsut passes into half guard.
Obsut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obsut wants to pass to mount but Hauki is defending the position.
Hauki is looking for a sweep. Obsut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hauki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki is not content to let Obsut control the position.
Obsut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hauki trying to control here.
Obsut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hauki is looking for a sweep. Obsut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fedor Obsut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Obsut not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hauki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Obsut chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obsut.
Obsut lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Hauki.
A big right from Hauki misses.
A head kick misses from Obsut.
Obsut throws a body punch but Hauki moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obsut. That's going to slow Hauki down.
Obsut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hauki.
Obsut wants to counter the offense by Hauki and move into the clinch position.
Obsut misses with a head kick.
Hauki ducks under a wild hook from Obsut.
Hauki is looking for a counter combo.
Obsut looks to land a right hand but Hauki moved out of range.
Hauki is looking to slow Obsut down with leg kicks.
Obsut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obsut slips a jab from Hauki.
Jab, jab by Hauki - just one landing.
Hauki throws a head kick that misses.
Hauki cracks Obsut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obsut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fedor Obsut.
I think Hauki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki very nearly forgot to thank Museum of Monsters & Madmen amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.