PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine comes to the cage accompanied by Cut Killer - Nique La Police. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

La Haine
vs
Crash

182 cm
28
203 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

188 cm
28
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

Bullet Proof System
Spartan Nutrition

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 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash throws a head kick but La Haine moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crash, as that shot connected.
La Haine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
La Haine misses with an uppercut.
Crash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crash throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by La Haine.
Crash throws a leg kick but La Haine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
La Haine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crash checks a leg kick.
La Haine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
La Haine scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Haine looks to throw the jab but Crash is out of range.
La Haine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Haine.
La Haine feints and then cracks Crash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crash down.
Good exchange - La Haine coming out on top.
Crash drops his hands momentarily and La Haine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
La Haine throws a hook to the side of Crash's head but Crash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crash misses with a series of wild punches.
Crash lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
La Haine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash swings away with a body shot that misses
and La Haine counters with a straight right hand.
La Haine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crash manages to avoid it.
La Haine avoids the head kick by Crash.
La Haine takes a swing at Crash's ribcage but misses.
La Haine throws a hook to the side of Crash's head but Crash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La Haine thumps Crash with a low kick.
La Haine is looking to clinch but Crash is avoiding it.
La Haine misses with a right hand
and Crash counters with a nice uppercut.
La Haine throws a leg kick but Crash moved away.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Crash takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crash connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two 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!
Crash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Haine.
La Haine loads up on a big right hand but Crash slips the punch.
Crash is trying to counter with his kicks.
La Haine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crash misses with a right hand
and La Haine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dickie Crash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Haine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
La Haine throwing a counter right hand but Crash manages to avoid it.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crash lands a leg kick that knocks La Haine off balance momentarily.
La Haine blocks the body kick.
La Haine blocks a jab.
La Haine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crash at a distance.
Good leg kick by La Haine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crash pivots, looking for a leg kick but La Haine is out of range and Crash settles back down.
It looked like La Haine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La Haine checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Crash.
A lazy left from Crash finds it's target.
Crash throws a body punch but La Haine moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a hook to the side of La Haine's head but La Haine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La Haine cracks Crash with an open hand slap.
Crash has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
La Haine connects with a leg kick. Crash looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
La Haine scores with a hook to the body. Crash takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crash throws a leg kick which misses La Haine's front leg but catches the back leg as La Haine tries to avoid it.
Crash throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from La Haine misses the target.
Crash lands a body shot.
Crash stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Haine.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Haine throws an overhand right that lands on Crash's shoulder, as Crash tries to avoid the shot.
La Haine misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Crash on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Haine.
Crash wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
La Haine avoids the body shot from Crash.
Crash throws out a loose jab but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crash lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crash.
Crash sizes up La Haine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crash misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as La Haine blocks the leg kick.
La Haine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
La Haine pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Crash back to the cage. La Haine follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
La Haine moves out of range as Crash strikes.
La Haine is looking to counter the offense by Crash and move into the clinch.
La Haine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
La Haine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crash.
Crash ducks under a wild hook from La Haine.
As La Haine backs off Crash throws a huge counter combo but La Haine manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Haine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
La Haine throws a looping overhand right but Crash ducks down to avoid it.
Crash doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
La Haine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crash looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

La Haine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crash dodges the punch combination from La Haine.
A solid body kick from Crash.
Crash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Haine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from La Haine.
Crash misses with a body shot
and La Haine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether La Haine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Crash throws a low kick but La Haine moves out of range easily.
La Haine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
La Haine cracks Crash with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crash lands a nice looking body kick.
Crash scores with a punch to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Crash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crash tries a head kick but it misses.
Crash scores with the left hand. La Haine knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
La Haine wants to clinch.
Crash misses with a body kick.
A cross from Crash lands.
Crash misses with the combination.
La Haine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crash moves out of range of the leg kick from La Haine.
La Haine takes a swing at Crash's ribcage but misses.
La Haine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crash.
La Haine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crash on the side of the head.
La Haine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crash.
Crash scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dickie Crash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Haine staying out of range there.
La Haine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Crash lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crash.
Crash jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crash throws out a leg kick but La Haine moves out of range and Crash only half commits.
La Haine avoids the body shot from Crash.
Crash throws a jab but it's blocked by La Haine.
Nice defenses there by La Haine.
La Haine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crash throws a jab when La Haine was well out of range.
Crash misses with a kick to the body.
Crash lands a jab.
Crash blocks a leg kick.
Crash misses with a head kick.
Crash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crash misses with a body shot.
La Haine throws a combination. Crash tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crash scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Crash.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from La Haine misses.
La Haine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crash misses with the combination.
La Haine cracks a nice hook into Crash's ribs.
Crash slips a jab from La Haine.
Jab, jab by La Haine - just one landing.
Crash lands a jab.
Crash lands a two punch combo.

La Haine is rocked!

La Haine closes the distance and clinches.
Oh La Haine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crash lands an elbow that stopped La Haine in his tracks for a moment.
Crash blocks an uppercut.
Crash misses with an elbow strike.
Crash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Haine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crash lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to La Haine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crash digs a right hand into La Haine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on La Haine's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Haine tries a body shot but Crash blocks it.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as La Haine controls the action.
A hook to the body from La Haine.
Crash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Haine seems to have got his legs back now.
La Haine blocks a body shot from Crash.
La Haine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Haine blocks it with crossed arms.
Crash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Haine blocks it with crossed arms.
La Haine tries to work over Crash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Haine avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Haine.
Crash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Haine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crash throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crash.
Crash trying to land knees to the body.
La Haine misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dickie Crash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

La Haine scores with the left hand. Crash knows he should have avoided that one.
La Haine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash throws out a loose jab but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by La Haine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crash avoids the body shot from La Haine.
La Haine lands with a cross.
Crash fails to land with a series of punches.
La Haine loads up on a big right hand but Crash slips the punch.
La Haine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Crash misses with an uppercut. La Haine saw that one coming.
La Haine misses with an uppercut. Crash saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crash throws a front kick aimed at La Haine's knee but La Haine avoids it well.
A big left from Crash misses.
La Haine misses with a wild body shot.
La Haine staying out of range there.
Crash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash throws out a loose jab but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Crash.
Crash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crash looks like he wants to counter punch here.
La Haine throws a leg kick but Crash sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crash scores with a head kick.
La Haine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from La Haine.
Crash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Haine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
La Haine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
La Haine moves out of range of the leg kick from Crash.
La Haine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
La Haine moves out of range of the body kick.
Crash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
La Haine looks to land a right hand but Crash moved out of range.
Jacques La Haine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine misses with a body shot.
Crash thinks about the counter body kick.
Crash ducks under a wild hook from La Haine.
La Haine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from La Haine does no damage.
La Haine loads up on a big right hand but Crash slips the punch.
Crash connects with a crisp jab.
La Haine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
La Haine blocks a jab.
Crash fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Crash is predictable there
and La Haine counters with a good low kick that Crash was not able to check.
Crash swings and misses with a shot to the body
and La Haine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crash falls off balance throwing a combination
and La Haine counters with a straight right hand.
Crash misses with an uppercut.
La Haine lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts La Haine, as that shot connected.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and La Haine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Haine with a jab.
La Haine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Crash lands an impressive looking overhand right. La Haine doesn't seem phased though.
La Haine blocks a head kick by Crash.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before La Haine can pounce on him.
Crash uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before La Haine has time to react.
A big right from Crash misses.
La Haine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crash avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crunch! Crash slams his shin into La Haine's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.
La Haine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crash.
Dickie Crash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
La Haine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
La Haine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
La Haine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crash. Crash obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - La Haine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Haine cracks the inside of Crash's front leg.
Crash throws a good cross that connects.
La Haine misses with an uppercut
and Crash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Haine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crash has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crash wants to land a leg kick but La Haine is out of range.
A swing and a miss from La Haine.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dickie Crash.
Well Crash has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Crash!
Dickie Crash decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.