PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taufiqul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Pompaius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Haq
vs
Pompaius

190 cm
27
255 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

AnonymouS
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taufiqul Haq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Pompaius!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pompaius throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Haq to counter with a crisp jab.
Pompaius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haq is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pompaius jabs Haq right on the nose. Haq blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Taufiqul Haq has been cut.
Gaius Pompaius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Haq there.
Pompaius throws a right hand that misses
and Haq makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pompaius misses with an uppercut.
Haq feinted with a counter takedown.
Pompaius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haq has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Haq misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haq looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pompaius clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pompaius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pompaius working aggressively here.
Pompaius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haq backwards.

Haq breaks from the clinch.
Pompaius feints and then cracks Haq's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haq down.
Pompaius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pompaius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haq counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pompaius swats away the attempt to clinch by Haq.
Pompaius shapes to counter with a head kick.
Haq throws a looping overhand right but Pompaius ducks down to avoid it.
Haq tries to clinch up but Pompaius circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaius Pompaius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Pompaius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pompaius misses.
Pompaius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haq blocks a head kick by Pompaius.
Haq fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haq steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pompaius.

Haq darts in and clinches Pompaius up against the cage.
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!
Pompaius tries a body shot but Haq blocks it.

Haq manages to break the clinch.
Pompaius lands a lovely overhand right.

Taufiqul Haq's cut is getting worse.
Pompaius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haq.
Pompaius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haq.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pompaius throws a lazy uppercut
and Pompaius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pompaius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haq gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pompaius counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pompaius.
Haq throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pompaius throws out a counter right but Haq avoids it with no problem.
Pompaius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pompaius throws a leg kick which misses Haq's front leg but catches the back leg as Haq tries to avoid it.
Haq throws a body punch but Pompaius moves out of range.
Haq moves away from the strike by Pompaius.
Pompaius misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pompaius throws a jab but it's blocked by Haq.
Haq misses with an uppercut. Pompaius saw that one coming.
Pompaius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pompaius.
Pompaius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pompaius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haq counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pompaius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haq.
Pompaius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haq with a body shot.
Pompaius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haq connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Pompaius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haq throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pompaius avoids it.
Pompaius misses with a hook
and Haq counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Pompaius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taufiqul Haq's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pompaius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haq.
Pompaius throws a body shot but no joy.
Haq moves out of range of the body kick from Pompaius.
Pompaius blocks a jab.
Haq paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pompaius looks to clinch
letting Haq counter with a right hand.
Gaius Pompaius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haq has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pompaius.
Haq is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haq slips a straight right by Pompaius.
An attempted straight right counter from Haq misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pompaius lands a right hook to the body.
Pompaius is looking to score with low kicks.
Haq swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pompaius walks into a jab.
Pompaius has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Haq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haq feinted with a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pompaius connects with a crisp jab.
Pompaius looks to score with a jab to the body but Haq is just out of range.
Pompaius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haq's calf.
Haq's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Haq scores with a nice head shot.
Haq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haq tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pompaius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haq fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pompaius misses with a body punch
and Haq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pompaius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Pompaius gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pompaius.

Haq escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pompaius misses with a hook.
Pompaius misses with an uppercut
and Haq connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pompaius throws a shot from downtown. Haq moves away and avoids it.
Pompaius misses with a body shot
and Haq counters with a straight right hand.
Pompaius looks to land a combination but Haq avoids it well.
Pompaius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haq counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pompaius misses with a lunging right hand
and Haq counters with a straight right hand.
Pompaius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haq. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haq misses with a straight right.
Haq slips a jab from Pompaius.
Pompaius looks to land a combination but Haq avoids it well.
Haq was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pompaius scores with a head kick.

Taufiqul Haq's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pompaius stuns Haq with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haq slips under a jab.
It looked like Haq wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haq is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pompaius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pompaius throws a sloppy body shot
and Haq counters with a stiff right hand.
Haq closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pompaius jabs at Haq's body.
Haq dives in and grabs Pompaius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pompaius pushes down on Haq's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pompaius misses.
A little feinted left hand from Haq on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pompaius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haq is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haq moves away from the strike by Pompaius.
Haq on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haq takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Jeez, Taufiqul Haq's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pompaius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pompaius slips a straight right by Haq.
Pompaius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pompaius cracks Haq's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Haq slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Pompaius can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaius Pompaius!
Gaius Pompaius 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.