PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Haapana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hannu Haapana enters the cage!

Mauler
vs
Haapana

175 cm
26
144 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

169 cm
26
145 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Mauler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hannu Haapana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler looks to land a right hand but Haapana moved out of range.
Haapana connects with a leg kick. Mauler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haapana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mauler in his tracks.
Haapana feints and then cracks Mauler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mauler down.
Mauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haapana throws a jab but it's blocked by Mauler.
Haapana misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Mauler was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mauler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haapana.
Decent striking displayed by Haapana there.
Mauler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Haapana misses with an uppercut.
Haapana is looking to chop away at Mauler's legs.
Mauler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haapana throws out the jab.
Mauler appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haapana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mauler scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haapana wants to slow Mauler down by chopping away at his legs.
Mauler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haapana looks to score with a jab to the body but Mauler is just out of range.
Haapana misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler avoids the body shot from Haapana.
Mauler is looking to counter punch.
Mauler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mauler lands a nice hook to Haapana's body. Haapana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mauler connects with a jab.
Haapana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mauler checks it well.
Haapana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mauler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haapana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haapana throws a lazy uppercut
and Mauler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mauler connects with a body shot.
Haapana is looking to score with low kicks.
Haapana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Haapana takes one to the side of the head.
Mauler checks a leg kick.
Haapana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mauler is able to avoid easily.
Mauler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haapana throws an overhand right that lands on Mauler's shoulder, as Mauler tries to avoid the shot.
Mauler misses with an uppercut. Haapana saw that one coming.
Mauler scores with the left hand. Haapana knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haapana lands a head shot.
Haapana avoids the body shot from Mauler.
Haapana misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haapana.
Haapana just misses with a punch to the body.
Mauler misses with an uppercut. Haapana saw that one coming.
Mauler lands with a shot to the body.
Mauler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Mauler.
A combination from Mauler does no damage.
Haapana thumps Mauler with a low kick.
Mauler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haapana. Haapana obviously looking to wear him down.
Mauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haapana moves out of range of the strikes.
Haapana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haapana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mauler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapana throws a hook but Mauler avoids it easily.
Mauler throws an off balance right hand
and Mauler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haapana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haapana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Haapana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mauler slips under a jab.
Mauler misses with a hook. Haapana ducked under it nicely.
Haapana was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mauler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haapana looks to land a left hand but Mauler moved out of range nicely.
Haapana misses with a wild body shot.
Haapana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mauler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mauler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haapana throws a body shot but no joy.
Mauler throwing a counter right hand but Haapana manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haapana misses with a low kick.
Mauler looks to score with a jab to the body but Haapana is just out of range.
Haapana thows a leg kick but Mauler checks it
and Mauler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haapana thows a leg kick but Mauler checks it
and Mauler counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Haapana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mauler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haapana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haapana misses with an uppercut. Mauler saw that one coming.
Haapana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haapana takes one to the chin there.
A low kick from Haapana is predictable there
and Mauler counters with a straight right hand.

Haapana is rocked!
Hannu Haapana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Are you kidding me?! Mauler ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Haapana clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darth Mauler!
Darth Mauler retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Darth Mauler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.