PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uthe Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas's entrance music is 2cztery7 - Rozpoznaj. A fine choice. Low is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Short People. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Haas
vs
Low

174 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

167 cm
29
150 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uthe Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Short Low!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Low.
Haas defending well as Low loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Haas misses the target.
Low throws a hook to the side of Haas's head but Haas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Low.
A little feinted left hand from Haas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Low misses with a hook
and Haas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Low jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Low is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Haas moves out of range of the leg kick from Low.
Haas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Low misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas moves out of range of the strikes.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Low throws a sloppy body shot
and Haas counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Low misses the target.
Low connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haas. Haas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Low throws a body punch but Haas moves out of range.
Low swings for the body but Haas moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Low.
Haas throwing a counter right hand but Low manages to avoid it.
Low takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.
Haas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low misses with a wild body shot.
Haas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Low. Low obviously looking to wear him down.
Haas avoids a kick to the body.
Low ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haas moves away.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Low misses with an uppercut.
Haas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Low swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Haas misses the target.
Low rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haas counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Low misses.
Haas is looking to counter punch.
Low lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haas circles away quickly and effectively.
Low swings widly with a right hand
and Low takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Short Low seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Low swings widly with a right hand
and Haas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haas drops his hands momentarily and Low takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the body from Low misses
and Haas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Low throws a lazy uppercut
and Haas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low with a nice cross.
Low throws out a loose jab but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Haas misses the target.
Low throws an off balance right hand
and Haas counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Low misses its intended target.
Haas throwing a counter right hand but Low manages to avoid it.
Low dips to his left and cracks Haas with an uppercut!
Low lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Low misses with a looping right.
Low fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Low misses with a shot to the body
and Haas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Low looks to throw the jab but Haas is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Haas misses the target.
Haas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Low fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
Low just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Haas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Low misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Short Low seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Low throws a head kick that misses
and Haas counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low misses with a body shot.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haas blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low tests Haas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Low has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Low misses with a jab to the body
and Haas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Low.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Low throws a sloppy body shot
and Haas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Low throws a leg kick
and Haas counters with a nice uppercut.
Low fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
Low buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Low thows a leg kick but Haas checks it
and Haas counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low swings for the body but Haas moves out of range.
Low scores with a nice head shot.
Low throws a poor cross that misses
and Low takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Low throws an off balance right hand
and Haas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Low throws a sloppy body shot
and Haas counters with a stiff right hand.
Haas ducks under a wild hook from Low.
An attempted straight right counter from Haas misses the target.
Low lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low lands a slapping body shot.
Low connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Low.
A little feinted left hand from Haas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haas moves out of range as Low strikes.
Low tests Haas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Low jabs Haas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haas checks the leg kick.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Low.
An attempted straight right counter from Haas misses the target.
Low tries to land a body kick
enabling Haas to counter with a crisp jab.
Low tries a low kick but Haas avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Haas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Low.
Low throws a head kick that misses
and Haas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Low takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.
Low throws a sloppy body shot
and Haas counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Low takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Short Low will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Low misses with a right hand
and Low takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haas avoids the body shot from Low.
Low throws a sloppy head kick
and Haas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Low throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Low throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haas throwing a counter right hand but Low manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low throws the kick towards the body but Haas avoids it.
Low misses with a shot to the body
and Haas counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low throws a body punch but Haas moves out of range.
Haas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Low throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Haas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Low throws a lazy uppercut
letting Haas counter with a right hand.
Low tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Haas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Low misses with a low kick.
Low throws a big shot that misses.
Low throws a right hand that misses
and Haas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Low jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Uthe Haas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Low works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Low throws out the jab.
A jab from Low misses.
Low throws a lazy right hand but Haas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haas avoids the head kick by Low.
It looked like Haas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Low misses with a jab to the body
and Haas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Low tenderised Haas's leg. Haas is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas defending well as Low loads up on a big left hand.
Low swings for the body but Haas moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Haas misses the target.
Low misses with an uppercut
enabling Haas to counter with a crisp jab.
Haas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Low throws out the jab.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Low jabs Haas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Low pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haas is out of range and Low settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Low. Haas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low throws a poor cross that misses
and Haas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Low does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Low connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Low scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haas slips under a jab.
Low throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haas is looking to counter punch.
Low misses with a wild body shot.
Short Low is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Low throws a lazy uppercut
and Haas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Short Low comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Low 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Short Low!
After the fight, Short Low was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.