PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Troy
vs
Hauki

187 cm
40
195 lbs
45 - 25 - 1

188 cm
38
197 lbs
30 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Voodoo 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 45 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hauki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hauki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Hauki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Troy misses.
Hauki scores with the left hand. Troy knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
Hauki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hauki manages to avoid it.
Troy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauki misses with an uppercut. Troy saw that one coming.

Hauki moves into range and clinches up with Troy.

Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hauki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Troy.
Troy is looking to counter punch.
Hauki lands with a hook. Troy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hauki wants to clinch up but Troy keeps it at a distance.
Troy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hauki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hauki staying out of range there.
Troy backing away here, and Hauki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Troy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hauki misses with a right hand
and Troy counters with a three punch combo that has Hauki backing up. Hauki nods at Troy to acknowledge the strikes.
Hauki throws a poor cross that misses
and Troy counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Troy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy throws a solid leg kick but Hauki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Troy.
Troy lands with a hook. Hauki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hauki tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Troy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hauki.
Hauki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Troy throws a sloppy body shot
and Hauki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hauki.
Hauki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Troy misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Troy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hauki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hauki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hauki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hauki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Troy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hauki.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hauki tests Troy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hauki rushes Troy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hauki.
Troy can't find room to land a body shot as Hauki controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy misses with a punch on the inside.
Troy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hauki backwards.
Hauki prevents Troy from breaking the clinch.
Hauki looking to slow down the pace here.

Troy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hauki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Hauki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Troy throws a hook but Hauki avoids it easily.
Hauki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hauki! But no joy.
Hauki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hauki.
Troy cracks a nice hook into Hauki's ribs.
Troy doesn't manage to clinch there - Hauki circles away.
Troy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hektor Troy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hauki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hauki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Troy is looking to land body kicks.
Hauki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Troy tries to bum rush Hauki with a series of wild strikes but Hauki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Troy scores with a leg kick.
Troy throws a body punch but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troy moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy throws a hook but Hauki avoids it easily.
Troy needs to keep his hands up - Hauki had a free shot at his head there.
Troy scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki missing with a left hand there. Troy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hauki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hektor Troy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hauki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Troy.
Troy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hauki.
A little jabbing left from Hauki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Troy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hauki.
Troy misses with a double jab.
Troy lands an overhand right.
Hauki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Troy counters with a left to the body.
Hauki connects with an inside leg kick.
Troy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hauki throws a chopping leg kick but Troy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki swings widly with a right hand
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.
Troy scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hauki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hauki connects with a right hand. Troy shakes it off.
Hauki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troy's calf.
Troy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hauki misses with an uppercut
and Troy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Troy lands with a nice body punch.
Troy is looking to wear down Hauki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Troy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hauki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Hauki catches Troy right on the button with a cross.
Troy punishes Hauki's body with a nice straight punch.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Troy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Hauki misses its intended target.
Troy connects with a right hand. Hauki shakes it off.
Hauki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hauki avoids the body shot from Troy.
Troy stuns Hauki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Troy.
Troy misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Troy pushes Hauki away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Troy there.
Hauki misses with a left hand
and Troy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Troy checks a low kick from Hauki.
Troy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hauki can do to turn this around?
Hauki avoids the body shot from Troy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troy moves out of range of the strikes.
Troy misses with a looping left.
Hauki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Hauki avoids the body shot from Troy.
Hauki throws a hook but Troy blocks it.
Troy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hauki just manages to avoid it.
Hauki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hektor Troy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Donk. Hauki catches Troy right on the button with a cross.
Hauki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Troy on the side of the head.

Troy is rocked!
Hauki defending well as Troy loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Troy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troy misses with a hook.
Troy misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hauki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hauki.
Troy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hauki counters with a big left hand that crumples Troy! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taneli Hauki!
In his post fight interview, Taneli Hauki started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.