PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dahl Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Third Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas comes into the arena with Ten Typ Mes - Trze'a było blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haas
vs
Fist

178 cm
33
176 lbs
16 - 10 - 2

180 cm
25
172 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Dahl Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Fist!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haas misses with a body shot.
And Fist tries to counter it with a takedown but Haas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
Haas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fist throws a lazy right hand but Haas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fist's head.
Haas walks into a straight right hand from Fist.
Fist slips under a jab.
Fist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fist misses the jab.
Fist throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haas misses with a left hand
and Fist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Fist.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haas looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Haas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist throws a body punch but Haas moves out of range.
Haas connects with the punch.
Haas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haas looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fist looks to land a combination but Haas avoids it well.
Fist connects with a nice looking jab.
Haas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fist punishes Haas's body with a nice straight punch.
Haas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haas.
Haas takes a swing at Fist's ribcage but misses.
Fist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Fist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas missing with a left hand there. Fist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Third Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haas misses with a looping right.
Fist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haas scores with a jab to the body.
Haas lands with a cross.
Haas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fist. Fist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haas.
Fist changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haas throws a body shot but no joy.
Haas cracks Fist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haas lands a nice shot to the body.
Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fist fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fist misses with a straight left.
Haas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist throws a head kick that misses.
Haas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Fist takes the fight into the clinch.
Haas throws a punch but it's blocked by Fist.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haas.
Haas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Fist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fist.
Haas throws a jab when Fist was well out of range.
Fist misses the shot to the body.
Haas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fist 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.
Fist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
Fist takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.
Haas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Fist forces Haas back against the cage and clinches.
Haas swings wildly with an uppercut but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist tries to pull guard but Haas holds him up against the cage and eventually Fist drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Haas fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haas misses with a punch to the body.

Fist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Haas.
A swing and a miss from Haas.
Fist changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dahl Haas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fist throws out the jab.
Haas with a jab.
Fist missing with a left hand there. Haas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haas throws a hook but Fist blocks it.
Fist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haas throws a looping overhand right but Fist ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Haas catches Fist right on the button with a cross.

Fist takes the fight into the clinch.
Haas lands an uppercut.
Haas scores with a shot to the side of Fist's head.

Haas manages to break the clinch.
Haas throws a hook to the side of Fist's head but Fist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fist is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fist throws out a powerful jab.
Fist lands a head shot.
Haas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas lands a lovely overhand right.
Dahl Haas is winning the standup battle so far.
Fist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haas throws a head kick that misses
and Fist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fist moves out of range of the strikes.
Fist punishes Haas's body with a nice straight punch.
Haas connects with a nice looking jab.
Haas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fist is out of range and Haas settles back down.
Fist changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Fist misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Fist finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Haas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fist walks into a stiff left hand from Haas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haas looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist swats away the attempt to clinch by Haas.
Haas throws a hook to the side of Fist's head but Fist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fist looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haas throws a hook but Fist blocks it.
Fist tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haas punishes Fist's body with a nice straight punch.
Haas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fist throws out a counter right but Haas avoids it with no problem.
Haas misses with a looping left.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haas stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Haas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haas lunges at Fist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fist's hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Fist blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haas. Fist does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fist catches Haas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fist looks for a takedown but Haas sprawls well.
Haas looks to score with a jab to the body but Fist is just out of range.
Haas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Fist misses the target.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haas looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Fist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haas.
Haas takes a swing at Fist's ribcage but misses.
Haas misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Haas misses the target.
Fist throws an overhand right that lands on Haas's shoulder, as Haas tries to avoid the shot.
Haas throws a head kick that Fist semi-blocks.
Haas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fist takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haas was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
Fist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haas.
Fist throws out a loose jab but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haas clobbers Fist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haas slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haas. Fist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fist lands with a hook. Haas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fist scores with a nice body kick.
Fist slips under a jab from Haas.
Fist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist throws a shot to the body.
Fist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haas throws a big shot that misses.
Haas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fist in his tracks.
Haas throws a lazy right hand but Fist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dahl Haas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Haas staying out of range there.
Haas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haas throws a body punch but Fist moves out of range.
Fist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fist with the counter takedown but Haas avoids it easily.
Fist cracks Haas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fist defending well as Haas loads up on a big left hand.
Haas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haas throws a jab but it's blocked by Fist.
Haas misses with a body kick.
Fist tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Haas swings for the body but Fist moves out of range.
Fist throws a shot from downtown. Haas moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Haas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist takes one on the button.
Haas misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Haas.
Haas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haas on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas throws a jab when Fist was well out of range.
Fist cracks a nice hook into Haas's ribs.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haas cracks Fist with a good jab.
Fist jabs Haas right on the nose. Haas blinks but takes it well.
Fist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haas.
Haas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Fist misses
and Haas counters with an inside leg kick.
Fist throws a hook but Haas blocks it.
Haas defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
Haas blocks a jab.
Haas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Haas. Fist shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Haas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haas lands a jab to the head.
Haas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Haas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Fist is rocked!
Fist blocks a head kick by Haas.
Fist is still on wobbly legs! Can Haas finish him?
Fist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haas.
Haas fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Fist to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Fist looks to clinch but Haas throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Fist taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dahl Haas!
A very excited looking Dahl Haas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Third Fist spoke after the fight, saying 'Did you fart or is that your breath??'.