PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Haades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haades comes to the cage accompanied by Accept - Head Over Heels. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haades
vs
Anse Hatfield

190 cm
29
210 lbs
13 - 8 - 3

182 cm
34
210 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devil Anse Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haades tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield throws a hook but Haades blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haades lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hatfield walks into a stiff left hand from Haades.
Haades misses with a looping right.
Hatfield looks to land a left hand but Haades moved out of range nicely.
Hatfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Haades circles away.
Haades slips a straight right by Hatfield.
Haades lands with a shot to the body.
Haades misses with a straight right.
Hatfield tries to counter with a clinch but Haades shakes him off and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hatfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haades.
Hatfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haades connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Haades counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haades explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good exchange - Hatfield coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Haades slips the punch.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Haades ducked under it nicely.
Haades misses the jab.
Hatfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haades manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haades lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hatfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hatfield lands with a right hand.
Hatfield is looking to chop away at Haades's legs.

Haades forces Hatfield back against the cage and clinches.
Haades lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haades fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Haades breaks from the clinch.
Hatfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hannes Haades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Haades ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield cracks Haades with an open hand slap.
Hatfield tries to clinch up but Haades circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield shoots in but Haades avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haades fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Haades slips the punch.
Haades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Hatfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Haades closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haades gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hatfield.
Hannes Haades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devil Anse Hatfield.
Hatfield missing with knees to the body.
Hatfield wants a takedown but no success here.
Haades swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Haades breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hatfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haades. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield catches Haades with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haades cracks Hatfield with an open hand slap.
Haades fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hatfield swings for the body but Haades moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield blocks the body kick.
Hatfield blocks a jab.
Hatfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haades misses with a looping right.

Hatfield drives through with a takedown into Haades's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hatfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haades pulls Hatfield in to control the position.
Hatfield throwing strikes from guard but Haades blocks nicely.
Hatfield works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haades regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hatfield throwing strikes but missing.
Hatfield wants to pass the guard but Haades is keeping the position.
Hatfield stands up over Haades, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hatfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haades tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haades looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hatfield trying to control but Haades is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hatfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hatfield preventing the sweep.
Haades looking to control.
Hatfield lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannes Haades dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haades tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hatfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haades uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield.
Hatfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Haades wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haades.
Haades fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haades thumps Hatfield with a low kick.
Haades swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatfield.
Haades connects with a body shot that sends Hatfield's belly button to the back.
Devil Anse Hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatfield misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades throws a low kick but Hatfield avoids it.
Hatfield moves out of range as Haades throws a body kick.
Hatfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Hatfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haades swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatfield.
Haades scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haades moves out of range of the strikes.
Haades buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hatfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hatfield 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.
Haades takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haades thows a body kick. Hatfield tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Haades moved away.
Hatfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haades's calf.
Haades misses with a hook. Hatfield ducked under it nicely.
Haades throws a right hand that Hatfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatfield also avoids with ease.
Haades misses with a looping right.
Haades scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haades throws a body shot but no joy.
Haades connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hatfield drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hatfield won't allow Haades to sweep him here.
Hatfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Haades has wrist control.
Hatfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Haades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haades wants to stand up but Hatfield is controlling him.
Hatfield trying to control but Haades is working from the bottom.
Hatfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haades is pulling down on Hatfield's head. It's preventing any offense from Hatfield, at least for the moment.
Hatfield postures up in Haades's guard and throws a big left but Haades blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throwing strikes but missing.
Hatfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Haades is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hatfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hatfield misses with a left hand

and Haades counters by moving into the clinch.
Hatfield blocks a body shot from Haades.
Hatfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hatfield missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Haades.
Haades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haades lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hatfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Haades shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Haades lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatfield or not.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
Haades lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Haades.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatfield misses with an elbow strike.
Haades lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Haades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatfield can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Haades scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Haades.
Hatfield tries for a takedown but Haades manages to get underhooks.
Hannes Haades has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haades lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haades softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haades avoiding damage as Hatfield throws knees to the body.
Haades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haades lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haades works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haades lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haades lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Haades.
A short left from Haades.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haades connects with a body shot that sends Hatfield's belly button to the back.
Hatfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haades.

Haades drives through and clinches with Hatfield against the cage.
Hatfield can't get the takedown.
Hatfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Haades.
Haades lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Haades gets through Hatfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Haades's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hatfield drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haades pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hannes Haades is winning the standup battle so far.
Haades feints a jab promting Hatfield to slip. Haades then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hatfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Haades connects with a right that clearly hurt Hatfield. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Haades proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Hatfield collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannes Haades!
Hannes Haades 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.