PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dusk (ranked 1814 p4p, 235 weight class) and Jacques La Haine (ranked 2016 p4p, 254 weight class). La Haine has chosen Cut Killer - Nique La Police as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dusk
vs
La Haine

180 cm
36
195 lbs
29 - 14 - 0

182 cm
40
203 lbs
23 - 11 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Dusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques La Haine!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Haine connects with the punch.
Dusk throws a sloppy body shot
and La Haine counters with a nice body kick.
La Haine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dusk misses with a lunging right hand
and La Haine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La Haine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by La Haine - just one landing.

It looks like Drake Dusk has been cut.
Dusk scores with a jab to the head.
Dusk tries for a takedown but La Haine circles away easily
and La Haine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from La Haine both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Dusk.
A jab from Dusk does it's job there.
La Haine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dusk's head.
La Haine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dusk. Dusk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dusk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
La Haine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dusk throws a quick inside leg kick.
La Haine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dusk was well out of range. Poor timing from La Haine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine misses with a jab to the body
and Dusk counters with an inside leg kick.
La Haine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dusk counters with a thumping low kick.
La Haine missing with a left hand there. Dusk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dusk slips a straight right by La Haine.
A left lands for La Haine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusk scores with a jab.
La Haine 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.
Dusk slips a jab from La Haine.
La Haine just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Dusk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacques La Haine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dusk clinches.
Dusk takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Haine.
La Haine crunches a lovely knee into Dusk's ribcage.
Dusk scores with a shot to the side of La Haine's head.
Dusk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dusk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dusk lands a hook that snaps the head of La Haine backwards.
Dusk blocking some punches.
La Haine throws an elbow that misses.
La Haine struggles to land a body shot inside as Dusk controls his hands.
Dusk takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dusk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dusk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of La Haine backwards.
Dusk lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine pushes Dusk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
La Haine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dusk jumps guard but La Haine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Dusk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Haine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dusk's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Dusk.
Dusk tries to pull guard but La Haine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
La Haine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dusk.
La Haine lands an elbow inside that Dusk shrugs off.
La Haine controlling the action here for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dusk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by La Haine after a bit of a struggle.
La Haine scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dusk.
Dusk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Dusk on the inside.
Dusk presses La Haine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques La Haine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk'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.

La Haine misses with a looping left.
La Haine dips to his left and cracks Dusk with an uppercut!
We've been informed that La Haine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A left and a right from La Haine both land. Nice combination.
La Haine looks to land a right hand but Dusk moved out of range.
Dusk throws a sloppy body shot

and La Haine counters by clinching up.
Dusk swings wildly with an uppercut but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Haine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by La Haine.
Dusk struggles to land a body shot inside as La Haine controls his hands.
La Haine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dusk has a couple of punches blocked by La Haine.
Dusk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk lands with a left to the head.
La Haine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dusk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Dusk pulls guard successfully.
Dusk has his hands on La Haine's head, controlling the position.

Dusk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and La Haine defends well.
Dusk looking to control.

Dusk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. La Haine defends it easily.

Dusk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! La Haine has picked Dusk up and slammed him! Dusk can't keep hold of the triangle and La Haine manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk is looking to regain half guard here but La Haine keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dusk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dusk works his way to full guard. Good work.

La Haine stands up and waves to Dusk to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from La Haine 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 Dusk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dusk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
La Haine lands with an overhand left.
La Haine just misses with a punch to the body.
La Haine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dusk throwing a counter right hand but La Haine manages to avoid it.
La Haine misses with a body shot
enabling Dusk to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Dusk misses
and Dusk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
La Haine misses with a body shot
and La Haine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
La Haine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dusk on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dusk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and La Haine counters with an outside leg kick.
La Haine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
La Haine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dusk misses with a shot to the body
and La Haine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Haine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
La Haine 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.
Dusk throws a body punch but La Haine moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques La Haine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

La Haine feints and then cracks Dusk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dusk down.
La Haine with a jab.
La Haine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dusk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dusk tries to clinch but La Haine is having none of it.
La Haine flicks out a counter leg kick but Dusk steps away.
La Haine misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Dusk.

Dusk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dusk swings around for an armbar but La Haine sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dusk's guard.

Dusk is looking for a triangle here but La Haine uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

La Haine decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dusk to his feet.
La Haine motions for Dusk to come forward. La Haine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dusk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
La Haine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La Haine lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine lands with a hook. Dusk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jacques La Haine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
La Haine stuffs the takedown.
La Haine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dusk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dusk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from La Haine - the referee stops the clock and Dusk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says La Haine. Dusk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
La Haine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dusk fires out a quick counter leg kick but La Haine just manages to avoid it.
La Haine throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dusk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Haine throws a head kick but Dusk moves out of range.
La Haine gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dusk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jacques La Haine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by La Haine.
Dusk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by La Haine.
La Haine throws a push kick but Dusk slaps the foot to one side.
Dusk throwing a counter right hand but La Haine manages to avoid it.
La Haine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dusk manages to avoid it.
Dusk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Dusk moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dusk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dusk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk misses with a punch on the inside.
La Haine blocks an uppercut.
La Haine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dusk throws a head punch that misses.
Dusk misses with some punches.
La Haine blocks a body shot from Dusk.
Dusk has a couple of punches blocked by La Haine.
Dusk misses with a body punch.
Drake Dusk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dusk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables La Haine to keep the fight standing.
Dusk lands a right hand.

La Haine breaks the clinch.
Dusk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and La Haine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drake Dusk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Dusk blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques La Haine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got La Haine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques La Haine!
A less than humble Jacques La Haine misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Drake Dusk stepped up to the mic, saying 'If Im HALF as good as ur wife says....Im twice as good as ur momma ever had....'.