PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vang Poulsen (ranked 1854 p4p, 185 weight class) and Harry Daebak (ranked 2656 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harry Daebak enters the cage!

Poulsen
vs
Daebak

162 cm
24
152 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
141 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Daebak!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebak slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poulsen throws the kick towards the body but Daebak avoids it.
Daebak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Daebak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poulsen.
Daebak moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Daebak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Daebak's ribs.
Poulsen cracks Daebak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daebak tries to close the distance and clinch but Poulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Poulsen.
Daebak blocks a jab.
Poulsen throws a jab when Daebak was well out of range.
Daebak avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Daebak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poulsen works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Poulsen catches Daebak right on the button with a cross.
Poulsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Daebak.
Daebak wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Daebak seems unphased.
Poulsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Daebak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daebak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Daebak moved out of range.
Daebak throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poulsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daebak - the referee stops the clock and Poulsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daebak. Poulsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poulsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daebak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daebak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poulsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Daebak slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Daebak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulsen sets himself, and Daebak steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Daebak scores with a sloppy right hand. Poulsen should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebak takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen misses with a hook
and Daebak counters with a nice body shot.
Daebak cracks a nice hook into Poulsen's ribs.
Daebak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Daebak misses
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daebak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulsen works the jab nicely.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebak throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Daebak moved out of range nicely.
Daebak throws a good cross that connects.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daebak throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Daebak takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen lands a jab to Daebak's midsection.
Poulsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daebak misses with a hook to the body
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Daebak throws a one two combo.

Daebak pushes Poulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Poulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Daebak improves position.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Daebak fails to pull guard.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Daebak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daebak prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Daebak avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
Daebak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Poulsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daebak as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Poulsen has Daebak pushed against the cage.
Poulsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daebak lands an uppercut.
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 Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Daebak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daebak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Daebak moves away and avoids it.
Daebak throws a leg kick which misses Poulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Poulsen tries to avoid it.
Poulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Poulsen.
Daebak lands a jab to the nose.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daebak.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.
Poulsen thuds his right hand into Daebak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daebak misses with a few strikes there.
Daebak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Daebak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Daebak clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poulsen.
Daebak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daebak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daebak tries to pull guard but Poulsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Daebak drops back down to his feet.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daebak.
Daebak lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
Daebak is working Poulsen over against the cage.
Daebak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
Poulsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daebak up against the cage.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body.
Daebak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poulsen gets through Daebak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daebak blocking some punches.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Harry Daebak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Daebak avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Daebak swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Daebak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daebak has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Poulsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daebak.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Daebak.
A short left from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Daebak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen cracks Daebak with a nice body shot.
Poulsen lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Daebak scores with a hook to the body.
Poulsen has Daebak pressed against the cage.
Poulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Daebak fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daebak.

Daebak jumps guard.
Daebak seems keen to control Poulsen's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Daebak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Poulsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
Poulsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, jab by Poulsen - just one landing.
Daebak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daebak.
Daebak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poulsen with a body shot.
Daebak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Poulsen's head.
Daebak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vang Poulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Daebak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daebak scores with a hook.
Daebak slips a jab from Poulsen.
Daebak slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daebak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.

Daebak moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
A short right from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daebak.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Poulsen lands a shot to the body.
Daebak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Poulsen stalling against the cage.
Daebak misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Daebak controls the action.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Daebak.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Poulsen tries to stall but Daebak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Daebak.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Daebak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daebak scores with a shoulder strike.
Daebak lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Daebak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daebak misses with some punches.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Daebak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poulsen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Daebak.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poulsen to keep the fight standing.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daebak.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daebak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
Daebak lands a nice shot to the body.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daebak as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Poulsen lands a body punch.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Daebak improves position.
Daebak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daebak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daebak lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Daebak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daebak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Daebak!
Harry Daebak thanked the fans post fight for their support.