PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques La Haine (ranked 1728 p4p, 208 weight class) and Mad Dog Iii (ranked 659 p4p, 85 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think La Haine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cut Killer - Nique La Police. Jacques La Haine had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

La Haine
vs
Dog Iii

182 cm
42
203 lbs
24 - 11 - 2

184 cm
33
190 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques La Haine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Dog Iii!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Haine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dog Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Haine.
La Haine misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from La Haine misses its intended target.
Dog Iii dips to his left and cracks La Haine with an uppercut!
Dog Iii misses with a looping left.
Dog Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog Iii misses with a wild combination.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Dog Iii.
La Haine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dog Iii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dog Iii lunges at La Haine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by La Haine's hand.
La Haine throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dog Iii counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine digs a good hook to Dog Iii's body.
Dog Iii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dog Iii dips to his left and cracks La Haine with an uppercut!
Dog Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
Dog Iii has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from La Haine misses.
La Haine throws a series of punches but Dog Iii moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dog Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
La Haine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Dog Iii.
La Haine has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dog Iii throws out a loose jab but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from La Haine misses the target.
Dog Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
La Haine slips a straight right by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog Iii slips a jab from La Haine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii throws a head kick but La Haine moves out of range.
La Haine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii misses with a looping right.
La Haine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Dog Iii.
La Haine looks to throw the jab but Dog Iii is out of range.
La Haine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La Haine doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog Iii circles away.
Dog Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
La Haine moves away from the strike by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and La Haine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
La Haine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dog Iii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed La Haine momentarily.
La Haine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dog Iii is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine throws a body kick that misses.
Dog Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Haine scores with a jab. Dog Iii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dog Iii defending well as La Haine loads up on a big left hand.
La Haine moves out of range of the leg kick from Dog Iii.
Mad Dog Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Haine staying out of range there.
Dog Iii is looking to slow La Haine down with leg kicks.
Dog Iii misses with a straight right.
Dog Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dog Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Haine.
Dog Iii misses with a straight left.
Dog Iii misses with a looping left.
Dog Iii connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog Iii.
La Haine just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog Iii misses with a low kick.
Dog Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from La Haine.
La Haine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog Iii cracks La Haine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dog Iii looks to throw the jab but La Haine is out of range.
La Haine fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dog Iii just manages to avoid it.
La Haine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dog Iii tries to work over La Haine's front leg with a kick but La Haine checks it.
La Haine ducks right into an uppercut from Dog Iii.
La Haine throws a hook to the side of Dog Iii's head but Dog Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dog Iii throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Dog Iii 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.

Dog Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dog Iii tests La Haine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dog Iii connects with a good right hand that stumbles La Haine. La Haine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dog Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
La Haine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
La Haine ducks right into an uppercut from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii misses with a left hand
and La Haine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dog Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Haine walks into a straight right hand from Dog Iii.
Nice jab there from Dog Iii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
La Haine misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Dog Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by La Haine.
Dog Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dog Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
La Haine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dog Iii connects with a jab.
Dog Iii throws a low kick but La Haine avoids it.
La Haine is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dog Iii.
Good work by Dog Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Dog Iii connects with a leg kick. La Haine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Dog Iii.
A jab lands there for Dog Iii.
La Haine looks to land a body kick but Dog Iii moved away.
Dog Iii connects with a right hand. La Haine shakes it off.
La Haine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Haine throws a low kick, looking for Dog Iii's leg but Dog Iii calmly moves out of range.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog Iii misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether La Haine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dog Iii lands with a hook. La Haine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dog Iii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dog Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
La Haine is looking to counter punch.
La Haine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog Iii.
A big right from Dog Iii misses.
La Haine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
La Haine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dog Iii throws a jab when La Haine was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii lands a head kick!
Dog Iii bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dog Iii thumps La Haine with a low kick.
La Haine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog Iii.
La Haine appears to be looking for a big counter.
La Haine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dog Iii tests La Haine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Haine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog Iii misses with a hook.
La Haine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dog Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on La Haine. That did some damage!
Dog Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces La Haine off the cage and back into range.
Dog Iii connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog Iii. That snapped La Haine's head back.
La Haine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog Iii.
La Haine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
La Haine takes one to the side of the head.

La Haine is rocked!
Dog Iii lunges at La Haine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by La Haine's hand.
Oh La Haine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dog Iii catches La Haine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dog Iii cracks La Haine with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! La Haine falls to his knees and Dog Iii doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Dog Iii!
Mad Dog Iii 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.