PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evil Empire (ranked 1997 p4p, 113 weight class) and Markus Haland (ranked 3855 p4p, 187 weight class). Empire comes into the arena with All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Empire
vs
Haland

168 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

164 cm
26
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evil Empire !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Haland!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Empire thuds his shin into the meat of Haland's side.
Haland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Empire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Empire , right into the meat.
Empire throws an off balance right hand
and Haland counters with a straight right hand.
Empire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haland.
Haland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Empire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haland's sensitive parts.
Haland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haland throws a good cross that connects.

Empire is rocked!
Haland walks into a left hand.
Evil Empire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Empire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haland's sensitive parts.
Haland walks into a jab.
Empire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Empire misses the target.
Haland jabs at Empire 's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Empire .
The fighters circling - Empire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Empire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haland's calf.
A slow jab from Haland misses its intended target.
Empire with a jab.
Empire misses with a left hand
and Haland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haland has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Empire .
The fight stays on the outside here - Empire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Empire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Empire .
Haland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Empire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Haland darts in and clinches Empire up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Empire .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Empire .
Haland gets through Empire 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Empire backwards.
Empire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haland scores with a hook to the body.
Empire lands a right hand.

Haland is rocked!
Haland lands with a left to the head.
Haland is still on wobbly legs! Can Empire finish him?
Haland throws a head punch that misses.
Empire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Empire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Empire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Empire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Empire tries to stall but Haland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Empire fails to land.
Empire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haland swings wildly with an uppercut but Empire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haland blocks an uppercut.
Haland seems to have recovered his senses.
Haland lands with a left to the head.
Haland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Empire struggles to land a body shot inside as Haland controls his hands.
Haland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Empire backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Haland fails to land.

Empire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haland throws a pinpoint strike between Empire 's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Empire crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Haland scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Markus Haland!
During a confident post fight interview, Markus Haland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.