PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcoh Haas (ranked 3481 p4p, 4151 weight class) and You Gay (ranked 379 p4p, 440 weight class). You Gay acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Haas
vs
Gay

188 cm
25
200
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
204
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcoh Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, You Gay!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gay scores with a jab.
Haas staying out of range there.
Haas lands with a nice combination. Gay backs away looking to recover.
Haas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Haas.
Haas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gay throws a jab when Haas was well out of range.
Haas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gay back to the cage. Haas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gay.

Gay tries to keep at a distance but Haas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gay has had enough of the clinch but Haas keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Haas.
Haas has Gay pressed against the cage, preventing Gay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Haas breaks the clinch.
Marcoh Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haas.
Haas thuds his right hand into Gay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Gay.
Haas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Haas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Haas.
A cross from Haas lands.
Gay loads up on a big right hand but Haas slips the punch.
A punch combination from Haas misses.
Gay wants to counter with a clinch but Haas pushes him away.
Gay throws a hook but Haas avoids it easily.
Gay misses with a looping right.
Gay misses with a looping left.
Haas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Haas gets a clinch.
Gay is trying to force a seperation but Haas has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Haas.
Haas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gay working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Haas.
Haas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gay or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas scores with a shot to the side of Gay's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haas digs a right hand into Gay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gay's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Haas.
A hook to the body from Haas.
Gay looks winded!
Haas lands a hook to the side of the head.

Haas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gay looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haas.
Gay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haas counters with a three punch combo that has Gay backing up. Gay nods at Haas to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Haas.
Haas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Haas clinches with his opponent.
Haas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gay or not.
Haas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gay wants to get back to striking at distance but Haas won't allow it.

Haas breaks the clinch.
Gay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Haas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay tries to break free but Haas pushes him back against the cage.
Haas prevents Gay from breaking the clinch.

Gay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gay misses with an uppercut

and Haas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haas.

Haas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Haas clinches with his opponent.
Haas presses Gay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Gay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gay throws out the jab.
Gay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haas is looking for a counter combo.
Gay throws an off balance right hand
and Haas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haas stalks Gay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gay's face. Gay staggers backwards, shaken.
Haas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gay 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haas defending well as Gay loads up on a big left hand.
Haas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haas closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Haas clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas lands a hook that snaps the head of Gay backwards.
Haas works on Gay's body with a couple of short punches.
Haas lands a body shot.
Haas presses Gay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Haas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haas.
Haas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gay looks to land a left hand but Haas moved out of range nicely.
Gay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gay backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gay.
Gay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gay throws a hook to the side of Haas's head but Haas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gay throws a series of punches but Haas moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcoh Haas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gay misses with a left hand
and Haas counters with a straight right hand.
Marcoh Haas is winning the standup battle so far.
Gay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haas.
Gay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haas.
Haas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haas scores with a three punch combo!
A left and a right from Haas both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Gay does no damage.
Marcoh Haas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gay fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Haas closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Haas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haas digs a right hand into Gay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gay's gas tank.
Haas lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Haas.
A body shot lands from Haas.
Haas is working Gay over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Haas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Haas breaks the clinch.
Haas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haas lands a two punch combo.
Haas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gay back to the cage. Haas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haas slips a jab and a cross from Gay.
Gay is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haas.
Haas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haas.
As Gay looks to move away, Haas throws a big counter combo but Gay just gets out of the way.
Haas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Gay is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Haas clinches.
Gay working hard to break the clinch.
Gay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haas has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Haas.
A body shot lands from Haas.
Haas keeps control of Gay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haas is working Gay over against the cage.
Haas scores with a shoulder strike.
Gay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haas has him pressed against the cage.
Haas lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Haas.
Haas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gay takes a shot to the head.
Gay is trying to force a seperation but Haas has the dominant position.
Gay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gay is looking to break free of the clinch but Haas has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Haas as the two fighters clinch.
Haas lands a body shot.
Haas lands a shot to the body.
Haas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gay.
Haas is working Gay over against the cage.

Haas manages to break the clinch.
Haas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haas cracks Gay with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gay misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Haas scores with a four punch combination!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gay.

Haas rushes Gay and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas presses Gay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haas digs a right hand underneath Gay's ribcage. Gay let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Haas breaks the clinch.
Haas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gay can do to turn this around?
Gay misses with a hook
and Haas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haas feints a jab promting Gay to slip. Haas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Haas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gay is still on wobbly legs! Can Haas finish him?
Haas stalks Gay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gay's face. Gay staggers backwards, shaken.
Gay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haas scores with a one two! Gay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haas scores with a one two! Gay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gay dodges the punch combination from Haas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gay, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Haas.
Gay throws a shot from downtown. Haas moves away and avoids it.
As Gay tries to get set, Haas tries to push him back and clinch up but Gay manages to avoid the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haas lands a two punch combo.
Gay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gay missing with a left hand there. Haas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gay misses with a wild combination.
Haas moves out of range of the strikes.
Haas lands a jab-cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcoh Haas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Haas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gay backs up against the cage.
Gay misses the jab.
Haas throws a big counter combination but Gay scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Haas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haas scores with a three punch combo!
Haas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gay misses with a body shot.
Gay throws a hook but Haas avoids it easily.
A big right from Gay misses.
Haas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haas slips a straight right by Gay.
Gay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haas throws a big counter combination but Gay scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gay lands with a good body shot.
Gay misses with a series of wild punches.
Haas is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Gay like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Gay from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcoh Haas!
After winning the bout, Marcoh Haas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
You Gay was interviewed post fight and said 'Your not gay'.