PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frosty Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack's entrance music is czas na walke. A fine choice. Dan Haigh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jack
vs
Haigh

185 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frosty Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Haigh!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haigh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jack somewhat.
Haigh is looking to clinch.

Jack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jack wants a takedown.
Jack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haigh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frosty Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haigh prevents it.
Haigh is pressed up against the cage. Jack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haigh down to the mat. Haigh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Haigh with that takedown attempt.
Jack cracks Haigh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Haigh closes the distance and clinches.
Haigh goes for a takedown attempt but Jack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jack darts in trying to clinch

and Haigh counters with a single leg into guard. Jack didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jack keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Jack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Haigh!
Haigh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack landing strikes from the mount.
Jack working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack prevents Haigh from getting the reversal.
Jack cracks Haigh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Haigh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jack landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Jack.
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!
Haigh taking shots to the head.
Jack raining down shots from the mount!

Haigh is rocked!
Haigh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jack connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jack cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Haigh is in a horrible position here. Jack smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Haigh wants to hold on but Jack pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haigh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jack scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Haigh?
Haigh is still in real trouble! Can Jack finish him?
Jack is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jack softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Haigh is out cold! Jack jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frosty Jack!