PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Hauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Brisbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hauss
vs
Brisbell

165 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
144 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orlando Hauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Brisbell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brisbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hauss looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hauss is defended easily by Brisbell.
Brisbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brisbell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hauss swivels and escapes.

Brisbell drives through and clinches with Hauss against the cage.
Hauss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brisbell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hauss prevents the takedown attempt.
Hauss has had enough of the clinch but Brisbell keeps him there for the moment.

Brisbell pulls guard.
Hauss prevents Brisbell from getting back to his feet.
Brisbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hauss is one step ahead there.
Hauss thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisbell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brisbell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brisbell is on top in guard.
Brisbell throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brisbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hauss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brisbell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hauss kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brisbell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hauss is not content to let Brisbell control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brisbell cracks Hauss with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisbell wants to control but Hauss is keeping him busy.
Brisbell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hauss down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brisbell trying to control the action but Hauss is working from the bottom.
Brisbell advances to mount.
Hauss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hauss tries to get out of the position.
Brisbell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hauss's face.
Brisbell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hauss is looking to escape.

Brisbell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brisbell wants to control the pace but Hauss is squirming around nicely.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kris Brisbell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brisbell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hauss has time to react.

Brisbell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brisbell lands a good knee to the midsection. Hauss won't want to take too many of those.

Brisbell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hauss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brisbell throws a nice head kick!
Brisbell shoots in for a takedown but Hauss shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Brisbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brisbell fails with a takedown attempt.

Brisbell gets a clinch.

Brisbell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brisbell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brisbell looking to control.
Hauss wants to stand and escape but instead Brisbell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Brisbell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hauss's guard.

Brisbell decides to return to a standing position.
Brisbell lands with a slapping head kick.

Hauss is rocked!
Brisbell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hauss circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Hauss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brisbell throws a head kick but Hauss moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kris Brisbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Brisbell.
Hauss blocks a head kick by Brisbell.
Hauss moves away from the strike by Brisbell.
Brisbell looks to land a right hand but Hauss moved out of range.
Brisbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brisbell throws a nice looking combination but Hauss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hauss blocks a head kick by Brisbell.
Brisbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Brisbell.
Brisbell misses with a head kick.

Brisbell has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brisbell misses with an elbow strike.
Brisbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hauss blocks it with crossed arms.
Brisbell pushes off an throws an elbow but Hauss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brisbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brisbell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brisbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brisbell throws an elbow but misses.
Brisbell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brisbell tries a knee to the head but Hauss blocks it.
Brisbell misses with an elbow strike.
Brisbell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brisbell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brisbell tries a knee to the head but Hauss blocks it.
Brisbell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hauss dodges an elbow strike from Brisbell.
Hauss dodges an elbow strike from Brisbell.
Hauss blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisbell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brisbell misses with an elbow strike.
Brisbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hauss blocks it with crossed arms.
Brisbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brisbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brisbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hauss blocks it with crossed arms.
Brisbell tries to land a knee to the head but Hauss blocks with his arms.
Brisbell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brisbell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hauss avoids the elbow strike from Brisbell, against the cage.
Brisbell looking to throw knees to the head but Hauss is blocking nicely.
Hauss avoids the elbow strike from Brisbell, against the cage.
Brisbell misses with an elbow over the top.
Brisbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Brisbell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hauss regains guard immediately.
Brisbell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brisbell stands and throws Hauss's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hauss seems to have got his legs back now.
The ground and pound from Brisbell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hauss is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brisbell wants to control but Hauss is keeping him busy.
Brisbell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hauss!
Brisbell unloads with some shots from mount but Hauss bucks and avoids them well.
Brisbell thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Brisbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brisbell takes the fight into the clinch.
Brisbell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hauss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hauss tries to pull guard but Brisbell holds him up against the cage and eventually Hauss drops back down to his feet.
Hauss is looking to break free of the clinch but Brisbell has double underhooks.
Brisbell lands a big knee to the head and Hauss goes down! Brisbell pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Brisbell!