PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Kuze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Haslam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Making of a Cyborg. Haslam has chosen all along the watchtower as his entrance music. Daniel Haslam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hideo Kuze's chin.

Kuze
vs
Haslam

185 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Knock Out Artistry
White Gorilla Nutrition

Q158 -$20 bucks
Q158 -$20 bucks

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hideo Kuze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Haslam!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haslam shoots for a takedown but Kuze saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haslam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuze lands a really nice looking cross but Haslam seems unphased.
Kuze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haslam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haslam. Haslam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haslam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hideo Kuze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Haslam.
Kuze tries to land a leg kick but Haslam saw it coming and moves away.
Kuze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuze lands with an overhand left.
Kuze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kuze throws a shot to the body.
Haslam closes the distance and clinches up with Kuze, looking for a takedown. Haslam pushes Kuze against the cage but Kuze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Haslam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuze lands a really nice looking cross but Haslam seems unphased.
Good shot there by Kuze.
Kuze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haslam looks gassed!
Kuze lands a jab-cross combination.
Haslam walks into a jab.
Kuze scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuze scores with a nice right hand.
Haslam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kuze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuze lands a head shot.
Kuze lands a jab.
Kuze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kuze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haslam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hideo Kuze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuze lands with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Kuze scores with a four punch combination!
Kuze jabs at Haslam's body.
Haslam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice combination there by Kuze.
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!
Nice shot by Kuze.
Kuze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haslam drops his hands momentarily and Kuze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haslam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kuze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuze lands a right hook to the body.
Kuze connects with a right hand. Haslam shakes it off.
Haslam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Kuze - just one landing.
Kuze scores with a jab to the body.
Haslam is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kuze is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Haslam.
Kuze scores with a jab. Haslam acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kuze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuze scores with a three punch combo!
Haslam takes one on the button.
Kuze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haslam on the side of the head.
Hideo Kuze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuze cracks Haslam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haslam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haslam takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuze scores with a hook.
Kuze scores with a hook to the body. Haslam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice combination there by Kuze.
Kuze scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuze connects with a crisp jab.
Kuze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kuze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haslam.
Kuze scores with a sloppy right hand. Haslam should have avoided that one.
Kuze lands a body shot.
Kuze lands a right hook to the body.
Kuze lands with a straight right. Haslam didn't see that one coming.
Kuze's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kuze duly obliges.
Haslam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuze lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuze scores with a jab to the body.
Kuze works the jab nicely.
Kuze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuze scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haslam's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Kuze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuze.
Kuze scores with a nice strike.
Kuze connects with a right hand. Haslam shakes it off.
Kuze sizes up Haslam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuze is working the combinations to good effect here.
A lazy left from Kuze finds it's target.
Kuze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haslam at a distance.
Kuze connects with a crisp jab.
Kuze lands a jab to the head.
Haslam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuze works over Haslam's head and body with a nice combination.
Kuze lands a jab-cross combination.
Kuze clobbers Haslam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haslam. Haslam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kuze thuds his right hand into Haslam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haslam momentarily.
Kuze connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kuze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuze cracks Haslam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haslam walks into a stiff left hand from Kuze.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuze as he connects with a hook.
Kuze changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuze throws a series of strikes that have Haslam backpedaling.
Haslam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuze stalks Haslam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haslam's face. Haslam staggers backwards, shaken.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuze, as that shot connected.
Kuze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuze lands a jab to the head.
Kuze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haslam takes one to the chin there.
Kuze lands with a nice body punch.
Kuze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haslam is breathing heavily.
Haslam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haslam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuze with a jab.
Daniel Haslam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haslam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuze throws a low kick but Haslam avoids it.

Kuze closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haslam to the mat! Haslam manages to get full guard.
Kuze advances to half guard.
Kuze has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kuze landing shots from mount.
Kuze lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kuze cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kuze putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuze lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuze lands a big elbow.
Kuze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kuze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haslam can do to turn this around?
Kuze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kuze looking to finish Haslam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Haslam!
Kuze connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kuze fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Kuze.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuze has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haslam's face.
Kuze breaks from Haslam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuze working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kuze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Kuze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kuze lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuze is landing with some decent strikes but Haslam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kuze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Haslam?
Haslam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Haslam is in a horrible position here. Kuze smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kuze lands with some strikes.
Haslam tries to buck Kuze off but he can't manage it.
Haslam taking shots to the head.
Kuze unloading with bombs!
Kuze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Haslam is trying to stand up.
Kuze looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuze looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Haslam is bucking up trying to escape but Kuze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haslam is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuze with shots to the head and body - Haslam looks very uncomfortable down there.
Haslam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuze working the ground and pound effectively.
Kuze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Haslam?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Kuze.
Kuze looking to finish Haslam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Haslam!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideo Kuze dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kuze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haslam doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuze connects with a single shot there.
Haslam looks for a takedown but Kuze sprawls well.
Haslam shoots in for a double leg but Kuze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuze tests Haslam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuze scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuze lands with a good body shot.
Kuze lands a slapping body shot.
Kuze lands with a good body shot.
Kuze throws a one two combo.
Haslam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haslam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kuze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuze connects with a single shot there.
Kuze scores with a hook.
Kuze connects with a right hand. Haslam shakes it off.
Kuze cracks Haslam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left lands for Kuze.
Donk. Kuze catches Haslam right on the button with a cross.
Kuze scores with a hook to the body. Haslam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Kuze.
Haslam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haslam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haslam walks into a left hand.
Kuze connects with a crisp jab.
Kuze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haslam at a distance.
Kuze lands with a hook. Haslam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haslam needs to keep his hands up - Kuze had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuze is looking to chop away at Haslam's legs.
Kuze stuns Haslam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haslam walks into a straight right hand from Kuze.
Kuze lands a body shot.
Haslam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuze lands a nice looking body shot.
Haslam takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Kuze.
Kuze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kuze scores with a punch to the head.
Kuze lands with an uppercut that bounces Haslam off the cage and back into rage.
Haslam blocks a leg kick.
Kuze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuze stalks Haslam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haslam's face. Haslam staggers backwards, shaken.
Haslam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuze.
Kuze thuds his right hand into Haslam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haslam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuze jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haslam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haslam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haslam walks into a left hand.
Kuze lands a body shot.
Kuze scores with a nice head shot.
Haslam takes one to the side of the head.
Kuze digs a good body shot into Haslam's ribs.
Kuze lands the left hand.
Haslam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuze thuds a left hand into Haslam's body.
Kuze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haslam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuze's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuze lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kuze - just one landing.
Kuze throws a one two combo.
Kuze lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuze punishes Haslam's body with a nice straight punch.
Hideo Kuze is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuze lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kuze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haslam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuze scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Kuze.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuze clobbers Haslam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuze throws a combination. Haslam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kuze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniel Haslam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice jab there from Kuze.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hideo Kuze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideo Kuze!