PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Basti Haddl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kompakt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haddl comes to the cage accompanied by BIG BEN. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Gracie Family Entrada. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haddl
vs
Gracie

173 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

225 cm
20
171 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

MADE IN GERMANY
MADE IN GERMANY

MADE IN GERMANY

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Basti Haddl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kompakt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haddl!
Haddl thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haddl.
Basti Haddl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haddl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haddl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haddl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Haddl is just out of range.
A cross from Haddl lands.
Haddl lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haddl blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Haddl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Haddl works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie looks gassed!
Haddl lands with a good body shot.
Haddl is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haddl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haddl connects with a jab.
Haddl lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Haddl tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Gracie is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haddl with a jab.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Haddl finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for Haddl. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haddl to score with a decent uppercut.
Haddl scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Haddl is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gracie tries to move into range but Haddl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haddl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haddl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haddl scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Haddl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haddl.
Haddl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Basti Haddl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haddl closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haddl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haddl's corner calls for a 1-2. Haddl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Haddl.
Haddl works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Haddl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haddl with a jab.
Haddl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haddl scores with a nice strike.
Haddl misses with a wild combination.
Haddl lands with an overhand left.
Haddl lands a nice shot to the body.
Haddl lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Haddl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haddl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haddl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haddl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haddl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haddl darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haddl scores with a shot to the body.
Haddl jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haddl throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haddl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haddl lands a nice shot to the body.
Haddl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haddl lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Haddl scores with a hook.
Haddl scores with a jab to the head.

Haddl lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Haddl thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Haddl jabs at Gracie's body.
Haddl is working the combinations to good effect here.
Haddl closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haddl slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by Haddl - just one landing.
Haddl scores with a jab to the body.
Haddl throws a good cross that connects.
Haddl connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Haddl connects with the punch.
Haddl's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Haddl duly obliges.
Haddl cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haddl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haddl lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Haddl had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Haddl.
Haddl lands with a shot to the body.
Haddl scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Haddl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haddl.
Haddl lands a nice looking body shot.
Haddl connects with a jab.
Haddl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haddl jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Haddl catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Haddl connects with the punch.
Haddl dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Haddl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basti Haddl dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Haddl moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haddl sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Haddl avoids it.
Good exchange - Haddl coming out on top.
Haddl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Haddl scores with a hook.
Haddl lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haddl throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Haddl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haddl finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Haddl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haddl with a hook.
Haddl scores with a shot to the body.
Haddl jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haddl misses with a wild combination.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haddl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Haddl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gracie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Haddl has got the better of the exchanges.
Haddl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haddl digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Haddl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haddl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haddl scores with a three punch combo!
Haddl lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Haddl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haddl connects with a jab.
Haddl scores with a nice strike.
Haddl misses with a few strikes there.
Kompakt Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Haddl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haddl scores with a hook.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haddl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haddl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haddl moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haddl connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haddl works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haddl lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Haddl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haddl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haddl scores with a hook.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haddl finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haddl scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie moves forwards but Haddl connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haddl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haddl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haddl with a hook.
Gracie tries to move into range but Haddl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Haddl. That snapped Gracie's head back.
A left lands for Haddl.
Haddl lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haddl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haddl lands with a shot to the body.
Haddl is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haddl throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Haddl does it's job there.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haddl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haddl digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Haddl lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haddl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haddl lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.
Haddl scores with a jab to the body.
Haddl scores with a three punch combo!
Haddl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haddl scores with a three punch combo!
Haddl darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haddl stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Haddl both land. Nice combination.
Haddl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haddl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Basti Haddl is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haddl.
Haddl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Haddl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basti Haddl dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Haddl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haddl lands with an overhand left.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haddl.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haddl connects with a jab.
Haddl thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Haddl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haddl finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Good exchange - Haddl coming out on top.
A right-left combo lands from Haddl.
Haddl throws out a powerful jab.
Haddl lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haddl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Haddl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haddl lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Haddl scores with a three punch combo!
Haddl scores with a body shot.
Haddl scores with a body shot.
Haddl works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Haddl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Haddl lands a body shot.
Haddl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haddl stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Haddl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Haddl jabs at Gracie's body.
Haddl lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haddl connects with a body shot.
Haddl lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haddl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Haddl lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haddl.
Haddl scores with a punch to the head.
Haddl keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haddl works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Haddl scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haddl.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haddl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice jab there from Haddl.
Haddl lands with an overhand left.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Haddl circles away.
Haddl connects with a body shot.
Haddl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Haddl cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Haddl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haddl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie tries to bum rush Haddl with a series of wild strikes but Haddl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haddl thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Haddl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haddl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Haddl cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Haddl lands a head shot.
Haddl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haddl lands a jab to the head.
Haddl lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Haddl closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Haddl digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haddl fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Haddl swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Haddl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Haddl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haddl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haddl cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haddl throws out a powerful jab.
Haddl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haddl lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Basti Haddl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haddl, as that shot connected.
Gracie tries to move into range but Haddl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haddl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haddl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haddl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haddl scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Kompakt Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Haddl finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Haddl lands a slapping body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Basti Haddl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haddl 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Basti Haddl!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Basti Haddl!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Basti Haddl!

Basti Haddl wins by unanimous decision!