PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Hauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauss's entrance music is Country Boy Can Survive. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hauss
vs
Miguel

175 cm
22
169 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiki Hauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miguel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.

Miguel stands up from half guard.
Hauss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hauss scores with a sloppy right hand. Miguel should have avoided that one.
Hauss throws a low kick but Miguel avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miguel wants to clinch up but Hauss keeps it at a distance.
Hauss scores with a jab to the body.
Miguel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hauss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miguel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hauss. Hauss obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Hauss misses with a low kick.
Hauss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch but Hauss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hauss wants to land a leg kick but Miguel is out of range.
Miguel avoids the body shot from Hauss.
Miguel fails with the takedown.
Miguel is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hauss wants to land a leg kick but Miguel is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miguel checks a leg kick.
Miguel is looking to clinch.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hauss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiki Hauss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hauss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miguel shoots in for a takedown but Hauss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miguel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hauss can pounce on him.
Miguel fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miguel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miguel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miguel tries to clinch there but Hauss circles away.
Hauss throws a sloppy head kick and Miguel moves out of range easily.
Hauss throws a leg kick but Miguel moved away.
Miguel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauss connects with a leg kick. Miguel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguel misses with a head kick.
Hauss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miguel. That did some damage!
Miguel moves in looking to clinch but Hauss pushes him off.
Miguel tries to clinch but Hauss moves out of range.
Miguel dives in and grabs Hauss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hauss pushes down on Miguel's head and hops out.
Tiki Hauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Miguel.
Hauss has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hauss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hauss swats away the attempt to clinch by Miguel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hauss.
Hauss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miguel checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miguel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hauss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miguel wants to clinch.

Miguel scores with a takedown into Hauss's guard.

Hauss pushes Miguel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Miguel shoots in for a takedown but Hauss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch but Hauss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hauss tries a head kick but it misses.
Miguel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hauss lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hauss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miguel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miguel takes the fight into the clinch.
Miguel tries to break the clinch but Hauss is controlling the position.
Hauss tries to break the clinch but Miguel is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hauss gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hauss won't allow Miguel to sweep him here.
Miguel looking to control.
Miguel looking for a sweep. Not yet Miguel, not yet.
Hauss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Miguel's guard.
Miguel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hauss stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hauss throws a head kick but Miguel moves out of range.
Miguel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiki Hauss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miguel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hauss pinned against the cage. Hauss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miguel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miguel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hauss can pounce on him.
Hauss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiki Hauss is winning the standup battle so far.
Miguel tries to clinch but Hauss moves out of range.
Miguel throws a series of punches but Hauss moves out of range.
Hauss scores with a head kick.

It looks like Sam Miguel has been cut.
Miguel tries to clinch but Hauss is having none of it.
Hauss throws a leg kick

and Miguel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hauss's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauss has a closed guard, preventing Miguel from standing up.
Hauss wants to get back to his feet but Miguel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguel wants to control from the top but Hauss keeps moving.

Miguel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Miguel shoots for a takedown but Hauss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hauss jabs at Miguel's body.

Miguel instigates a clinch.
Miguel tries to stall but Hauss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hauss working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hauss breaks from the clinch.
Hauss scores with a punch to the head.
Hauss throws a low kick, looking for Miguel's leg but Miguel calmly moves out of range.
Hauss misses with a low kick.
Miguel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hauss misses with a body shot.
Hauss throws a combination. Miguel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Miguel has closed the distance and engaged Hauss in a clinch.
Miguel landing knees to the head.
Hauss wants to break free but Miguel has control.
Miguel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hauss.
Miguel gets underhooks to prevent Hauss's takedown attempt.
Hauss is trying to push Miguel away but Miguel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miguel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hauss is defending well for now.
Hauss avoiding damage as Miguel throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hauss's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miguel throws an elbow that misses.
Hauss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miguel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miguel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Miguel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miguel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miguel closes the distance but Hauss moves to the side
and Hauss counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miguel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miguel.
Tiki Hauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Miguel.
Good leg kick by Hauss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiki Hauss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Miguel blocks the leg kick.
Miguel tries to clinch up.
Hauss is looking to wear down Miguel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hauss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Miguel with that takedown attempt.
Hauss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good work by Miguel as he checks the leg kick.
Miguel has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miguel.
Hauss misses with a head kick.
Hauss tries to land a leg kick but Miguel saw it coming and moves away.
Miguel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miguel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hauss.
Miguel moves in looking to clinch but Hauss pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tiki Hauss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Miguel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Miguel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hauss misses with a leg kick.
Miguel shoots and misses
letting Hauss counter with a right hand.
Miguel needs to keep his hands up - Hauss had a free shot at his head there.
Hauss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miguel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hauss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hauss throws a low kick but Miguel avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Hauss as Miguel shoots in.
Miguel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miguel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hauss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hauss throws a sloppy head kick and Miguel moves out of range easily.
Hauss tests Miguel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miguel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miguel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miguel tries to clinch but Hauss is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauss throws a leg kick which misses Miguel's front leg but catches the back leg as Miguel tries to avoid it.
Miguel moves in looking to clinch but Hauss pushes him off.
Miguel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tiki Hauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Miguel.
Miguel tries to clinch but Hauss moves out of range.
Hauss throws a head kick but Miguel moves out of range.
Hauss lands a leg kick that knocks Miguel off balance momentarily.
Hauss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miguel throws a lazy body kick
and Hauss counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miguel is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Miguel rushes Hauss and presses him up against the cage.

Miguel pulls guard successfully.
Sam Miguel has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hauss gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miguel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hauss is fending him off so far but Miguel persists. Nope, Hauss circles away and we're back to standing.
Hauss feints and then cracks Miguel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miguel down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguel shoots for a takedown but Hauss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hauss throws a leg kick which misses Miguel's front leg but catches the back leg as Miguel tries to avoid it.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hauss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hauss tries to score with a low kick but Miguel moves his leg out of the way.
Miguel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hauss. Hauss obviously looking to wear him down.
Miguel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Miguel blocks the leg kick.
Hauss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miguel's sensitive parts.
Hauss feints and then cracks Miguel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miguel down.
Hauss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hauss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hauss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hauss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miguel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hauss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miguel drives through and clinches with Hauss against the cage.
Hauss can't break the clinch.
Miguel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hauss's efforts to push away.

Miguel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miguel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hauss throws a leg kick

so Miguel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miguel wants to stand but Hauss is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miguel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hauss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hauss manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hauss tries to score with a low kick but Miguel moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miguel tries to clinch but Hauss is having none of it.
Miguel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hauss avoids it really well and circles away.
Good leg kick by Hauss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miguel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hauss is fending him off so far but Miguel persists. Nope, Hauss circles away and we're back to standing.

Hauss closes the distance and pushes Miguel back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hauss is trying to break the clinch but Miguel is controlling him.
Miguel prevents Hauss from breaking the clinch.
Hauss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sam Miguel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiki Hauss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miguel missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiki Hauss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hauss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiki Hauss!