PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrius Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil'Wayne - John. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Haggen
vs
Sanchez

186 cm
29
226 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

190 cm
28
253 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Haggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dimitrius Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Haggen misses.
Haggen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Haggen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haggen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haggen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haggen.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggen looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haggen throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Haggen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lou Haggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Sanchez looks winded!
Haggen fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggen.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haggen.
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!
Haggen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Haggen.

Haggen takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haggen being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Haggen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Haggen blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanchez blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggen blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Haggen has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haggen blocking some punches.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Haggen controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haggens head.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Haggen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Haggen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dimitrius Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Haggen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A punch combination from Haggen misses.
Haggen tries to clinch up
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Haggen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggen missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lou Haggen is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggen looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Haggen throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Haggen missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haggen fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Haggen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Haggen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Haggen slips a jab from Sanchez.
Haggen missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggen throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez slips a jab from Haggen.
Haggen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haggen feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Haggen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Haggen with a series of wild strikes but Haggen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haggen misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Haggen does no damage.
Haggen looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Haggen avoids it well.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Haggen moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggen stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haggen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggen. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggen misses with a double jab.
Haggen misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Haggen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggen misses with a straight left.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haggen misses with a wild combination.
Haggen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Haggen as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haggen moves away.
Haggen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haggen misses with a two punch combination.
Haggen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haggen misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haggen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haggen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haggen cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haggen misses with a series of wild punches.
Haggen misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haggen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Haggen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Haggen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haggen misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Haggen scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Haggen's shoulder, as Haggen tries to avoid the shot.
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 Lou Haggen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Haggen tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haggen tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Haggen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Haggen.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Haggen's defenses.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Haggen throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggen misses with a double jab.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haggen throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Haggen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Haggen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Haggen.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haggen lands a slapping body shot.
Haggen lands a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haggen!
Haggen scores with a jab to the body.
Lou Haggen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haggen throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haggen throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Haggen avoids them all with ease.
Haggen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haggen looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
A combination from Haggen does no damage.
Haggen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haggen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haggen tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haggen slips under a jab.
Haggen misses the jab.
Haggen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Haggen will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Haggen. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggen lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haggen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Haggen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Haggen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Haggen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haggen throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haggen clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haggen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haggen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Haggen throws a big shot that misses.
Haggen swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Haggen misses its intended target.
Haggen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez throws a combination. Haggen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haggen fails to land with a series of punches.
Haggen cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Haggen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haggen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Haggen!
A relieved looking Lou Haggen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.