PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haplopelma Hainanum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hainanum comes to the cage accompanied by Kryptonite by Three Doors Down. Tu has chosen Blanket on the ground as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hainanum
vs
Tu

190 cm
29
223 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

190 cm
29
214 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haplopelma Hainanum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vit Tu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hainanum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hainanum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hainanum is just out of range.
Haplopelma Hainanum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hainanum tries to clinch there but Tu circles away.
Hainanum is looking to clinch.
Hainanum wants to clinch.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hainanum is looking to clinch but Tu is avoiding it.
Hainanum misses with a double jab.
Hainanum tries to clinch up but Tu circles away and keeps his distance.
Hainanum lands a leg kick that knocks Tu off balance momentarily.
Hainanum is looking to clinch.
Tu closes the distance and clinches up with Hainanum, looking for a takedown. Tu pushes Hainanum against the cage but Hainanum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hainanum tries to clinch up but Tu circles away and keeps his distance.
Tu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haplopelma Hainanum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hainanum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hainanum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hainanum wants it to stay on the feet.
Haplopelma Hainanum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vit Tu.
Hainanum moves to clinch but Tu breaks away
and Tu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tu shoots in but no luck this time.
Hainanum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hainanum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hainanum misses with a few strikes there.
Tu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hainanum sprawls well. Hainanum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tu gets slowly back to his feet.
Hainanum throws a head kick that misses.
Hainanum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hainanum wants to clinch.

Tu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hainanum is defending against the submission attempts here by Tu.
Tu wants to free his trapped foot but Hainanum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hainanum is looking for a sweep. Tu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hainanum defending well though.
Hainanum won't allow Tu to pass to mount.
Hainanum tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tu is looking to advance position but Hainanum won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu prevents Hainanum from improving his position.
Hainanum preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tu working Hainanum over with strikes.
Tu wants to pass the guard but Hainanum is defending well.
Tu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hainanum regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tu wants to pass the guard but Hainanum is keeping the position.
Tu pushes down on Hainanum's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hainanum regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tu tries to free his leg and advance position but Hainanum is retaining full guard.
Hainanum wants to get back to his feet but Tu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tu pushing down on Hainanum's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hainanum is looking for a sweep. Tu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hainanum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tu passes to side control.
Hainanum stops Tu from passing to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tu advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Tu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vit Tu 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.

Hainanum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tu looks to throw the jab but Hainanum is out of range.
Tu shoots in looking for a takedown but Hainanum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tu misses with a hook. Hainanum ducked under it nicely.

Hainanum darts in and clinches Tu up against the cage.
Tu jumps guard but Hainanum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tu tries to pull guard but Hainanum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haplopelma Hainanum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vit Tu.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but Tu blocks with his arms.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Vit Tu has been cut.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but Tu blocks with his arms.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Hainanum has him pressed against the cage.
Tu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hainanum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hainanum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Tu avoids the damage to the body.

Tu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hainanum is looking to stand up but Tu won't let him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tu is looking for a triangle here but Hainanum uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu is looking for a sweep.

Tu bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hainanum moves in looking to clinch but Tu pushes him off.
Hainanum wants to clinch but Tu slips to the side
and Tu counters with a nice uppercut.
Hainanum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hainanum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hainanum slips under a jab from Tu.
Hainanum doesn't manage to clinch there - Tu circles away.
Tu shoots in looking for a takedown but Hainanum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Hainanum.
Hainanum defending well as Tu loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum takes one on the button.
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!
Tu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hainanum circles away quickly and effectively.
Hainanum darts in trying to clinch

and Tu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hainanum slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hainanum's head.
Tu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hainanum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tu throws a big right hand that misses.
Hainanum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tu is controlling him.
Tu advances position into side control!
Tu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tu with the ground and pound from mount.
Tu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vit Tu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tu dominating with strikes here.
Hainanum takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tu's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vit Tu!
Vit Tu is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vit Tu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.