PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjuna has chosen Om as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haack
vs
Arjuna

183 cm
29
183 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

185 cm
25
192 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Haack throws a head kick that Arjuna semi-blocks.
Haack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arjuna manages to avoid it.
Haack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arjuna.
Arjuna is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arjuna misses with a body shot.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick
and Arjuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haack misses the shot to the body.
Andre Haack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haack.
Arjuna misses with a few strikes there.
Haack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haack cracks the inside of Arjuna's front leg.
Arjuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haack.
Haack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arjuna throws out the jab.
Haack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haack blocks the body kick.
Haack avoids the head kick by Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arjuna if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Both fighters circling a little - Haack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Arjuna throws a head kick but Haack moves out of range.
A big right from Arjuna misses.
Haack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arjuna is able to avoid easily.
Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haack throws a lazy body kick
letting Arjuna counter with a right hand.
Haack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Arjuna moves out of range as Haack throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arjuna! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a sloppy body shot
and Haack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haack throws a jab but it's blocked by Arjuna.
Haack throws a head kick that half lands.
Haack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arjuna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haack misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
Arjuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haack ducks under a wild hook from Arjuna.
Haack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haack goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haack moves away from the strike by Arjuna.
Haack connects with an inside leg kick.
Haack explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arjuna will feel that in the morning.
Haack throws a head kick but Arjuna moves out of range.
Haack scores with a push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haack.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arjuna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arjuna checks a leg kick.
Arjuna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haack throws a wild body kick that Arjuna sees coming a mile off.
Arjuna throws out a counter right but Haack avoids it with no problem.
Arjuna lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haack takes a step back to recover.
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haack misses with a straight right.
Haack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haack slips a jab from Arjuna.
As Arjuna backs away, Haack returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haack.
Haack goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haack moves forwards but Arjuna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haack cracks Arjuna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haack.
Haack sizes up Arjuna with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haack circles away quickly and effectively.
Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haack is looking to chop away at Arjuna's legs.
Arjuna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjuna moves out of range as Haack throws a body kick.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the body
and Haack counters with a thumping low kick.
Arjuna throws the left hand but Haack avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Haack dominated that round.
That's time! Haack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arjuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haack punishes Arjuna's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Arjuna. Those never looked like landing.
Haack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arjuna might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Haack has got the better of the exchanges.
Arjuna swings for the body but Haack moves out of range.
Arjuna misses with a hook. Haack ducked under it nicely.
Haack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
Arjuna ducks under a wild hook from Haack.
Arjuna has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haack.
Haack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arjuna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haack.
Haack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haack dodges the punch combination from Arjuna.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arjuna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haack connects with a solid leg kick.
Donk. Arjuna catches Haack right on the button with a cross.
A lazy body kick from Haack
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arjuna walks into a left hand.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haack throws a front kick aimed at Arjuna's knee but Arjuna avoids it well.
Haack connects with a leg kick. Arjuna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haack.
Haack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arjuna thuds his right hand into Haack's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Arjuna misses its intended target.
Haack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna is looking to score with low kicks.
Haack with a nice cross.
Haack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haack connects with a body shot that sends Arjuna's belly button to the back.
Arjuna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arjuna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arjuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haack.
Haack misses with the body kick
and Arjuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haack.
Haack smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haack thows a body kick. Arjuna tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arjuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haack.
Arjuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arjuna's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arjuna.
Haack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haack thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Haack backs off Arjuna throws a huge counter combo but Haack manages to avoid it all.
Nice defenses there by Arjuna.
Haack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arjuna can do to turn this around?
Haack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arjuna staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arjuna! But no joy.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arjuna. That did some damage!
Haack throws out a leg kick but Arjuna moves out of range and Haack only half commits.
Haack misses with a hook to the body
and Arjuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Haack.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arjuna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
Arjuna throws out a counter right but Haack avoids it with no problem.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Arjuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arjuna is looking to land body kicks.
Arjuna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arjuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haack.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haack misses with a head kick.
Arjuna lands a jab.
Haack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arjuna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haack.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haack cracks the inside of Arjuna's front leg.
Haack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arjuna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Haack misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Haack dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
Arjuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haack manages to avoid it.
Haack connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Arjuna. Beautiful body shot.
Arjuna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Haack is looking to chop away at Arjuna's legs.
A shot to the liver by Arjuna. Beautiful body shot.
Arjuna throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
Haack staying out of range there.
Arjuna is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna throws a nice looking combination but Haack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haack misses with a low kick.
Haack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arjuna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Haack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack with a nice cross.
Haack connects with a leg kick. Arjuna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arjuna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arjuna. That did some damage!
Haack throws a wild body kick that Arjuna sees coming a mile off.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
Arjuna avoids a kick to the body.
Arjuna looks to land a left hand but Haack moved out of range nicely.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut. Haack saw that one coming.
Haack misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haack.
Andre Haack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that Haack avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Arjuna.
Haack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arjuna moves away from the strike by Haack.
Arjuna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arjuna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rama Arjuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arjuna's head.
Haack slips a straight right by Arjuna.
Haack misses with a body shot.
Arjuna steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Arjuna fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haack is out of range.
Haack throwing a counter right hand but Arjuna manages to avoid it.
Arjuna fails to land with a series of punches.
Haack feints and then cracks Arjuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arjuna down.
Haack lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Haack.
Haack swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
Haack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Haack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arjuna lands a nice shot that snaps Haack's head back.
That kick from Haack tenderised Arjuna's leg. Arjuna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crunch! Haack slams his shin into Arjuna's torso.
A lazy left from Haack finds it's target.
Arjuna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
Haack connects with a solid leg kick.
Arjuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arjuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Haack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haack.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
Haack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arjuna's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Haack.
Andre Haack is winning the standup battle so far.
Arjuna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Haack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haack misses with a low kick.
Arjuna moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arjuna's calf.
Haack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arjuna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arjuna tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haack 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
After winning the bout, Andre Haack thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.