PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between shane haag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). shane haag looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

haag
vs
Floyd

192 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shane haag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Floyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
haag looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Floyd in particular looking to stall.
haag wants to improve his position but Floyd is controlling well.
Floyd works his way into side control.
haag being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Floyd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Floyd has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
haag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Floyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Floyd fails to land with a series of punches.
haag tries to close the distance and clinch but Floyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
haag throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Floyd.
haag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Floyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Floyd stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Floyd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
haag knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Floyd on the ground.
haag tries to bench press Floyd off him but Floyd keeps the position.
Floyd controls the position from side control.

Floyd decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd fails with the takedown.
Floyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but haag swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Floyd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming haag to the mat! haag manages to get full guard.
Floyd passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Floyd decides to take the fight back to the feet.

haag closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from haag seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Floyd tries to escape but haag is in control.
Floyd is trying to control haag's posture but haag avoids it.

haag working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Floyd is not content to let haag control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Floyd 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.

haag throws a sloppy head kick and Floyd moves out of range easily.
haag with a poor takedown

and Floyd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Floyd.

Floyd stands up from haag's guard - Floyd perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Floyd.
Floyd fails to land the takedown.
haag tries to clinch there but Floyd circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Floyd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
haag is refusing to be controlled, as Floyd sits in half guard.
haag is trying to stand.
haag trying to control here.
Floyd working the head and body with strikes.

haag is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Floyd pulls his head out easily.
Floyd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Floyd sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Andre Floyd has got the better of the ground game so far.
haag on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if haag tries to get out of the position.
haag is trying to stand.
haag is trying to control but Floyd passes into side control!
Floyd working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
haag is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Floyd trying to control the action but haag is working from the bottom.
haag can't do much from the bottom here.
haag is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body kick from Floyd.
haag with a poor takedown

and Floyd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Floyd.
haag is trying to control the position but Floyd postures up.
Floyd passes haag's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Floyd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but haag does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
haag wants to get back to full guard.

Floyd decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Floyd wants to clinch up but haag keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Floyd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Floyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

haag lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Floyd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and haag counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
haag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Floyd slowing the pace effectively.
Floyd fails to pull guard.
Floyd can't find room to land a body shot as haag controls the action.

Floyd jumps guard and drags haag to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Floyd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in haag's guard.
Floyd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Floyd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Floyd wants to control but haag is keeping him busy.
haag is trying to control Floyd's posture but Floyd avoids it.
haag is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Check out the look on Floyd's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
haag tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Floyd wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Floyd stands up.
haag shoots in looking for a takedown. Floyd tries to sprawl out of it but haag keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Floyd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
haag looks to land a combination but Floyd avoids it well.

Floyd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
haag is not content to let Floyd control the position.

Floyd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but haag is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Floyd lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
haag is looking to regain half guard here but Floyd keeps moving and retains side control.
Floyd cracks haag with an elbow. That is naaassty.
haag is looking for a sweep.
haag is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Floyd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Floyd lands in his opponent's guard.
haag wants to stand and escape but Floyd is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Floyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Floyd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Floyd!