PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heismann Haa (ranked 707 p4p, 699 weight class) and Vadim Golovkin (ranked 40 p4p, 39 weight class). Haa comes to the cage accompanied by Her kommer Heismann Hå. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haa
vs
Golovkin

170 cm
28
140
9 - 4 - 0

172 cm
37
146
34 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

Voodoo Nutrition
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haa.
Haa throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Haa's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Haa lands a leg kick that knocks Golovkin off balance momentarily.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haa was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to clinch up but Haa circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Golovkin as he connects with a hook.
Golovkin is looking to clinch.
Haa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haa.
Golovkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haa throws out the jab.
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
Haa walks into a stiff left hand from Golovkin.

Golovkin pushes Haa up against the cage in a clinch.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haa tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Haa manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Golovkin misses
and Haa counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy left from Haa finds it's target.
Golovkin misses with a jab to the body
and Haa counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Golovkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
Golovkin lands a nice uppercut.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golovkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haa struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Haa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haa misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Haa lands with a light punch inside.
Haa is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haa.
Golovkin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Golovkin can turn it around.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Haa struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haa blocking some punches.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Haa misses with a punch to the body.
Haa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Haa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Haa blocks an uppercut.
Haa looking to slow down the pace here.
Golovkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haa leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Haa.
Haa lands a hook that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovkin.
A short right from Golovkin on the inside.
Haa tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golovkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haa backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haa.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haa is struggling to control the position.
Haa misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haa struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Haa.
Golovkin pushes Haa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haa avoiding damage.
Haa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Haa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haa.
Haa throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Haa fails to land.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vadim Golovkin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Haa misses its intended target.
Golovkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Golovkin moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Golovkin.
Haa tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haa's elbow.
Haa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Haa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haa.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Haa blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Haa.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Haa blocks an uppercut.
Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Haa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa lands a left hand.
Haa presses Golovkin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Haa.
Haa misses with some punches.
Haa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Golovkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Haa lands with a left to the head.
Golovkin lands a left hand.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Haa.
Golovkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Haa won't allow it.
Haa misses with a hook to the ribs.

Haa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haa throws a jab but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Haa misses.
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Golovkin. That's going to slow Haa down.
Haa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Golovkin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haa misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Golovkin.
Golovkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haa under the eye.
Golovkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haa throws out a leg kick but Golovkin moves out of range and Haa only half commits.
Golovkin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the body
and Haa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Golovkin's knee momentarily.
Haa throws a solid leg kick but Golovkin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haa.
A jab from Golovkin does it's job there.
Haa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haa throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin takes a swing at Haa's ribcage but misses.
Haa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Golovkin's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haa.
Golovkin thuds a left hand into Haa's body.
Haa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Haa moves out of range.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Golovkin is able to avoid easily.
Golovkin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haa misses with a looping right.
Golovkin slips a straight right by Haa.
Golovkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heismann Haa is winning the standup battle so far.
Haa is looking to land body kicks.
Haa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Golovkin.
Haa misses the shot to the body.
Haa slips under a jab from Golovkin.
Haa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Golovkin.
Haa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haa throws a push kick but Golovkin slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Haa misses.
Haa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Golovkin.
Golovkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haa slips under a jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a jab. Haa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Golovkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haa.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Haa is having none of it.
Golovkin blocks a low kick nicely.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Haa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Golovkin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haa throws a leg kick that misses.
Golovkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haa misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vadim Golovkin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Golovkin lands a jab to the nose.
Golovkin misses with a looping left.

Golovkin drives through and clinches with Haa against the cage.
Haa misses with some punches.
Golovkin pushes Haa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Golovkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haa's elbow.
Haa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin lands a right hand.
Haa can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Golovkin misses with a body punch.
Haa throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Haa blocking some punches.
Haa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
Golovkin lands a nice uppercut.
Haa tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Haa back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Golovkin scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa lands a nice uppercut.
Haa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Haa.
Haa throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
A body shot lands from Haa.
Haa working aggressively here.
Haa scores with a hook to the body.
Haa lands a nice uppercut.
Golovkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Golovkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haa lands a shoulder strike.
Haa gets through Golovkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Haa lands a nice shot to the body.
Haa scores with a shoulder strike.
Heismann Haa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Haa on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Haa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Haa.
Haa digs a right hand into Golovkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Golovkin's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Haa tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Haa can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Haa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heismann Haa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haa has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa misses with some punches.

Haa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haa scores with a decent looking hook.
Haa throws a head kick but Golovkin moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haa.
Haa scores with a leg kick.
Haa tries a low kick but Golovkin avoids it.
Haa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Golovkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Golovkin as he checks the leg kick.
Golovkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haa. That did some damage!
Golovkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Golovkin, as that shot connected.
Haa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Golovkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!

Golovkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haa, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Haa.
Golovkin gets through Haa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haa misses with a body punch.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
Haa blocking some punches.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin can't find room to land a body shot as Haa controls the action.
Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golovkins head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heismann Haa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Golovkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vadim Golovkin!
An out of breath Vadim Golovkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.