PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Haidar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Show
vs
Haidar

200 cm
21
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
269 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Haidar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Show.
Show throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haidar throws the left hand but Show avoids the punch easily.
Haidar misses with an uppercut. Show saw that one coming.
Show throws a right hand that Haidar ducks under and follows up with a left that Haidar also avoids with ease.
Haidar throws a series of punches but Show moves out of range.
Haidar throws a one two combo.

It looks like Big Show has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Haidar misses.
Haidar throws a hook but Show avoids it easily.
Show misses with the combination.
Show cracks Haidar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Show throws a right and a left that Haidar avoids nicely.
Show keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haidar.
Show scores with a hook.
Haidar misses with a few strikes there.
Show tries to bum rush Haidar with a series of wild strikes but Haidar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Show lands a nice shot that snaps Haidar's head back.
Jab, jab by Haidar - just one landing.
Show with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haidar to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haidar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Show.
Show keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haidar.
Show fails to land with a series of punches.
Haidar throws a looping overhand right but Show ducks down to avoid it.
Show misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Haidar.
Haidar throws a hook but Show blocks it.
Haidar lands with an uppercut that bounces Show off the cage and back into rage.
Haidar just misses with a punch to the body.
Show slips under a jab from Haidar.
Show misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haidar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Show backs up against the cage.
Show takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haidar avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Haidar misses.
Haidar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haidar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Show sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Show lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Show keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haidar cracks Show with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Show misses with a wild combination.
Haidar throws a nice looking combination but Show bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haidar looks to land a combination. Show sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haidar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Haidar misses its intended target.
Show throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Show with a hook.
Show is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Show scores with a one two! Haidar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Show staying out of range there.
Haidar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Show.
Show scores with a sloppy right hand. Haidar should have avoided that one.
Haidar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Show.
Show moves out of range as Haidar strikes.
Show takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haidar slips a jab from Show.
Haidar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Show.
Show misses with an uppercut.
Haidar lands with a nice combination. Show backs away looking to recover.
Show misses with the combination.
Show is breathing heavily.
Show ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haidar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Show moves out of range of the strikes.
Haidar misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show misses with a wild combination.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Show gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Show connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danga de danga de dang - Haidar scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Show both land. Nice combination.
Show slips a straight right by Haidar.
Haidar misses with a two punch combination.
Haidar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Show misses with a few strikes there.
Show is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haidar.
Haidar throws out a loose jab but Show uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haidar lunges at Show with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Show's hand.
Nice defenses there by Show.
Show throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haidar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haidar lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Haidar.
Haidar just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Haidar misses.
Show looks to throw the jab but Haidar is out of range.
Haidar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Show misses with a wild combination.
Haidar misses with a two punch combination.
Show keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Show misses.
Haidar throws a right hand that Show ducks under and follows up with a left that Show also avoids with ease.
Jab from Haidar.
The crowd cheers as Show lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haidar doesn't seem phased though.
Haidar looks to land a right hand but Show moved out of range.
No joy there for Show, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Show dodges the punch combination from Haidar.
No joy there for Haidar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Show fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haidar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haidar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Show takes one to the chin there.
Haidar misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Haidar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Show's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Show throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haidar.
Show moves away from the strike by Haidar.
Haidar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haidar misses with a looping left.
Show misses with a wild combination.
Show throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Show slips under a jab.
Show lands a jab-cross combination.
Haidar throws a right and a left that Show avoids nicely.
Haidar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Show throws a series of punches but Haidar avoids them all with ease.
Haidar misses with a looping left.
Haidar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haidar falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Show to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Haidar misses.
Show fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Haidar does no damage.
Show moves away from the strike by Haidar.
Show takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haidar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haidar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haidar loads up on a big right hand but Show slips the punch.
Haidar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haidar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Show lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Haidar misses.
The fighters circling - Haidar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haidar throws a nice looking combination but Show bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Show drops Haidar with a beautiful combination! Haidar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Show is looking for the KO!

Haidar is rocked!

It looks like Reggie Haidar has been cut.
Haidar is breathing heavily.
Show cracks Haidar with a left hook right on the temple and Haidar goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Show lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Haidar is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Show!