PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Hauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Redding
vs
Hauss

180 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hawk Redding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiki Hauss!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redding lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Redding fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Redding chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hauss can pounce on him.

Redding closes the distance and pushes Hauss back into the cage.
Hauss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redding is defending well for now.
Hauss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redding.
Redding takes a knee to the side of the body.
Redding blocking some punches.
Hauss is looking to break free of the clinch but Redding has double underhooks.
Hauss trying to land knees to the body.
Redding jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hauss walks away with a smile on his face. Redding gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hauss tries to clinch up but Redding circles away and keeps his distance.
Redding takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hauss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Redding fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hauss avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Redding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redding.
Redding scores with a hook to the body. Hauss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redding has a takedown stuffed.

Redding has taken the fight to the clinch.
Redding tries for a takedown but Hauss manages to get underhooks.
Hauss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redding just stands there and leans against the cage.
Redding wants to break free but Hauss has control.
Redding tries for a takedown but Hauss manages to get underhooks.
Redding is breathing heavily.
Redding keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hauss's efforts to push away.
Hauss tries a knee to the head but Redding blocks it.
Redding tries to pull guard but Hauss holds him up against the cage and eventually Redding drops back down to his feet.

Hauss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hauss darts in trying to clinch
and Redding counters with a one-two to the body.
Hauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redding fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Redding circles away.
Hauss throws a sloppy head kick and Redding moves out of range easily.
Hauss tries to clinch up but Redding circles away and keeps his distance.
Hauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redding slips a straight right by Hauss.
Redding shoots for a takedown but Hauss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hauss tries to clinch up.
Hauss closes the distance and clinches up with Redding, looking for a takedown. Hauss pushes Redding against the cage but Redding circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Redding moves into the clinch.
Hauss fails to pull guard.
Redding wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hauss tries to pull guard but Redding won't allow it.
Hauss tries to stall but Redding uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Redding drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hauss pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauss tries to clinch there but Redding circles away.
Hauss lands with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hauss as Redding shoots in.
Hauss slaps away a takedown attempt from Redding, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hauss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Redding defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hauss.
Hauss is looking to clinch.
Redding swats away the attempt to clinch by Hauss.
Hauss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Redding.

Hauss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hauss has a couple of punches blocked by Redding.
Hauss wants to get back to striking at distance but Redding won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauss tries to pull guard but Redding holds him up against the cage and eventually Hauss drops back down to his feet.
Hauss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redding has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hauss trying to stall but Redding improves his position.
Redding has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redding is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hauss pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hauss gets underhooks to prevent Redding's takedown attempt.
Hauss misses with an elbow strike.
Redding takes an elbow to the temple.

Hauss breaks from the clinch.
Hauss throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Redding's waist but Redding gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hauss off to one side.
Redding pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hauss is looking to clinch.

Hauss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hauss throws a knee to the head but misses.

Redding pulls guard.
Hauss sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Redding's guard.
Redding trying to control but Hauss postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiki Hauss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hauss moves into the clinch successfully.
Hauss tries to pull guard but Redding won't allow it.
Redding managing to block the knees to the body from Hauss.
Hauss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redding blocks it with crossed arms.
Redding jumps guard but Hauss stands there with Redding around his waist. Redding gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Redding pulls Hauss into guard.
Hauss sitting in guard here, content to control.
Redding trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Redding controls Hauss momentarily but Hauss frees himself.

Redding has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hauss is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Redding.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hauss advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauss content just to control the position here.
Redding is looking to improve his position but Hauss isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hauss trying to control but Redding is having none of it.
Hauss tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Redding is looking to improve his position but Hauss isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauss controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Hauss has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tiki Hauss just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Hauss misses.
Redding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hauss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hauss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hauss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Redding wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Redding keeps the fight on the outside.
Redding fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hauss clinches but Redding breaks the clinch

and Redding counters by clinching up.
Redding is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hauss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Redding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hauss is trying to break the clinch but Redding has him pressed against the cage.
Hauss has had enough of the clinch but Redding keeps him there for the moment.

Hauss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Redding fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk Redding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Hauss as Redding shoots in.
Hauss doesn't manage to clinch there - Redding circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redding shoots in but Hauss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hauss looks to clinch
and Redding counters with a stiff right hand.
Hauss avoids the head kick by Redding.

Hauss has closed the distance and engaged Redding in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiki Hauss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Redding misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hauss tries to clinch there but Redding circles away.
Hauss wants to clinch.
Redding moves in looking to clinch but Hauss pushes him off.
Redding shoots in but Hauss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Redding is defended easily by Hauss.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Redding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hauss wants to clinch but Redding slips to the side

and Redding holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauss unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Hauss breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hauss tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Hauss or perhaps it was just good defense by Redding which made him look bad.
Hauss throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauss wants to clinch up but Redding keeps it at a distance.
Hauss tries to clinch up.

Redding closes the distance and clinches.
Hauss looking to throw knees to the head but Redding is blocking nicely.
Redding tries to pull guard but Hauss holds him up against the cage and eventually Redding drops back down to his feet.
Hauss tries to pull guard but Redding won't allow it.
Hauss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hauss displaying some good clinch control by pressing Redding up against the cage.
Redding effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Redding for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Redding tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hauss just stands there and leans against the cage.
Redding blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hauss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Redding is defended easily by Hauss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauss is looking to clinch.
Hauss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Redding avoids it really well and circles away.
Hauss closes the distance but Redding moves to the side
and Redding counters with a two punch combo.
Redding throws a sloppy head kick
and Hauss counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hauss wants to clinch.
Hauss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Redding counters with a left to the body.
Hauss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hauss misses with a head kick.
Hauss fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hauss. No joy for Redding on that attempt.
Hauss tries to clinch up.
Tiki Hauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauss tries to clinch but Redding moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Redding. No joy for Hauss on that attempt.
Hauss tries to clinch there but Redding circles away.
Hauss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hauss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hauss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redding tries to bum rush Hauss with a series of wild strikes but Hauss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redding on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hauss tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Redding holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hauss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redding has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Redding lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hauss backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Hauss breaks the clinch.
Redding throws a head kick but Hauss moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hauss, right into the meat.
Hauss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Redding shoots and misses
and Hauss counters with a good low kick that Redding was not able to check.
Hauss closes the distance looking to clinch

and Redding counters by clinching up.
Hauss lands an elbow inside that Redding shrugs off.
Hauss prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hauss fails to pull guard.

Hauss breaks from the clinch.
Hawk Redding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiki Hauss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hauss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Redding's head.
Hauss wants to clinch up but Redding keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiki Hauss.
Well Hauss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiki Hauss!