PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Tankard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Haidar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tankard's entrance music is Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go. A fine choice. Adam Tankard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tankard
vs
Haidar

193 cm
29
260 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
269 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Tankard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reggie Haidar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haidar throws a jab when Tankard was well out of range.
Haidar looks to land a left hand but Tankard moved out of range nicely.
Haidar tests Tankard's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Tankard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Haidar on his heels. He'll look to pass Haidar's guard now, I'm sure.
Tankard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haidar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tankard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haidar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haidar keeping moving, preventing Tankard from controlling successfully.
Haidar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tankard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haidar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tankard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haidar controls Tankard momentarily but Tankard frees himself.
Haidar keeping full guard, as Tankard tries to pass.
Tankard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tankard throwing strikes but missing.
Tankard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haidar is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankard stops Haidar from standing up.
Tankard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tankard advances to half guard.
Tankard trying to mount his opponent but Haidar defends it.
Tankard trying to control from Haidar's half guard. Haidar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankard tries to free his leg and advance position but Haidar is retaining full guard.
Tankard trying to control the position from guard on top but Haidar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haidar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tankard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tankard wants to pass the guard but Haidar is keeping the position.
Haidar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tankard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankard is trying to get back to full guard.
Tankard manages to get to full guard.
Tankard looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tankard is pulling down on Haidar's head. It's preventing any offense from Haidar, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Tankard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Haidar misses with a jab, cross combination.

Tankard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haidar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tankard is in Haidar's guard.
Haidar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haidar wants to stand and escape but Tankard is having none of it.
Tankard looking to pass the guard.
Tankard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haidar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tankard trying to control but Haidar is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haidar can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankard throws a big elbow that misses.
Tankard prevents Haidar from getting back to his feet.
Tankard trying to control but Haidar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Tankard.
Haidar misses with a two punch combination.
Haidar avoids the body shot from Tankard.
Haidar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tankard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Haidar.
Haidar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haidar is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haidar throws a right hand that misses

and Tankard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tankard.
A short right from Tankard on the inside.
Tankard tries to work over Haidar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tankard tries to throw a body punch but Haidar avoids it by throwing Tankard back against the cage.
Tankard lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Tankard.
Tankard throws a head punch that misses.
Tankard prevents Haidar from breaking the clinch.
Haidar blocks a body shot from Tankard.
A left hand lands to the body for Tankard.
A short body shot lands from Tankard as the two fighters clinch.
Tankard works on Haidar's body with a couple of short punches.
Tankard misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tankard is working Haidar over against the cage.
Tankard lands a hook that snaps the head of Haidar backwards.
Tankard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tankard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Tankard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tankard shoots for a double leg takedown but Haidar sprawls well. He's pushed Tankard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tankard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haidar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haidar takes a swing at Tankard's ribcage but misses.
Tankard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haidar is fending him off so far but Tankard persists. Nope, Haidar circles away and we're back to standing.
Tankard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haidar's waist but Haidar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tankard off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Tankard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tankard checks a leg kick nicely.
Haidar throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankard shoots in looking for a takedown. Haidar tries to sprawl out of it but Tankard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haidar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tankard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haidar cracks Tankard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haidar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tankard closes the distance and clinches up with Haidar, looking for a takedown. Tankard pushes Haidar against the cage but Haidar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haidar with a hook.
The fighters circling - Haidar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haidar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Tankard dominated that second round.
That's time! Tankard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Haidar throws a series of punches but Tankard moves out of range.
Haidar throws a leg kick but Tankard moved away.
Tankard is looking to clinch.
Haidar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tankard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tankard just misses with a punch to the body.
Tankard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tankard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haidar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Tankard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haidar throws a hook but Tankard avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Haidar as Tankard shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Haidar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haidar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tankard dives in and grabs Haidar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haidar pushes down on Tankard's head and hops out.
Haidar misses with the combination.
Reggie Haidar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tankard walks into a jab.
Haidar throws a jab when Tankard was well out of range.
Haidar lands a jab to the nose.
Reggie Haidar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haidar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tankard shoots in for a double leg but Haidar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haidar misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tankard, as that shot 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!
Haidar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tankard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haidar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tankard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haidar is fending him off so far but Tankard persists. Nope, Haidar circles away and we're back to standing.
Tankard tries to clinch up.
Haidar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haidar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Tankard takes the fight into the clinch.
Tankard lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haidar tries to circle away but Tankard has him pinned against the cage.
Tankard can't find room to land a body shot as Haidar controls the action.
Tankard prevents Haidar from breaking the clinch.
Tankard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haidar's efforts to push away.
Tankard misses with a body punch.
Tankard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tankard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haidar prevents it.
Haidar prevents a body shot from Tankard.
Tankard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haidar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haidar blocks an uppercut.
Tankard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tankard lands a hook that snaps the head of Haidar backwards.
Nice body punch from Tankard - that landed with a thud.
Haidar is trying to force a seperation but Tankard has the dominant position.
Tankard struggles to land a body shot inside as Haidar controls his hands.
Haidar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tankard misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Haidar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reggie Haidar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haidar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tankard struggles to land a body shot inside as Haidar controls his hands.
Tankard struggles to land a body shot inside as Haidar controls his hands.
Haidar misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Haidar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tankard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Tankard!
Adam Tankard took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.