PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Haigh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gouken
vs
Haigh

179 cm
22
179 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Gouken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouken tries to clinch up.
Gouken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haigh scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Gouken.
Gouken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haigh.
Gouken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haigh.
Gouken shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haigh checks a leg kick.
Haigh misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gouken.
Gouken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haigh throws out a loose jab but Gouken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haigh connects with a single shot there.
Haigh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gouken ducks right into an uppercut from Haigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haigh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haigh lunges at Gouken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gouken's hand.

It looks like Scott Gouken has been cut.
Gouken tries to clinch
and Gouken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gouken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gouken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haigh circles away quickly and effectively.
John Haigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gouken slips a straight right by Haigh.
Gouken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haigh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gouken tries a head kick but it misses.
Haigh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab from Haigh.
Haigh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gouken in his tracks.
Gouken throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gouken was well out of range. Poor timing from Haigh.
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!
Gouken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haigh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gouken lands a nice looking body kick.
Gouken throws a combination that misses
and Haigh counters with a left and a right that stings Gouken.
A bone on bone clash there as Haigh blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haigh.
Gouken misses with a takedown attempt - Haigh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haigh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gouken has time to react.
Gouken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haigh misses with a double jab.
Gouken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haigh looks to score with a jab to the body but Gouken is just out of range.
Haigh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gouken manages to avoid it.
Haigh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gouken.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Gouken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gouken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gouken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haigh manages to avoid it.
Gouken throws a head kick that Haigh semi-blocks.
The fighters circling - Haigh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Haigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gouken moves in looking to clinch but Haigh pushes him off.
Gouken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Gouken misses its intended target.
Gouken shoots in for a double leg but Haigh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haigh misses with a straight right.
Haigh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gouken throws a sloppy head kick and Haigh moves out of range easily.
Gouken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Haigh.
Gouken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haigh.
Gouken fails to land with a series of punches.
Haigh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gouken had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haigh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Haigh blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh scores with a hook.
Gouken throws a sloppy head kick and Haigh moves out of range easily.
Gouken moves away from the strike by Haigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gouken lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haigh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haigh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Haigh.
Haigh lands with a straight right. Gouken didn't see that one coming.
Gouken thows a body kick. Haigh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haigh tests Gouken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gouken tries for a takedown but Haigh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gouken moves to clinch but Haigh breaks away
and Haigh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haigh lands a body shot.
Gouken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Scott Gouken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Gouken's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Haigh lands a left and a right that send Gouken crashing to the mat, dazed. Haigh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gouken is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gouken misses with a series of wild punches.
Gouken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gouken shoots for a double leg takedown but Haigh sprawls well. He's pushed Gouken's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Gouken.
Haigh misses with a hook. Gouken ducked under it nicely.
Gouken ducks under a wild hook from Haigh.
Haigh throws a jab but it's blocked by Gouken.
Gouken misses the body punch
and Haigh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haigh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gouken.
Haigh lands a nice hook to Gouken's body. Gouken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haigh cracks Gouken with a good jab.
Gouken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haigh checks it well.
Scott Gouken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gouken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scott Gouken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh stuffs the takedown attempt from Gouken. Gouken gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Haigh cracks Gouken with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gouken looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Haigh finish him?
Oh Gouken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Scott Gouken's cut is getting worse.
Gouken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haigh throws the left hand but Gouken avoids the punch easily.
Haigh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gouken counters with an inside leg kick.
Haigh misses with a right hand
and Gouken counters with a big head kick but Haigh shrugs it off.
Haigh misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haigh misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haigh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gouken makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haigh really felt that one!
Haigh throws a right hand that misses
and Gouken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gouken seems to have got his legs back now.
Haigh lands with an uppercut that bounces Gouken off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Gouken.
Gouken throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haigh's head.
Gouken tries a low kick but Haigh avoids it.
Haigh with a nice cross.
Donk. Haigh catches Gouken right on the button with a cross.
Haigh avoids the head kick by Gouken.
Haigh throws a looping overhand right but Gouken ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh stuns Gouken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haigh lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gouken is defended easily by Haigh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Gouken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gouken darts in trying to clinch
and Haigh counters with a stiff right hand.

Haigh cracks Gouken with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gouken looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Haigh finish him?
Gouken cracks the inside of Haigh's front leg.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Haigh! Gouken is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Haigh!
John Haigh is the new welterweight champion!
John Haigh gave a mention to Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).