PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka has chosen The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hauki
vs
Laoka

188 cm
36
197 lbs
29 - 18 - 1

188 cm
33
186 lbs
20 - 9 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki punishes Laoka's body with a nice straight punch.
Hauki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hauki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laoka swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Laoka has managed to clinch.
Hauki is trying to stall.
Hauki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Hauki.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laoka tries a body shot but Hauki blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Hauki.
Hauki misses with a punch on the inside.
Laoka can't find room to land a body shot as Hauki controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hauki taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Hauki as the two fighters clinch.
Laoka misses with a body punch.
Hauki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Laoka scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hauki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hauki swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laoka lands a shoulder strike.
Laoka swings wildly with an uppercut but Hauki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hauki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Hauki.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laoka obliges.
Hauki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Hauki avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
Good body shot from Hauki.
Laoka pushes Hauki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hauki throws a head punch that misses.
Hauki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
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!
Laoka tries to work over Hauki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka lands a shoulder strike.
Hauki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka lands a left hand.
Laoka lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laoka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hauki takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hauki.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hauki is defending well for now.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hauki swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hauki cracks Laoka with a nice body shot.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hauki lands a left hand.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hauki lands an uppercut.
Laoka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hauki lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laoka lands a nice uppercut.
Hauki lands an uppercut.
A short right from Laoka on the inside.
Laoka stalling.
Laoka misses with a punch on the inside.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Laoka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hauki blocks a body shot from Laoka.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hauki's elbow.
Hauki swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka lands a nice uppercut.
Hauki takes a shot to the head.
Laoka scores with a shoulder strike.

Hauki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Laoka.
Oh Hauki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laoka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hauki backwards.
Hauki trying to control the position but instead, Laoka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hauki into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Laoka.
Stalling in the clinch from Laoka.
Hauki wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hauki looking to slow down the pace here.
Laoka avoiding damage.
Laoka lands a big right hand that drops Hauki! The killer instinct kicks in and Laoka finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Laoka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsu Laoka!
After the fight, Katsu Laoka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.