PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Haades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haades has chosen Accept - Head Over Heels as his entrance music. Jiu Jitsu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jitsu
vs
Haades

183 cm
32
214 lbs
28 - 15 - 1

190 cm
30
210 lbs
15 - 8 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Aspire Clothing
Aspire Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jitsu moves away from the strike by Haades.
Jitsu feinted with a counter takedown.
Jitsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haades leaves Jitsu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haades with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jitsu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Jitsu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Haades is trying to get back to half guard.
Jitsu is trying to ground and pound but Haades uses the momentary lack of control by Jitsu to regain half guard.

Jitsu seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jitsu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haades doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Jitsu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haades's head.

Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haades doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Haades has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Haades is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Haades is defending against the submission attempts here by Jitsu.
Haades has his hands clasped together around Jitsu's back. He's all about the action.

Jitsu is working for a kimura but Haades is defending it quite comfortably.

Jitsu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haades sees it coming and defends easily.
Haades gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Haades dives on top into guard.

Haades tries to free his leg and advance position but Jitsu is retaining full guard.

Jitsu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haades passes into half guard.
Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jitsu is trying to get back to full guard.

Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Haades is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Haades prevents Jitsu from improving his position.

Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jitsu missing with punches from the bottom.
Jitsu is looking for a sweep. Haades is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haades controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannes Haades dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jitsu doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Haades holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Haades breaks the clinch.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown but Haades shows good takedown defense.
Haades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jitsu's sensitive parts.
Haades throws a big shot that misses.
Jitsu staying out of range there.
Jitsu closes the distance and clinches up with Haades, looking for a takedown. Jitsu pushes Haades against the cage but Haades circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haades throws a looping overhand right but Jitsu ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades thows a leg kick but Jitsu checks it

and Jitsu counters with a shoot takedown. Haades fights it but they end up in guard.
Jitsu throws a big elbow that misses.
Haades working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jitsu.
Haades avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades seems keen to control Jitsu's posture.
Jitsu 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.
Jitsu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haades pulls Jitsu in to control the position.
Haades looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jitsu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haades pulls Jitsu in close to his closed guard and prevents Jitsu from doing any damage or advancing position.

Jitsu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jitsu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jitsu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Jitsu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Haades is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Haades has escaped and now he's on top!

Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haades defends it easily.

Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Haades defends easily.
Haades engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haades defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haades wants to pass the guard but Jitsu is keeping the position.
Haades wants to stand but Jitsu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Haades wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
Jitsu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haades is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four 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.

Jitsu is looking for a triangle but Haades pushes his legs off easily.
Jitsu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haades controls the pace.
Haades passes Jitsu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haades trying to control the action but Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Jitsu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jitsu is looking to improve his position.
Haades trying to control from half guard but Jitsu is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haades trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannes Haades showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Haades lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haades.
Haades looks to score with a jab to the body but Jitsu is just out of range.
Jitsu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haades defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades throws a series of punches but Jitsu avoids them all with ease.
Hannes Haades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jitsu blocks a jab.
Jitsu feinted with a counter takedown.
A combination from Haades does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jitsu has Haades up against the cage in a clinch.
Jitsu is trying to pull guard but Haades turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Haades has a couple of punches blocked by Jitsu.
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Haades manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitsu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Haades to keep the fight standing.
Jitsu goes for a takedown attempt but Haades pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Haades closes the distance and clinches.
Haades goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haades avoiding damage as Jitsu throws knees to the body.
Jitsu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haades gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haades gets underhooks to prevent Jitsu's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haades pushes Jitsu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jitsu wants a takedown.
Haades lands a body punch.
Jitsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haades misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haades lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Haades breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haades scores with the left hand. Jitsu knows he should have avoided that one.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haades as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jitsu or perhaps it was just good defense by Haades, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jitsu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jitsu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jitsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haades throws out the jab.

Haades has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Haades on the inside.
Haades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jitsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Jitsu 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Haades closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades gets underhooks to prevent Jitsu's takedown attempt.
Jitsu is trying to drag Haades to the mat but Haades just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jitsu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haades has a couple of punches blocked by Jitsu.
Haades lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Haades fails to land.
Haades scores with a hook to the body.
Haades lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jitsu backwards.
Haades working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jitsu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haades backwards.
Haades is working Jitsu over against the cage.
Haades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haades working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannes Haades really dominated that round.
That's time! Jitsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jitsu slips under a jab.

Haades moves into the clinch.
Jitsu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jitsu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Haades is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jitsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haades.
Jitsu tries to land a knee to the head but Haades blocks with his arms.
Haades lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Haades as the two fighters clinch.
Haades lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jitsu backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Haades lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jitsu backwards.
Jitsu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haades lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jitsu tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades is leaning against Jitsu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haades lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haades lands a shoulder strike.
Haades has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jitsu can't get the takedown.
Haades lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Haades.
Haades scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haades lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jitsu blocks a body shot from Haades.
Haades works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haades lands a shoulder strike.
Haades scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Haades.
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!
A body shot lands from Haades.
Haades tries a body shot but Jitsu blocks it.
Haades tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haades creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haades lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haades stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Haades breaks from the clinch.
Haades throws an overhand right that lands on Jitsu's shoulder, as Jitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Jitsu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jitsu slips a jab from Haades.
Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Haades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haades misses with a head kick.
Jitsu checks a leg kick.
Haades throws a head kick that misses.
Haades loads up on a big right hand but Jitsu slips the punch.
Jitsu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Haades clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades stops a takedown attempt from Jitsu.

Jitsu jumps into guard, dragging Haades to the mat.
Haades has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jitsu is proving hard to escape from.
Haades content to stall in guard here.

Jitsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haades sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jitsu's guard.

Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jitsu is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Haades trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannes Haades dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jitsu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haades throws a leg kick

and Jitsu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haades has his hands clasped together around Jitsu's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haades manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jitsu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jiu Jitsu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haades wants to sweep but no luck.
Haades seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jitsu preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haades trying to control the position here.
Jitsu chips away with some ground and pound.
Haades utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haades wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jitsu passes Haades's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haades gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haades utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haades tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jitsu postures up in Haades's guard and throws a big left but Haades blocks it.
Jitsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jitsu looking to pass the guard.
Haades wants to stand up but Jitsu is controlling him.
Jitsu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haades is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Haades 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 Jitsu.
Jitsu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haades controls the position from side control.
Haades tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jitsu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jitsu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haades off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu tightening his grip on Haades, looking for the choke.

Jitsu looking for the RNC.
Haades trying to control the action but Jitsu just sinks the hooks in.

Jitsu tightening his grip on Haades, looking for the choke.
Jitsu doesn't have the hooks in and Haades manages to turn into his guard.
Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jitsu working for a triangle but Haades defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jiu Jitsu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haades has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 44:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 44:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannes Haades!
Hannes Haades is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hannes Haades decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.