PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 924 p4p, 145 weight class) and Pops Maellard (ranked 956 p4p, 148 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Haack
vs
Maellard

183 cm
32
183 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

183 cm
35
178 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Pops Maellard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Haack catches Maellard right on the button with a cross.
Haack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maellard defending well as Haack loads up on a big left hand.
Haack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maellard.
Haack appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maellard throws a jab but it's blocked by Haack.
Haack throws a lazy right hand but Maellard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haack misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Maellard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maellard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haack scores with the left hand. Maellard knows he should have avoided that one.
Maellard thuds his shin into the meat of Haack's side.
Maellard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haack is out of range.
Maellard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haack manages to avoid it.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Maellard moves out of range easily.
Maellard flicks out a counter leg kick but Haack steps away.
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!
Maellard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haack has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FAME in the buildup to the fight.
Maellard tries a low kick but Haack avoids it.
Haack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maellard manages to avoid it.
Maellard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maellard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Maellard moves out of range easily.
Haack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maellard misses with a hook. Haack ducked under it nicely.
Maellard throws a head kick but Haack moves out of range.
Maellard throws a push kick but Haack slaps the foot to one side.
Maellard throws a leg kick but Haack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haack fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maellard just manages to avoid it.
Maellard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haack in his tracks.
Haack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Haack lands with a shot to the body.
Maellard throws a sloppy head kick and Haack moves out of range easily.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Haack misses.
Maellard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haack at a distance.
Haack connects with an inside leg kick.
Haack scores with a nice body kick.
Maellard lands a jab to Haack's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maellard misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Haack. Those never looked like landing.
Maellard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haack is out of range and Maellard settles back down.
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maellard.
Maellard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maellard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maellard misses with a kick to the body
and Haack makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maellard really felt that one!
Haack misses with a straight left.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Maellard lands a nice hook to Haack's body. Haack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A clash of legs there as Maellard blocks the low kick.
Haack misses with an uppercut.
Maellard throws a combination. Haack tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haack. Maellard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haack misses with a looping right.
Haack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maellard is out of range.
A jab from Maellard finds it's way through Haack's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Haack finds it's target.
A good leg kick by Haack.
Haack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maellard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Maellard lands but Haack takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haack. Maellard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard tests Haack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haack tries to move into range but Maellard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maellard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haack slips a straight right by Maellard.
Maellard is looking to chop away at Haack's legs.
Maellard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haack if he has to take too many more of those.
Maellard throws a sloppy body shot
and Haack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Maellard off balance momentarily.
Haack walks into a straight right hand from Maellard.
Maellard looks to score with a jab to the body but Haack is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard misses with a body shot.
Haack misses with a looping left.
Maellard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Maellard moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maellard, right into the meat.
Maellard misses with a body shot.
Haack avoids the head kick by Maellard.
Maellard looks to score with a jab to the body but Haack is just out of range.
Maellard misses with a hook.
Maellard blocks the body kick.
Maellard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maellard has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Haack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maellard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maellard's sensitive parts.
Maellard looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range.
Haack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pops Maellard will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maellard throws a leg kick but Haack checks it.
Maellard throws a wild body kick that Haack sees coming a mile off.
Maellard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haack.
Maellard replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haack blocks it well.
Haack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haack lands a lovely overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as Maellard blocks the leg kick.
Maellard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haack throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haack throws a chopping leg kick but Maellard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maellard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haack throws a push kick but Maellard slaps the foot to one side.
Maellard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
Haack moves out of range as Maellard throws a body kick.
Haack avoids the body shot from Maellard.
Maellard missing with a left hand there. Haack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haack connects with a body shot that sends Maellard's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maellard was well out of range. Poor timing from Haack.
Haack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maellard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Maellard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Maellard.
Maellard avoids the head kick by Haack.
Some bone on bone action there as Haack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haack thinks about countering with a head kick.
Maellard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haack is out of range and Maellard settles back down.
Maellard lands a leg kick that knocks Haack off balance momentarily.
Maellard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maellard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haack checks it well.
Haack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maellard blocks a leg kick.
Maellard is looking to land body kicks.
Haack avoids the body shot from Maellard.
A little feinted left hand from Haack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maellard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haack. That one must have hurt.
Maellard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haack avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maellard checks a low kick from Haack.
Haack moves away from the strike by Maellard.
Maellard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maellard throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maellard misses with a low kick.
Maellard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Maellard off balance momentarily.
Haack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maellard.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maellard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maellard throws a head kick but Haack moves out of range.
As Maellard backs away, Haack returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pops Maellard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maellard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maellard. That did some damage!
Maellard moves out of range of the body kick.
Maellard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maellard lands with a good body shot.
Maellard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maellard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haack at a distance.
Maellard tries to move into range but Haack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
Haack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maellard. Maellard obviously looking to wear him down.
Haack takes a swing at Maellard's ribcage but misses.
Haack delivers a nice body kick.
Haack lands a high kick!
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maellard.
Haack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maellard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maellard needs to keep his hands up - Haack had a free shot at his head there.
Maellard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haack. That did some damage!
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Maellard moves out of range easily.
Maellard throws a right hand that Haack ducks under and follows up with a left that Haack also avoids with ease.
Haack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maellard is out of range and Haack settles back down.
Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
Haack is looking to counter with head kicks.
Haack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maellard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
Maellard flicks out a counter leg kick but Haack steps away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Nice body punch from Maellard.
Maellard connects with a leg kick. Haack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Haack blocks the leg kick.
Maellard scores with a jab to the head.
Haack misses with a leg kick
and Maellard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maellard is looking to score with low kicks.
Maellard lands a jab to Haack's midsection.
Haack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maellard is out of range.
Haack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack avoids the body shot from Maellard.
Haack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maellard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pops Maellard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haack checks a leg kick.
Maellard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haack misses with an uppercut. Maellard saw that one coming.
Maellard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maellard misses with a double jab.
Haack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haack. Maellard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard scores with a jab to the head.
Haack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maellard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard throws a looping overhand right but Haack ducks down to avoid it.
Maellard throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Maellard wants to slow Haack down by chopping away at his legs.
No joy there for Maellard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maellard misses with a body shot.
Haack swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haack moves out of range of the leg kick from Maellard.
Haack lands with a kick to the temple. Maellard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maellard.
Maellard misses with a left hand
and Haack counters with a body kick.
Haack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haack blocks a leg kick.
Maellard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haack.
Maellard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maellard misses with a body punch
enabling Haack to counter with a crisp jab.
Haack throws a leg kick that misses.
Maellard tries to bum rush Haack with a series of wild strikes but Haack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Haack.
Haack scores with a head kick.
Andre Haack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haack throws an overhand right that lands on Maellard's shoulder, as Maellard tries to avoid the shot.
Maellard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maellard jabs at Haack's body.
Maellard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maellard connects with a solid leg kick.
Maellard checks a low kick from Haack.
Maellard takes a swing at Haack's ribcage but misses.
Haack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maellard misses with a looping left.
Haack throwing a counter right hand but Maellard manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Haack misses.
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maellard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haack is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maellard. Haack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
Maellard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haack moves out of range of the strikes.
Haack throws a leg kick
and Maellard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Maellard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maellard with a hook.
Haack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haack throws a series of punches but Maellard avoids them all with ease.
Haack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maellard throws a sloppy head kick and Haack moves out of range easily.
Haack throws a solid leg kick but Maellard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haack.
Haack on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maellard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maellard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maellard takes a swing at Haack's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Haack misses the target.
Haack throws a head kick but Maellard moves out of range.
Maellard misses with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haack might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maellard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haack jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haack tries to score with a low kick but Maellard moves his leg out of the way.
Haack blocks a jab.
Haack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maellard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haack at a distance.
Haack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haack stuns Maellard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maellard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haack just misses with a punch to the body.
Haack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Haack misses with a hook.
Haack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maellard.
Pops Maellard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haack tries a low kick but Maellard avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pops Maellard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maellard 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Maellard!
Pops Maellard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.