PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Gomes Da Rocha (ranked 2937 p4p, 363 weight class) and Shaun Hague (ranked 1930 p4p, 244 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gomes Da Rocha
vs
Hague

188 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Hague!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Rocha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Da Rocha scores with a hook.

Da Rocha clinches up with Hague and pushes him back against the cage.
Hague gets through Da Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hague.
Da Rocha jumps guard but Hague turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hague.
Hague swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hague fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Rocha.
A head punch on the inside from Hague fails to land.
A hook to the body from Da Rocha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hague.
A nice left hand lands by Da Rocha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Rocha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Rocha.
Da Rocha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hague misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Rocha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hague tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Rocha.
Hague's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hague's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Da Rocha tries a body shot but Hague blocks it.
Da Rocha gets through Hague's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hague tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Da Rocha's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Da Rocha.
Da Rocha lands a right hand.
Hague misses with the head strike.
Da Rocha slows down the pace here.
Hague swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.

Da Rocha jumps into guard, dragging Hague to the mat.

Da Rocha working for a triangle but Hague defends it easily.

Da Rocha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Da Rocha has his foot on Hague's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hague works his way back into a safe position though.

Da Rocha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hague doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Da Rocha is tightening it up a little... Hague has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hague reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hague taps out! Nice BJJ there by Da Rocha!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!