PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Haigh (ranked 5414 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Gorny (ranked 4539 p4p, 423 weight class). Mateusz Gorny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Haigh
vs
Gorny

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mateusz Gorny!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorny misses with a series of wild punches.
Haigh is looking to counter the offense by Gorny and move into the clinch.
Gorny lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gorny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haigh.
Gorny scores with a three punch combo!
Gorny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Gorny misses.
Gorny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haigh tries to land a leg kick but Gorny saw it coming and moves away.
Haigh lands a leg kick that knocks Gorny off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorny throws a series of punches but Haigh moves out of range.
Gorny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gorny looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haigh is looking to chop away at Gorny's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorny misses the body punch
and Haigh counters with an inside leg kick.
Gorny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Haigh moves into the clinch.
Haigh lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mateusz Gorny has been cut.
Haigh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haigh has Gorny pressed against the cage.
Haigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorny.
Gorny pushes Haigh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haigh missing with knees to the body.
Gorny can't find room to land a body shot as Haigh controls the action.
Gorny lands a right hand.
Gorny avoiding damage as Haigh throws knees to the body.
Haigh blocks a body shot from Gorny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorny is defending well for now.
Haigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorny is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorny working aggressively here.
Haigh missing with knees to the body.
Haigh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorny avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Gorny as the two fighters clinch.
Gorny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorny avoids the damage to the body.
Gorny lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gorny misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gorny - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haigh.
Gorny lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorny lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haigh.
Gorny misses with a body punch.
Gorny swings wildly with an uppercut but Haigh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haigh's elbow.
Gorny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Haigh.
Gorny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haigh trying to land knees to the body.
Gorny tries a body shot but Haigh blocks it.
Haigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorny avoids the damage to the body.
Haigh missing with knees to the body.
Haigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorny avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Haigh.
Haigh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gorny looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorny gets through Haigh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haigh missing with knees to the body.
Haigh scores a nice knee to the body.
Haigh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gorny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorny managing to block the knees to the body from Haigh.
Haigh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gorny takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Gorny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haigh missing with knees to the body.
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 Conor Haigh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Gorny's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haigh forces Gorny back against the cage and clinches.
Haigh missing with knees to the body.
Gorny avoiding damage as Haigh throws knees to the body.
Haigh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haigh stalling the fight.
Gorny lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorny.
Haigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorny is defending well for now.
Haigh looking to throw knees to the head but Gorny is blocking nicely.
Gorny taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haigh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gorny's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Gorny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh tries to stall but Gorny uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haigh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorny avoids it.
Haigh working Gorny over with knees to the body.
Gorny is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gorny is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gorny stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haigh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorny blocks it with crossed arms.
Haigh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Haigh.
Gorny avoiding damage as Haigh throws knees to the body.
Haigh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorny blocks it with crossed arms.
Haigh slowing the pace effectively.
Gorny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh trying to land knees to the body.
Gorny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gorny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorny misses with some punches.
Haigh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haigh is pushing Gorny up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorny avoids the damage to the body.
Gorny managing to block the knees to the body from Haigh.
Gorny misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorny struggles to land a body shot inside as Haigh controls his hands.
Haigh lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Conor Haigh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haigh lands a knee to the body.
Haigh landing knees to the body.
Haigh looking to throw knees to the head but Gorny is blocking nicely.
Haigh landing knees to the head.
Haigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorny is defending well for now.
Haigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorny avoids the damage to the body.
Gorny avoiding damage as Haigh throws knees to the body.
Gorny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gorny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haigh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorny stalling against the cage.
Gorny digs a right hand into Haigh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haigh's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gorny.
Gorny gets through Haigh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haigh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Haigh trying to land knees to the body.
Haigh blocks a body shot from Gorny.
Gorny lands with a right to the head.
Haigh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorny can do to turn this around?
Gorny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorny is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Haigh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Gorny's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gorny lands a two punch combo.
Gorny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haigh.
Haigh throws a solid leg kick but Gorny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haigh.
Gorny cracks Haigh with an open hand slap.
Haigh throws a leg kick which misses Gorny's front leg but catches the back leg as Gorny tries to avoid it.
Gorny misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorny shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haigh pinned against the cage. Haigh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haigh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haigh tries to clinch up but Gorny circles away and keeps his distance.

Haigh closes the distance and pushes Gorny back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorny.
Haigh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gorny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haigh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gorny up against the cage.
Haigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorny avoids the damage to the body.
Gorny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorny managing to block the knees to the body from Haigh.
Haigh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Haigh.
Haigh landing knees to the body.
Gorny managing to block the knees to the body from Haigh.
Gorny tries a body shot but Haigh blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorny stalling in the clinch but Haigh improves position.
Haigh leaning against his opponent.
Haigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorny avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Gorny.
Gorny scores with a hook to the body.
Haigh trying to land knees to the body.
Gorny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conor Haigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorny.
Haigh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorny tries to throw a body punch but Haigh avoids it by throwing Gorny back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haigh prevents a body shot from Gorny.
Gorny misses with a punch to the body.
Gorny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mateusz Gorny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorny lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Haigh.
Gorny can't find room to land a body shot as Haigh controls the action.
Gorny throws a punch but it's blocked by Haigh.
Gorny letting Haigh take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorny throws a head punch that misses.
Gorny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gorny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorny tries to work over Haigh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorny has a couple of punches blocked by Haigh.
Haigh blocks a body shot from Gorny.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Haigh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haigh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Haigh!