PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Newland (ranked 4118 p4p, 5930 weight class) and Bertel Haardt (ranked 411 p4p, 491 weight class). Max Newland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Newland
vs
Haardt

200 cm
25
255
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
279
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon)

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Newland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haardt instigates a clinch.
Newland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haardt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Max Newland has been cut.
Haardt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haardt landing knees to the body.
Haardt lands a nice uppercut.
Haardt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newland is breathing heavily.
Haardt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Haardt.
Haardt slowing the pace effectively.
Haardt slowing the pace effectively.
Haardt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haardt lands with a left to the head.
Newland throws a head punch that misses.
Haardt lands a nice elbow.
Newland lands a body shot in the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Haardt has eaten all the pies!
Newland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haardt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Haardt misses.
Haardt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haardt misses with an uppercut. Newland saw that one coming.
Haardt misses with a wild combination.
Newland wants to clinch.
Haardt misses with a straight right.
Newland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haardt sends Newland crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Haardt is motioning to the referee to let Newland up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Max Newland's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haardt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haardt blocks a head kick by Newland.
Newland looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Newland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Newland.
Haardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Newland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newland avoids the body shot from Haardt.
Newland takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Newland is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Haardt. Newland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Newland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newland ducks under a wild hook from Haardt.
Newland loads up on a big right hand but Haardt slips the punch.
Newland seems to have got his legs back now.
Haardt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Newland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Newland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newland lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haardt pushes Newland up against the cage in a clinch.
Haardt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newlands head.
Haardt prevents a body shot from Newland.
Haardt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newland's defenses.

Max Newland's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haardt as Newland tries to tie him up.
Newland is trying to break the clinch but Haardt has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haardt as Newland tries to tie him up.
Newland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haardt.

Jeez, Max Newland's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Newland has had enough of the clinch but Haardt keeps him there for the moment.
Newland taking a breather.
Haardt lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Newland to his knees! Haardt keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertel Haardt!
In defeat, Max Newland stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh come on dude, I lost, I didn't die...stop being so dramatic!'.