PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Hauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigi Ceausu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hauss might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Country Boy Can Survive. 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.

Hauss
vs
Ceausu

175 cm
22
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
163 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiki Hauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gigi Ceausu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Ceausu.
Ceausu misses with a takedown
and Hauss counters with an inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hauss.
Hauss lands a head kick. Ceausu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ceausu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hauss.
Hauss looks to land a combination but Ceausu avoids it well.
Hauss throws a sloppy head kick and Ceausu moves out of range easily.
Hauss fails to land with a series of punches.
Hauss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ceausu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Ceausu with that takedown attempt.
Ceausu looks to throw the jab but Hauss is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ceausu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ceausu misses the shot to the body.
Hauss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ceausu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ceausu works Hauss's body with a nice hook.
Ceausu misses with a body shot.
Hauss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hauss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ceausu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hauss counters with a thumping low kick.
Tiki Hauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigi Ceausu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ceausu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hauss pushes Ceausu off looking to stand but Ceausu dives back in and keeps control.
Ceausu wants to take a breather but Hauss is having none of it.
Ceausu throwing shots but Hauss is blocking nicely.

Ceausu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hauss defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ceausu misses with a head shot. Hauss uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu advances position into side control!
Ceausu scoring with punches from side control.
Ceausu throws a strike aimed at the side of Hauss's head but Hauss avoids it well.
Ceausu throws a strike aimed at the side of Hauss's head but Hauss avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ceausu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ceausu throws a strike aimed at the side of Hauss's head but Hauss avoids it well.
Ceausu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hauss bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hauss is breathing heavily.
No luck for Ceausu with that takedown attempt.
Ceausu misses with a two punch combination.
Hauss misses with a double jab
enabling Ceausu to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceausu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hauss defends it nicely.
Ceausu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hauss counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ceausu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gigi Ceausu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ceausu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Hauss gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ceausu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hauss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ceausu tries to free his leg and advance position but Hauss is retaining full guard.
Hauss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hauss tries to get out of the position.
Ceausu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ceausu landing with the ground and pound.

Hauss has his feet on Ceausu's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ceausu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hauss rather than just go for the knockout.

Ceausu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauss is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ceausu is controlling him well.
Ceausu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ceausu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ceausu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ceausu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hauss is avoiding damage well.
Hauss managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ceausu.
Ceausu is looking to take a break and control but Hauss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ceausu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hauss has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ceausu but great work by Hauss.
Ceausu gets back to half guard.
Ceausu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ceausu tries to get to full guard but Hauss has control of the leg.
Ceausu gets back to full guard.
Ceausu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hauss is one step ahead there.
Ceausu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ceausu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ceausu 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.
Ceausu stalling away here and it's allowed Hauss to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ceausu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hauss keeping moving, preventing Ceausu from controlling successfully.
Ceausu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hauss keeping moving, preventing Ceausu from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gigi Ceausu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ceausu with a poor takedown
and Hauss counters with a big head kick but Ceausu shrugs it off.
Hauss leaves Ceausu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hauss misses with a double jab.
Ceausu scores with a nice head shot.
Ceausu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hauss counters with a one-two to the body.
Tiki Hauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigi Ceausu.
Ceausu misses with a two punch combination.
Ceausu just misses with a punch to the body.
Hauss looks to land a combination but Ceausu avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceausu digs a good hook to Hauss's body.
Ceausu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hauss counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ceausu tries for a takedown but Hauss sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ceausu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hauss counters with a nice body kick.
Ceausu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ceausu has a takedown stuffed.
Hauss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hauss throws a combination that misses
letting Ceausu counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ceausu is defended easily by Hauss.
Ceausu fails with the takedown
and Hauss counters with a series of strikes. Ceausu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hauss lands a head kick. Ceausu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Hauss misses.
Tiki Hauss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ceausu misses the shot to the body.
Hauss tries to bum rush Ceausu with a series of wild strikes but Ceausu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hauss misses with a head kick.
Ceausu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu throws a looping overhand right but Hauss ducks down to avoid it.
Hauss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hauss tries to bum rush Ceausu with a series of wild strikes but Ceausu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Hauss as Ceausu shoots in.
Hauss stalks Ceausu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ceausu's face. Ceausu staggers backwards, shaken.
Ceausu misses with a shot to the body
and Hauss makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ceausu really felt that one!
Ceausu shoots in for a takedown but Hauss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hauss slaps away a takedown attempt from Ceausu, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ceausu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hauss as he avoids it easily.
Hauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ceausu.
Ceausu misses with a jab to the body
and Hauss counters with a body kick that stops Ceausu in his tracks momentarily.
Ceausu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hauss circles away.
Hauss throws a right and a left that Ceausu avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ceausu.
Tiki Hauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gigi Ceausu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ceausu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hauss is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiki Hauss.
Well Ceausu 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gigi Ceausu!