PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and colin daglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haigh
vs
daglish

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, colin daglish!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haigh misses with a wild combination.
daglish swats away the attempt to clinch by Haigh.
Haigh shoots in and drives through. daglish sprawls well.
Haigh looks to land a combination but daglish avoids it well.

Haigh pushes daglish up against the cage in a clinch.
Haigh trying to land knees to the body.
daglish wants to break free but Haigh has control.
daglish drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
daglish works on Haigh's body with a couple of short punches.
daglish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from daglish.
Haigh fails to pull guard.
Haigh prevents a takedown attempt there.
daglish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dan Haigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of colin daglish.
A short body shot lands from Haigh as the two fighters clinch.
daglish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haigh pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh closes this distance looking for a takedown but daglish circles away.
Haigh tries to close the distance and clinch up but daglish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haigh throws a series of strikes that have daglish backpedaling.

It looks like colin daglish has been cut.
Haigh shoots in for a double leg but daglish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
daglish fails with the takedown

so Haigh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
daglish looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haigh controlling from the top position.
Haigh is in close to daglish's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of daglish is proving hard to escape from.
Haigh trying to control but daglish is working from the bottom.
daglish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haigh is controlling him.
Haigh wants to pass the guard but daglish is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haigh looking to pass the guard.
Haigh is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haigh postures up in daglish's guard and throws a big left but daglish blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
daglish misses with a double jab

and Haigh counters by clinching up.
Haigh avoids the elbow strike from daglish, against the cage.
daglish should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Haigh looking for a takedown.
daglish wants to stall.
Haigh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but daglish gets the underhooks and prevents it.
daglish looking to throw knees to the head but Haigh is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Haigh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on colin daglish's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Haigh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Haigh is taking a breather. daglish says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Haigh thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing daglish to regain full guard.
Haigh prevents daglish from getting back to his feet.
Haigh controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Haigh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! daglish is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Haigh, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
daglish stopping the sweep attempt from Haigh.
daglish is looking to stand up but Haigh won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haigh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
daglish is looking to stand up but Haigh won't let him.
Haigh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haigh tries to get out of the position.

Haigh scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Haigh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in daglish's guard.
Haigh wants to control from the top but daglish keeps moving.
Haigh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haigh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haigh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on daglish, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
daglish lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Haigh catches daglish right on the button with a cross.
Haigh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
daglish looks for a takedown but Haigh sprawls well.
daglish tries to clinch

and Haigh counters by clinching up.

Haigh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Haigh closes the distance and clinches.
daglish is working for takedown but Haigh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haigh is looking to break free of the clinch but daglish has double underhooks.
daglish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Haigh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on colin daglish's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from daglish. No joy for Haigh on that attempt.
Haigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haigh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but daglish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haigh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
daglish misses with a takedown attempt - Haigh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haigh is looking to clinch but daglish is avoiding it.

Haigh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
daglish trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haigh's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Haigh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. daglish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. daglish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Haigh has a closed guard, preventing daglish from standing up.
Haigh controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

daglish stands up from Haigh's guard - daglish perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dan Haigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
daglish misses with a body punch
and Haigh counters with a head kick. That will keep daglish thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
daglish throws a right hand that Haigh ducks under and follows up with a left that Haigh also avoids with ease.

daglish gets caught flat footed, as Haigh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
daglish wants to get back to his feet but Haigh passes into half guard.

Haigh postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for daglish to stand up.
Haigh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Haigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daglish shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haigh but Haigh pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Haigh scores with a takedown into daglish's guard.
daglish keeping moving, preventing Haigh from controlling successfully.
daglish wants to stand up but Haigh is controlling him.
Haigh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. daglish is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haigh trying to control the position from guard on top but daglish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Haigh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but daglish manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Haigh has daglish in his guard.
colin daglish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Haigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haigh looking to hit a scissor sweep but daglish is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Haigh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haigh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

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