PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ming Tollie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Haffie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haffie has chosen Showtek- World is mine. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. J Haffie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tollie
vs
Haffie

197 cm
21
173 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

185 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ming Tollie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Haffie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tollie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tollie is looking to take a break and control but Haffie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haffie tries to escape but Tollie is in control.
Haffie tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Haffie wants to get back to his feet.
Tollie gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Haffie wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffie is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Haffie holding both Tollie 's hands and preventing any damage.

Tollie tightening his grip on Haffie, looking for the choke.
Haffie is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Tollie working for the choke.

Tollie looking for the RNC.
Tollie tries to keep control of the position but Haffie is staying busy.
Tollie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haffie is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffie looks gassed!

Haffie manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Haffie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haffie.
Haffie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haffie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tollie.
Haffie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tollie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffie misses the shot to the body.

Tollie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tollie lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tollie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haffie is looking to stand up but Tollie isn't so interested in that idea.
Haffie wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tollie manages to pass to side control.
Haffie wants to stand back up but Tollie manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ming Tollie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tollie feints and as Haffie raises his hands in defense, Tollie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tollie advances to half guard.

Tollie stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Haffie to get to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haffie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tollie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tollie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haffie lands a nice hook to Tollie's body. Tollie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tollie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Haffie fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Tollie blocks the low kick.
Haffie swinging wilding here.
J Haffie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haffie closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Haffie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left and a right from Haffie both land. Nice combination.
Ming Tollie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tollie shoots in for a double leg but Haffie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haffie lands a lovely overhand right.
Haffie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haffie jabs Tollie right on the nose. Tollie blinks but takes it well.
Haffie throws a series of punches but Tollie moves out of range.
Tollie dives in and grabs Haffie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haffie pushes down on Tollie's head and hops out.
Haffie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tollie.
Haffie throws a nice looking combination but Tollie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tollie dodges the punch combination from Haffie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tollie shoots in and bounces Haffie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Haffie wants to stand and escape but Tollie is having none of it.
Tollie is standing up over Haffie. Haffie looks to escape but Tollie dives into side control.
Haffie is trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haffie can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffie wants to get back to his feet but Tollie is dominant here and he's now got Haffie's back!
Haffie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Haffie manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Good work by Tollie as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Haffie misses the target.
Tollie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haffie's waist but Haffie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tollie off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Tollie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haffie lands with an overhand left.
Haffie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J Haffie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Haffie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Haffie duly obliges.
Tollie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haffie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tollie.
Haffie misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Haffie as Tollie shoots in.
Haffie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tollie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haffie circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Tollie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tollie closes the distance and clinches up with Haffie, looking for a takedown. Tollie pushes Haffie against the cage but Haffie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haffie throws a nice looking combination but Tollie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haffie throws a series of punches but Tollie moves out of range.
Tollie tries to clinch but Haffie is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffie throws a nice looking combination but Tollie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haffie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tollie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haffie scores with a decent looking hook.
Haffie lands an overhand right.
Haffie throws a right and a left that Tollie avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Tollie or perhaps it was just good defense by Haffie which made him look bad.
Haffie throws a series of punches but Tollie avoids them all with ease.
Haffie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haffie stuffs the takedown.
Tollie shoots in for a double leg but Haffie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

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.
Haffie connects with a solid leg kick.
Haffie throws a right hand that Tollie ducks under and follows up with a left that Tollie also avoids with ease.
Haffie throws a nice looking combination but Tollie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haffie swinging wilding here.
Haffie throws a hook but Tollie avoids it easily.
Haffie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tollie dodges the punch combination from Haffie.
Tollie shoots in for a takedown but Haffie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
J Haffie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tollie checks a low kick from Haffie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tollie circles away quickly and effectively.
Haffie misses with a series of wild punches.
Tollie dodges the punch combination from Haffie.
Tollie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haffie throws a nice looking combination but Tollie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tollie shoots in for a double leg but Haffie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haffie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haffie misses with a few strikes there.
Haffie misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haffie misses with the combination.
Haffie stuffs the takedown attempt from Tollie. Tollie gets slowly back to his feet.
Tollie checks a low kick from Haffie.
Haffie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tollie.

Tollie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tollie showed some decent athleticism there.
Haffie is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tollie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
J Haffie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haffie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J Haffie!