PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brighton Early (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Haven of Mist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Early's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eye of the Tiger. Haven of Mist comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numero 1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brighton Early is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Early
vs
Haven of Mist

186 cm
23
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brighton Early!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Haven of Mist!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haven of Mist misses with a body shot.
Haven of Mist swinging wilding here.

Early darts in and clinches Haven of Mist up against the cage.

Early pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Haven of Mist misses.
Haven of Mist looks to land a combination but Early avoids it well.
Haven of Mist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Early.
Haven of Mist throws a right and a left that Early avoids nicely.
Haven of Mist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haven of Mist throws a series of punches but Early avoids them all with ease.
Haven of Mist misses with a two punch combination.
Early uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist scores with a jab. Early acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Early misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Haven of Mist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haven of Mist.
Kim Haven of Mist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haven of Mist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haven of Mist throws a jab when Early was well out of range.
Kim Haven of Mist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haven of Mist cracks a nice hook into Early's ribs.
Early shoots in looking for a takedown. Haven of Mist tries to sprawl out of it but Early keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haven of Mist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haven of Mist slaps away a takedown attempt from Early, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haven of Mist swats away the attempt to clinch by Early.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haven of Mist clinches.
Early keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haven of Mist's efforts to push away.
Early stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Early.

Early successfully pulls guard.
Early is trying to keep Haven of Mist in close.
Haven of Mist controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Haven of Mist slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haven of Mist takes a little break here. Early wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early sneaks back into half guard.
Early moves into full guard.
Early is trying to control the position but Haven of Mist postures up.

Early has his foot on Haven of Mist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haven of Mist works his way back into a safe position though.
Early is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haven of Mist is looking to stand up but Early won't let him.
Haven of Mist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Early swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Early is trying to control the position but Haven of Mist postures up.
Early trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Early working for a triangle but Haven of Mist defends it easily.
Early is breathing heavily.
Early looking for a sweep. Not yet Early, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haven of Mist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Early circles away quickly and effectively.
Early shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haven of Mist pinned against the cage. Haven of Mist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Haven of Mist dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Haven of Mist looks to land a combination but Early avoids it well.
Haven of Mist connects with a right hand. Early shakes it off.
A left and a right from Haven of Mist both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Haven of Mist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Early gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Haven of Mist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haven of Mist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haven of Mist is looking to break free of the clinch but Early has double underhooks.
Early jumps guard but Haven of Mist stands there with Early around his waist. Early gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Early.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haven of Mist stops a takedown attempt from Early.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Early gets through Haven of Mist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Early wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brighton Early. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Early prevents Haven of Mist from breaking the clinch.
Haven of Mist working hard to break the clinch.
Haven of Mist is leaning against Early and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haven of Mist is trying to break the clinch but Early has him pressed against the cage.
Early softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haven of Mist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist is looking to control Early's arms but Early gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haven of Mist has his back to the cage.
Haven of Mist throws a punch but it's blocked by Early.
A short left from Haven of Mist.
Early throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haven of Mist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Haven of Mist.
Early drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haven of Mist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Early lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haven of Mist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Early gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Haven of Mist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Early is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Early looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haven of Mist with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haven of Mist trying to control here.
Haven of Mist is looking to escape.
Haven of Mist gets back to full guard.
Early passes into half guard.
Haven of Mist trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Early is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Early missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haven of Mist wants to control but Early is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Early is pressing down on Haven of Mist's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haven of Mist is holding on for now.
Haven of Mist works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haven of Mist working a defensive guard here.
Early trying to control the position from guard on top but Haven of Mist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haven of Mist controls Early momentarily but Early frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Early lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haven of Mist's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist looks to land a combination but Early avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kim Haven of Mist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A cross from Haven of Mist lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Early looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haven of Mist connects with a crisp jab.
Early showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist tries to clinch

and Early counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Early trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Early passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Early is looking to take a break and control but Haven of Mist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Early tries for a kimura but Haven of Mist is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Early wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haven of Mist keeps working.
Haven of Mist wants to control but Early postures up.
Haven of Mist sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Haven of Mist keeping hold of Early's head, controlling as best he can.
Early seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

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.

Early is working for a kimura but Haven of Mist is defending it quite comfortably.
Haven of Mist wants to control but Early is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Early is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haven of Mist has managed to free his arm - good work.
Early is looking to take a break and control but Haven of Mist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haven of Mist is looking to escape.
Early wants to pass to mount but Haven of Mist is defending the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Early closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haven of Mist did well to prevent Early getting side control.
Early wants to control but Haven of Mist is keeping him busy.
Early prevents Haven of Mist from improving his position.
Early wants to pass to mount but Haven of Mist is defending the position.
Haven of Mist is trying to maintain the position but Early is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Early wants to advance to full mount but Haven of Mist doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Early drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Early jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haven of Mist is trying to control the position but Early postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Early on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haven of Mist misses with a double jab.
Haven of Mist tries to work over Early's front leg with a kick but Early checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brighton Early showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haven of Mist 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Brighton Early!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Kim Haven of Mist!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Kim Haven of Mist!

Kim Haven of Mist wins by split decision!