PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Preston Haumiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haumiller
vs
Cerrone

174 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Preston Haumiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone avoids a kick to the body.
Cerrone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haumiller misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cerrone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haumiller finds it's way round the side to connect with Cerrone's head.
Haumiller throws a push kick but Cerrone slaps the foot to one side.
Haumiller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haumiller throws out a leg kick but Cerrone moves out of range and Haumiller only half commits.
Cerrone walks into a jab.
Cerrone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Haumiller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haumiller throws a lazy body kick

and Cerrone counters by clinching up.

Haumiller breaks the clinch.
Haumiller moves out of range of the body kick.
Haumiller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haumiller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haumiller falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cerrone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cerrone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a knee to the head but misses.

Cerrone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haumiller.
Haumiller looks to land a combination but Cerrone avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Cerrone.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haumiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haumiller throws a series of punches but Cerrone avoids them all with ease.
Haumiller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cerrone closes the distance and clinches.
Haumiller has had enough of the clinch but Cerrone keeps him there for the moment.
Haumiller can't get the takedown.
Haumiller fails to pull guard.

Cerrone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haumiller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haumiller is breathing heavily.
Haumiller throws a series of punches but Cerrone moves out of range.
Cerrone thumps Haumiller with a low kick.
Haumiller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haumiller misses with a leg kick
and Cerrone counters with a good low kick that Haumiller was not able to check.
Haumiller misses with a two punch combination.
Haumiller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerrone moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone lands a head kick!
Haumiller throws a right hand that Cerrone ducks under and follows up with a left that Cerrone also avoids with ease.
Cerrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haumiller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Haumiller.
Cerrone pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cerrone clinches up against the cage.
Cerrone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Cerrone breaks the clinch.
Cerrone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haumiller. That did some damage!
Haumiller throws a nice looking combination but Cerrone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Cerrone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cerrone lands a damaging elbow.
Cerrone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haumiller blocks it with crossed arms.

Cerrone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haumiller misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Cerrone.
Cerrone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haumiller circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cerrone clinches up against the cage.
Cerrone scores with a knee to the head.
Haumiller tries to pull guard but Cerrone holds him up against the cage and eventually Haumiller drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Preston Haumiller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cerrone manages to break the clinch.

Cerrone clinches.
Cerrone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haumiller.

Cerrone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Haumiller both land. Nice combination.
Cerrone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cerrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haumiller looks to land a left hand but Cerrone moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Cerrone does no damage.
Cerrone looks to land a combination. Haumiller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cerrone scoring well with a low kick there.
Cerrone connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone moves out of range of the body kick from Haumiller.
Cerrone lands a head kick. Haumiller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cerrone lands with a kick to the temple. Haumiller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cerrone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cerrone throws a right and a left that Haumiller avoids nicely.
Cerrone cracks the inside of Haumiller's front leg.
Haumiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haumiller misses with a looping left.
Haumiller misses with a double jab
and Cerrone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haumiller's knee momentarily.
Haumiller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cerrone.

Cerrone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cerrone tries to land a knee to the head but Haumiller blocks with his arms.

Cerrone breaks the clinch.
Haumiller throws a hook but Cerrone blocks it.
Cerrone's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cerrone duly obliges.
Haumiller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cerrone. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Cerrone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cerrone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haumiller throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily.
Preston Haumiller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerrone lands a head kick!
Haumiller swings for the body but Cerrone moves out of range.
Cerrone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haumiller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cerrone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cerrone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cerrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Cerrone misses with a head kick.
Cerrone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Haumiller.
Haumiller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haumiller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cerrone counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haumiller's head.
Cerrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haumiller misses with the combination.
Cerrone doesn't manage to clinch there - Haumiller circles away.
Cerrone throws a head kick but Haumiller moves out of range.
Cerrone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haumiller avoids the head kick by Cerrone.
Haumiller looks to throw a body kick
and Cerrone counters with a one-two to the body.
Cerrone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haumiller circles away quickly and effectively.
Cerrone connects with a solid leg kick.
Haumiller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cerrone tries a head kick but it misses.
Cerrone fails to land with a series of punches.
Cerrone throws a series of punches but Haumiller avoids them all with ease.
Haumiller swats away the attempt to clinch by Cerrone.
Cerrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haumiller.
Donald Cerrone seems to be getting the better of the standup.

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.
Cerrone throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cerrone.
Cerrone throws a combination that misses
and Haumiller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haumiller takes a swing at Cerrone's ribcage but misses.
Haumiller looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range.
Haumiller misses with the combination.
Cerrone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerrone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haumiller.

Cerrone has Haumiller up against the cage in a clinch.

Cerrone breaks from the clinch.
Haumiller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haumiller thows a body shot but no joy.
Cerrone lands with a slapping head kick.
Haumiller misses with a kick to the body
and Cerrone counters with a good low kick that Haumiller was not able to check.
Haumiller throws out a loose jab but Cerrone uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haumiller misses with a body shot
and Cerrone counters with a head kick.
Cerrone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cerrone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cerrone tries to clinch up but Haumiller circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Haumiller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haumiller misses with a body punch
and Cerrone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cerrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Cerrone lands a head kick!
Haumiller throws a nice looking combination but Cerrone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cerrone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A low kick from Haumiller is predictable there
and Cerrone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haumiller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cerrone can pounce on him.
Haumiller throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone dodges the punch combination from Haumiller.
A head kick misses from Cerrone.
Haumiller misses with the body kick
and Cerrone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haumiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a two punch combination.

Cerrone clinches with his opponent.

Cerrone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cerrone moves into the clinch.

Cerrone breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands with a slapping head kick.
Cerrone throws a head kick that half lands.
Cerrone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cerrone lands with a nice body kick.
Cerrone scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Cerrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cerrone rushes Haumiller and presses him up against the cage.

Cerrone breaks from the clinch.
Haumiller falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cerrone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Cerrone jumps guard and drags Haumiller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Haumiller wants to get up but he can't break Cerrone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cerrone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cerrone has Haumiller pulled in close to control his posture.
Cerrone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Cerrone working for a triangle but Haumiller defends it easily.

Cerrone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haumiller is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haumiller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Haumiller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cerrone backs up against the cage.
Haumiller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haumiller's corner calls for a 1-2. Haumiller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Haumiller misses its intended target.
Haumiller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cerrone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haumiller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haumiller throws a leg kick

and Cerrone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cerrone avoids the elbow strike from Haumiller, against the cage.
Cerrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haumiller smiles and moves away.
Haumiller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cerrone slips a jab and a cross from Haumiller.
Cerrone tries to clinch but Haumiller moves out of range.
Preston Haumiller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haumiller connects with a nice looking jab.
Haumiller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cerrone throws a right hand that Haumiller ducks under and follows up with a left that Haumiller also avoids with ease.
A combination from Haumiller does no damage.
Nice body punch from Cerrone.
Cerrone throws a right and a left that Haumiller avoids nicely.
Haumiller throws a right hand that Cerrone ducks under and follows up with a left that Cerrone also avoids with ease.
Cerrone connects with a high kick.

Cerrone clinches up with Haumiller and pushes him back against the cage.
Haumiller swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cerrone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haumiller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haumiller just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston Haumiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerrone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cerrone throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haumiller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Haumiller swinging wilding here.
Haumiller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haumiller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cerrone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haumiller ducks right into an uppercut from Cerrone.
Cerrone takes a swing at Haumiller's ribcage but misses.
Haumiller throws a series of punches but Cerrone avoids them all with ease.
Haumiller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cerrone lands with a kick to the temple. Haumiller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cerrone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haumiller avoids the head kick by Cerrone.
A good leg kick by Cerrone.
Haumiller takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haumiller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haumiller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerrone manages to avoid it.

Cerrone clinches with his opponent.

Cerrone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haumiller throws a combination that misses
and Cerrone counters with a thumping low kick.
Haumiller keeps the fight on the outside.

Cerrone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cerrone scores with a knee to the head.
Cerrone looking to slow down the pace here.
Cerrone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Cerrone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haumiller throws a looping overhand right but Cerrone ducks down to avoid it.
Haumiller misses with a double jab
and Cerrone counters with a low kick, right behind Haumiller 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Cerrone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cerrone 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Cerrone!