PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haffa comes to the cage accompanied by Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire. 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.

Haffa
vs
Rasputin

200 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Haffa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vlad Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasputin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haffa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haffa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rasputin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rasputin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haffa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haffa jabs Rasputin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rasputin misses with a takedown attempt
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harry Haffa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Rasputin.
Rasputin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haffa counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa cracks Rasputin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rasputin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haffa circles away.
Rasputin darts in trying to clinch
and Haffa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Haffa circles away.
Rasputin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haffa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rasputin thinking.
Haffa cracks a nice hook into Rasputin's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin swings widly with a right hand
and Haffa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin throws a leg kick
and Haffa counters with a left to the body.
Haffa punishes Rasputin's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Haffa misses the target.
Haffa misses with a right hand
and Rasputin counters with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses
and Haffa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rasputin throws a leg kick
and Haffa counters with a nice body shot.
Haffa cracks Rasputin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harry Haffa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rasputin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haffa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haffa throws an off balance right hand
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haffa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haffa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haffa swings widly with a right hand
and Rasputin counters with a body kick.
Rasputin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haffa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haffa misses with a jab to the body
and Rasputin counters with a stiff right hand.
Haffa throws a lazy uppercut
and Rasputin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.

Rasputin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haffa takes a swing at Rasputin's ribcage but misses.
Rasputin takes one on the button.
Rasputin throws an off balance right hand
and Haffa counters with a nice body shot.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses
and Haffa counters with a big head kick but Rasputin shrugs it off.
Vlad Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Haffa misses
letting Rasputin counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Haffa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Haffa misses with a hook to the body
and Rasputin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rasputin lands with a straight right. Haffa didn't see that one coming.
Rasputin thows a leg kick but Haffa checks it
and Haffa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haffa connects with a right hand. Rasputin shakes it off.
Rasputin misses with a hook
and Haffa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rasputin throws a leg kick
and Haffa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rasputin misses with a right hand
and Haffa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haffa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rasputin doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Rasputin - just one landing.
Haffa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rasputin throws a leg kick
and Haffa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin misses with a left hand
and Haffa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haffa cracks a nice hook into Rasputin's ribs.
Rasputin throws an off balance right hand
and Haffa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haffa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rasputin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haffa throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa swinging wildly here.
Rasputin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haffa counters with a nice uppercut.
Haffa throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rasputin to counter with a crisp jab.
Rasputin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haffa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haffa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rasputin misses with a left hand
and Haffa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rasputin throws an off balance right hand
and Haffa counters with an inside leg kick.
Haffa just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a lunging right hand
and Haffa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rasputin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haffa.
Haffa takes a swing at Rasputin's ribcage but misses.
Rasputin throws an off balance right hand
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rasputin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Haffa counter with a right hand.
Rasputin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haffa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haffa misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rasputin finds it's way round the side to connect with Haffa's head.
A low kick from Rasputin is predictable there
enabling Haffa to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Haffa tenderised Rasputin's leg. Rasputin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rasputin throws a leg kick
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haffa misses with a jab to the body
and Rasputin counters with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haffa.
Rasputin closes the distance but Haffa moves to the side
and Haffa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Haffa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Rasputin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haffa counters with a right hand to the body.
Rasputin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rasputin throws a leg kick
and Haffa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rasputin really felt that one!
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasputin with a poor takedown
and Haffa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Rasputin misses
and Haffa counters with a low kick, right behind Rasputin 's knee.
Harry Haffa is winning the standup battle so far.
Rasputin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haffa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rasputin swings widly with a right hand
and Haffa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haffa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haffa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rasputin momentarily.
Rasputin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haffa swings widly with a right hand
and Rasputin counters with a low kick, right behind Haffa 's knee.
Haffa thumps Rasputin with a low kick.
Haffa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rasputin.
Haffa lands a nice hook to Rasputin's body. Rasputin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vlad Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a lazy uppercut
and Haffa counters with a nice uppercut.
Haffa connects with a body shot that sends Rasputin's belly button to the back.
Rasputin throws a lazy uppercut
and Haffa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Rasputin is predictable there
and Haffa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rasputin misses with a right hand
and Haffa counters with a good low kick that Rasputin was not able to check.
Rasputin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haffa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa fails to land with a series of punches.
Haffa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rasputin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rasputin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haffa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rasputin throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Haffa to counter with a crisp jab.
Haffa takes a swing at Rasputin's ribcage but misses.
Harry Haffa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haffa misses with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Rasputin
and Haffa counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rasputin has time to react.
Rasputin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rasputin throws a sloppy body shot
and Haffa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haffa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A left lands for Haffa.
A shot to the body from Rasputin misses
and Haffa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haffa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Haffa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haffa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Haffa!