PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haffa has chosen Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones
vs
Haffa

192 cm
28
212 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Haffa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haffa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A clash of legs there as Haffa blocks the low kick.
Haffa missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haffa misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Haffa moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Haffa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Haffa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haffa scores with a shot to the body.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haffa.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Harry Haffa has been cut.
Haffa throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Haffa is just out of range.
Haffa misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haffa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haffa, right into the meat.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Haffa's head but Haffa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haffa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa moves away from the strike by Jones.
Haffa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones looks to land a right hand but Haffa moved out of range.
Pete Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haffa manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a hook but Haffa blocks it.
Jones moves away from the strike by Haffa.
Haffa tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haffa misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Haffa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Haffa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Haffa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haffa punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Haffa missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jones misses.
Haffa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Haffa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones jabs at Haffa's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Haffa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pete Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Haffa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haffa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Haffa moved out of range.
Haffa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Haffa's leg but Haffa calmly moves out of range.
Haffa tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haffa doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Haffa misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haffa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Haffa.
Haffa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haffa staying out of range there.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Haffa is out of range.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Haffa moved out of range.
Haffa digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones misses with a hook. Haffa ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haffa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haffa.
Haffa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Haffa just misses with a punch to the body.
Haffa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pete Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Haffa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haffa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haffa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haffa moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haffa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Haffa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Haffa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haffa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Haffa saw that one coming.
Haffa avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Haffa ducks down to avoid it.
Haffa misses the shot to the body.
Jones moves out of range as Haffa strikes.
Jones connects with a right hand. Haffa shakes it off.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haffa throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Haffa's cut.
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.

Haffa blocks a jab.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Haffa counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Haffa ducks down to avoid it.
Jones jabs at Haffa's body.
Haffa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Haffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haffa lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haffa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That has opened up Harry Haffa's cut even more.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Haffa dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Haffa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Haffa throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haffa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haffa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Haffa.
Jones scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haffa moves away.
Haffa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haffa misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones checks a low kick from Haffa.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones catches Haffa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Haffa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Haffa takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Haffa to counter with a crisp jab.
Haffa moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haffa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Haffa scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haffa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Jones clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Haffa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Haffa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haffa jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haffa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Haffa moved out of range.
Haffa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The cut above Harry Haffa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haffa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Haffa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Haffa throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Haffa throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones takes a swing at Haffa's ribcage but misses.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Haffa moved out of range nicely.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haffa tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haffa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haffa scores with a body shot.
Haffa blocks a jab.
A jab from Jones misses.
Haffa cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Haffa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haffa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Haffa jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones avoids the body shot from Haffa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa scores with a leg kick.
Jones throws a hook but Haffa blocks it.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haffa manages to avoid it.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Haffa slips the punch.
Haffa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haffa moves away.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Haffa lands.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones thuds his right hand into Haffa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Jones had his way with Harry Haffa in that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Haffa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Haffa instigates a clinch.
Haffa throws a head punch that misses.
Haffa has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Haffa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Haffa struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haffa is keeping busy.
Haffa scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Haffa throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Haffa has double underhooks.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones takes a swing at Haffa's ribcage but misses.
Jones defending well as Haffa loads up on a big left hand.
Haffa lands with a shot to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haffa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Haffa lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haffa moves away.
Harry Haffa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a body kick. Haffa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haffa connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haffa loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Haffa scores with a jab.
Jones moves out of range as Haffa strikes.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haffa counters with a left to the body.
Jones lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a body punch but Haffa moves out of range.
Haffa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones lands a nice hook to Haffa's body. Haffa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pete Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haffa.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haffa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haffa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Haffa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haffa checks a leg kick nicely.
Haffa scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Haffa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haffa throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haffa throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pete Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Jones!
Pete Jones retains his light heavyweight title!