PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes to the cage accompanied by War by Judas Priest. Haffa has chosen Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire as his entrance music. Ares Constantinides had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Constantinides
vs
Haffa

184 cm
28
217 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

200 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Haffa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides throws a right hand that misses
and Haffa counters with a nice uppercut.
Haffa lands with an overhand left.
Nice sprawl there from Haffa as Constantinides shoots in.

Constantinides rushes Haffa and presses him up against the cage.
Constantinides makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Harry Haffa has been cut.
Haffa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Constantinides backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Constantinides.
Haffa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haffa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haffa lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Constantinides lands a shoulder strike.
Constantinides lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haffa.

Haffa breaks from the clinch.
Constantinides fails with the takedown
and Haffa counters with an outside leg kick.
Constantinides misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harry Haffa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Constantinides misses with a body shot
and Haffa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Constantinides thows a body shot but no joy.
Haffa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haffa checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Constantinides.
Haffa avoids the body shot from Constantinides.
That kick from Haffa tenderised Constantinides's leg. Constantinides is trying to keep his angry face on.
Constantinides throws a body punch but Haffa moves out of range.

Constantinides fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haffa, pushing him back against the cage.
Haffa prevents a body shot from Constantinides.
Constantinides has Haffa pressed against the cage, preventing Haffa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Constantinides stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Constantinides tries to work over Haffa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haffa misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa working hard to break the clinch.
Constantinides tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haffa's elbow.
Constantinides lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Constantinides tries to work over Haffa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haffa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinides lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Haffa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Constantinides connects with an inside leg kick.
Haffa throws the left hand but Constantinides avoids the punch easily.
Constantinides misses with a body shot.
Constantinides will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haffa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haffa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Constantinides.
Constantinides fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haffa checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Constantinides clinches.
Haffa blocking some punches.
Haffa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haffa stalling in the clinch but Constantinides improves position.
Haffa is trying to break the clinch but Constantinides has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Constantinides.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haffa can't break the clinch.
Constantinides lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haffa backwards.
Nice body punch from Constantinides - that landed with a thud.
Haffa throws a head punch that misses.
Haffa tries to stall but Constantinides uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haffa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides tries a body shot but Haffa blocks it.
Haffa struggles to land a body shot inside as Constantinides controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haffa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinides blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haffa tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Haffa back against the cage.
Constantinides working Haffa over with knees to the body.
Haffa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Constantinides tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haffa avoids it.
Haffa misses with a punch to the body.
Haffa tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Haffa back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haffa trying to land knees to the body.
Haffa tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Haffa back against the cage.
Haffa is looking to break free of the clinch but Constantinides has double underhooks.
Constantinides lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Ares Constantinides will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Haffa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haffa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haffa throws a front kick that sends Constantinides stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Constantinides tenderised Haffa's leg. Haffa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haffa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haffa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Constantinides misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinides throws a series of punches but Haffa moves out of range.
Constantinides swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Constantinides jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haffa works over Constantinides's head and body with a nice combination.
Constantinides drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haffa takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haffa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Constantinides misses the shot to the body.
Constantinides is looking to wear down Haffa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haffa catches Constantinides with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Constantinides throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haffa just misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides closes the distance and clinches up with Haffa, looking for a takedown. Constantinides pushes Haffa against the cage but Haffa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Constantinides throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haffa's waist but Haffa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Constantinides off to one side.

Haffa gets tackled into the cage by Constantinides. Constantinides maintains the clinch.
Haffa wants to break free but Constantinides has control.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
Haffa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haffa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantinides's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haffa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haffa lands a shoulder strike.
Constantinides blocks an uppercut.
Haffa swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa throws an elbow but it misses.
Haffa swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinides uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haffa is looking to break free of the clinch but Constantinides has double underhooks.
Haffa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haffa is trying to break the clinch but Constantinides has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haffa or not.
Constantinides lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haffa.
Constantinides lands a shot to the body.
Constantinides tries to throw a body punch but Haffa avoids it by throwing Constantinides back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haffa's elbow.
Constantinides misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinides fails to land.
Haffa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Constantinides blocks an uppercut.
Constantinides blocks an uppercut.
Constantinides lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haffa blocks a body shot from Constantinides.
Constantinides scores with a shot to the side of Haffa's head.

That has opened up Harry Haffa's cut even more.
A short uppercut from Haffa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinides.
Ares Constantinides has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Constantinides gets through Haffa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haffa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Constantinides blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Constantinides presses Haffa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Haffa fails to land.
Good body shot from Constantinides.
Haffa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Constantinides avoids it.
Constantinides lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haffa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haffa blocks a body shot from Constantinides.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haffa throws an elbow but misses.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Constantinides misses with a hook to the ribs.
Constantinides stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Constantinides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ares Constantinides dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Haffa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Constantinides throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Constantinides tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haffa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Constantinides misses
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Constantinides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Constantinides tries to score with a low kick but Haffa moves his leg out of the way.
Constantinides swings for the body but Haffa moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Haffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haffa checks the leg kick.
Haffa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haffa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Constantinides throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haffa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Constantinides.
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haffa moves away.
Constantinides just misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haffa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides connects with a body shot that sends Haffa's belly button to the back.
Constantinides is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Constantinides lands with a nice body punch.
Constantinides moves in looking to clinch but Haffa pushes him off.
Constantinides connects with a body shot that sends Haffa's belly button to the back.
Constantinides keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Constantinides fails with the takedown.
Constantinides swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Constantinides lands a lovely overhand right.
Constantinides throws a leg kick that misses.
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haffa moves away.
Constantinides changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haffa tries to avoid it but Constantinides manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haffa to the ground. Haffa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haffa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Constantinides.
Harry Haffa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Constantinides.

The cut above Harry Haffa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Constantinides misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Constantinides misses with a body shot.
Constantinides dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Constantinides throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haffa takes a swing at Constantinides's ribcage but misses.
Ares Constantinides is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Haffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ares Constantinides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Haffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. Constantinides does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haffa tries a low kick but Constantinides avoids it.
Constantinides lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haffa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haffa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Constantinides connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Constantinides uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haffa.
Constantinides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Constantinides wants to clinch.
Constantinides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haffa throws a right hand that Constantinides ducks under and follows up with a left that Constantinides also avoids with ease.
Constantinides jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Constantinides throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haffa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Constantinides wants to clinch.
Ares Constantinides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Haffa misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Haffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinides walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haffa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Constantinides moves forwards but Haffa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Constantinides wants to clinch.
Constantinides connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Constantinides shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haffa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. Constantinides does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinides lands with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ares Constantinides showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Constantinides has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ares Constantinides!
A relieved looking Ares Constantinides thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.