PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krzysiek Jawor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basti Haddl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jawor comes into the arena with The Analogs - Miejskie Opowieści blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jawor
vs
Haddl

182 cm
23
172 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Jawor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basti Haddl!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haddl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jawor.

Jawor closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Haddl.
Haddl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Jawor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haddl lands a right hook to the body.
Haddl with a nice cross.
Haddl throws a looping overhand right but Jawor ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haddl misses with a looping left.
Jawor wants to clinch up but Haddl keeps it at a distance.
Haddl lands a right hook to the body.
Jawor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jawor clinches up against the cage.
Haddl managing to block the knees to the body from Jawor.
Haddl struggles to land a body shot inside as Jawor controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jawor effectively controlling the action here.
Jawor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haddl has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jawor.
A body shot lands from Haddl.
Jawor tries to throw a body punch but Haddl avoids it by throwing Jawor back against the cage.
Haddl leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jawor blocks a body shot from Haddl.
Jawor throws a head punch that misses.

Jawor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jawor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krzysiek Jawor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haddl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jawor lands with a shot to the body.
Jawor tries to clinch but Haddl moves out of range.
Jawor avoids the body shot from Haddl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haddl cracks a nice hook into Jawor's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Jawor.
Jawor doesn't manage to clinch there - Haddl circles away.
Haddl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haddl digs a good hook to Jawor's body.
Haddl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jawor fails with an attempt to clinch.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Haddl has cracked Jawor with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Haddl lands another huge swinging hook and Jawor tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Jawor, before Haddl can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Basti Haddl!