PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devan Dubnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Haws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubnyk comes to the cage accompanied by Obnoxious. The crowd seem to be enjoying Haws's choice of entrance music: Sound System. Jon Haws has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dubnyk
vs
Haws

193 cm
30
180 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

191 cm
26
183 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Dubnyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Haws!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubnyk scores with a sloppy right hand. Haws should have avoided that one.

Dubnyk rushes Haws and presses him up against the cage.
Dubnyk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haws lands a nice elbow.
Haws with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dubnyk blocks an elbow strike.
Haws pushes off an throws an elbow but Dubnyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haws misses with an elbow strike.
Haws prevents Dubnyk from breaking the clinch.
Haws tries a knee to the head but Dubnyk blocks it.
Haws is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dubnyk is defending well for now.
Haws throws a head punch that misses.

Dubnyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dubnyk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haws is able to avoid easily.
Haws works over Dubnyk's head and body with a nice combination.
Dubnyk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk connects with a looping right hand.
Dubnyk throws a right hand that Haws ducks under and follows up with a left that Haws also avoids with ease.
Dubnyk swinging wildly here.
Haws on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haws throws a right hand that Dubnyk ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubnyk also avoids with ease.
Haws keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Devan Dubnyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubnyk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haws at a distance.
Dubnyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haws on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dubnyk. Dubnyk obviously looking to wear him down.
Dubnyk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haws takes one to the chin there.

Dubnyk closes the distance and clinches.
Dubnyk is working Haws over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haws just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dubnyk's brow.
Haws unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dubnyk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haws.
Haws tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haws prevents Dubnyk from breaking the clinch.
Haws misses with a knee strike.
Haws throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haws pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haws throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haws lands an uppercut.
Dubnyk wants a takedown.
Dubnyk avoiding damage as Haws throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haws prevents Dubnyk from breaking the clinch.
Dubnyk pushes Haws back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haws just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dubnyk's brow.
Dubnyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dubnyk managing to block the knees to the body from Haws.
Dubnyk misses with a body punch.
Haws creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dubnyk's defenses.
Dubnyk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Dubnyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Dubnyk.
Haws takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dubnyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk misses with a combination
and Haws counters with a three punch combo that has Dubnyk backing up. Dubnyk nods at Haws to acknowledge the strikes.
Haws takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haws uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dubnyk.
Haws is looking to clinch but Dubnyk is avoiding it.
Jab by Dubnyk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Dubnyk.
Haws defending well as Dubnyk loads up on a big left hand.
Dubnyk looks to score with a jab to the body but Haws is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haws moves out of range of the strikes.
Dubnyk connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devan Dubnyk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dubnyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haws throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haws throws an elbow that misses.
Dubnyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haws lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dubnyk backwards.
Haws tries a knee to the head but Dubnyk blocks it.
Haws pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haws scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dubnyk looking for a takedown.
Haws tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haws looking to throw knees to the head but Dubnyk is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dubnyk as Haws tries to tie him up.
Haws pushes off an throws an elbow but Dubnyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haws with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk wants to break free but Haws has control.
Haws throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haws throws an elbow but it misses.
Haws connects with a knee to the head.
Haws keeps control of Dubnyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dubnyk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haws misses with a short punch on the inside.

Dubnyk wants the takedown. Haws is fighting it off but Dubnyk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Haws's guard against the cage.
Haws is trying to control the position but Dubnyk postures up.

Haws looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dubnyk passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Haws's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haws regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk trying to pass the guard but Haws defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haws is looking to control Dubnyk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haws avoid being mounted?
Dubnyk wants to take a breather but Haws is having none of it.
Haws manages to get to full guard.
Dubnyk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dubnyk decides to return to a standing position.
Dubnyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Haws looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haws was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubnyk.

Dubnyk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dubnyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haws slips under a jab from Dubnyk.

Haws clinches up with Dubnyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Haws misses with an elbow strike.
Dubnyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haws backwards.
A short left from Haws.

Dubnyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haws fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dubnyk looks to land a right hand but Haws moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dubnyk misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haws takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dubnyk jabs at Haws's body.
Dubnyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haws throws out the jab.
Dubnyk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haws throws a series of punches but Dubnyk avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubnyk looks to land a right hand but Haws moved out of range.
Haws tries to clinch there but Dubnyk circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubnyk takes a swing at Haws's ribcage but misses.
Dubnyk wants to land a leg kick but Haws is out of range.
Dubnyk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Devan Dubnyk will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Haws staying out of range there.
Haws misses with a combination
and Dubnyk counters with a one-two to the body.
Dubnyk checks a leg kick nicely.
Dubnyk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haws under the eye.
Haws dodges the punch combination from Dubnyk.
Jon Haws is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haws keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dubnyk.
Haws thows a leg kick but Dubnyk checks it
and Dubnyk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dubnyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubnyk misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk throws a hook but Haws blocks it.
Dubnyk throws an off balance right hand
and Haws connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Devan Dubnyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Dubnyk loads up on a big right hand but Haws slips the punch.
Dubnyk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haws counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haws lands a two punch combo.
Haws uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubnyk.

Dubnyk clinches up with Haws and pushes him back against the cage.
Jon Haws seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dubnyk is trying to break the clinch but Haws is controlling him.
Dubnyk blocks an elbow strike.

Dubnyk breaks the clinch.
Dubnyk misses with a straight left.
Haws showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dubnyk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dubnyk swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Haws misses.

Dubnyk rushes Haws and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Haws.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haws pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haws pushes off an throws an elbow but Dubnyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haws creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk is trying to force a seperation but Haws has the dominant position.
Dubnyk tries a body shot but Haws blocks it.
Haws stalling in the clinch but Dubnyk improves position.
Haws swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubnyk tries for a takedown but Haws manages to get underhooks.
Dubnyk has had enough of the clinch but Haws keeps him there for the moment.
Haws trying to control the position but instead, Dubnyk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haws into the cage.
Dubnyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Haws won't allow it.
Haws crunches a lovely knee into Dubnyk's ribcage.
Haws stops a takedown attempt from Dubnyk.
Haws lands an elbow just above Dubnyk 's eye.
Haws lands with a short shot to the head.
Haws leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jon Haws has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devan Dubnyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dubnyk dodges an elbow strike from Haws.
Dubnyk avoids a wild elbow strike from Haws.
Dubnyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haws obliges.
Dubnyk is trying to force a seperation but Haws has the dominant position.
Haws swings wildly with an uppercut but Dubnyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haws misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubnyk dodges an elbow strike from Haws.
Dubnyk takes an elbow to the temple.
Haws tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dubnyk avoids it.
Dubnyk is looking to take this one to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Haws.
I think Dubnyk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devan Dubnyk!
In his post fight interview, Devan Dubnyk started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.