PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samor Kanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haffa comes to the cage accompanied by Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire. Kanen has chosen BURN ONE DOWN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Samor Kanen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Haffa
vs
Kanen

200 cm
32
210 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

189 cm
29
214 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Haffa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samor Kanen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haffa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kanen counters with a leg kick.
Kanen throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanen.
Kanen lands a body shot.
Haffa shoots in but no luck this time.
Kanen cracks Haffa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanen thuds his shin into the meat of Haffa's side.

Haffa shoots in and gets a takedown into Kanen's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kanen is pulling down on Haffa's head to control his posture.
Haffa trying to control but Kanen is working from the bottom.
Haffa postures up in Kanen's guard and throws a big left but Kanen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanen is keeping the position for now.
Haffa wants to control from the top but Kanen keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haffa lands with a good body shot.
Kanen throws the left hand but Haffa avoids the punch easily.
Haffa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Samor Kanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanen looks to land a body kick but Haffa moved away.
Kanen digs a good hook to Haffa's body.
Haffa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haffa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kanen takes a swing at Haffa's ribcage but misses.
Kanen is looking to chop away at Haffa's legs.
Kanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Haffa with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Kanen counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haffa throws a sloppy body shot
and Kanen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kanen delivers a nice body kick.
Kanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kanen feints a jab promting Haffa to slip. Kanen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haffa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Harry Haffa has been cut.
Haffa misses the jab.
Haffa wants to clinch up but Kanen keeps it at a distance.
Kanen scores with a jab to the body.
Kanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haffa's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Kanen coming out on top.
Kanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haffa is breathing heavily.
Haffa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanen misses with a head kick.
A jab from Kanen finds it's way through Haffa's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa throws a head kick that misses
and Kanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haffa thinking.
Kanen misses with a looping left.
Kanen throws out a leg kick but Haffa moves out of range and Kanen only half commits.
The fighters circling - Kanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haffa.
Kanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Haffa.
Haffa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanen.
A good leg kick by Kanen.
Good leg kick by Kanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kanen digs a good hook to Haffa's body.
Kanen throws a right hand that misses
and Haffa counters with a two punch combo.
Kanen throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haffa misses with a hook. Kanen ducked under it nicely.
Kanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haffa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kanen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kanen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haffa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kanen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kanen is pushing down on Haffa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haffa is fighting to maintain full guard but Kanen has managed to sneak the leg through.

Haffa looking for subs from the bottom but Kanen mounts him!
Kanen controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haffa taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samor Kanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Haffa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kanen avoids the body shot from Haffa.
Haffa looks to land a left hand but Kanen moved out of range nicely.
Kanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haffa.
Kanen is looking to land body kicks.
Kanen 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 Kanen off to one side.
Haffa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haffa on the side of the head.
Haffa throws a shot from downtown. Kanen moves away and avoids it.
Haffa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haffa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kanen.
Haffa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kanen connects with a body shot that sends Haffa's belly button to the back.
Haffa ducks under a wild hook from Kanen.
Haffa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Haffa blocks a head kick by Kanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haffa moves away.
Haffa misses with a wild combination.
Kanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haffa shoots for a takedown but Kanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kanen, as that shot connected.
Kanen takes a swing at Haffa's ribcage but misses.
Kanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haffas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Haffa is rocked!
Kanen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Haffa falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kanen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samor Kanen!
An out of breath Samor Kanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.