PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Inclan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Havener has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Havener
vs
Inclan

179 cm
26
164 lbs
5 - 10 - 3

225 cm
29
165 lbs
6 - 15 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Inclan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havener misses the jab.

Havener gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Inclan tries to pull guard but Havener won't allow it.
Havener throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inclan blocks it with crossed arms.
Inclan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Havener lands an elbow that stopped Inclan in his tracks for a moment.
Havener on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inclan takes a knee right on the jaw!

Havener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Inclan gets tackled into the cage by Havener. Havener maintains the clinch.
Havener lands a nice knee to the body.
Havener tries a knee to the head but Inclan blocks it.

Havener breaks from the clinch.
Inclan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Havener forces Inclan back against the cage and clinches.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
Inclan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inclan working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havener tries to score a body lock takedown but Inclan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inclan tries to circle away but Havener has him pinned against the cage.
Inclan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Havener landing knees to the body.
Inclan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Havener gets underhooks to prevent Inclan's takedown attempt.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Inclan.
Havener looking to throw knees to the head but Inclan is blocking nicely.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but Inclan blocks with his arms.
Inclan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
Havener is breathing heavily.
Havener with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but Inclan blocks with his arms.
Inclan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Inclan looking to stall.

Inclan manages to pull guard.

Inclan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Havener gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inclan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Inclan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Havener prevents Inclan from getting back to his feet.
Havener wants to pass the guard but Inclan is keeping the position.
Havener has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Inclan is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Havener avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Havener trying to control but Inclan is working from the bottom.
Havener preventing the sweep.
Havener throws an elbow that misses. Inclan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Havener's guard. Nice move by Inclan!
Havener is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Inclan dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Havener is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Inclan is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inclan tries to stand but Havener is controlling his head.
Havener tries to escape but Inclan is in control.
Havener might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Inclan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Havener has escaped the position, nice work there.
Havener tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Inclan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Havener is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Havener is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Havener dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Inclan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Inclan moves into the clinch.
Havener prevents Inclan from breaking the clinch.
Inclan missing with knees to the body.
Havener misses with an elbow strike.
Havener dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Havener breaks the clinch.
Havener changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Inclan tries to avoid it but Havener manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Inclan to the ground. Inclan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Havener clinches up with Inclan and pushes him back against the cage.
Havener with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Inclan tries to break free but Havener pushes him back against the cage.

Inclan pulls guard.
Havener wants to stand and escape but instead Inclan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Inclan is looking to stand up but Havener won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inclan advances position into side control!
Havener is trying to get back to half guard.
Inclan lands an elbow.
Havener is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Havener's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Inclan tries for a kimura but Havener is defending well.
Havener is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inclan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Inclan tries to stand but Havener is controlling his head.

Inclan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Inclan landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havener is looking for a sweep.

Havener throws Inclan to one side and escapes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inclan is looking to clinch but Havener is avoiding it.
Inclan is looking to clinch but Havener is avoiding it.
Havener tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Havener looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Havener pushes Inclan up against the cage in a clinch.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but Inclan blocks with his arms.
Inclan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Havener lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Havener throws an elbow but misses.
Inclan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Havener tries to stall but Inclan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Havener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inclan is defending well for now.

Havener breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inclan tries to clinch up but Havener circles away and keeps his distance.

Havener rushes Inclan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inclan misses with a knee strike.

Inclan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Inclan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Inclan looking for a sweep. Not yet Inclan, not yet.
Havener is looking to pass into half guard but Inclan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Inclan is in guard.

Havener looking for subs off his back but Inclan has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havener tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Inclan manages to move to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inclan lands a big elbow.
Inclan tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Inclan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Havener fails with an attempt to clinch.
Inclan shoots in for a takedown but Havener shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Inclan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Havener moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Havener stuffs the takedown.

Havener clinches up against the cage.
Inclan managing to block the knees to the body from Havener.

Havener pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Havener has managed to clinch.
Inclan tries to circle away but Havener has him pinned against the cage.
Havener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Havener misses with the head strike.
Inclan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Inclan.
Havener with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inclan managing to block the knees to the body from Havener.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inclan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inclan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inclan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Inclan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Havener is defending well.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Andrew Havener has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Havener has Inclan pressed against the cage.
Havener is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Inclan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Havener gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Havener misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Inclan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inclan wants a takedown but no success here.

Inclan manages to pull guard.
Havener has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener wanted to stand there but Inclan had control of the position.
Havener wants to stand and escape but instead Inclan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Inclan stops Havener from standing up.
Havener keeping moving, preventing Inclan from controlling successfully.
Inclan throws a big right hand that misses.
Inclan wants to control from the top but Havener keeps moving.
Havener on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Havener tries to get out of the position.
Havener is trying to hold Inclan in close to prevent damage but Inclan has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inclan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Inclan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Havener wants to try and get back to his feet.
Inclan wants to control the pace but Havener is squirming around nicely.
Inclan looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Havener covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Inclan!