PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Puempel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris. Matt Puempel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Haverford 's chin.

Haverford
vs
Puempel

180 cm
33
190 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

186 cm
30
192 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Haverford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Puempel!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haverford doesn't manage to clinch there - Puempel circles away.
Puempel throws a head kick but Haverford moves out of range.
Puempel throws a big shot that misses.

Haverford closes the distance and clinches.
Haverford looking to slow down the pace here.
Haverford blocks the elbow strike.
Puempel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haverford gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Puempel tries a body shot but Haverford blocks it.
Haverford being controlled against the cage.
Haverford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Haverford .
Haverford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puempel.
Puempel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haverford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puempel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puempel is trying to drag Haverford to the mat but Haverford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haverford lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puempel prevents a body shot from Haverford .
Puempel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Puempel has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Haverford regains guard immediately.
We've been hearing good reports from Haverford 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haverford is on top in guard.
Puempel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haverford manages to get himself to full guard.
Puempel stopping the sweep attempt from Haverford .
Haverford trying to control the position.
Puempel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haverford 's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverford is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Haverford looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Puempel passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haverford is looking for a sweep. Puempel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Puempel is working for a kimura but Haverford is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puempel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haverford tries to get to full guard but Puempel has control of the leg.
Haverford is not content to let Puempel control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haverford tries to get to full guard but Puempel has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford is staying active underneath Puempel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Puempel.
Haverford ducks under a wild hook from Puempel.
Puempel looks for the body kick but Haverford saw that one coming.
Puempel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haverford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puempel.
Haverford tries to clinch up.
Haverford is looking to clinch but Puempel is avoiding it.
Puempel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haverford .
Puempel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Haverford scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from Haverford both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford is looking to chop away at Puempel's legs.
Good shot there by Haverford .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford wants to clinch up but Puempel keeps it at a distance.
Puempel checks a leg kick.
Puempel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haverford .

It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Puempel misses with a low kick.
Haverford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puempel closes the distance and clinches up with Haverford , looking for a takedown. Puempel pushes Haverford against the cage but Haverford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tom Haverford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Puempel.
A low kick from Haverford is predictable there
and Puempel counters with a low kick, right behind Haverford 's knee.
Haverford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Puempel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Haverford looking to score a takedown here. Puempel is defending well but Haverford drives through and ends up in Puempel's guard.

Haverford is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Puempel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Puempel has escaped and now he's on top!
Puempel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Puempel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Haverford 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Puempel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puempel misses with an uppercut.
Haverford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puempel.
Puempel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Haverford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puempel can pounce on him.
A left lands for Haverford .
Haverford throws out a loose jab but Puempel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haverford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puempel has time to react.

Puempel is rocked!
Puempel circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Haverford . Puempel falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Haverford !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Haverford !
A relieved looking Tom Haverford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.