PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Haggard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mick Haggard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Haggard
vs
West

225 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
256 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Haggard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrell West!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West looks for a takedown but Haggard sprawls well.
West has his takedown stuffed
letting Haggard counter with a right hand.
Haggard leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mick Haggard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell West.
West misses with a takedown
and Haggard counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Haggard.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haggard swivels and escapes.
Haggard lands a nice shot to the body.
West throws a combination that misses
enabling Haggard to counter with a crisp jab.
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haggard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
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!
Haggard lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haggard counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyrell West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haggard punishes West's body with a nice straight punch.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Haggard to counter with a crisp jab.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haggard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
West misses with a takedown
and Haggard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haggard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
West takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haggard counters with a right hand to the body.
Mick Haggard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West looks winded!
West misses with a takedown
and Haggard counters with a nice uppercut.
Haggard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
West shoots and misses
and Haggard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West throws a combination that misses
and Haggard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haggard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haggard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haggard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haggard counters with a stiff right hand.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haggard counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggard lands with a hook. West tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haggard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haggard lands a slapping body shot.
West is trying desperately to land a takedown but Haggard is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for West.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haggard counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Haggard catches West right on the button with a cross.
West misses with the combination.
West misses with a double jab
and Haggard counters with a straight right hand.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haggard counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West misses with a takedown
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggard with a hook.
Haggard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haggard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haggard.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haggard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haggard connects with a body shot.
West with a poor takedown
and Haggard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haggard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Haggard catches West right on the button with a cross.
West takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Haggard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

West takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haggard lands with a nice body punch.
Tyrell West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West throws a body punch but Haggard moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Haggard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps West's head backwards.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but West might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Haggard has got the better of the exchanges.
West tries for a takedown but Haggard circles away easily
and Haggard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haggard counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Tyrell West has been cut.
West shoots and misses
and Haggard counters with a nice body shot.
Mick Haggard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell West.
West is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haggard counters with a nice body shot.
Haggard tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West fails with the takedown
and Haggard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
Haggard connects with a single shot there.
Haggard scores with a jab to the body.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Haggard to counter with a crisp jab.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haggard scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Haggard works the jab nicely.
Nice cross by Haggard.
West takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
West takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haggard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
West gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haggard.
Haggard's corner calls for a 1-2. Haggard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
West drops his hands momentarily and Haggard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haggard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West tries for a takedown but Haggard circles away easily
and Haggard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
West takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haggard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mick Haggard is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggard cracks West with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haggard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haggard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haggard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haggard connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggard lands a lovely overhand right.
Haggard feints a jab promting West to slip. Haggard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. West slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
West with a poor takedown
and Haggard counters with a right hand to the body.
West takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
West has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
West takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haggard.
Haggard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
West misses with a takedown attempt
and Haggard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haggard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent West stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haggard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Haggard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrell West's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

West misses with a takedown attempt
and Haggard counters with a stiff right hand.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haggard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West fails with the takedown
and Haggard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mick Haggard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell West.
West drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haggard lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Haggard which made him look bad.
Haggard throws out a powerful jab.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haggard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Haggard.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Haggard to counter with a crisp jab.
Haggard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haggard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces West back to the cage. Haggard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haggard.

West is rocked!
Haggard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Haggard finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West shoots and misses
and Haggard counters with a straight right hand.
Haggard drops West with a straight left! Oh this is bad for West! Haggard dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Haggard!
Mick Haggard thanked the fans post fight for their support.