PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Haverford
vs
Moses

180 cm
36
185 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

177 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Haverford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Moses!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses clobbers Haverford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moses waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haverford .
Moses connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moses connects with a jab.
Moses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moses throws out a counter right but Haverford avoids it with no problem.
We've been hearing reports that Haverford has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Moses connects with a looping right hand.
Haverford throws a leg kick
and Moses counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Haverford 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moses connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haverford scrambles back to his feet.
Haverford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily.
Moses swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haverford connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses throws a shot from downtown. Haverford moves away and avoids it.
Moses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moses keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Archie Moses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses connects with a jab.
Moses punishes Haverford 's body with a nice straight punch.
Moses might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford shoots in but no luck this time.
Moses scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haverford .
Haverford throws a right hand that Moses ducks under and follows up with a left that Moses also avoids with ease.
Haverford feints and then cracks Moses's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moses down.
Moses lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moses lands a jab to Haverford 's midsection.
Haverford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moses takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haverford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily.
Haverford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moses connects with a right hand. Haverford shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Moses. That snapped Haverford 's head back.
Moses is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haverford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Moses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haverford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moses throws an overhand right that lands on Haverford 's shoulder, as Haverford tries to avoid the shot.
Moses throws a hook but Haverford blocks it.
Moses lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moses has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Haverford moves to clinch but Moses breaks away
and Moses counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moses connects with a single shot there.
Haverford throws a lazy uppercut
and Moses counters with a nice uppercut.
Moses wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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.
Moses scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses misses with a takedown
and Haverford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moses ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moses displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haverford is defended easily by Moses.
Moses lands with a cross.
Haverford closes the distance and clinches up with Moses, looking for a takedown. Haverford pushes Moses against the cage but Moses circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Haverford . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moses's corner calls for a 1-2. Moses obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford wants to slow Moses down by chopping away at his legs.

Moses feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!

Haverford is looking for a triangle here but Moses uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
An elbow from Moses crashes against the mat.
Haverford parries the strikes from Moses easily there. Moses is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Haverford to escape.
Haverford is looking to regain half guard here but Moses keeps moving and retains side control.
Moses grinds an elbow into Haverford 's temple.
Moses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haverford is not content to let Moses control the position.
Haverford wants to control but Moses postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Moses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Haverford 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moses connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haverford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Haverford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moses throws out the jab.
Haverford feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moses scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haverford takes one to the chin there.
Moses fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haverford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haverford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Haverford is rocked!

Tom Haverford 's cut is getting worse.
Haverford wants to slow Moses down by chopping away at his legs.
Haverford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haverford ducks right into an uppercut from Moses.
Oh Haverford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moses misses the shot to the body.
Haverford seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moses fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moses swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haverford .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haverford ducks under a wild hook from Moses.
Haverford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moses is out of range.
Moses has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Haverford !
Haverford wants to clinch up but Moses keeps it at a distance.
Moses looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haverford is fending him off so far but Moses persists. Nope, Haverford circles away and we're back to standing.
Moses connects with a body shot that sends Haverford 's belly button to the back.
Moses misses with a wild body shot.
Moses looks to score with a jab to the body but Haverford is just out of range.
Haverford throws a hook but Moses avoids it easily.
Haverford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moses circles away.
Moses throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverford fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Haverford .
Moses with a hook.
Haverford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moses displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haverford .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Haverford . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moses lands with an uppercut that bounces Haverford off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moses lands a nice looking body shot.
Haverford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haverford throws a leg kick that misses.
Moses throws out a counter right but Haverford avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses with a jab.
Good exchange - Moses coming out on top.

Tom Haverford 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Moses lands with a good body shot.
Moses lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Moses.
The crowd cheers as Moses lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haverford doesn't seem phased though.
Moses leaves Haverford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haverford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moses throws a right hand that Haverford ducks under and follows up with a left that Haverford also avoids with ease.
A big right from Moses misses.
As Moses looks to move away, Haverford throws a big counter combo bu Moses just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haverford has time to react.

Moses cracks Haverford with a big right hand and Haverford goes down!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moses wants to control from the top but Haverford keeps moving.
Moses is looking to work some ground and pound but Haverford has wrist control.
Moses sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haverford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haverford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moses trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haverford working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moses is working Haverford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Haverford 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A left lands for Moses.
A low kick from Haverford misses
and Moses counters with a straight right hand.
Haverford dodges the punch combination from Moses.
Moses throws an off balance right hand
letting Haverford counter with a right hand.
Moses lands an overhand right.
Moses throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Haverford . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Moses lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haverford slips under a jab.
Haverford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moses checks a leg kick.
Moses fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Haverford .
Moses cracks Haverford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haverford connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Moses.
Moses takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moses jabs at Haverford 's body.
Moses shoots in but no luck this time.
Moses scores with a decent looking hook.
Haverford slips a straight right by Moses.
Moses scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haverford , right into the meat.
Moses looks to score with a jab to the body but Haverford is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moses thuds a left hand into Haverford 's body.
Moses moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Moses lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Jeez, Tom Haverford 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Moses takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moses looks to land a right hand but Haverford moved out of range.
Moses scores with a one two! Haverford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moses takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moses throws a lazy right hand but Haverford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moses tries to bum rush Haverford with a series of wild strikes but Haverford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Haverford has closed the distance and engaged Moses in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moses's efforts to push away.
Moses working hard to break the clinch.
Haverford tries to stall but Moses uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haverford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moses avoids it.

Moses breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haverford throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haverford misses with a low kick.
Haverford needs to keep his hands up - Moses had a free shot at his head there.
Moses scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haverford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moses.
Moses scores with a decent looking hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Haverford 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Archie Moses!