PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Haber
vs
Jones

182 cm
20
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Good exchange - Haber coming out on top.
Haber just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Haber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jones avoids the body shot from Haber.
Haber connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Haber lands a slapping body shot.
Haber slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Haber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Haber lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haber is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haber takes a step back to recover.
Jones misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haber scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber lands a nice shot to the body.
Haber throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haber thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Haber tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haber misses with a wild combination.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haber blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Haber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haber punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Haber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Haber scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Haber.
Haber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haber misses with a wild body shot.
Haber cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones tries to work over Haber's front leg with a kick but Haber checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
Haber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haber is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Haber had a free shot at his head there.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Haber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haber is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Haber.
A telegraphed right hand from Haber misses the target.
Jones tries to clinch but Haber moves out of range.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haber blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haber pinned against the cage. Haber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Haber finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Haber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haber scores with a jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Haber.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haber scores with a nice right hand.
Haber lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haber scores with a jab 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!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uri Haber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber lands with a right hand.
Haber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Haber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haber blocks it well.
Haber scores with a punch to the head.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haber tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Haber shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haber is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uri Haber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haber looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Haber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Uri Haber is winning the standup battle so far.

Jones rushes Haber and presses him up against the cage.
Haber tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jones misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Haber.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haber stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Haber.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Uri Haber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Jones.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Haber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones tries a body shot but Haber blocks it.
Haber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Haber.
Haber is struggling to control the position.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haber's elbow.

Haber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uri Haber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haber cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber connects with a crisp jab.
Haber connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Haber finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Haber, which made it look bad.
Haber jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haber takes a step back to recover.
Haber works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Haber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haber looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Haber tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Haber catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones tries to clinch but Haber is having none of it.
Haber slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haber scores with a shot to the body.
Haber lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Haber. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Haber gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Haber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haber takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Haber just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Haber.
Haber blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haber tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Haber.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Haber is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haber. Haber obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uri Haber dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Haber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haber defends it well.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Haber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
letting Haber counter with a right hand.

Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haber quickly recovers to half guard.
Haber trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Haber regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haber controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Haber is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Haber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Haber is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Haber looking to control.

Haber has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones wants to control from the top but Haber keeps moving.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Haber is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haber looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Haber up and slammed him! Haber can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
Craig Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jones goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Haber has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jones but great work by Haber.
Haber is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Haber tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haber preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haber trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Haber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Haber!