PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Peck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peck
vs
Haber

175 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Peck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph Haber!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber is looking to clinch.
Peck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Haber has managed to clinch.
Haber crunches a lovely knee into Peck's ribcage.
Peck is breathing heavily.
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!

Haber jumps guard and drags Peck to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Haber pulls Peck in close to prevent any damage.

Haber wriggles free and stands up.

Haber moves into the clinch successfully.
Haber landing knees to the head.

It looks like John Peck has been cut.
Haber stalling.
Haber lands an elbow inside that Peck shrugs off.
Peck takes an elbow to the temple.

Haber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Haber forces Peck back against the cage and clinches.

Haber gets control of Peck's arms and successfully pulls guard. Haber will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Haber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber wants to stand but Peck is controlling the position.

Haber scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Peck stuffs the takedown attempt from Haber. Haber gets slowly back to his feet.
Haber tries to clinch but Peck moves out of range.
Haber doesn't manage to clinch there - Peck circles away.
Haber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haber tries to clinch up but Peck circles away and keeps his distance.

Haber clinches with his opponent.

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.
Peck can't break the clinch.
Haber displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peck up against the cage.
Peck has had enough of the clinch but Haber keeps him there for the moment.
Haber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haber with a knee to the head.

Haber pulls Peck into guard.

Haber is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Haber ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Haber no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Peck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Haber wants to stand and escape but Peck is having none of it.
Peck is fighting to break Haber's control of his arms but Haber is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peck trying to control the position from guard on top but Haber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber wants to stand but Peck is controlling the position.
Haber pulls Peck in close to prevent any damage.
Haber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peck is one step ahead there.
Peck tries to free his leg and advance position but Haber is retaining full guard.
Haber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haber is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Haber throwing shots but Peck is blocking nicely.
Peck wants to improve his position but Haber is controlling well.
Haber controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peck is trying to control but Haber passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peck is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Haber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Peck's cut.
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.

Peck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haber throws a head kick that Peck semi-blocks.
Haber tries to clinch there but Peck circles away.
Peck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haber moves away.
Peck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peck throws a lazy head kick
and Haber counters with a good, hard body kick but Peck shrugs it off.
Peck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haber.
Peck takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haber closes the distance looking to clinch

and Peck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Haber won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber can't do much from the bottom here.
Haber is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Peck asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Peck.
Peck tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Haber is trying to buck Peck off.
Peck working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
I wouldn't like to be where Haber is right now.
Peck looking to control but instead Haber has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haber tries to clinch but Peck moves away
and Peck counters with a two punch combo.
Peck tries to clinch

and Haber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haber landing knees to the head.

Haber jumps into guard, dragging Peck to the mat.
Haber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Haber wants to stand but Peck is controlling the position.
Haber is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber working a defensive guard here.
Haber wants to stand up but Peck is controlling him.
Peck trying to control but Haber is working from the bottom.
Haber is trying to control the position but Peck postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haber tries to clinch up but Peck circles away and keeps his distance.
Peck shoots in but Haber avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Haber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Peck to the mat! Peck manages to get full guard.
Peck controls Haber momentarily but Haber frees himself.
Peck wants to control but Haber passes easily into half guard.
Peck trying to control but Haber postures up.
Haber working over Peck with some ground and pound. Peck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Haber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Peck's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Haber moves into range and clinches up with Peck.
A short left from Haber.
A short uppercut from Haber.

Haber jumps guard.
Haber 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.

Peck stands up and waves to Haber to follow him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peck.
Peck looks to clinch

and Haber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haber.
Haber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peck wants to sweep here but Haber controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haber preventing the sweep.
Haber passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Haber wants to stand up but Peck has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Peck trying to control here.
Haber wants to free his trapped foot but Peck is holding on for dear life with his legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peck shoots for a double leg takedown but Haber sprawls well. He's pushed Peck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haber tries to clinch but Peck moves away
and Peck counters with a left and a right that stings Haber.
Peck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Peck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haber tries to close the distance and clinch but Peck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peck misses with the combination.

Haber forces Peck back against the cage and clinches.
Haber lands a knee to the body.
Haber is looking to control Peck's arms but Peck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haber has his back to the cage.
Haber landing knees to the body.
Haber wants a takedown but no success here.
Ralph Haber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peck tries for a takedown. No joy.

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

Haber closes the distance and clinches.
Peck is looking to control Haber's arms but Haber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peck has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Haber has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Peck uses from the top position.
Haber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peck wants to stand but Haber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Peck is fighting to break Haber's control of his arms but Haber is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peck prevents Haber from getting back to his feet.
Ralph Haber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peck trying to control but Haber is working from the bottom.
Haber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peck stopping the sweep attempt from Haber.
Haber is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Peck trying to control but Haber is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Haber clinches up with Peck and pushes him back against the cage.
Peck trying to control the position but instead, Haber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peck into the cage.
Peck tries to pull guard but Haber holds him up against the cage and eventually Peck drops back down to his feet.
Peck tries to score a body lock takedown but Haber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
John Peck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haber avoiding damage as Peck throws knees to the body.
Haber leaning his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Haber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30

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