PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherman Haney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Haney
vs
Peters

184 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sherman Haney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Peters!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Peters does no damage.

Peters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Haney has his hands on Peters's head, controlling the position.
Haney wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haney has Peters pulled in close to control his posture.
Peters connects with a couple of short punches.
Haney thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haney is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Haney stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Peters changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peters working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haney wants to control but Peters postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haney gets back to half guard.

Haney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haney is doing well to control the position and prevent Peters from advancing to side control.

Haney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haney preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Peters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haney with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haney tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haney wants to get back to his feet.

Peters is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Haney as he works his way to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peters's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peters is working Haney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peters must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Peters stands up and waves to Haney to follow him.

Haney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Haney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Haney lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Haney working the head with strikes.
Haney wants to control but Peters is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Peters can do anything to dispel that myth.
Peters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peters takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Peters parries the strikes from Haney easily there. Haney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Peters to escape.
Haney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peters dodges the ground and pound from Haney.
Haney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peters keeps working.
Peters tries to bench press Haney off him but Haney keeps the position.
Haney wants to control but Peters is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters is trying to get back to half guard.
Peters takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Haney working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haney scores with punches from side control.
Peters takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Peters wants to control but Haney postures up.

Haney decides to stand back up. Haney steps back and let's Peters get back to his feet.
Peters has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peters looks winded!

Peters looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Haney!
Peters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Haney regains half guard, as Peters was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherman Haney dominated that round.
That's time! Haney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Haney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Haney is nestled in close to Peters, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haney looks to land a strike but Peters avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Haney throws a big right hand that misses.
Peters tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Haney stands up from Peters's guard - Haney perhaps looking for a knockout.

Peters changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Peters cracks Haney with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Haney can't do much from the bottom here.
Haney is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters has control of an arm but Haney manages to advance to Peters's back!
Sherman Haney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haney throwing sloppy strikes.
You can see the frustration on Peters's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Peters looking very determined here, making life difficult for Haney.
Peters avoids the strikes from Haney.
Haney scores with punches and elbows.
Haney keeps control of the position easily here as Peters tries to buck him off.
Even with his hooks in, Haney manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Haney throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters covers up after that shot from Haney.
Haney is punishing Peters with strikes - can he finish him?!
Peters grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Haney throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Haney gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haney scores with punches and elbows.
Haney misses with a punch to the head.
Haney is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Haney gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Haney gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Haney apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Peters throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haney tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peters is in Haney's guard.
Haney throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Haney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peters can do to turn this around?
Peters throws an elbow that misses. Haney uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peters's guard. Nice move by Haney!

Haney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney throws an elbow that misses. Peters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haney's guard. Nice move by Peters!

Haney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peters's guard.

Haney works over Peters with some ground and pound from guard.
Haney throwing strikes from guard but Peters blocks nicely.
Haney is looking to work some ground and pound but Peters has wrist control.
Haney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haney scoring with some ground and pound.
Haney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haney trying to control the position from guard on top but Peters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haney postures up in Peters's guard and throws a big left but Peters blocks it.
Peters wants to stand and escape but Haney is having none of it.
Haney with a nice head shot there.
Peters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Haney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Peters, up you get!

Peters closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Haney's guard.

Haney pushes Peters off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!

Peters fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Haney sprawls well initially but Peters persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haney trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherman Haney dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Haney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Peters!
Haney throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Peters works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Haney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haney.
Haney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peters taking some punishment here, with Haney in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haney is trying to control. Peters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peters defending well though.
Haney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peters has hold of Haney's hands but Haney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Haney escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peters shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haney's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haney holds on and takes a little breather.
Haney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Peters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haney is on top in guard.

Haney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haney working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney lands a couple of digs.
Haney cracks Peters with a solid left hand.

Haney gets to his feet. Peters looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Haney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Peters's guard.
Peters trying to control the position.
Haney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haney is stalling in the full guard.

Haney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Peters, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peters gets caught napping as Haney dives in and scores a takedown. Peters manages to retain guard.
Haney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haney postures up in Peters's guard and throws a big left but Peters blocks it.
Haney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haney throws a big right hand that misses.
Peters 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.
Peters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haney lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sherman Haney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherman Haney!