PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maria Haney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Sniper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haney
vs
Sniper

222 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maria Haney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Sniper !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sniper drives through with a takedown into Haney's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sniper throws an elbow that misses. Haney uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sniper 's guard. Nice move by Haney!

Haney preventing the sweep.
Sniper 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.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Haney postures up and lands a big shot to Sniper 's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sniper trying to keep a closed guard but Haney is proving a slippery customer.
Haney scoring with some ground and pound.

Sniper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sniper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sniper throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sniper is trying to hold Haney in close to prevent damage but Haney has managed to pass into half guard.
Haney throwing shots but Sniper is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sniper defends it well.

Haney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sniper defends it well.
Sniper trying to hold on to Haney's head to control him but Haney postures up.
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.
Haney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sniper tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Haney has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Haney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sniper is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haney with shots to the head and body - Sniper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Haney connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Haney lands a couple of good shots and Sniper has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Haney connects with a big shot to the side of Sniper 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haney is not going to allow Sniper to sit and survive in this position.
Haney is hanging on to Sniper 's back as he tries to escape.
Haney scores with punches and elbows.
Haney is working the ground and pound. Can Sniper escape?

Haney is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sniper is defending well though. Haney let's go of the attempt for now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Haney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haney working for a choke but Sniper is defending well.

Haney working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sniper tries to escape but Haney has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Haney has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Haney is landing with strikes from the back.

Haney is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Haney is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haney lands shots from the back.

Haney looking for the choke but no joy.
Haney punches the canvas rather than the man.
Sniper covering up well under a series of strikes from Haney.

Haney is looking for the choke from the back position but Sniper is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Haney looking for the choke from the back.
Sniper wants to control his opponent's hands but Haney gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maria Haney dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sniper shoots in and bounces Haney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sniper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sniper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haney has his hands on Sniper 's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniper wants to pass the guard but Haney is keeping the position.
Maria Haney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sniper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haney seems keen to control Sniper 's posture.
Sniper wants to control from the top but Haney keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sniper misses with a combination

and Haney counters with a takedown into side control.
Haney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sniper can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sniper 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sniper sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sniper is looking for a sweep.
What's Sniper going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Haney working the head and body with strikes.

Haney thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sniper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney cracks Sniper with a big elbow.
Sniper tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Haney in side control, throwing shots but Sniper defends.

Haney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sniper sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sniper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Haney postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haney has an Americana. Sniper didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Haney is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Haney hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Maria Haney!