PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haigh
vs
Alves

170 cm
37
158 lbs
30 - 30 - 1

174 cm
39
156 lbs
34 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 30 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Haigh slips the punch.
Haigh swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Haigh as he connects with a hook.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Haigh saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Haigh misses its target.
Haigh fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Alves .
Haigh stuffs the takedown.
Haigh lands with a cross.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haigh.
Haigh stuffs the takedown.
John Haigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Alves .
Alves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Alves gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Alves 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Haigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Alves .
It looked like Haigh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alves .
Haigh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haigh throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Haigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .
Haigh blocks a jab.
Haigh blocks a jab.
Renzo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haigh counters with a nice leg kick.
Haigh lands with a kick to the temple. Alves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Renzo Alves has been cut.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haigh circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alves throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haigh stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves 's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.

Alves is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Haigh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Haigh lands a nice shot that snaps Alves 's head back.
John Haigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Haigh scores with a head kick. Alves tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Haigh finish him?
Haigh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves .
Haigh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alves .
Haigh throws a head kick that misses.
Haigh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves seems to have recovered his senses.
Haigh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves throws a series of punches but Haigh moves out of range.
Haigh just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Haigh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alves misses with the combination.
Alves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haigh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alves . Alves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haigh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haigh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haigh dodges the punch combination from Alves .
Haigh blocks a jab.
Haigh dodges the punch combination from Alves .
Haigh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Oooooh!!! Haigh has knocked Alves down with a huge combo! Haigh steps away and waves a wobbly Alves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Alves darts in looking for a takedown but Haigh gets double underhooks and turns Alves into the cage.
Alves looks winded!
Haigh lands with an uppercut that bounces Alves off the cage and back into range.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Haigh lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Alves falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Haigh!
John Haigh very nearly forgot to thank My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.