PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoger Habbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoger Habbit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Snyder
vs
Habbit

180 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Snyder !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoger Habbit !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Habbit forces Snyder back against the cage and clinches.
Habbit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Habbit jumps guard but Snyder stands there with Habbit around his waist. Habbit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Habbit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Habbit keeps control of Snyder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Habbit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Snyder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Snyder 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Habbit misses with an elbow strike.
Habbit misses with an elbow strike.
Habbit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Snyder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Habbit has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Habbit throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snyder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Habbit misses with a knee to the head.
Habbit is trying to drag Snyder to the mat but Snyder just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jon Snyder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoger Habbit .
Habbit throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habbit trying to land knees to the body.
Habbit tries to throw a body punch but Snyder avoids it by throwing Habbit back against the cage.
Habbit misses with a knee to the head.

Habbit has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Snyder regains guard immediately.
Habbit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snyder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snyder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Habbit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Habbit scoring with some ground and pound.
Habbit wants to control from the top but Snyder keeps moving.
Habbit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snyder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Habbit on the ground.
Habbit is in close to Snyder 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Snyder looking for a sweep. Not yet Snyder , not yet.
Snyder wants to stand but Habbit is controlling the position.
Snyder is trying to keep Habbit in close.
Snyder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Habbit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Habbit passes Snyder 's left leg - he's now in half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Habbit is trying to work for a kimura but Snyder is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habbit trying to mount his opponent but Snyder defends it.
Habbit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Habbit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Habbit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Habbit is working for a kimura but Snyder is defending it quite comfortably.
Snyder is trying to maintain the position but Habbit is very close to passing his half guard.
Snyder missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snyder tries to get to full guard but Habbit has control of the leg.
Snyder missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Snyder rushes Habbit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Habbit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Snyder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Habbit .
Snyder tries to counter by clinching up but Habbit breaks away and moves out of range.

Snyder closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoger Habbit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Snyder rushes Habbit and presses him up against the cage.

Habbit breaks the clinch.

Snyder forces Habbit back against the cage and clinches.

Snyder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Snyder as he checks the leg kick.
Jon Snyder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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

Snyder working for submissions but it's allowed Habbit to get to half guard.

Habbit is looking for a kimura but Snyder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Habbit to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habbit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Habbit is working for a kimura but Snyder is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snyder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Habbit .
Snyder looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habbit throwing shots but Snyder is blocking nicely.

Habbit is looking for a kimura here.
Habbit stops Snyder from getting back to his feet.

Habbit seems to be working for a kimura but Snyder defends the submission attempt.
Habbit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Habbit thows a huge punch but Snyder dodges it nicely.
Snyder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Habbit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Habbit seems to be looking for submissions.
Snyder is trying to stand.
Habbit is looking to advance position but Snyder won't allow it.
Snyder wants to get back to his feet.
Snyder taking some punishment here, with Habbit in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Habbit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Snyder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Habbit .
Habbit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Habbit is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Habbit is trying for a kimura here. Snyder looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Habbit wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hoger Habbit !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hoger Habbit made sure he mentioned KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250, along with how happy he was to win his fight.