PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 623 p4p, 17 weight class) and David Haller (ranked 9210 p4p, 269 weight class). David Haller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Jafar
vs
Haller

175 cm
22
145 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

167 cm
24
138 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Haller.
Haller blocks a jab.
Haller misses with an uppercut.
Jafar throws a hook but Haller avoids it easily.
Haller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Haller just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haller.
Jafar throws a body punch but Haller moves out of range.
Jafar takes one to the side of the head.
Haller takes a swing at Jafar's ribcage but misses.
Jafar is looking to counter punch.
Jafar misses with an uppercut.
Jafar swings for the body but Haller moves out of range.
Jafar looks to land a left hand but Haller moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jafar misses with a looping right.
Haller misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Jafar misses its intended target.
Jafar throws a body punch but Haller moves out of range.
Jafar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haller.

Jafar moves into range and clinches up with Haller.
Haller presses Jafar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haller's elbow.
Haller scores with a shot to the side of Jafar's head.
Haller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Haller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haller slowing the pace effectively.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haller misses with some punches.
Haller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Haller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haller tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Jafar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar scores with a shoulder strike.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Haller - that landed with a thud.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Haller.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Haller avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the ropes.
Haller swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haller lands a good knee to the midsection. Jafar won't want to take too many of those.
Haller throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haller.
Haller scores with a shot to the side of Jafar's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haller tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Haller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jafar throws a poor cross that misses
and Haller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haller moves away from the strike by Jafar.
Haller throws a big shot that misses.
Haller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Haller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jafar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
David Haller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jafar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Haller throws a leg kick but Jafar checks it.
Jafar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jafar takes a swing at Haller's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jafar's calf.
Jafar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Haller misses.
Jafar misses with an uppercut
and Haller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar tries to clinch but Haller is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jafar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haller.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haller misses with an uppercut. Jafar saw that one coming.
Jafar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haller moves away from the strike by Jafar.
Haller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jafar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haller throws a jab when Jafar was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jafar misses the target.
Jafar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haller throws out the jab.
Haller missing with a left hand there. Jafar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Jafar.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haller was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Jafar misses with an uppercut
and Haller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jafar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haller lands with a hook. Jafar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jafar throws out a loose jab but Haller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jafar slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haller.
A big right from Haller misses.
Haller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jafar checks the leg kick.
Haller with a nice cross.
Haller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Jafar.
Haller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Haller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar lands with a good body shot.
Haller lands a jab.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Haller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Haller looks to score with a jab to the body but Jafar is just out of range.
Nuri Jafar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Haller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Jafar misses its target.
Haller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jafar.
Jafar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haller scores with a hook to the body. Jafar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haller scores with a jab.
David Haller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Jafar wants to clinch but Haller slips to the side
enabling Haller to counter with a crisp jab.
Haller lands an overhand right.
Haller with a hook.
Haller misses with a straight right.
Haller lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haller throws a looping overhand right but Jafar ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Jafar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haller throws a right hand that misses
and Jafar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Haller misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller blocks a jab.
Jafar throws a right hand that misses
and Haller counters with a stiff right hand.
Haller with a nice cross.
Haller slips under a jab from Jafar.
Haller misses with a left hand
and Jafar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jafar moves to clinch but Haller breaks away
and Haller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jafar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haller throws a looping overhand right but Jafar ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Jafar.
Jafar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jafar throws a poor cross that misses
and Haller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jafar's knee momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Jafar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haller throws a hook but Jafar blocks it.
Haller scores with a shot to the body.
Haller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haller misses with a straight right.
Jafar throwing a counter right hand but Haller manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haller counters with a stiff right hand.

Jafar has Haller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Haller has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller blocking some punches.
David Haller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Haller.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Jafar blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Haller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haller 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Haller!
David Haller decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.