PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnie Shavers (ranked 2506 p4p, 22109 weight class) and Dez Havok (ranked 301 p4p, 584 weight class). Earnie Shavers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Shavers
vs
Havok

190 cm
31
247
8 - 6 - 0

183 cm
27
234
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dez Havok!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havok tries to clinch up.
Shavers is looking to counter the offense by Havok and move into the clinch.
Havok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shavers.
Shavers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Havok lands with an uppercut that bounces Shavers off the cage and back into range.
Shavers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Havok throws a looping overhand right but Shavers ducks down to avoid it.
Havok tries to clinch up.

Shavers has closed the distance and engaged Havok in a clinch.

Havok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shavers feints a jab promting Havok to slip. Shavers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Havok slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Shavers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Havok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavers swats away the attempt to clinch by Havok.
Havok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shavers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers misses with a low kick as Havok jumps back.
Shavers takes one to the side of the head.
Havok throws a sloppy head kick and Shavers moves out of range easily.
Havok tries to close the distance and clinch but Shavers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shavers blocks a head kick by Havok.
A slow jab from Shavers misses its intended target.
Shavers scores with a hook.
Havok cracks Shavers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shavers looks to score with a jab to the body but Havok is just out of range.
Shavers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Shavers.
Havok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Havok avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shavers lands a glancing blow to the side of Havok's head.
Havok digs a good body shot into Shavers's ribs.
Shavers slips under a jab from Havok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shavers scores with a hook.
Havok throws out a loose jab but Shavers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Havok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shavers.
Havok moves in looking to clinch but Shavers pushes him off.
Dez Havok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Havok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Havok misses with a hook to the ribs.

Havok manages to break the clinch.
Shavers swings for the body but Havok moves out of range.
Havok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Shavers closes the distance and clinches.
Havok blocks an uppercut.
Havok prevents a body shot from Shavers.
Havok is working Shavers over against the cage.
Shavers tries a body shot but Havok blocks it.
Shavers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shavers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers misses with a punch on the inside.

Havok manages to break the clinch.

Shavers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Shavers as the two fighters clinch.

Havok breaks the clinch.
Havok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shavers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Havok manages to circle out of the way.
Havok moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Havok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shavers misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Havok's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shavers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shavers avoids the body shot from Havok.
Shavers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Havok tests Shavers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Shavers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheers as Shavers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Havok doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Havok misses.
Havok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Shavers.
Nice straight punches there by Shavers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shavers.
Shavers scores with a sloppy right hand. Havok should have avoided that one.
Shavers throws a body punch but Havok moves out of range.
Shavers throws a body punch but Havok moves out of range.

Shavers clinches with his opponent.
Shavers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Havok can't find room to land a body shot as Shavers controls the action.
Shavers leaning against his opponent.
Shavers tries to throw a body punch but Havok avoids it by throwing Shavers back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Earnie Shavers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Havok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shavers tries to land a leg kick but Havok saw it coming and moves away.
Havok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shavers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Havok manages to circle out of the way.

Havok clinches up with Shavers and pushes him back against the cage.
Shavers prevents Havok from breaking the clinch.
Havok lands a shot to the body.
Shavers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shavers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Havok struggles to land a body shot inside as Shavers controls his hands.
Shavers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shavers tries to throw a body punch but Havok avoids it by throwing Shavers back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Earnie Shavers has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Havok breaks from the clinch.
Shavers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Havok scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shavers avoids the head kick by Havok.
Shavers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Havok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Shavers misses.
Dez Havok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shavers misses with an uppercut.
Shavers throws a jab when Havok was well out of range.
Shavers throws a low kick, looking for Havok's leg but Havok calmly moves out of range.
Havok swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shavers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shavers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Havok misses.
Shavers blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Shavers misses the target.
Shavers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Havok was well out of range. Poor timing from Shavers.
Shavers lands a two punch combo.
Havok takes a swing at Shavers's ribcage but misses.
Shavers is looking to counter the offense by Havok and move into the clinch.

Shavers tries to keep at a distance but Havok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by Havok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Havok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Havok moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Havok.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havok lands with a light punch inside.
Shavers misses with some punches.

Havok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Havok throws a left that rocks Shavers and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Havok dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Shavers regain composure!

Shavers is rocked!
Havok content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Oh Shavers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shavers manages to get back to half guard.
Shavers seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havok is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shavers keeping control of the position.
Shavers wants to control but Havok is keeping busy.
Shavers wants to improve his position but Havok is controlling well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Havok performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dez Havok seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shavers misses with a leg kick
and Havok counters with a series of strikes. Shavers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Havok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shavers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Havok tries to get set, Shavers tries to push him back and clinch up but Havok manages to avoid the attempt.
Havok circles away from the clinch attempt.
Havok tries to close the distance and clinch but Shavers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shavers is looking to clinch but Havok is avoiding it.
Havok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shavers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Havok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shavers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Havok pushes Shavers up against the cage in a clinch.
Shavers slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Havok as the two fighters clinch.

Havok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dez Havok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Shavers. That's going to slow Havok down.
Shavers throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Havok misses its intended target.
Shavers staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Havok checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shavers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shavers misses the shot to the body.
Havok works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Havok misses with a series of wild punches.
Shavers defending well as Havok loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Havok finds it's way through Shavers's defenses.
A leg kick checked by Havok.
Havok is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shavers moves out of range of the strikes.
Shavers misses the shot to the body.
Havok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Havok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shavers avoids the head kick by Havok.
Shavers looks to score with a jab to the body but Havok is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Havok.

Shavers has Havok up against the cage in a clinch.

Havok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Havok.
Havok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Havok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shavers circles away quickly and effectively.
Shavers cracks Havok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Havok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Havok throws a head kick that misses
and Shavers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Shavers rushes Havok and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shavers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havok's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavers.

It looks like Dez Havok has been cut.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.

Havok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavers dips to his left and cracks Havok with an uppercut!
Shavers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havok throws out the jab.
Shavers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Havok.
Shavers wants to land a leg kick but Havok is out of range.
Shavers throws a looping overhand right but Havok ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Havok.
Shavers tries to clinch but Havok moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Havok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Havok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shavers just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havok misses the jab.
Havok throws a sloppy head kick and Shavers moves out of range easily.
Havok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Havok tries to clinch there but Shavers circles away.
Havok wants to clinch.
Shavers fails to land with a series of punches.
Havok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shavers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shavers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shavers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Havok clinches.
Havok is trying to break the clinch but Shavers is controlling him.

Havok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shavers ducks under a wild hook from Havok.
Havok cracks Shavers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Shavers closes the distance and pushes Havok back into the cage.
Shavers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Havok working hard to break the clinch.
Havok misses with some punches.
Shavers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Havok up against the cage.
Shavers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shavers misses with a body punch.
Havok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Havok lands a shoulder strike.
Havok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Havok manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dez Havok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Havok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dez Havok!
Dez Havok very nearly forgot to thank HELLS BALLS RECOVERY 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.