PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 890 p4p, 1256 weight class) and Kay Bone (ranked 140 p4p, 186 weight class). Kay Bone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Haggar
vs
Bone

202 cm
31
266
21 - 17 - 0

215 cm
35
275
25 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kay Bone!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone misses with a low kick.
Haggar walks into a stiff left hand from Bone.
Bone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
Bone lands a nice hook to Haggar's body. Haggar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggar.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt.
Haggar is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Bone misses
and Haggar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haggar scores with a decent looking hook.
Haggar lands a nice shot that snaps Bone's head back.
Haggar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bone defends well and Haggar ends up having to push Bone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone has a couple of punches blocked by Haggar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haggar.
Haggar jumps guard but Bone stands there with Haggar around his waist. Haggar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Haggar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bone regains guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haggar forces his way into half guard.
Haggar throwing shots but Bone is blocking nicely.
Bone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bone has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Bone is doing well to control the position and prevent Haggar from advancing to side control.
Bone is looking to control Haggar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bone avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bone wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar is pressing down on Bone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bone is holding on for now.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Bone's hands, connecting with Bone's forehead.
Haggar working Bone over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Haggar seems content to control.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bone keeping control of the position.

Haggar is looking for a kimura but Bone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haggar to get the leverage.
Bone wants to get back to full guard.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haggar is thwarting Bone's attempts to control the position.
Bone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing good reports from Haggar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Haggar prevents Bone from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Bone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar wants to free his trapped foot but Bone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haggar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Haggar 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.
Bone is controlling Haggar's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar 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.
Bone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bone keeping hold of Haggar's head, controlling as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
Bone misses with a low kick.
Haggar darts in looking for a takedown but Bone gets double underhooks and turns Haggar into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Bone gets underhooks to prevent Haggar's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Bone.

Bone manages to break the clinch.
Bone moves forwards but Haggar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Bone.
A right-left combo lands from Bone.
Kay Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Haggar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Bone now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bone lands with a good body shot.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bone throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone tries a low kick but Haggar avoids it.
Bone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bone doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice sprawl there from Bone as Haggar shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone throws out a powerful jab.
Bone digs a good body shot into Haggar's ribs.
Good exchange - Haggar coming out on top.
Bone walks into a stiff left hand from Haggar.
Bone avoids the body shot from Haggar.
A jab from Haggar misses.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone throws a big shot that misses.
Bone is looking to slow Haggar down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haggar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Haggar misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone is looking to chop away at Haggar's legs.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Bone misses with a body kick.
A nice combination there by Bone.
Bone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Bone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haggar rather than just go for the knockout.
Bone throws a shot from downtown. Haggar moves away and avoids it.
Haggar misses with a body punch
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Bone misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Bone misses.
Haggar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Bone misses.
Haggar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar with a hook.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Bone with a nice cross.
Bone throws a low kick but Haggar moves out of range easily.
Bone throws out a leg kick but Haggar moves out of range and Bone only half commits.
Bone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bone misses with a shot to the body
and Haggar counters with a straight right hand.
Bone slips a jab from Haggar.
Bone throws a counter combo.
Haggar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Bone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Bone pushes Haggar off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Bone throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Bone wants to slow Haggar down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Bone.
Bone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haggar.
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on Bone's shoulder, as Bone tries to avoid the shot.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bone as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.

Haggar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haggar lands in his opponent's guard.
Haggar trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kay Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Haggar has his takedown stuffed
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bone misses with a looping right.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bone scores with a hook to the body. Haggar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Haggar dives in for a single leg takedown but Bone sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bone lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar takes a shot to the head.
Bone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haggar wants to break free but Bone has control.
Haggar is trying to force a seperation but Bone has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone lands a nice uppercut.
Haggar wants to take the fight to the mat but Bone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone lands a nice uppercut.
Haggar is working for takedown but Bone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bone misses with the head strike.
Bone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Bone.
Haggar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bone prevents the takedown attempt.
Bone lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bone.
Bone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haggar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bone can turn it around.
Bone scores with a shot to the side of Haggar's head.
Bone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haggar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haggar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bone has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bone lands with a light punch inside.

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!
Haggar is trying to pull guard but Bone has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bone.
A short right from Bone on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bone.
Bone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bone.
Bone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bone stalling against the cage.
Haggar wants a takedown.
Bone lands a shoulder strike.
Bone lands a right hand.

Haggar is rocked!
Bone dips a shoulder and cracks Haggar with a mighty uppercut! Haggar falls back against the cage and Bone unloads with a barrage of strikes! Haggar is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bone screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kay Bone!
Kay Bone thanked the fans post fight for their support.