PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamu Havas (ranked 3509 p4p, 4333 weight class) and Edward Lorkhe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havas has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Havas
vs
Lorkhe

198 cm
25
290
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamu Havas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edward Lorkhe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havas scores with a sloppy right hand. Lorkhe should have avoided that one.
Lorkhe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Havas is fending him off so far but Lorkhe persists. Nope, Havas circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Havas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lorkhe slips under a jab from Havas.
Lorkhe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Havas throwing a counter right hand but Lorkhe manages to avoid it.
Havas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Havas misses.
Havas slaps away a takedown attempt from Lorkhe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Havas is looking to counter punch.
Edward Lorkhe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Lorkhe with that takedown attempt.
Kamu Havas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Lorkhe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havas checks the leg kick nicely there.

Havas drives through and clinches with Lorkhe against the cage.
Havas tries to break the clinch but Lorkhe is controlling the position.

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

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

Havas tries to keep at a distance but Lorkhe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lorkhe is stalling here.
Lorkhe jumps guard but Havas stands there with Lorkhe around his waist. Lorkhe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Havas misses with a body punch.
Havas throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorkhe.
Havas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lorkhe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Havas smiles and moves away.
Lorkhe pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lorkhe closes the distance and clinches.
Havas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Havas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Havas is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorkhe trying to land knees to the body.

Havas breaks the clinch.

Lorkhe has managed to clinch.
Lorkhe tries for a takedown. No joy.

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

Lorkhe moves into range and clinches up with Havas.
Lorkhe goes for a takedown attempt but Havas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lorkhe shoots in looking for a takedown. Havas tries to sprawl out of it but Lorkhe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Havas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Havas scores with a jab. Lorkhe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorkhe moves away from the strike by Havas.
Lorkhe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Havas avoids it really well and circles away.
As Lorkhe looks to move away, Havas throws a big counter combo but Lorkhe just gets out of the way.

Lorkhe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Havas, pushing him back against the cage.
Havas tries to circle away but Lorkhe has him pinned against the cage.
Lorkhe is pushing Havas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lorkhe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A frustrated look appears on Havas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Havas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Havas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Lorkhe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Lorkhe.

Lorkhe pulls Havas into guard.
Lorkhe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lorkhe, not yet.
Lorkhe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Havas postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Havas won't allow Lorkhe to sweep him here.

Havas stands up and waves to Lorkhe to follow him.
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 Kamu Havas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lorkhe misses the shot to the body.
Havas loads up on a big right hand but Lorkhe slips the punch.
Lorkhe unleashes a big counter combination but Havas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lorkhe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havas.
Lorkhe wants to counter the offense by Havas and move into the clinch position.
Lorkhe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Havas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lorkhe moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Lorkhe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Havas wants to break free but Lorkhe has control.
Lorkhe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Havas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lorkhe prevents Havas from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havas blocks the elbow strike.

Lorkhe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lorkhe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lorkhe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lorkhe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lorkhe throws a sloppy head kick and Havas moves out of range easily.
Lorkhe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havas.
Kamu Havas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lorkhe moves into range and clinches up with Havas.
Havas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Havas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Havas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Lorkhe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lorkhe or perhaps it was just good defense by Havas, which made it look bad.
It looked like Havas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamu Havas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Lorkhe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorkhe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lorkhe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Havas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Havas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lorkhe closes the distance and clinches up with Havas, looking for a takedown. Lorkhe pushes Havas against the cage but Havas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lorkhe misses with a takedown
and Havas counters with a stiff right hand.
Lorkhe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Havas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Lorkhe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lorkhe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorkhe tries to advance to mount but Havas denies him.
Havas tries to buck Lorkhe off but Lorkhe is having none of it.
Lorkhe trying to control the action but Havas is working from the bottom.

Lorkhe decides to stand back up.

Lorkhe gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lorkhe tries to pull guard but Havas won't allow it.
Havas swings wildly with an uppercut but Lorkhe uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lorkhe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lorkhe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Havas counters with a straight right hand.
Havas throws a series of punches but Lorkhe moves out of range.
Lorkhe shoots in for a takedown but Havas shows good takedown defense.
Lorkhe shoots for a double leg takedown but Havas sprawls well. He's pushed Lorkhe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Lorkhe looks to move away, Havas throws a big counter combo but Lorkhe just gets out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lorkhe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Havas pinned against the cage. Havas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kamu Havas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Havas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lorkhe.
Lorkhe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Havas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Havas pushes Lorkhe up against the cage in a clinch.
Lorkhe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Havas prevents it.
Kamu Havas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Lorkhe.

Havas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Havas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorkhe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lorkhe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Havas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lorkhe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havas throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Havas misses.
Kamu Havas is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorkhe slips a straight right by Havas.
Havas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lorkhe can do to turn this around?
Lorkhe shoots in for a takedown but Havas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lorkhe.
Lorkhe has his takedown stuffed
and Havas counters with a straight right hand.
Havas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lorkhe.
A little feinted left hand from Havas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Lorkhe closes the distance and pushes Havas back into the cage.

Lorkhe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Havas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havas throws out a loose jab but Lorkhe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorkhe wants to clinch.
Lorkhe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Havas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Lorkhe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lorkhe with a poor takedown
and Havas counters with a straight right hand.
Lorkhe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Havas sprawls well. Havas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lorkhe gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havas stuffs the takedown attempt from Lorkhe. Lorkhe gets slowly back to his feet.
Lorkhe tries for a takedown but Havas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lorkhe tries for a takedown but Havas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Havas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lorkhe shoots for a takedown but Havas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Havas throws a jab when Lorkhe was well out of range.
Lorkhe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Havas counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorkhe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havas throws out the jab.
Lorkhe wants to slow Havas down by chopping away at his legs.

Lorkhe forces Havas back against the cage and clinches.
Lorkhe jumps guard but Havas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lorkhe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Havas walks away with a smile on his face. Lorkhe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Havas lands with a right hand.

Lorkhe instigates a clinch.
Havas tries to circle away but Lorkhe has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Havas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Havas is looking to break free of the clinch but Lorkhe has double underhooks.
Edward Lorkhe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamu Havas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of stalling here from Lorkhe.
Havas avoiding damage as Lorkhe throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamu Havas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Havas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamu Havas!