PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bud Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Haze
vs
Spliff

178 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

GTI - 1337 May stock soon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze throws a lazy head kick
and Spliff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spliff misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Spliff.
Spliff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haze.
Haze is looking to clinch.
Bud Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze tries to clinch
and Spliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haze closes the distance looking to clinch

and Spliff counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Haze's guard now.
Spliff throws and elbow that misses. Haze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spliff's guard. Nice move by Haze!
Haze tries to stand but Spliff is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze looking to pass the guard.
Spliff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haze wants to get up but he can't break Spliff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spliff can't keep his opponent in guard - Haze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Spliff!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haze controlling his opponent.
Haze trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Haze gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Haze wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spliff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haze tries to clinch up
and Spliff counters with a left and a right that stings Haze.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Haze rushes Spliff and presses him up against the cage.
Spliff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haze smiles and moves away.
Bud Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haze tries to clinch up but Spliff circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to clinch
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
Haze wants to clinch but Spliff slips to the side
enabling Spliff to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze tries to clinch
and Spliff counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff moves away
and Spliff counters with a nice uppercut.
Haze tries to clinch up
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spliff lands with a hook. Haze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff moves away

and Spliff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Haze won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustaffa Spliff dominated that round.
That's time! Haze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Haze is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
Spliff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haze throws a push kick but Spliff slaps the foot to one side.
Spliff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spliff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haze defends it nicely.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff moves away
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spliff counters with a stiff right hand.
Haze tries to clinch there but Spliff circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spliff tries for a takedown but Haze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spliff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spliff keeps the fight on the outside.
Haze throws a low kick but Spliff avoids it.
Spliff checks a low kick from Haze.
Haze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spliff. That did some damage!
Spliff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haze chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliff dips to his left and cracks Haze with an uppercut!

Haze gets a clinch.
Haze tries a knee to the head but Spliff blocks it.
Haze tries a knee to the head but Spliff blocks it.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliff blocks it with crossed arms.
Haze prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bud Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustaffa Spliff.
Haze lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Haze.
Spliff is breathing heavily.
Spliff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spliff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haze lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but Spliff blocks with his arms.
Haze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spliff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haze crunches a lovely knee into Spliff's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haze.
Haze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spliff working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries a knee to the head but Spliff blocks it.
Spliff wants a takedown but no success here.
Haze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haze putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spliff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haze landing knees to the body.
Spliff is trying to break free.
Haze is pushing Spliff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spliff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spliff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haze pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haze doesn't manage to clinch there - Spliff circles away.
A combination from Spliff does no damage.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch but Spliff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haze looks to clinch
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze scores with a kick to the body.
Haze darts in trying to clinch
and Spliff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mustaffa Spliff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spliff checks a leg kick nicely.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spliff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bud Haze dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Haze looks to clinch
and Spliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spliff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haze slips a jab from Spliff.
Spliff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haze wants to clinch but Spliff slips to the side
and Spliff counters with a straight right hand.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Spliff avoids it.
A jab from Spliff misses.
Spliff looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Spliff checks a leg kick.
Spliff lands a jab-cross combination.
Haze closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze wants to clinch
and Spliff counters with a right hand to the body.
Haze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spliff.
Haze tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spliff counters with a straight right hand.
Haze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spliff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spliff might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice cross by Spliff.
Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliff lands a jab-cross combination.
Haze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Spliff avoids it.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spliff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haze circles away quickly and effectively.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff moves away
and Spliff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spliff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haze in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haze is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
Spliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze closes the distance but Spliff moves to the side
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spliff looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Haze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haze misses with a low kick.
That kick from Haze tenderised Spliff's leg. Spliff is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to clinch up
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spliff moves out of range as Haze throws a body kick.
Haze slips a straight right by Spliff.
Spliff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spliff lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff is having none of it.
Spliff shoots and misses
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mustaffa Spliff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spliff 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustaffa Spliff!