PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haverford
vs
Prime

180 cm
37
185 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Haverford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime checks a low kick from Haverford .

Prime shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Prime seems to be looking for submissions.
Haverford tries to get to full guard but Prime has control of the leg.
Haverford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Prime preventing the sweep.
Haverford trying to control the position here.
Prime sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haverford 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Prime is looking for a kimura but Haverford is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Prime to get the leverage.
Haverford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Prime is looking to work some ground and pound but Haverford has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haverford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prime preventing the sweep.
Haverford is trying to control the position but Prime postures up.
Prime being controlled here momentarily.
Prime with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haverford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Prime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prime won't allow Haverford to sweep him here.
Prime has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prime throwing strikes from guard but Haverford blocks nicely.

Prime drops back, looking for a kneebar! Haverford looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Haverford looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Haverford !

Haverford tries for a kimura but Prime is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haverford 's best efforts.
Haverford is keen to just control but Prime is a slippery customer.
Prime trying to control from the bottom.
Haverford works his foot free and advances to mount.
Haverford throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haverford avoids the attempt from Prime to control.
Prime is working to get back to half guard.
Prime flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prime is squirming around, avoiding Haverford 's attempts to control the action.
Haverford fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Haverford trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Prime wants to control but Haverford is having none of it.
Haverford connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Prime regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford passes to side control.

Haverford tries for a kimura but Prime is defending well.

Haverford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Prime has escaped the position, nice work there.
Haverford looks up at the clock and then as Prime takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Haverford smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Prime is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haverford off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Prime is persistently looking for the submission but Haverford is defending it well.

Prime is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Haverford has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Prime has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Haverford .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tom Haverford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Haverford takes one to the side of the head.
Haverford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haverford tries to move into range but Prime moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Prime avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haverford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prime to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haverford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Prime has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prime and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haverford throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
Haverford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prime.
Prime avoids the head kick by Haverford .
Haverford misses with a low kick.
Haverford moves forwards but Prime connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prime changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Haverford tries to sprawl but Prime drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haverford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Prime.
Prime is thwarting Haverford 's attempts to control the position.

Prime is trying to work for a kimura but Haverford is defending well.
Prime scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prime is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haverford doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prime.
Prime is trying to control. Haverford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prime is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Haverford is trying to get back to full guard.
Optimus Prime has got the better of the ground game so far.

Prime seems to be looking for submissions.

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.
Haverford gets back to full guard.
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but Haverford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haverford trying to keep a closed guard but Prime is proving a slippery customer.
Haverford wants to control but Prime passes easily into half guard.

Prime wants to work for an arm triangle but Haverford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haverford is trying to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Prime working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prime lands with a punch from half guard.
Prime prevents Haverford from improving his position.
Prime is pressing down on Haverford 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haverford is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Haverford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Prime defends well.
Prime chips away with some ground and pound.
Haverford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haverford looking to control but Prime passes into half guard.

Prime is working for a submission of some sort.
Haverford is looking for a sweep. Prime is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime wants to control but Haverford is keeping him busy.
Prime throwing shots but Haverford is blocking nicely.
Prime throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prime not doing much here.
Haverford wants to control but Prime is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haverford tries to get to full guard but Prime has control of the leg.
Haverford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prime is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prime wants to take a breather but Haverford is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Prime looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Prime content to stall in guard here.

Haverford lands a decent elbow from side control.
Haverford trying to control the action but Prime is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Haverford looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Prime is trying to control Haverford 's posture but Haverford avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford is looking to take a break and control but Prime is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haverford blocks the strikes from Prime.
Haverford wants to control but Prime is keeping him busy.
Prime manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haverford 's best efforts.
Haverford frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Prime tries to hold on but Haverford pushes him away.
Haverford with a couple of short strikes.
Prime tries to lock up and control but Haverford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Prime slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverford moves nicely into side control.
Prime is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Haverford has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Haverford is looking to take a break and control but Prime is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prime is looking to reverse the position.
Prime manages to get back to half guard.
Prime trying to control here.
Prime keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime is trying to maintain the position but Haverford is very close to passing his half guard.

Prime is defending against the submission attempts here by Haverford .
Prime trying to control but Haverford postures up.

Haverford seems to be looking for submissions.
Haverford looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Haverford is working hard here to advance position.
Haverford blocks the strikes from Prime.

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.
Haverford prevents Prime from improving his position.
Haverford controlling the action here.

Prime looking for submissions off his back.
Prime flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Prime wants to control but Haverford passes into side.
Prime wants to control but Haverford postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haverford trying to control the position but Prime is working away.
Prime gets back to half guard.
Prime makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Prime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Haverford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haverford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Optimus Prime!
After the big win, Optimus Prime made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors V-Mask Clothing (10%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

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