PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noel Slager (ranked 23924 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Haggerty (ranked 4743 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slager might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Best UFC entrance of all time!!!. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Slager
vs
Haggerty

154 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

172 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noel Slager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Haggerty!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haggerty forces Slager back against the cage and clinches.
Haggerty lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Haggerty.
Haggerty scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Haggerty.
Slager is trying to break free.
Haggerty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slager wants to get back to striking at distance but Haggerty won't allow it.
Haggerty lands a nice uppercut.
Haggerty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slagers head.
Haggerty digs a right hand underneath Slager's ribcage. Slager let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haggerty lands a hook that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Haggerty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Haggerty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slager wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haggerty digs a right hand into Slager's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slager's gas tank.
Good body shot from Haggerty.
Good body shot from Haggerty.
Slager working hard to break the clinch.
Haggerty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slager looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Haggerty.
Haggerty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slager.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haggerty.
A right hand to the body from Haggerty.
Slager is breathing heavily.
Haggerty lands a shoulder strike.
Haggerty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Slager has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haggerty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slager could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haggerty.
Slager is looking to break free of the clinch but Haggerty has double underhooks.
Slager's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haggerty prevents Slager from breaking the clinch.
Slager's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Slager is rocked!
Haggerty lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Slager is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haggerty lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Haggerty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haggerty pushes Slager back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slager wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haggerty has him pressed against the cage.
Haggerty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slager backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggerty lands an uppercut.
Slager seems to have got his legs back now.
Haggerty digs a right hand underneath Slager's ribcage. Slager let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haggerty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haggerty cracks Slager with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haggerty.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haggerty.
Haggerty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Haggerty scores with a shot to the side of Slager's head.
Haggerty lands a shoulder strike.
Slager tries to break the clinch but Haggerty is controlling the position.
Haggerty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haggerty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slagers head.
A short body shot lands from Haggerty as the two fighters clinch.
Slager is trying to break the clinch but Haggerty has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haggerty.
Haggerty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haggerty prevents Slager from breaking the clinch.
Slager is trying to break the clinch but Haggerty is controlling him.
Haggerty lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggerty lands with a right to the head.
Slager wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Haggerty on the inside.
Slager is trying to push Haggerty away but Haggerty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haggerty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Haggerty lands an uppercut.
Haggerty lands with a right to the head.
Haggerty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slager.
Slager is trying to break free.
Haggerty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slagers head.
Haggerty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Haggerty.
Slager's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haggerty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggerty lands an uppercut.

Haggerty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haggerty slips under a jab.
Haggerty steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Slager.
Haggerty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haggerty looks to score with a jab to the body but Slager is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slager scores with a nice right hand.
Haggerty scores with a hook to the body. Slager takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slager throws a right and a left that both miss.

Haggerty clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Haggerty.
Haggerty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Haggerty scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Haggerty on the inside.
Slager is trying to force a seperation but Haggerty has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Haggerty.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haggerty scores with a shot to the side of Slager's head.
Haggerty lands a hook that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Slager is trying to force a seperation but Haggerty has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Haggerty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Haggerty.
Haggerty lands with a short shot to the head.
Haggerty lands a body shot.
Haggerty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haggerty scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Haggerty dominated that round.
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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slager wants to break free but Haggerty has control.
Haggerty lands a hook that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Haggerty digs a right hand into Slager's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slager's gas tank.
Haggerty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slager.
Haggerty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haggerty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slager.
Haggerty lands with a right to the head.

Haggerty breaks from the clinch.
Slager misses with a series of wild punches.
Slager sets himself, and Haggerty steps forward looking for the clinch! Slager avoids it this time.
Nice body punch from Haggerty.
Noel Slager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Haggerty darts in and clinches Slager up against the cage.
Haggerty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slager is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haggerty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggerty lands an uppercut.
Haggerty has Slager pressed against the cage, preventing Slager from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggerty lands a nice uppercut.
Slager tries to circle away but Haggerty has him pinned against the cage.
Haggerty displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slager up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Haggerty.
Slager takes a shot to the head.
Haggerty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Haggerty scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Haggerty.
Slager's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haggerty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haggerty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haggerty lands a shot to the body.
Haggerty scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Haggerty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haggerty lands a body shot.
Haggerty slips a jab and a cross from Slager.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Haggerty.

Haggerty has Slager up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Haggerty.
Haggerty digs a right hand into Slager's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slager's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Slager's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Haggerty - that landed with a thud.
Haggerty lands a hook that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Haggerty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Slager working hard to break the clinch.
Stan Haggerty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Haggerty.
A right hand to the body from Haggerty.
Haggerty digs a right hand underneath Slager's ribcage. Slager let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haggerty lands a nice shot to the body.
Haggerty lands a left hand.
Haggerty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haggerty lands a shoulder strike.
Haggerty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Haggerty.
Still in the clinch, Haggerty scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Haggerty.
Haggerty lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haggerty scores with a shot to the side of Slager's head.
Haggerty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Haggerty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Haggerty.
A short left from Haggerty.
Haggerty pushes Slager back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slager wants to break free but Haggerty has control.
Haggerty lands with a short shot to the head.
Haggerty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggerty lands with a light punch inside.
Haggerty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Haggerty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slager's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haggerty lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggerty lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Haggerty.
Haggerty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slager's efforts to push away.
Haggerty scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Haggerty.
Haggerty holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Haggerty.
Haggerty is leaning against Slager and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haggerty lands a body punch.
Slager is trying to push Haggerty away but Haggerty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haggerty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haggerty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haggerty.
Haggerty pushes Slager back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haggerty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Haggerty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Haggerty dips to his left and cracks Slager with an uppercut!
Haggerty misses the shot to the body.
Haggerty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slager throws a lazy uppercut

and Haggerty moves into the clinch.
Haggerty keeps control of Slager as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slager working hard to break the clinch.
Haggerty has Slager pressed against the cage, preventing Slager from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slager wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haggerty.
Slager tries to circle away but Haggerty has him pinned against the cage.
Haggerty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haggerty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slager has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haggerty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slager.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggerty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haggerty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggerty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haggerty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haggerty lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Haggerty.
Haggerty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slager backwards.

Haggerty breaks from the clinch.

Haggerty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haggerty lands with a light punch inside.
Haggerty lands with a short shot to the head.
Haggerty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slager tries to circle away but Haggerty has him pinned against the cage.
Slager is trying to force a seperation but Haggerty has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Haggerty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggerty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Haggerty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Haggerty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slager wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slager's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haggerty creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Slager's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Slager drops to his knees and Haggerty pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Haggerty!
Noel Slager spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry, i lost but i'll be back better and stronger as ever'.