PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Habin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Trafelsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Habin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Habin
vs
Trafelsi

180 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Habin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Trafelsi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trafelsi tries to clinch but Habin is having none of it.
Trafelsi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Habin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Pete Trafelsi has been cut.

Habin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trafelsi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Habin 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.
Habin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trafelsi is controlling him.
Trafelsi is looking to stand up but Habin won't let him.
Trafelsi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Trafelsi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Roger Habin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trafelsi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Habin is staying active underneath Trafelsi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Habin is looking for a sweep. Trafelsi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trafelsi works his way into side control.
Habin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trafelsi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trafelsi is looking to take a break and control but Habin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trafelsi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Habin keeping moving, preventing Trafelsi from controlling successfully.

Habin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trafelsi is aware though and is defending well.
Habin being controlled here, momentarily.
Trafelsi is standing up over Habin. Habin looks to escape but Trafelsi dives into side control.

Trafelsi decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trafelsi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Habin.
Habin misses with a double jab.
Habin takes a swing at Trafelsi's ribcage but misses.
Habin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Habin misses with a series of wild punches.
Habin lands a really nice looking cross but Trafelsi seems unphased.
Trafelsi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trafelsi tries to close the distance and clinch but Habin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Habin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trafelsi throws a series of punches but Habin moves out of range.
Habin lands a nice shot that snaps Trafelsi's head back.
Habin circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trafelsi throws a sloppy head kick and Habin moves out of range easily.
Habin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trafelsi's head.
Trafelsi dodges the punch combination from Habin.
Habin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trafelsi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trafelsi drops his hands momentarily and Habin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trafelsi avoids the body shot from Habin.
Habin throws a series of punches but Trafelsi moves out of range.
Trafelsi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Habin throws a right and a left that Trafelsi avoids nicely.
Trafelsi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Habin misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pete Trafelsi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pete Trafelsi's cut.
That's time! Habin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trafelsi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trafelsi prevents Habin from improving his position.
Habin is working hard here to advance position.
Trafelsi controlling the action here.
Trafelsi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trafelsi controlling the action here.
Habin is refusing to be controlled, as Trafelsi sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Habin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trafelsi.
Roger Habin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Habin misses.
Habin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Habin throws a series of punches but Trafelsi avoids them all with ease.
Trafelsi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Habin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Habin misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Trafelsi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Habin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Trafelsi trying to control but Habin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Trafelsi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Trafelsi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trafelsi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trafelsi is breathing heavily.
Habin scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Trafelsi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trafelsi misses with a kick to the body.
Trafelsi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Habin swings for the body but Trafelsi moves out of range.
Trafelsi slips a jab and a cross from Habin.
Roger Habin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Habin lands a nice shot to the body.
Habin catches Trafelsi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Habin misses with the combination.
Habin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Habin cracks a nice hook into Trafelsi's ribs.
Habin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Habin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trafelsi. Trafelsi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Habin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trafelsi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Habin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Habin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Trafelsi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Habin's guard.
Trafelsi wants to stand and escape but instead Habin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Habin gets to his feet - Trafelsi follows without any prompting.
Habin scores with a body shot.
Habin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trafelsi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Habin.
Habin misses with a wild combination.
Habin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trafelsi circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Habin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Trafelsi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Habin.
Habin is looking to wear down Trafelsi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Trafelsi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Habin actively working from the bottom here.
Trafelsi is looking to take a break and control but Habin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trafelsi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trafelsi slows the pace down in half guard.
Trafelsi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trafelsi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Habin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trafelsi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Habin to stand up.
Trafelsi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Habin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Habin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Habin lands with an uppercut that bounces Trafelsi off the ropes and back into rage.
Habin throws a right and a left that Trafelsi avoids nicely.
Habin throws a right and a left that Trafelsi avoids nicely.
Trafelsi tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Habin finds it's way through Trafelsi's defenses.
Trafelsi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habin misses with the combination.
Roger Habin is winning the standup battle so far.
Trafelsi takes one on the button.
Trafelsi looks for a takedown but Habin sprawls well.
Habin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Habin!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Habin throws a right hand that Trafelsi ducks under and follows up with a left that Trafelsi also avoids with ease.
Habin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Habin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trafelsi tries a head kick but it misses.
Habin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habin connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Habin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Habin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Habin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trafelsi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Habin takes a swing at Trafelsi's ribcage but misses.
Trafelsi needs to keep his hands up - Habin had a free shot at his head there.
Trafelsi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Habin if he has to take too many more of those.
Habin cracks Trafelsi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trafelsi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trafelsi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Habin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Habin lands with a shot to the body.
Habin scores with a hook to the body. Trafelsi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Habin stalks Trafelsi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trafelsi's face. Trafelsi staggers backwards, shaken.
Habin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trafelsi doesn't seem bothered though.
Trafelsi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Habin misses with a kick to the body

and Trafelsi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trafelsi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trafelsi is looking to stand up but Habin won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Trafelsi wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Habin's closed guard. He's half up but Habin has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Habin pivots and extends the arm, Trafelsi falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Habin! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Habin!