PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lavern Haney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjaan Nuttall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haney
vs
Nuttall

165 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lavern Haney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arjaan Nuttall!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nuttall closes the distance and clinches.
Haney has had enough of the clinch but Nuttall keeps him there for the moment.
Nuttall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haney really is a fat lump.
Haney is looking to break free of the clinch but Nuttall has double underhooks.

Haney breaks the clinch.

Nuttall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haney tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nuttall is in Haney's guard.
Nuttall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nuttall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Haney is trying to keep Nuttall in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuttall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haney trying to keep a closed guard but Nuttall is proving a slippery customer.
Nuttall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Nuttall gets a double leg takedown into Haney's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuttall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haney wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nuttall is now in half guard.
Nuttall is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nuttall passes to full mount!
Nuttall looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuttall looking to finish with strikes here!
Nuttall working Haney over with strikes here.
Haney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nuttall on the ground.
Nuttall content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nuttall is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nuttall throws a leg kick
and Haney counters with a nice body shot.

Nuttall clinches up with Haney and pushes him back against the cage.

Nuttall breaks the clinch.

Nuttall fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Haney to the ground. Nuttall is now in Haney's guard.
Nuttall passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuttall is just content to waste time from the top position. Haney takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjaan Nuttall 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.

Nuttall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nuttall is defending well for now.

Nuttall manages to break the clinch.
Nuttall misses with a body kick.

Nuttall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haney tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nuttall is in Haney's guard.
Nuttall trying to control but Haney is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuttall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haney wants to improve his position but instead Nuttall has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuttall trying to control from half guard but Haney is working away.
Nuttall tries to stand and escape but Haney is controlling the position.
Haney is looking for a sweep. Nuttall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nuttall works his way into full mount!
Nuttall controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nuttall working the ground and pound effectively.
Haney tries to hold on but Nuttall postures up.
Nuttall looking to control but Haney is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nuttall thowing shots but they're missing.
Haney is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuttall has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haney's face.
Haney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nuttall wants to control the pace but Haney is squirming around nicely.
Nuttall thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nuttall trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuttall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nuttall wants to stand but Haney is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Haney blocking the ground and pound.
Nuttall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haney is looking to get to half guard.
Nuttall controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjaan Nuttall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nuttall manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Haney on his heels. He'll look to pass Haney's guard now, I'm sure.
Nuttall wants to stand but Haney has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nuttall wants to control from the top but Haney keeps moving.
Nuttall sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haney has a closed guard, preventing Nuttall from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuttall lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Haney looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nuttall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Haney is refusing to be controlled, as Nuttall sits in half guard.
Nuttall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuttall trying to control the pace.
Nuttall moves into full mount! Haney won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nuttall is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Haney is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arjaan Nuttall!