PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Haffie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haffie
vs
Gunn

176 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
30
154 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Haffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haffie looks to clinch
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Haffie clinches with his opponent.
Haffie takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Gunn.
Haffie being controlled against the cage.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haffie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.

Haffie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn lands a glancing blow to the side of Haffie's head.
Haffie tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Gunn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Haffie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Haffie rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
Gunn effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn working aggressively here.
Haffie wants a takedown.
Haffie wants to take the fight to the mat but Gunn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Haffie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haffie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gunn sprawls well. Gunn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haffie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Haffie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haffie darts in trying to clinch
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Haffie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Haffie has managed to clinch.
Haffie tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Gunn lands with a right to the head.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Haffie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffie misses with an elbow strike.
Haffie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haffie tries for a takedown but Gunn manages to get underhooks.
Haffie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunn lands a nice uppercut.

Haffie manages to break the clinch.
Haffie looks to clinch
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Haffie shoots in and drives through. Gunn sprawls well.
Haffie wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan Haffie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haffie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Haffie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunn, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haffie misses with an elbow strike.
Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haffie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Gunn.
Gunn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haffie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants a takedown but no success here.
Haffie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haffie.
Gunn lands with a light punch inside.
Haffie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.

Haffie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Haffie is out of range.
Haffie tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Haffie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haffie looks to clinch
and Gunn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Haffie tries to clinch
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Haffie darts in trying to clinch
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Haffie wants to clinch.
Gunn tries to counter with a clinch but Haffie shakes him off and moves away.
Haffie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Haffie moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Haffie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunn as he avoids it easily.
Gunn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Haffie rushes Gunn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Gunn dominated that 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.

Nice shot by Gunn.
Haffie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Haffie
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Haffie tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haffie wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haffie tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haffie misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Haffie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haffie tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haffie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haffie looks to clinch
and Gunn counters with a nice body shot.
Haffie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Haffie moves away and avoids it.
Haffie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haffie moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Haffie tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Gunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gunn 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 jab there from Gunn.
Haffie tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffie shoots and misses
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haffie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Haffie is rocked!

Haffie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Haffie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chris Gunn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haffie is looking for a takedown.
Haffie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Haffie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gunn lands a nice uppercut.
Gunn digs a right hand into Haffie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haffie's gas tank.
Haffie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gunn is defending well.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gunn lands with a light punch inside.
Gunn stalling the fight.
Haffie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Haffie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haffie misses with the head strike.
Gunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn effectively controlling the action here.
Gunn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Gunn.
Gunn blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Gunn.
Gunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Haffie.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haffie backwards.
Haffie takes a shot to the head.
Haffie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gunn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haffie up against the cage.
Haffie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gunn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haffie throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haffie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunn's brow.
Gunn controlling the action here for a moment.
Gunn working aggressively here.
Gunn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haffie being controlled against the cage.
Haffie lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Haffie throws an elbow but it misses.
Haffie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gunn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haffie moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Haffie tries for a takedown but Gunn circles away easily
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Haffie wants to clinch
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haffie wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn lands the left hand.
Gunn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haffie tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haffie closes the distance but Gunn moves to the side
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haffie has his takedown stuffed
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Haffie shoots in looking for a takedown but Gunn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haffie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gunn tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Haffie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haffie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haffie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haffie darts in trying to clinch
and Gunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jordan Haffie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haffie misses with a takedown

and Gunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haffie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gunn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gunn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffie closes the distance but Gunn moves to the side
and Haffie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haffie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Haffie tries to clinch
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haffie tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haffie tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Haffie feints a jab promting Gunn to slip. Haffie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gunn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Haffie throws a lazy body kick
and Gunn counters with a crisp right that sends Haffie to the canvas! Gunn follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Gunn!
An out of breath Chris Gunn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.