PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Kray (ranked 2328 p4p, 3185 weight class) and Phillip Haba (ranked 330 p4p, 436 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kray
vs
Haba

180 cm
23
173
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
29
178
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 150$

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Haba!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haba throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kray forces Haba back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kray throws an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Kray has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Haba lands a nice uppercut.
Haba tries to break free but Kray pushes him back against the cage.
Kray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kray lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Phillip Haba has been cut.

Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Haba gets tackled into the cage by Kray. Kray maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Haba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Haba breaks from the clinch.
Kray avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kray clinches up with Haba and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haba avoids the elbow strike from Kray, against the cage.
Kray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kray lands an elbow inside.
Kray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haba is trying to force a seperation but Kray has the dominant position.
Haba wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haba blocks it with crossed arms.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Haba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Haba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haba's efforts to push away.

Haba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kray closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kray landing knees to the body.
Haba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kray seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haba can turn it around.
Kray lands a knee to the body.

Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Haba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haba misses with the head strike.
Kray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haba looking to stall.
Haba trying to stall but Kray improves his position.
Nice elbow from Kray.
Kray lands a knee to the head.
Kray prevents Haba from breaking the clinch.
Kray tries a knee to the head but Haba blocks it.
Kray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haba wants to break free but Kray has control.
Haba is trying to break free.
Haba trying to control the position but instead, Kray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haba into the cage.
Haba blocks an elbow strike from Kray.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krays head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haba avoids it.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kray prevents Haba from breaking the clinch.
Kray crunches a lovely knee into Haba's ribcage.
Kray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haba up against the cage.
Haba presses Kray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kray up against the cage.
Haba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Haba swings wildly with an uppercut but Kray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Kray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phillip Haba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haba tries to break free but Kray pushes him back against the cage.
Haba is trying to stall.
Kray letting Haba take a breather here.
Kray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haba can do to turn this around?
Haba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Kray landing knees to the head.
Markus Kray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haba working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haba up against the cage.
Kray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kray missing with knees to the body.
Haba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haba is struggling to control the position.
Haba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kray keeps control of Haba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kray is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Haba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haba has a couple of punches blocked by Kray.
Kray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Kray to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Haba is trying to force a seperation but Kray has the dominant position.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Haba shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haba.
Haba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kray lands a nice knee to the body.
Kray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haba throws a head punch that misses.
Haba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Haba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray stalling against the cage.
Kray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haba swings wildly with an uppercut but Kray uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haba's brow.

Haba breaks the clinch.

Haba gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kray - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haba lands a hook that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Kray stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haba wants to break free but Kray has control.
Haba is looking to break free of the clinch but Kray has double underhooks.
Haba swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kray has Haba up against the cage in a clinch.
Haba tries to throw a body punch but Kray avoids it by throwing Haba back against the cage.

Haba breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Haba.
Markus Kray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Haba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kray, pushing him back against the cage.
Haba throws a punch but it's blocked by Kray.
Haba is looking to break free of the clinch but Kray has double underhooks.

Haba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Phillip Haba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Phillip Haba's cut.
That's time! Kray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kray instigates a clinch.
Kray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haba is trying to force a seperation but Kray has the dominant position.
Haba tries to break the clinch but Kray is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Haba.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haba.

Haba manages to break the clinch.
Haba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kray moves into the clinch.
Kray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haba is trying to maintain a safe position but Kray gets an underhook and turns Haba into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kray has Haba pressed against the cage, preventing Haba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kray working Haba over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba tries to circle away but Kray has him pinned against the cage.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead.

Haba breaks the clinch.
Haba keeps the fight on the outside.
Kray is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kray rushes Haba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haba dodges an elbow strike from Kray.
Haba has Kray pushed against the cage.
Kray prevents Haba from breaking the clinch.
Haba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kray blocks an uppercut.
Kray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haba's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kray stalling the fight.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Haba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haba working hard to break the clinch.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haba avoids a wild elbow strike from Kray.
Kray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haba's efforts to push away.
Haba managing to block the knees to the body from Kray.
Kray misses with an elbow over the top.
Kray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kray lands an elbow that stopped Haba in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kray lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Phillip Haba's cut even more.
Kray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haba misses with the head strike.
Kray misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haba blocks an elbow strike from Kray.
Haba working hard to break the clinch.
Haba has Kray pressed against the cage.
Kray prevents a body shot from Haba.
Kray working Haba over with knees to the body.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Haba shrugs off.
Kray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haba blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kray.
Kray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kray misses with an elbow strike.
Kray slows down the pace here.
Haba dodges an elbow strike from Kray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haba trying to stall but Kray improves his position.
Haba looking to slow down the pace here.
Haba is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Kray with a knee to the head.

Haba is rocked!
Kray working the clinch nicely. Haba is working for position but Kray cracks him with a big knee to the head! Haba crumples up against the cage and Kray lands two more shots before the ref can save Haba! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Markus Kray!
Our winner, Markus Kray, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.