PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 922 p4p, 5373 weight class) and Phillip Haba (ranked 130 p4p, 572 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Phillip Haba enters the cage!

Saprykin
vs
Haba

175 cm
27
180
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
178
11 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Saprykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Haba!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haba lands a jab.
Haba tries to clinch but Saprykin is having none of it.
Saprykin throwing a counter right hand but Haba manages to avoid it.
Saprykin misses with a looping left.
Saprykin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saprykin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haba throws a right hand that Saprykin ducks under and follows up with a left that Saprykin also avoids with ease.
It looked like Saprykin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saprykin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haba throws a combination that misses
and Saprykin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Saprykin misses.
Saprykin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saprykin misses with a straight left.
Saprykin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saprykin jabs at Haba's body.
Haba avoids the body shot from Saprykin.
Haba looks to land a combination but Saprykin avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saprykin misses the jab.
Saprykin throws a shot from downtown. Haba moves away and avoids it.
Saprykin swinging wildly here.
Saprykin avoids the body shot from Haba.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saprykin.

Haba has closed the distance and engaged Saprykin in a clinch.
Saprykin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haba backwards.
Saprykin has a couple of punches blocked by Haba.

Haba manages to break the clinch.
Haba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saprykin moves out of range as Haba strikes.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saprykin throws a hook but Haba avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haba works over Saprykin's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haba misses with a double jab.
Saprykin scores with a nice head shot.
Saprykin connects with the punch.
Haba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haba doesn't manage to clinch there - Saprykin circles away.
Haba wants to clinch.
Saprykin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saprykin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saprykin misses with an uppercut.
Haba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saprykin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haba closes the distance but Saprykin moves to the side
and Haba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saprykin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saprykin keeps the fight on the outside.
Saprykin scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Haba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saprykin lands with an overhand left.
Haba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haba wants to clinch
and Saprykin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haba moves in looking to clinch but Saprykin pushes him off.
Haba is looking to clinch.
It looked like Saprykin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Saprykin swats away the attempt to clinch by Haba.
An attempted straight right counter from Saprykin misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saprykin throwing a counter right hand but Haba manages to avoid it.
Saprykin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Haba closes the distance and clinches.
Saprykin lands with a short shot to the head.

Haba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saprykin circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Haba looks to move away, Saprykin throws a big counter combo but Haba just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislav Saprykin dominated that round.
That's time! Saprykin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Haba throws a series of punches but Saprykin moves out of range.
Haba throws a series of punches but Saprykin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Saprykin misses the target.
Stanislav Saprykin is winning the standup battle so far.
Haba wants to clinch but Saprykin slips to the side
and Saprykin counters with a left to the body.
Saprykin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Haba is rocked!
Haba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saprykin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Saprykin.
Haba is still on wobbly legs! Can Saprykin finish him?
Haba tries to clinch
and Saprykin counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Haba out cold! What a finish! Saprykin is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanislav Saprykin!
A relieved looking Stanislav Saprykin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.