PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clasp Rich Split (ranked 3687 p4p, 3171 weight class) and Rickie Haverhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickie Haverhill acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Split
vs
Haverhill

178 cm
25
168
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
175
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clasp Rich Split!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickie Haverhill!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Split moves out of range of the strikes.
Split misses with an uppercut. Haverhill saw that one coming.
Haverhill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haverhill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Clasp Rich Split has been cut.
Split throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haverhill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Split gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haverhill looks to land a left hand but Split moved out of range nicely.
Split is looking to counter punch.
Split takes one on the button.
Split bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haverhill's head backwards.
Split missing with a left hand there. Haverhill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haverhill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Haverhill lands a big right hand that sends Split crashing to the mat! Haverhill stays standing though and waves Split back to his feet!

Split is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haverhill just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Split is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Split cracks Haverhill with an open hand slap.
Split misses with a straight right.
Split seems to have got his legs back now.
Haverhill misses with a looping left.
Split misses with a right hand
and Haverhill counters with a straight right hand.
Split throws a hook but Haverhill avoids it easily.
Haverhill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haverhill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haverhill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Split.
Haverhill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Split.
Split defending well as Haverhill loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverhill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Split.
Split throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Split misses with a hook.
It seemed like Haverhill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Haverhill misses its intended target.
Split swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Split misses.
Haverhill is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Split looks to throw the jab but Haverhill is out of range.
Haverhill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haverhill misses with a two punch combination.
Split throwing a counter right hand but Haverhill manages to avoid it.
Split is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haverhill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haverhill lunges at Split with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Split's hand.
Clasp Rich Split seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haverhill cracks Split with an open hand slap.
Split scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haverhill slips under a jab from Split.
Haverhill moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Haverhill lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Split throws a looping overhand right but Haverhill ducks down to avoid it.
Haverhill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Split misses.
Haverhill throws an overhand right that lands on Split's shoulder, as Split tries to avoid the shot.
Split was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Haverhill.
Split misses with a hook. Haverhill ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverhill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Split sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haverhill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haverhill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Split.
Haverhill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Split defending well as Haverhill loads up on a big left hand.
Split doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haverhill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haverhill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haverhill swinging wildly here.
Split misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haverhill.
Haverhill connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haverhill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Split was well out of range. Poor timing from Haverhill.
Haverhill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haverhill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haverhill unleashes a big counter combination but Split bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Split jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Haverhill misses.
Haverhill throws a one two combo.

Clasp Rich Split's cut is getting worse.
Split throws a lazy right hand but Haverhill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haverhill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Split had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Split misses with an uppercut
and Haverhill counters with a nice uppercut.
Split throws a jab but it's blocked by Haverhill.
Split throws an overhand right that lands on Haverhill's shoulder, as Haverhill tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Split thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haverhill scores with a sloppy right hand. Split should have avoided that one.
Split fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haverhill slips a straight right by Split.
Split cracks Haverhill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haverhill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haverhill lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Split.
Haverhill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Split scores with a punch to the head.
Haverhill misses with a double jab.
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!
Split fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haverhill manages to avoid it.
Split throws a looping overhand right but Haverhill ducks down to avoid it.
Split slips under a jab.
Haverhill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Split in his tracks.
Nice jab there from Split.

Haverhill is rocked!
Haverhill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haverhill throws a series of punches but Split avoids them all with ease.
Haverhill looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Split feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Haverhill sprawling to the canvas! Haverhill rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Split finish him?!
Haverhill is still on wobbly legs! Can Split finish him?
Split steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haverhill.
Split missing with a left hand there. Haverhill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Split steps in with a hook that catches Haverhill right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Split follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Haverhill looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clasp Rich Split!