PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Haskins (ranked 173 p4p, 425 weight class) and Rahim Shabazz (ranked 27 p4p, 61 weight class). Dwayne Haskins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Haskins
vs
Shabazz

191 cm
30
215
17 - 5 - 2

187 cm
29
224
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz moves to clinch but Haskins breaks away
and Haskins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Rahim Shabazz has been cut.

Shabazz gets a double leg takedown into Haskins's guard.

Haskins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shabazz.
Haskins tries to throw a body punch but Shabazz avoids it by throwing Haskins back against the cage.
Shabazz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Haskins is blocking nicely.
Haskins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Shabazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haskins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shabazz lands with a right to the head.

Haskins manages to break the clinch.
Haskins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haskins lands a really nice looking cross but Shabazz seems unphased.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shabazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dwayne Haskins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz throws a sloppy body shot
and Haskins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shabazz slips under a jab from Haskins.
Shabazz lands a nice hook to Haskins's body. Haskins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shabazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haskins manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Haskins misses the target.
Shabazz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Shabazz.
Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Haskins throws a lazy uppercut
and Shabazz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shabazz counters with a nice uppercut.
Shabazz connects with a body shot.
Haskins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shabazz connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shabazz is looking to clinch.
It looked like Haskins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shabazz scores with a sloppy right hand. Haskins should have avoided that one.
Haskins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shabazz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haskins counters with a stiff right hand.
Shabazz misses with a two punch combination.
Haskins throws a hook but Shabazz blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shabazz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shabazz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shabazz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haskins throwing a counter right hand but Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Shabazz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shabazz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Haskins to counter with a crisp jab.
Dwayne Haskins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rahim Shabazz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shabazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Haskins motions for Shabazz to come forward. Haskins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shabazz misses with an uppercut.
Haskins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shabazz throws a head kick but Haskins moves out of range.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Shabazz's head but Shabazz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shabazz throws a right hand that misses
and Haskins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shabazz connects with a body shot that sends Haskins's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rahim Shabazz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rahim Shabazz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haskins blocks the body kick.
Shabazz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Shabazz's head but Shabazz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Haskins breaks the clinch.
Shabazz swings widly with a right hand
and Haskins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shabazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabazz defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
Haskins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shabazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Haskins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins throws a body kick that misses.
Haskins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shabazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Shabazz cracks a nice hook into Haskins's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Haskins as Shabazz shoots in.
Haskins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shabazz throws a head kick but Haskins moves out of range.
Haskins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Shabazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shabazz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shabazz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Haskins as the two fighters clinch.
Haskins blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins presses Shabazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shabazz is breathing heavily.

Haskins manages to break the clinch.
Haskins tries to bum rush Shabazz with a series of wild strikes but Shabazz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haskins. Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shabazz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shabazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Shabazz misses with a hook to the body

and Haskins counters with a nice right hand that sends Shabazz toppling to the canvas! Shabazz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Haskins finish him?!

Shabazz is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Haskins. Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shabazz is still on wobbly legs! Can Haskins finish him?
Shabazz scores with a jab.
Haskins Throws a clean left jab. Haskins Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Shabazz's chin! Shabazz crumbles to the ground and Haskins follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Haskins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dwayne Haskins!