PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Christoforidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Havel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Christoforidis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Christoforidis
vs
Havel

169 cm
27
135 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

186 cm
20
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Christoforidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Micheal Havel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christoforidis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christoforidis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Havel misses with the combination.
Havel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Havel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christoforidis.
Christoforidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Havel counters with a right hand to the body.
Havel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christoforidis. Havel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Micheal Havel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Havel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christoforidis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christoforidis throws a series of strikes that have Havel backpedaling.

It looks like Micheal Havel has been cut.
Christoforidis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Havel moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Havel as the two fighters clinch.
Havel digs a right hand into Christoforidis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Christoforidis's gas tank.
Havel effectively controlling the action here.
Christoforidis tries to pull guard but Havel won't allow it.
Havel lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Havel.
Havel lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Havel.
Havel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christoforidis backwards.
Havel stalling the fight.
Havel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Havel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christoforidis or not.
Christoforidis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Havel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Havel leaning against his opponent.
Christoforidis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Havel smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Christoforidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Havel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Havel thows a body shot but no joy.
Christoforidis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christoforidis there as he acknowledges the shot.

Havel closes the distance and pushes Christoforidis back into the cage.
Havel taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Havel as the two fighters clinch.
Havel works on Christoforidis's body with a couple of short punches.
Havel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Havel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Havel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Havel lands a shot to the body.
Christoforidis takes a shot to the head.
Havel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christoforidis backwards.
Christoforidis fails to pull guard.
Havel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Havel lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Havel.
A short right from Havel on the inside.
Havel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Havel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christoforidis backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Havel.
Havel gets through Christoforidis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christoforidis tries to pull guard but Havel holds him up against the cage and eventually Christoforidis drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from Havel.
Havel scores with a hook to the body.
Christoforidis is breathing heavily.
A short right from Havel.
A bit of stalling here from Havel.
A short body shot lands from Havel as the two fighters clinch.
Havel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Havel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Havel lands a shoulder strike.
Havel scores with a hook to the body.
Havel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Havel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havel leaning against his opponent.
Havel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Christoforidis.
Havel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Havel lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Havel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Havel digs a right hand underneath Christoforidis's ribcage. Christoforidis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Havel.
Havel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Havel.
Havel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Havel.
Havel lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havel lands a nice shot to the body.
Havel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Havel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Havel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Havel's cut.
That's time! Christoforidis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A shot to the liver by Havel. Beautiful body shot.

Havel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christoforidis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Havel scores with a shoulder strike.
Havel lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Havel.
Nice body punch from Havel - that landed with a thud.
Havel pushes Christoforidis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Havel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Micheal Havel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Havel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christoforidis backwards.
Nice body punch from Havel.
A body shot lands from Havel.
Havel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Havel digs a right hand into Christoforidis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Christoforidis's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Havel stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoforidis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Havel walks away with a smile on his face. Christoforidis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Havel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Christoforidis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Havel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christoforidis.
Christoforidis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Havel lands with a hook. Christoforidis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Christoforidis misses with a straight left.

Havel closes the distance and pushes Christoforidis back into the cage.
Havel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Havel is leaning against Christoforidis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Havel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christoforidis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Havel just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Christoforidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Havel to work.
Havel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christoforidis backwards.
Havel lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christoforidis or not.
Havel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christoforidis backwards.
Havel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Havel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Havel lands with a left to the head.
Havel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Havel works on Christoforidis's body with a couple of short punches.
Havel lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Havel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Havel.
Havel stalling in the clinch.
Christoforidis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Havel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Havel.
Havel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Havel taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Havel.
A shot in the inside from Havel.
Stalling in the clinch from Havel.
Havel lands a nice shot to the body.
Havel lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Havel.
Havel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christoforidis or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Havel.
Havel lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Havel.
Havel scores with a hook to the body.
Christoforidis jumps guard but Havel stands there with Christoforidis around his waist. Christoforidis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Havel lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Havel.
Havel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Havel scores with a hook to the body.
Christoforidis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Havel digs a right hand underneath Christoforidis's ribcage. Christoforidis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Christoforidis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Havel walks away with a smile on his face. Christoforidis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Havel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Havel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micheal Havel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Christoforidis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Havel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Havel scores with a jab. Christoforidis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christoforidis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Havel back to the cage. Christoforidis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Havel scores with a hook to the body. Christoforidis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the liver by Havel. Beautiful body shot.
Christoforidis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Havel. Those never looked like landing.
Christoforidis throws a combination that misses
and Christoforidis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Havel gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Havel.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Havel.
Havel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Havel lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Havel.
Havel digs a right hand underneath Christoforidis's ribcage. Christoforidis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Havel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christoforidis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Havel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Havel lands a nice uppercut.
Christoforidis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Havel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Havel gets through Christoforidis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Havel scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christoforidis takes a shot to the head.
Havel scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Havel to work.
A short right from Havel.
Christoforidis tries to pull guard but Havel holds him up against the cage and eventually Christoforidis drops back down to his feet.
Havel cracks Christoforidis with a nice body shot.
Anton Christoforidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Christoforidis letting Havel take a breather here.
Christoforidis jumps guard but Havel stands there with Christoforidis around his waist. Christoforidis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Christoforidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Havel lands a shot to the body.
Havel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Havel lands a nice shot to the body.
Christoforidis tries to pull guard but Havel won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Havel.
A shot in the inside from Havel.
Havel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Havel lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Havel - that landed with a thud.
Havel lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havel taking a breather.
Havel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Havel lands a nice shot to the body.
Christoforidis jumps guard but Havel stands there with Christoforidis around his waist. Christoforidis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Havel.
Havel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christoforidis or not.
Havel stalling.
A short left from Havel.
Havel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Havel stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Havel.
Christoforidis jumps guard but Havel stands there with Christoforidis around his waist. Christoforidis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Havel lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christoforidis letting Havel take a breather here.
Havel lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Havel.
Christoforidis fails to pull guard.
Christoforidis misses with the head strike.
Havel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Havel.
Havel lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Havel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Havel.
Christoforidis tries to pull guard but Havel holds him up against the cage and eventually Christoforidis drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christoforidis jumps guard but Havel stands there with Christoforidis around his waist. Christoforidis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Havel.
Micheal Havel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christoforidis throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Havel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Havel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Havel!