PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quincy Fapple (ranked 1453 p4p, 193 weight class) and Phillip Haba (ranked 1014 p4p, 143 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fapple
vs
Haba

186 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
178 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

The Glue Factory

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quincy Fapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phillip Haba!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fapple walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fapple moves out of range as Haba strikes.
Fapple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haba digs a good body shot into Fapple's ribs.
Fapple showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haba.

Haba clinches with his opponent.
Haba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haba can't find room to land a body shot as Fapple controls the action.
Fapple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haba working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fapple has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fapple can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Haba.
Haba presses Fapple against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Fapple manages to break the clinch.
Haba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fapple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haba looks to clinch
letting Fapple counter with a right hand.

It looks like Phillip Haba has been cut.
Haba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fapple at a distance.
Haba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Haba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Haba does it's job there.
Haba misses with a few strikes there.
Haba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haba misses with a looping left.
Haba catches Fapple with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haba throws an off balance right hand
and Fapple cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Haba is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fapple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haba is still on wobbly legs! Can Fapple finish him?
Fapple throws a pinpoint strike between Haba's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Haba crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Fapple scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quincy Fapple!
A very excited looking Quincy Fapple made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.