PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoda Tawashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoda Tawashi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tawashi
vs
Haye

220 cm
22
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoda Tawashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Haye!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye moves in looking to clinch but Tawashi pushes him off.

Haye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tawashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tawashi blocks an uppercut.
Tawashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haye has him pressed against the cage.

Tawashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye ducks under a wild hook from Tawashi.
Tawashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Tawashi misses.
Haye slips under a jab.
Haye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tawashi takes the fight into the clinch.
Tawashi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tawashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tawashi has had enough of the clinch but Haye keeps him there for the moment.
Tawashi is trying to break free.
Come on Haye - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tawashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haye has him pressed against the cage.
Haye keeps control of Tawashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tawashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Haye won't allow it.

Tawashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haye avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawashi tries to clinch there but Haye circles away.
Tawashi misses with a hook. Haye ducked under it nicely.

Haye closes the distance and pushes Tawashi back into the cage.

Tawashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tawashi throws a hook but Haye avoids it easily.
Tawashi throws a hook but Haye avoids it easily.
Haye misses with a few strikes there.
Tawashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haye wants to clinch.
A combination from Haye does no damage.
Haye looks gassed!
Tawashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haye.

Tawashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Tawashi is trying to break the clinch but Haye has him pressed against the cage.

Tawashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tawashi dodges the punch combination from Haye.
Tawashi misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tawashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haye.
Haye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tawashi.
Haye looks to land a combination but Tawashi avoids it well.
Haye motions for Tawashi to come forward. Haye throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tawashi throws an overhand right that lands on Haye's shoulder, as Haye tries to avoid the shot.
Haye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tawashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haye.
Tawashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haye.

Tawashi moves into the clinch.
Tawashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haye has him pressed against the cage.
Haye working aggressively here.

Tawashi breaks from the clinch.
Haye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haye throws a series of punches but Tawashi avoids them all with ease.
Tawashi throws an overhand right that lands on Haye's shoulder, as Haye tries to avoid the shot.
Hoda Tawashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tawashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Haye.

Haye moves into range and clinches up with Tawashi.

Tawashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye throws a series of punches but Tawashi avoids them all with ease.

Tawashi closes the distance and pushes Haye back into the cage.
Haye prevents Tawashi from breaking the clinch.

Tawashi manages to break the clinch.
Haye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tawashi is looking to clinch.
Tawashi misses with an uppercut. Haye saw that one coming.
Tawashi tries to clinch but Haye moves away

and Haye counters by moving into the clinch.

Haye manages to break the clinch.
Haye tries to clinch up but Tawashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Haye.

Haye rushes Tawashi and presses him up against the cage.
Haye wants to break free but Tawashi has control.

Tawashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haye misses with a two punch combination.
Tawashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab from Haye.
Tawashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haye gets a clinch.

Tawashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Tawashi misses the target.
Haye slips under a jab from Tawashi.
Haye misses with the combination.
Haye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tawashi throws the left hand but Haye avoids the punch easily.
Haye is looking to clinch.
Haye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tawashi.
Tawashi throws out a loose jab but Haye uses good head movement to avoid it.

Haye moves into range and clinches up with Tawashi.

Tawashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tawashi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tawashi throws out the jab.
Haye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tawashi to score with a decent uppercut.

Haye rushes Tawashi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Haye will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haye looks to land a combination but Tawashi avoids it well.

Tawashi moves into the clinch.

Tawashi breaks the clinch.
Tawashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like David Haye has been cut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tawashi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tawashi clobbers Haye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haye looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tawashi scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Haye does no damage.
David Haye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tawashi gets a clinch.
Haye can't break the clinch.

Tawashi manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tawashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tawashi tries to clinch up
and Haye counters with a one-two to the body.
Tawashi looks to throw the jab but Haye is out of range.

Haye drives through and clinches with Tawashi against the cage.
Haye misses with some punches.
Tawashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayes head.

Tawashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tawashi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye works Tawashi's body with a nice hook.
Haye moves out of range of the strikes.

Haye clinches up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Haye in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tawashi misses with an elbow over the top.

Tawashi breaks from the clinch.
Tawashi slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Tawashi throws a hook to the side of Haye's head but Haye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haye tries to clinch up but Tawashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Tawashi falls off balance throwing a combination

and Haye counters by moving into the clinch.
Tawashi wants to break free but Haye has control.
Tawashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haye has him pressed against the cage.
Haye is looking to control Tawashi's arms but Tawashi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haye has his back to the cage.

Tawashi breaks from the clinch.
Tawashi misses with an uppercut. Haye saw that one coming.
Tawashi checks the leg kick.
Tawashi loads up on a big right hand but Haye slips the punch.
Tawashi wants to clinch up but Haye keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Haye clinches.
Tawashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tawashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haye wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tawashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye throws a series of punches but Tawashi avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Haye misses.
Haye drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haye lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Tawashi misses.
Haye stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tawashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tawashi throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Tawashi misses its intended target.
Haye works over Tawashi's head and body with a nice combination.
Tawashi throws a lazy right hand but Haye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haye tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tawashi finds it's way through Haye's defenses.
Tawashi slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Tawashi cracks Haye with a good jab.
Tawashi throws the left hand but Haye avoids the punch easily.

Haye darts in and clinches Tawashi up against the cage.
Tawashi letting Haye take a breather here.

Tawashi breaks from the clinch.

Haye pushes Tawashi up against the cage in a clinch.

Tawashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haye wants to clinch.
Tawashi closes the distance but Haye moves to the side
and Haye counters with a one-two to the body.
Haye lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tawashi looks to land a right hand but Haye moved out of range.
Haye tries to clinch there but Tawashi circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye slips under a jab.
Haye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tawashi.
Haye tries to close the distance and clinch but Tawashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tawashi connects with a crisp jab.
Tawashi throws a hook but Haye avoids it easily.

Haye has closed the distance and engaged Tawashi in a clinch.

Tawashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tawashi looks to land a right hand but Haye moved out of range.
Tawashi checks a low kick from Haye.
Tawashi misses with a two punch combination.

Tawashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haye throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haye misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haye.
Tawashi can't break the clinch.
Haye is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tawashi tries to break the clinch but Haye is controlling the position.
Haye is working Tawashi over against the cage.
Tawashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoda Tawashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Haye's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Haye misses with a leg kick.
Tawashi loads up on a big right hand but Haye slips the punch.
Tawashi scores with a jab.
Tawashi slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Tawashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tawashi tries to clinch up but Haye circles away and keeps his distance.
Tawashi tries to clinch but Haye moves away

and Haye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Tawashi on the inside.
Tawashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Haye has double underhooks.
Haye has had enough of the clinch but Tawashi keeps him there for the moment.
Tawashi pushes Haye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tawashi breaks the clinch.
Tawashi throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Tawashi misses.

Tawashi clinches up with Haye and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Haye.

Tawashi manages to break the clinch.

Haye gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tawashi breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Haye misses.
Haye attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haye throws a right hand that Tawashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Tawashi also avoids with ease.
Haye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haye is looking to clinch but Tawashi is avoiding it.
Jab by Tawashi.
A jab lands there for Haye.
Haye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tawashi looks to throw the jab but Haye is out of range.
Haye fails to land with a series of punches.

Haye has closed the distance and engaged Tawashi in a clinch.
A short right from Haye.
Tawashi blocking some punches.
Haye prevents Tawashi from breaking the clinch.
Tawashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tawashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tawashi breaks the clinch.
Haye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tawashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haye moves out of range as Tawashi strikes.
Tawashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Tawashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tawashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tawashi.
Haye ducks under a wild hook from Tawashi.
Tawashi tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
Haye moves in looking to clinch but Tawashi pushes him off.
Haye defending well as Tawashi loads up on a big left hand.
Tawashi throws a lazy right hand but Haye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haye attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tawashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Haye.
Haye staying out of range there.
Haye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tawashi is looking to clinch.
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Haye lands.
Haye slips under a jab from Tawashi.
Tawashi throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Haye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tawashi misses with a straight left.
Haye moves out of range as Tawashi strikes.
Tawashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haye looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tawashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tawashi throws a right and a left that Haye avoids nicely.
Haye throws a series of punches but Tawashi avoids them all with ease.
Haye throws a series of punches but Tawashi avoids them all with ease.
Haye moves out of range as Tawashi strikes.
Tawashi misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A combination from Haye does no damage.
Tawashi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haye. Haye circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tawashi slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Haye moves in looking to clinch but Tawashi pushes him off.
Tawashi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tawashi gets a clinch.

Tawashi manages to break the clinch.
Haye tries to bum rush Tawashi with a series of wild strikes but Tawashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haye is looking to clinch.
Haye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tawashi. Tawashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haye swats away the attempt to clinch by Tawashi.
Haye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haye fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haye throws a series of punches but Tawashi moves out of range.
Haye takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tawashi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Haye.
A big right from Haye misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hoda Tawashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tawashi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoda Tawashi!