PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harald Harling (ranked 2423 p4p, 4005 weight class) and Mathew Hayes (ranked 268 p4p, 412 weight class). Harling comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Wolf totem. Harald Harling has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Harling
vs
Hayes

170 cm
21
150
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Harling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harling misses with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harling throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Harling moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Harling looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harling looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
A slow jab from Harling misses its intended target.
Harling throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Harling is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayes scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harling misses with a body shot.
Harling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Hayes throws out a counter right but Harling avoids it with no problem.
Harling takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Hayes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harling rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Harling misses with a looping left.
Hayes lands a nice hook to Harling's body. Harling takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been informed that Hayes 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.
Hayes slips a straight right by Harling.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Harling appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harling.
Harling swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harling takes one on the button.
Harling throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
Nice jab there from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a jab. Harling acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Harling 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harling misses with a straight left.
Harling takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a poor cross that misses

and Harling counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hayes! Harling lets Hayes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hayes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harling had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Harling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mathew Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harling misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hayes tests Harling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Harling moved out of range nicely.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.
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!
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Harling misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harling avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Harling takes one on the button.
Harling takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hayes defending well as Harling loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hayes misses with a left hand
enabling Harling to counter with a crisp jab.

Hayes is rocked!
Hayes slips under a jab.
Harling sets himself, and Hayes steps forward looking for the clinch! Harling avoids it this time.
Harling throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harling.
Harling is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hayes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Harling misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Harling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harling has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harling lands with a right that hurts Hayes. Hayes looks to clinch but Harling throws a short knee that drops Hayes. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Harald Harling!
Harald Harling decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.