PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Grapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Grapple
vs
Haye

199 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
209 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Grapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Haye!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye throws a series of punches but Grapple avoids them all with ease.
Haye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grapple slips under a jab.

Haye gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grapple to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grapple pushes down on Haye's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grapple is taking a breather. Haye says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grapple stops Haye from getting back to his feet.
Haye wants to improve his position but Grapple is controlling well.
Haye trying to control from the bottom.
Grapple missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grapple prevents Haye from standing back up.
Grapple is pressing down on Haye's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haye is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haye looks to land a left hand but Grapple moved out of range nicely.
David Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haye wants to clinch.
Haye slaps away a takedown attempt from Grapple, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Grapple decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Haye is refusing to be controlled, as Grapple sits in half guard.
Haye pushes Grapple off looking to stand but Grapple dives back in and keeps control.
Haye trying to hold on to Grapple's head to control him but Grapple postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grapple not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grapple throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haye is trying to stand back up but Grapple is controlling him
Grapple thows a huge punch but Haye dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haye looks gassed!
Haye throws out a loose jab but Grapple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grapple fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haye misses with the combination.
Haye throws a jab but it's blocked by Grapple.
David Haye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grapple ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Grapple showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haye.
Grapple moves away from the strike by Haye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haye as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Grapple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grapple checks a low kick from Haye.
Haye looks to throw the jab but Grapple is out of range.

Grapple closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Haye preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Grapple is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grapple looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haye with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grapple missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grapple sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haye defending well though.
Grapple looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grapple stops Haye from getting back to his feet.
Grapple has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grapple connects with a nice short shot to Haye's temple.
Grapple working the head and body with strikes.
Grapple looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grapple not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grapple working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grapple tries to pass the half guard into mount. Haye knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Haye avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grapple.
Grapple keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Grapple tries to pass the half guard into mount. Haye knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Haye is trying to stand back up but Grapple is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grapple shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haye as he avoids it easily.
Grapple shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haye as he avoids it easily.
Haye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Haye. That snapped Grapple's head back.
Haye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grapple ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye throws a looping overhand right but Grapple ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Haye misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown by Grapple or perhaps it was just good defense by Haye which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Grapple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haye lands a nice hook to Grapple's body. Grapple takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grapple shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haye but Haye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grapple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haye.
Haye scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye misses with a straight right.
Haye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mister Grapple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haye tries to clinch but Grapple moves out of range.
A big left from Haye misses.
Some wild striking there from Haye.
Grapple ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye misses with a few strikes there.
Haye catches Grapple with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grapple fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Haye finds it's target.

Grapple gets a takedown into half guard.
Grapple seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grapple lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grapple wants to take a breather but Haye is having none of it.
Grapple drops an elbow to the side of Haye's head.
Grapple takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haye is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grapple scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haye blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grapple.
Grapple throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grapple thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grapple frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grapple is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Haye is trying to stand.
Grapple working Haye over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Grapple.
Grapple has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haye's face.
Haye is bucking up trying to escape but Grapple cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haye's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Grapple landing strikes from the mount and Haye is in trouble!
Haye takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Haye is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Grapple working Haye over with strikes here.
Haye tries to lock up and control but Grapple gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grapple wants to control the pace but Haye is squirming around nicely.
Haye is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Grapple lands with some strikes.
Grapple working Haye over with strikes here.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grapple cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grapple with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Haye that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grapple controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grapple lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Haye hang on?
Haye wants to hold on but Grapple pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Grapple dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Haye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grapple.
Grapple shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haye defends it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Haye. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haye.
Haye throws a jab when Grapple was well out of range.
Haye connects with the punch.
A jab from Haye misses.
Grapple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Grapple gets the takedown into side control.
Grapple is chipping away with strikes.
Grapple prevents Haye from escaping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grapple takes a little break here. Haye wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple working the ground and pound.
Grapple lands a nice forearm strike.
Haye is trying to buck Grapple off.
Grapple is working Haye over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grapple lands some shots froms side control.
Grapple working the ground and pound.
Haye takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grapple is working Haye over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grapple is looking to take a break and control but Haye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grapple creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye wants to get back to his feet but Grapple drags him back down.
Grapple scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grapple is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Haye will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Grapple lands an elbow.
Grapple lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Haye down.
Grapple lands a decent elbow from side control.
Grapple lands some shots froms side control.
Mister Grapple overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haye on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grapple is working Haye over with some ground and pound from side control.
Haye tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haye wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple works to advance to full mount. Haye defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Haye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grapple unloading with bombs!
Mister Grapple is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grapple tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haye tries to reverse the position but Grapple maintains control.
Grapple sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye really wants to buck Grapple off and get back to his feet.
Grapple controlling from mount.
Haye really wants to buck Grapple off and get back to his feet.
David Haye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grapple controlling his opponent.
Haye is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Grapple showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grapple, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Grapple!