PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerrard Hayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul yuqdho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayne comes to the cage accompanied by Waltzing Matilda. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hayne
vs
yuqdho

182 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

TAKEDOWN ©

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerrard Hayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdul yuqdho!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hayne rushes yuqdho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hayne is pressed up against the cage. yuqdho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hayne down to the mat. Hayne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
yuqdho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hayne defends it nicely.
yuqdho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gerrard Hayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul yuqdho.
Hayne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of yuqdho's head.
Hayne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from yuqdho.
yuqdho shoots in for a double leg but Hayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
yuqdho closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hayne counters with a single leg into guard. yuqdho didn't expect that.
Hayne tries to free his leg and advance position but yuqdho is retaining full guard.
yuqdho striking off his back but it's not causing Hayne any problems.
yuqdho looks gassed!
yuqdho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
yuqdho keeping moving, preventing Hayne from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayne is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because yuqdho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hayne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hayne wants to get up but he can't break yuqdho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hayne trying to control the position from guard on top but yuqdho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
yuqdho takes a kick to the side of the head.

Hayne gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hayne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
yuqdho trying to hold on to Hayne's head to control him but Hayne postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hayne controlling the action here.
Hayne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for yuqdho on the ground.
Hayne wants to pass the guard but yuqdho is defending well.
Hayne stops yuqdho from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
yuqdho pushes Hayne off but Hayne dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yuqdho is letting Hayne control him for a moment.

Hayne decides to stand back up.

Hayne drives through and clinches with yuqdho against the cage.

Hayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
yuqdho misses with a takedown attempt

and Hayne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Hayne.
Hayne has yuqdho pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hayne for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hayne lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Abdul yuqdho has been cut.
Hayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of yuqdho backwards.
yuqdho takes a knee to the side of the body.
yuqdho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hayne just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hayne connects with a nasty looking knee right to yuqdho's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hayne clinches up with yuqdho and pushes him back against the cage.
Hayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through yuqdho's defenses.

Hayne manages to break the clinch.

Hayne gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hayne drives through and clinches with yuqdho against the cage.
Hayne lands a good knee to the midsection. yuqdho won't want to take too many of those.
Hayne connects with a nasty looking knee right to yuqdho's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hayne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has yuqdho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hayne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Hayne manages to break the clinch.

Hayne closes the distance and clinches.

Hayne breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
yuqdho misses with a takedown attempt

and Hayne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hayne avoiding damage.
yuqdho tries for a takedown but Hayne manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerrard Hayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul yuqdho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

yuqdho avoids the head kick by Hayne.
yuqdho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayne can pounce on him.

Hayne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
yuqdho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hayne just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hayne breaks the clinch.

yuqdho tries to keep at a distance but Hayne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hayne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Hayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
yuqdho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hayne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of yuqdho's head.
yuqdho takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Hayne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hayne in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
yuqdho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hayne.
Hayne thows a huge punch but yuqdho dodges it nicely.
Hayne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hayne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hayne thows a huge punch but yuqdho dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Hayne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hayne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down yuqdho for as long as he can get away with.
Hayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hayne decides to return to a standing position.

Hayne clinches up against the cage.

Hayne breaks the clinch.

Hayne closes the distance and pushes yuqdho back into the cage.

Hayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
yuqdho with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hayne counters by moving into the clinch.
Gerrard Hayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul yuqdho.

Hayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hayne moves into the clinch.
Hayne connects with a nasty looking knee right to yuqdho's face.
Hayne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hayne gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Hayne stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hayne throws a sloppy head kick and yuqdho moves out of range easily.

Hayne instigates a clinch.
Hayne connects with a knee to the head.

Hayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Hayne instigates a clinch.

Hayne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but yuqdho regains guard immediately.
yuqdho throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

yuqdho is working an open guard so Hayne takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hayne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Hayne moves into the clinch.

Hayne turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hayne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee asks Hayne politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hayne prefers to stall for the moment though.
yuqdho wants to control but Hayne postures up.
yuqdho tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayne wants to control but yuqdho is keeping him busy.
Hayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that yuqdho can do to turn this around?
Hayne working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerrard Hayne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdul yuqdho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

yuqdho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hayne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hayne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayne is looking to stand up but yuqdho won't let him.
Hayne trying to control but yuqdho is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. yuqdho is keeping the position for now.

Hayne gets to his feet - yuqdho follows without any prompting.
yuqdho closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hayne counters with a shoot takedown. yuqdho fights it but they end up in guard.

yuqdho looking for a guillotine here but Hayne defends easily.

Hayne is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! yuqdho is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! yuqdho has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayne keeping full guard, as yuqdho tries to pass.

Hayne is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Hayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Hayne drives through and clinches with yuqdho against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hayne.
Gerrard Hayne has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Hayne breaks the clinch.
Hayne scoring well with a low kick there.

Hayne moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hayne obliges.
Hayne lands a knee to the head.
Hayne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Hayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
yuqdho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hayne thows a body shot but no joy.

Hayne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches yuqdho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hayne working away.
Hayne is staying tight to yuqdho's torso, preventing him from escaping.
yuqdho tries to improve position but can't.
Gerrard Hayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayne just content to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayne throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Abdul yuqdho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hayne decides to stand up, so the ref orders yuqdho to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerrard Hayne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerrard Hayne!