PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hayes
vs
Dent

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Dent!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dent shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hayes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet but Dent is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Dent stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes throws a right and a left that Dent avoids nicely.

Dent scores with a takedown into Hayes's guard.
Dent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dent passes Hayes's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Dent decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Dent looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hayes!
Dent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
Dent controlling from mount.
Dent lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent won't let Hayes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Dent looking to control and managing it successfully.
I looks like Dent might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dent working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dent controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dent lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hayes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dent fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dent working the ground and pound effectively.
Dent tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Dent has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Arthur Dent just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dent looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hayes is looking to escape.
Dent is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hayes!
Dent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hayes really wants to buck Dent off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dent controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Dent dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dent rushes Hayes and presses him up against the cage.

Dent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dent throws a body kick that misses.

Dent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hayes throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Dent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Hayes misses.

Dent shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dent showed some decent athleticism there.
Dent is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent is nestled in close to Hayes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dent is taking a breather. Hayes 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.
Dent winds up and cracks Hayes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
Dent is pressing down on Hayes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hayes is holding on for now.
Hayes is in trouble now - Dent has advanced to mount!
Dent scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hayes?

Dent wants to finish this one by submission but Hayes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dent in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hayes is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Dent has taken his back!
Dent really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hayes.
Dent lands strikes to the head.
Dent really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hayes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Dent is looking for the choke from the back position but Hayes is controlling his hands well.
Good control from Dent.
Dent is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Dent gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Dent gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Dent apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hayes misses with a takedown

and Dent counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Dent gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dent controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dent controlling from the full mount.
Hayes has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Dent is punishing Hayes with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Dent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dent lands a front kick.
Dent shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayes sprawls well. Hayes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dent gets slowly back to his feet.

Dent rushes Hayes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dent pulls Hayes into guard.

Hayes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dent has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hayes has managed to get both his arms back between Dent's legs - danger averted.
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from Dent.
Hayes wants to get up but he can't break Dent's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dent is pulling down on Hayes's head to control his posture.
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from Dent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayes gets to his feet - Dent follows without any prompting.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Dent looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dent prevents Hayes from standing back up.
Dent looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hayes is trying to stand.
Dent not doing much here.
Dent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Arthur Dent just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frankie Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.

Dent moves into the clinch.
Dent pressing his opponent against the cage.

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

Dent looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hayes wants to stand up but Dent is controlling him.

Dent stands up and waves to Hayes to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hayes to the mat! Hayes manages to get full guard.
Dent is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Dent gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Frankie Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dent counters with a takedown into side control.
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 bucks up and tries to throw Dent off but instead Dent has got his back!
Dent is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Dent gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Dent gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Dent apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dent scores with a takedown into Hayes's guard.
Arthur Dent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dent trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Dent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dent has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Dent!