PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Masato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes's entrance music is Move!. A fine choice. Hayato Masato is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hayes
vs
Masato

179 cm
23
146 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hayato Masato!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Masato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masato throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Masato.
Masato scores with a body shot.
Masato misses with a wild body shot.
Masato throws a series of punches but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masato.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masato.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Masato counters with a nice uppercut.
Masato throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Masato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a left and a right that stings Masato.
Hayato Masato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Hayes misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masato circles away quickly and effectively.
Masato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masato misses with a body shot
and Hayes counters with a three punch combo that has Masato backing up. Masato nods at Hayes to acknowledge the strikes.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
Masato throws a combination that misses
and Hayes counters with a left and a right that stings Masato.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masato counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Masato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Masato throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Masato misses with a body shot.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masato looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Masato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Masato avoids them all with ease.
Masato misses with a wild body shot.
Masato connects with the punch.
Masato misses with a wild body shot.
Masato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masato misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a series of strikes. Masato will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Masato misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masato circles away quickly and effectively.
Masato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Masato.
Masato misses with a body punch
and Hayes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masato counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masato misses with a double jab.
Masato looks gassed!
A combination from Hayes does no damage.
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masato counters with a two punch combo.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Masato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes defending well as Masato loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Masato avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Masato moves out of range.
Masato misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Masato moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Hayes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes misses with the combination.
Masato misses with a body shot
and Hayes counters with a left and a right that stings Masato.
Masato dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Hayes throws a right and a left that Masato avoids nicely.
Masato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masato.
Masato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masato scores with the left hand. Hayes knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Masato.
Hayes slips under a jab from Masato.
Hayes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Masato throws a combination that misses
and Hayes counters with a one-two to the body.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Masato.
Masato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes throws a right hand that Masato ducks under and follows up with a left that Masato also avoids with ease.
Masato misses with a body punch
and Hayes counters with a two punch combo.

Masato is rocked!
Hayes circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Masato tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hayes wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Hayes!