PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tubby Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenwe Elendil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hayes
vs
Elendil

190 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 Rio de Janeiro, Tubby Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lenwe Elendil!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elendil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lenwe Elendil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elendil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elendil tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elendil tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elendil fails with a takedown attempt.

Hayes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Elendil fails to pull guard.
Elendil looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Elendil missing with knees to the body.
Elendil wants to break free but Hayes has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hayes has Elendil pressed against the cage, preventing Elendil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elendil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hayes landing knees to the body.
Hayes stalling.
Elendil tries to pull guard but Hayes holds him up against the cage and eventually Elendil drops back down to his feet.
Tubby Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenwe Elendil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elendil tries to pull guard but Hayes won't allow it.
Hayes is pressed up against the cage. Elendil has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hayes down to the mat. Hayes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hayes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Elendil looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hayes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hayes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hayes taking a breather here.
Hayes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Elendil is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes scoring with punches and elbows.
Hayes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Elendil is avoiding damage well.
Hayes 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.
Hayes is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Elendil will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hayes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tubby Hayes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Elendil shoots and misses

and Hayes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hayes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hayes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Elendil throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Elendil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hayes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Elendil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tubby Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hayes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Elendil trying to control here.
Hayes trying to control the pace.
Hayes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Hayes connects with a nice short shot to Elendil's temple.
Hayes lands strikes from half guard.

Hayes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Elendil is just riding it out for now. Hayes eventually gives up the hold.
Hayes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elendil wants to control but Hayes is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hayes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Elendil trying to control here.
Hayes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Elendil defending well though.
Hayes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elendil pushes Hayes off looking to stand but Hayes dives back in and keeps control.
Hayes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tubby Hayes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hayes scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hayes clinches with his opponent.
Hayes working Elendil over with knees to the body.
Elendil is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Elendil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hayes landing knees to the head.

It looks like Lenwe Elendil has been cut.
Hayes crunches a lovely knee into Elendil's ribcage.
Elendil is breathing heavily.
Elendil can't break the clinch.
Hayes crunches a lovely knee into Elendil's ribcage.
Hayes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hayes.
Elendil fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tubby Hayes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lenwe Elendil's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Hayes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Elendil was covering up waiting for the punch and Hayes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hayes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayes sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hayes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hayes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tubby Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayes postures up.
Elendil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elendil looking to control.
Hayes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hayes postures up in Elendil's guard and throws a big left but Elendil blocks it.
Hayes throws and elbow that misses. Elendil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hayes's guard. Nice move by Elendil!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is pulling down on Elendil's head to control his posture.
Hayes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elendil's guard.
Hayes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Elendil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Elendil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayes won't allow Elendil to sweep him here.
Hayes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hayes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Elendil some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Elendil's face as Hayes controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tubby Hayes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Elendil tries for a takedown but Hayes circles away easily

and Hayes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Elendil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elendil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hayes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lenwe Elendil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tubby Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tubby Hayes!