PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krunoslav Slabinac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the cage accompanied by 50cent - I´ll WHIP YA HEAD BOY. Slabinac has chosen OŠINI PO PRAŠINI as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Krunoslav Slabinac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hayes
vs
Slabinac

191 cm
23
210 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite 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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krunoslav Slabinac!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes slips under a jab.
Hayes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Gary Hayes has been cut.

Slabinac has managed to clinch.
Slabinac is leaning against Hayes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Slabinac as the two fighters clinch.

Slabinac manages to break the clinch.
Slabinac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slabinac throws out the jab.
Slabinac swinging wildly here.
Slabinac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Slabinac avoids it well.
Slabinac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Slabinac slips the punch.
Hayes misses with a hook. Slabinac ducked under it nicely.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slabinac.
Slabinac throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slabinac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slabinac has Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Slabinac tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slabinac lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Slabinac.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.

Slabinac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slabinac throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Gary Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slabinac misses with a looping left.
Hayes throws a good cross that connects.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Hayes dodges the punch combination from Slabinac.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slabinac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slabinac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Slabinac throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hayes.
Slabinac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gary Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slabinac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hayes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes throws a low kick, looking for Slabinac's leg but Slabinac calmly moves out of range.
Slabinac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slabinac misses with a few strikes there.
Slabinac throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
Hayes misses with a leg kick.
Slabinac scores with a jab. Hayes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes drops his hands momentarily and Slabinac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Gary Hayes's cut is getting worse.
Slabinac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slabinac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Hayes tries a low kick but Slabinac avoids it.
Slabinac misses the shot to the body.
Slabinac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Slabinac misses.
Slabinac throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
Slabinac lands a two punch combo.
Hayes catches Slabinac with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Slabinac.
Slabinac throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slabinac.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Slabinac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes throws a low kick, looking for Slabinac's leg but Slabinac calmly moves out of range.
Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hayes misses with a wild body shot.
Slabinac fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Gary Hayes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hayes slips a jab from Slabinac.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. Slabinac saw that one coming.
Slabinac displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Hayes is rocked!
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!
Slabinac lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Hayes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Gary Hayes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Slabinac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Slabinac's head but Slabinac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slabinac looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
Slabinac throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slabinac throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Slabinac takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slabinac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hayes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slabinac needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.
Hayes connects with the punch.
Slabinac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Hayes lands with an uppercut that bounces Slabinac off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krunoslav Slabinac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Hayes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Slabinac throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Krunoslav Slabinac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes scores with a shot to the body.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slabinac.
Slabinac doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Slabinac throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with an outside leg kick.
Hayes throws a jab when Slabinac was well out of range.
Slabinac blocks a jab.
Slabinac takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krunoslav Slabinac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slabinac throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
Slabinac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slabinac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes lands with a hook. Slabinac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Slabinac moved out of range.
Slabinac slips a jab from Hayes.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Slabinac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slabinac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes defending well as Slabinac loads up on a big left hand.
Slabinac misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slabinac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slabinac doesn't seem bothered though.
Slabinac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
Slabinac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Slabinac.
Hayes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Hayes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slabinac was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Slabinac might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Slabinac tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Slabinac counter with a right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gary Hayes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krunoslav Slabinac!