PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connell Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreaz The Speculator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the cage accompanied by Calm Like a Bomb. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hayes
vs
The Speculator

182 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Connell Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreaz The Speculator!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Speculator fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

The Speculator changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hayes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hayes is looking to reverse the position.
The Speculator staying calm.
The Speculator laying and praying for a moment but Hayes takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
The Speculator wants to pass the guard but Hayes is defending well.
Hayes wants to get back to full guard.
Hayes is trying to control but The Speculator passes into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hayes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Speculator tries to stand but Hayes is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Speculator off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at The Speculator as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hayes!
Hayes lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

The Speculator is rocked!
I really don't envy The Speculator right now.
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 throwing punches to the body, looking to soften The Speculator up.
The Speculator is still in real trouble! Can Hayes finish him?

Hayes is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The Speculator seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes keeps control of the position as The Speculator tries to break free.
Hayes scores with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Speculator rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Well, if Hayes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The Speculator is trying to stand.
Hayes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Speculator looks gassed!
Hayes avoids the attempt from The Speculator to control.
Hayes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Speculator looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns The Speculator that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hayes tries to control but The Speculator wriggling away.
The Speculator taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Speculator is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hayes with good strikes from the mount here!
Hayes controlling from the full mount.
The Speculator is trying desperately to improve position.
Hayes with shots to the head and body - The Speculator looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hayes content just to control the position here.
Hayes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Speculator is trying to escape the mount.
Hayes controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hayes.
Hayes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Speculator tries to lock up and control but Hayes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Speculator can't escape the position.
The Speculator tries to lock up and control but Hayes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hayes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The Speculator in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Speculator is trying desperately to improve position.
The Speculator tries to hold on but Hayes postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Speculator is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hayes is staying active.
Hayes looking to control but The Speculator is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connell Hayes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The Speculator tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
The Speculator throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Hayes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Speculator with a poor takedown

and Hayes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Speculator!
The Speculator working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hayes.
The Speculator is breathing heavily.
The Speculator really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes looking to control but The Speculator is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hayes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Speculator is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Hayes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hayes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Speculator's face.
The Speculator is looking to improve his position but Hayes isn't that keen on the idea.
The Speculator in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Speculator working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Speculator tries to hold on but Hayes pushes him away.
Hayes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The Speculator is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Speculator tries to reverse the position but Hayes maintains control.
The Speculator tries to lock up and control but Hayes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Speculator might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hayes kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The Speculator tries to reverse the position but Hayes maintains control.
The Speculator really wants to buck Hayes off and get back to his feet.
Hayes is landing with some decent strikes but The Speculator is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Speculator takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hayes controlling his opponent.
The Speculator wants to hold on but Hayes pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Speculator is looking to improve his position but Hayes isn't that keen on the idea.
Hayes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hayes raining down shots from the mount!
The Speculator taking shots to the head.
Hayes controlling from the full mount.
The Speculator is working to get back to half guard.
Hayes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Speculator tries to hold on but Hayes pushes him away.
The Speculator is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The Speculator wants to hold on but Hayes pushes him away.
Hayes prevents The Speculator from getting the reversal.
The Speculator tries to hold on but Hayes postures up.
The Speculator is squirming around, avoiding Hayes's attempts to control the action.
The Speculator wants to hold on but Hayes pushes him away.
The Speculator is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Speculator is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, Andreaz The Speculator just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Speculator misses with a wild combination.
The Speculator shoots and misses

and Hayes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Speculator!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connell Hayes dominated that second round.
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!

The Speculator throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
The Speculator scores with a one two! Hayes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Connell Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes avoids the head kick by The Speculator.
The Speculator closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Speculator throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The Speculator being controlled here, momentarily.
Hayes wants to pass the guard but The Speculator is keeping the position.
Hayes chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Speculator is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing The Speculator from controlling successfully.
Hayes wants to sweep here but The Speculator controlling him for the moment.
The Speculator tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayes is retaining full guard.
Hayes wants to sweep here but The Speculator controlling him for the moment.
The Speculator advances position into side control!
The Speculator wants to control but Hayes is keeping him busy.
Hayes tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hayes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The Speculator trying to mount his opponent but Hayes defends it.
Hayes tries to get to full guard but The Speculator has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hayes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hayes has a closed guard, preventing The Speculator from standing up.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.

Hayes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Speculator must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Speculator has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hayes is proving hard to escape from.
The Speculator lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Speculator won't allow Hayes to sweep him here.
Hayes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Speculator lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hayes scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
The Speculator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Speculator wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
Hayes tries to strike from the bottom.
The Speculator trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Hayes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Speculator manages to get himself to full guard.
The Speculator wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The Speculator escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hayes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Speculator is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The Speculator has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hayes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The Speculator has his foot on Hayes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hayes works his way back into a safe position though.
The Speculator keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.

The Speculator has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hayes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hayes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Speculator swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Speculator throws a predictable looking body shot

so Hayes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Speculator wants to sweep here but Hayes controlling him for the moment.

Hayes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Connell Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

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