PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haynes
vs
Smith

165 cm
25
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
153 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Haynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Smith!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haynes jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Haynes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Haynes looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Haynes tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a low kick but Haynes moves out of range easily.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haynes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Haynes 's knee.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haynes misses with a double jab

and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Haynes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haynes stalling.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Haynes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haynes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith catches Haynes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haynes throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Smith.
Haynes blocks a head kick by Smith.
Haynes throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Haynes 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Haynes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith slips a jab from Haynes.
Haynes walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Haynes swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Haynes misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Haynes throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes misses with a looping left.
Jab by Haynes.
Haynes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith throws a body punch but Haynes moves out of range.
Haynes throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Brandon Haynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haynes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haynes counters with a two punch combo.
Smith cracks the inside of Haynes's front leg.
Smith lands a high kick!
Haynes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haynes throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haynes.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Haynes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haynes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haynes thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Haynes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Haynes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haynes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Haynes is just out of range.
Brandon Haynes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haynes throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Haynes throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haynes.
A shot to the body from Haynes misses
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Haynes 's knee.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haynes rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Haynes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes checks the leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haynes misses with a looping left.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haynes.
Haynes with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Haynes blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Haynes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Haynes throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
A low kick from Haynes misses
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haynes.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Haynes pushes him off.
Smith throws a leg kick but Haynes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haynes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands a front kick.
Brandon Haynes is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a straight right by Haynes.
Haynes checks a leg kick.
Haynes throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haynes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haynes thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith throws a body punch but Haynes moves out of range.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haynes throws out the jab.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Haynes.
Haynes throws a big shot that misses.
Haynes misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Haynes circles away.
Haynes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haynes misses with a looping left.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Haynes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haynes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haynes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hannibal Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Haynes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Smith tries to clinch but Haynes moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Haynes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haynes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haynes's knee momentarily.
That kick from Smith tenderised Haynes's leg. Haynes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haynes avoids the head kick by Smith.
Haynes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith moves out of range as Haynes strikes.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haynes throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Haynes.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haynes throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Haynes misses
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Haynes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Haynes misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith feints and then cracks Haynes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haynes down.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haynes's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Haynes throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haynes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Haynes misses its intended target.
Haynes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haynes throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Smith misses.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Haynes misses
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Haynes 's knee.
Haynes throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Haynes finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Haynes off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Smith catches Haynes right on the button with a cross.
Haynes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haynes misses with a double jab
letting Smith counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes scores with a decent looking hook.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haynes throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Haynes misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Haynes was not able to check.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Smith.
Haynes misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Smith!