PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between doc hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shwe Mon Dine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shwe Mon Dine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

hayes
vs
Mon Dine

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, doc hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shwe Mon Dine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Mon Dine moves out of range easily.
hayes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mon Dine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from hayes does no damage.

hayes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mon Dine's guard.
hayes tries to stand but Mon Dine is controlling from the bottom.
hayes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Mon Dine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. hayes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. hayes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mon Dine looking for a sweep. Not yet Mon Dine, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hayes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
hayes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mon Dine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
hayes is working to get back to half guard.
Mon Dine controlling the position easily from mount.
Mon Dine throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mon Dine landing punches.
Mon Dine wants to control the pace but hayes is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
hayes has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Mon Dine's lack of action.
Mon Dine wants to pass the guard but hayes is defending well.
hayes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mon Dine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. hayes defending well though.

Mon Dine decides to stand and escape the position.

hayes moves into the clinch.
hayes letting Mon Dine take a breather here.
Mon Dine landing knees to the body.
Mon Dine looks gassed!
Mon Dine lands an elbow just above hayes 's eye.
Mon Dine lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hayes tries to pull guard but Mon Dine holds him up against the cage and eventually hayes drops back down to his feet.
hayes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mon Dine throws a knee to the head but misses.
hayes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mon Dine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

hayes breaks from the clinch.
hayes shoots in for a takedown but Mon Dine shows good takedown defense.
Mon Dine swats away the attempt to clinch by hayes.
hayes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
hayes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mon Dine but Mon Dine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for doc hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mon Dine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has hayes pinned against the cage. hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
hayes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mon Dine circles away.
Mon Dine misses with a two punch combination.
hayes throws a right and a left that Mon Dine avoids nicely.
hayes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mon Dine is fending him off so far but hayes persists. Nope, Mon Dine circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mon Dine.
hayes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mon Dine swivels and escapes.
Mon Dine scoring well with a low kick there.
hayes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
hayes moves in looking to clinch but Mon Dine pushes him off.

hayes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mon Dine's guard.
Mon Dine is trying to keep hayes in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hayes wants to pass the guard but Mon Dine is keeping the position.
hayes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mon Dine looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but hayes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mon Dine taking some punishment here, with hayes in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mon Dine regains full guard. Nicely done.
hayes passes into half guard.
hayes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mon Dine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mon Dine.
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 doc hayes will probably get the nod.
That's time! hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

hayes clinches with his opponent.

hayes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mon Dine manages to get to full guard.
hayes looking to pass the guard.
Mon Dine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
hayes postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mon Dine is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mon Dine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. hayes manages to get himself to full guard.
Mon Dine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mon Dine throwing strikes but missing.
Mon Dine working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mon Dine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mon Dine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
hayes keeping moving, preventing Mon Dine from controlling successfully.
Mon Dine is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

hayes has his feet on Mon Dine's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mon Dine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mon Dine.
Mon Dine fails to land with a series of punches.

Mon Dine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
hayes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Mon Dine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
hayes checks a low kick from Mon Dine.
Mon Dine misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
hayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mon Dine. Mon Dine obviously looking to wear him down.
Mon Dine fails to land with a series of punches.
hayes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mon Dine but Mon Dine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mon Dine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as Mon Dine blocks the low kick.
Mon Dine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
hayes swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mon Dine.
doc hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mon Dine pinned against the cage. Mon Dine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
hayes tries to clinch but Mon Dine moves out of range.
hayes scores with a leg kick.
Mon Dine moves out of range of the body kick from hayes.
hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
doc hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mon Dine.

Mon Dine clinches with his opponent.
Mon Dine is working for takedown but hayes is calmly controlling the position for now.
hayes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mon Dine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for doc hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mon Dine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mon Dine lands a damaging elbow.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
hayes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mon Dine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
hayes has had enough of the clinch but Mon Dine keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Mon Dine.
Mon Dine keeps control of hayes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mon Dine lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hayes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
hayes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mon Dine keeps control of hayes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mon Dine stops a takedown attempt from hayes.
hayes has had enough of the clinch but Mon Dine keeps him there for the moment.
Mon Dine throws a knee to the head but misses.
hayes has had enough of the clinch but Mon Dine keeps him there for the moment.
Mon Dine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Mon Dine.
Mon Dine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but hayes blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mon Dine.
Mon Dine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mon Dine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but hayes blocks it with crossed arms.
hayes fails to pull the fight into his guard.

hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

hayes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mon Dine manages to work his way to half guard, despite hayes's best efforts.
Mon Dine trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but hayes manages to pass to mount!
Mon Dine tries to reverse the position but hayes maintains control.
hayes lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shwe Mon Dine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mon Dine throws a leg kick which misses hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as hayes tries to avoid it.
Mon Dine slips a jab and a cross from hayes.
Mon Dine throws a series of strikes that have hayes backpedaling.
Danga de danga de dang - Mon Dine scores with a four punch combination!
hayes tries to clinch up.

Mon Dine moves into the clinch.
Mon Dine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
hayes lands an elbow that stopped Mon Dine in his tracks for a moment.
Mon Dine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mon Dine connects with a nasty looking knee right to hayes's face.
hayes is working for takedown but Mon Dine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mon Dine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mon Dine stalling against the cage.
Mon Dine with a knee to the head.
hayes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mon Dine scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mon Dine.
hayes tries to pull guard but Mon Dine holds him up against the cage and eventually hayes drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for doc hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mon Dine looking to stall.
hayes can't break the clinch.
hayes jumps guard but Mon Dine stands there with hayes around his waist. hayes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mon Dine missing with knees to the body.
Mon Dine misses with a knee to the head.
Mon Dine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
hayes moves in looking to clinch but Mon Dine pushes him off.
hayes looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mon Dine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mon Dine checks the leg kick.
Mon Dine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

hayes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
hayes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mon Dine tries to roll over but hayes keeps him under control.

hayes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mon Dine defends it well.

hayes is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine tries to get to full guard but hayes has control of the leg.
Mon Dine is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute hayes jumps into side control!
Mon Dine is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mon Dine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
doc hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
hayes won't allow Mon Dine to sweep him here.

Mon Dine has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes hayes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Mon Dine moves into the clinch.
hayes can't get the takedown.
hayes prevents the takedown attempt.
hayes lands an elbow inside that Mon Dine shrugs off.
Mon Dine prevents the takedown attempt.
hayes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mon Dine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
hayes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mon Dine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mon Dine tries to clinch there but hayes circles away.
hayes is looking to clinch.
hayes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mon Dine as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from hayes.
hayes misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

hayes has managed to clinch.
hayes wants to get back to striking at distance but Mon Dine won't allow it.
hayes fails to pull guard.
hayes wants to get back to striking at distance but Mon Dine won't allow it.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but hayes blocks it.
hayes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mon Dine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mon Dine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mon Dine scores with a knee to the head.
Mon Dine lands a knee to the head.
Mon Dine with a knee to the head.
Mon Dine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but hayes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
hayes looking for a takedown.
Mon Dine connects with a knee to the head.
hayes tries a knee to the head but Mon Dine blocks it.
Mon Dine trying to stall but hayes improves his position.

hayes breaks the clinch.
hayes tries to clinch up but Mon Dine circles away and keeps his distance.
Mon Dine misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Mon Dine. No joy for hayes on that attempt.

hayes gets a clinch.
Mon Dine stalling in the clinch but hayes improves position.
hayes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mon Dine fights it off and pushes away nicely.

hayes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mon Dine looking for a sweep but hayes has passed into full mount! Oh no!

And that's the end of the fight!
Shwe Mon Dine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mon Dine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shwe Mon Dine!