PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantinos Philippou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinos Philippou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Philippou
vs
Hayes

182 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantinos Philippou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Hayes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes misses with a wild combination.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philippou moves away.
A punch combination from Hayes misses.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Philippou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryan Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Philippou misses.
Philippou fails with a takedown attempt.
Philippou misses with a body shot
and Hayes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philippou throws a combination that misses
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.

Hayes clinches.
Philippou tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayes smiles and moves away.

Hayes has Philippou up against the cage in a clinch.

Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philippou shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantinos Philippou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Philippou is breathing heavily.
Philippou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philippou slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.

Hayes clinches up against the cage.
Philippou jumps guard but Hayes stands there with Philippou around his waist. Philippou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Philippou jumps guard but Hayes stands there with Philippou around his waist. Philippou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Philippou has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hayes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hayes manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hayes pushes Philippou up against the cage in a clinch.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayes lands a glancing blow to the side of Philippou's head.

It looks like Constantinos Philippou has been cut.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Philippou moves out of range.
Hayes lands with an uppercut that bounces Philippou off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hayes darts in and clinches Philippou up against the cage.
Hayes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Philippou up against the cage.

Hayes manages to break the clinch.

Hayes moves into the clinch.
Philippou is working for takedown but Hayes is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philippou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Hayes.
Philippou misses the shot to the body.
Philippou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hayes.

Hayes forces Philippou back against the cage and clinches.

Hayes breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Hayes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes cracks Philippou with a good jab.
Hayes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Philippou tries to keep at a distance but Hayes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philippou fails with a takedown attempt.
Philippou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hayes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Philippou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Philippou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Constantinos Philippou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hayes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Philippou lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Philippou.
A jab from Hayes finds it's way through Philippou's defenses.
Ryan Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Philippou's body.
Philippou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a series of strikes. Philippou will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hayes tries to bum rush Philippou with a series of wild strikes but Philippou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Philippou drops his hands momentarily and Hayes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Constantinos Philippou's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Philippou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Philippou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayes thuds his right hand into Philippou's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayes closes the distance and clinches.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hayes has managed to clinch.
Hayes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hayes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayes taking a breather.
Philippou tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayes smiles and moves away.
Hayes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hayes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hayes duly obliges.
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philippou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philippou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes swinging wildly here.
Hayes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Philippou tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Philippou tries to keep at a distance but Hayes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Philippou goes for a takedown attempt but Hayes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantinos Philippou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes connects with a body shot that sends Philippou's belly button to the back.
A left and a right from Hayes both land. Nice combination.

Constantinos Philippou's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hayes connects with a nice looking jab.
Philippou misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hayes has managed to clinch.
Philippou has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hayes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hayes closes the distance and clinches.
Philippou is trying to drag Hayes to the mat but Hayes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Philippou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Constantinos Philippou'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. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Hayes.
Constantinos Philippou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Hayes misses.
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippou.
Hayes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Philippou eats them both and turns towards Hayes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Philippou swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Philippou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to avoid it but Philippou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayes to the ground. Hayes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
Philippou dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hayes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayes breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Philippou misses.
Hayes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Philippou ducks right into an uppercut from Hayes.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Philippou moves out of range.
Philippou misses with a combination
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Philippou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Philippou looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Philippou tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes lands a two punch combo.
Hayes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Philippou back to the cage. Hayes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
No joy there for Philippou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hayes scores with a hook to the body. Philippou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Philippou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Philippou misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayes counters with a left and a right that stings Philippou.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippou fails to land with a series of punches.
Philippou is looking to wear down Hayes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hayes misses with a double jab.

Hayes drives through and clinches with Philippou against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hayes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philippou closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Philippou slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Philippou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hayes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Philippou.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantinos Philippou. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hayes moves into the clinch.

Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes works over Philippou's head and body with a nice combination.
Philippou shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Philippou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Philippou looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.

Hayes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Philippou, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes scores with a shot to the side of Philippou's head.
Constantinos Philippou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan Hayes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayes 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

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