PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zach Hainer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hainer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Diabolic "Frontlines". Love has chosen Imagine as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hainer
vs
Love

172 cm
28
146 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

150 cm
27
149 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Hainer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hainer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Love keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hainer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Love. That did some damage!
Hainer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hainer connects with a jab.
Hainer scoring well with a low kick there.
Hainer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hainer pushes Love away with a front kick.
Hainer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Love takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Love's sensitive parts.
Hainer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Hainer.
Love doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hainer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Love's knee momentarily.
Hainer tries to land a front kick but Love steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Love fails with the takedown
and Hainer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Love really felt that one!
Hainer scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hainer counters with a nice body shot.
Zach Hainer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude Love.
Hainer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love blocks a head kick by Hainer.
Hainer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Love avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hainer misses with a body kick.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hainer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love moves out of range of the body kick from Hainer.
Hainer throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Hainer lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hainer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hainer is looking to wear down Love with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hainer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hainer is looking to score with low kicks.
Hainer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That kick from Hainer tenderised Love's leg. Love is trying to keep his angry face on.
Love has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hainer.
Hainer cracks the inside of Love's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love checks a low kick from Hainer.
Hainer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Love avoids the body shot from Hainer.
Love walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hainer.
Hainer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hainer throws a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hainer, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Hainer dominated that round.
That's time! Hainer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body kick from Hainer.
Love needs to keep his hands up - Hainer had a free shot at his head there.
Hainer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hainer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hainer misses with a wild body shot.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hainer counters with a low kick, right behind Love 's knee.
Hainer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hainer lands a right hook to the body.
Zach Hainer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love tries for a takedown but Hainer circles away easily
and Hainer counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Hainer misses.
Love fails with the takedown
and Hainer counters with a thumping low kick.
Zach Hainer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude Love.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hainer.
Hainer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Love might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hainer has got the better of the exchanges.
Love avoids a kick to the body.
Zach Hainer is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hainer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hainer.
Hainer misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hainer. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dude Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Love shoots and misses
and Hainer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Love is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zach Hainer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love blocks a head kick by Hainer.
Hainer tries to score with a low kick but Love moves his leg out of the way.
Hainer scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer lands with an uppercut that bounces Love off the cage and back into range.
Hainer tests Love's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Love is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hainer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Love.
Love takes one to the side of the head.
Hainer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hainer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hainer is looking to slow Love down with leg kicks.
Hainer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hainer.
Love takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Hainer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hainer. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hainer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hainer misses the shot to the body.
Love walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Hainer dominated that second round.
That's time! Hainer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Hainer.
Love keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Hainer.
Hainer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Love fails with the takedown
and Hainer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hainer is looking to slow Love down with leg kicks.
Hainer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Love doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hainer counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainer misses with a kick to the body.
Hainer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hainer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Love can do to turn this around?
Hainer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hainer scores with a push kick.
Love tries for a takedown but Hainer circles away easily
and Hainer counters with an outside leg kick.
Zach Hainer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude Love.
Love doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hainer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dude Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainer scores with a spinning back kick!
Hainer looks to land a body kick but Love moved away.
Hainer throws the kick towards the body but Love avoids it.
Love sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Love takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Love shoots and misses
and Hainer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hainer lands a nice shot that snaps Love's head back.
Love's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hainer.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hainer. Love shrugs it off though.
Love fails with the takedown
enabling Hainer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hainer scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love has his takedown stuffed
and Hainer counters with a good, hard body kick but Love shrugs it off.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hainer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hainer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Love.
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Love takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hainer moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hainer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Hainer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hainer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Hainer!