PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harold Hayworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Hayworth looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Hayworth
vs
Fitch

185 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Pirates Powder

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harold Hayworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Fitch!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayworth misses with a head kick.
Hayworth throws a series of punches but Fitch moves out of range.
Hayworth lands a high kick!
Hayworth throws a nice looking combination but Fitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayworth lands a head kick. Fitch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hayworth misses with a few strikes there.
Hayworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayworth is breathing heavily.
Hayworth shoots in but no luck this time.
Hayworth dives in and grabs Fitch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fitch pushes down on Hayworth's head and hops out.
Hayworth throws a series of punches but Fitch moves out of range.
Hayworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayworth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayworth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hayworth throws a right and a left that Fitch avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayworth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fitch slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayworth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Hayworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayworth throws a shot from downtown. Fitch moves away and avoids it.
Hayworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitch circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitch slips a jab and a cross from Hayworth.
Hayworth throws a series of punches but Fitch moves out of range.
Hayworth throws a sloppy head kick and Fitch moves out of range easily.
Fitch slips a straight right by Hayworth.
Sloppy strikes from Hayworth. Those never looked like landing.
Hayworth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hayworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fitch is out of range and Hayworth settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayworth throws out a leg kick but Fitch moves out of range and Hayworth only half commits.
Fitch stuffs the takedown.
Hayworth misses with the combination.
Hayworth misses with the combination.
Hayworth tries to score with a low kick but Fitch moves his leg out of the way.
Hayworth shoots and misses
and Fitch counters with a two punch combo.
Harold Hayworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayworth throws a right and a left that Fitch avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayworth.
Hayworth misses with a head kick.
Fitch slips a jab from Hayworth.
Hayworth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayworth shoots for a takedown but Fitch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fitch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayworth throws a head kick but Fitch moves out of range.
Hayworth looks for a takedown but Fitch sprawls well.
Hayworth misses with a body kick.
Hayworth throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayworth misses with a wild combination.
Fitch dodges the punch combination from Hayworth.
Fitch dodges the punch combination from Hayworth.
A punch combination from Hayworth misses.
Hayworth throws a head kick but Fitch moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitch manages to avoid it.
Hayworth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fitch as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Hayworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Hayworth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hayworth looks for the body kick but Fitch saw that one coming.
Fitch moves out of range of the body kick.
Hayworth has his takedown stuffed

and Fitch counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hayworth!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hayworth is trying to escape the position but Fitch is controlling the position.
Let's hope that Fitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michael Fitch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hayworth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hayworth misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hayworth. Those never looked like landing.
Hayworth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayworth misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harold Hayworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayworth misses with a few strikes there.
Hayworth misses with a wild combination.
Hayworth throws a right hand that Fitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitch also avoids with ease.
Hayworth throws a right hand that Fitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitch also avoids with ease.
Hayworth looks to land a body kick but Fitch moved away.
Hayworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayworth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayworth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayworth throws the left hand but Fitch avoids the punch easily.
Hayworth misses with a wild combination.
Hayworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Hayworth.
Hayworth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayworth missing with a left hand there. Fitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayworth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Hayworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch avoids the head kick by Hayworth.
Hayworth misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Hayworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayworth throws a sloppy head kick and Fitch moves out of range easily.
Hayworth misses with a wild combination.
Harold Hayworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayworth looks to land a right hand but Fitch moved out of range.
Hayworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayworth misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Hayworth dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hayworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayworth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fitch tries to avoid it but Hayworth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fitch to the ground. Fitch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hayworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayworth.
Hayworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hayworth.
Hayworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fitch checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayworth misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hayworth.
Hayworth misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hayworth. Those never looked like landing.
Hayworth looks to throw the jab but Fitch is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Fitch blocks the low kick.
Hayworth throws the left hand but Fitch avoids the punch easily.
Hayworth throws a wild body kick that Fitch sees coming a mile off.
Fitch slips a jab and a cross from Hayworth.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hayworth here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch slips a jab and a cross from Hayworth.
Hayworth throws a front kick aimed at Fitch's knee but Fitch avoids it well.
Fitch avoids a kick to the body.
Hayworth misses with the combination.
Hayworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hayworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayworth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hayworth throws a right hand that Fitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitch also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayworth throws a series of punches but Fitch moves out of range.
Hayworth looks to land a body kick but Fitch moved away.
Hayworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayworth misses with a wild combination.
Fitch checks a low kick from Hayworth.
Hayworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayworth misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayworth throws a series of punches but Fitch moves out of range.
Fitch checks a low kick from Hayworth.
Hayworth throws a leg kick but Fitch checks it.
Hayworth misses with a body kick.
Hayworth throws a series of punches but Fitch avoids them all with ease.
Hayworth tries to bum rush Fitch with a series of wild strikes but Fitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harold Hayworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hayworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Hayworth. Those never looked like landing.
Michael Fitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitch avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Hayworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayworth, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Hayworth!
A less than humble Harold Hayworth misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.