PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood comes into the arena with DJ Khaled - All I do is win blaring out of the sound system. Hayes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flight of Icarus. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Youngblood
vs
Hayes

183 cm
25
218 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
203 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!)

Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Youngblood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Youngblood counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.
Youngblood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayes under the eye.
Youngblood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Youngblood misses with a looping left.
Youngblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Hayes throws a right hand that Youngblood ducks under and follows up with a left that Youngblood also avoids with ease.
Youngblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes scores with the left hand. Youngblood knows he should have avoided that one.
Matt Youngblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Youngblood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Youngblood rather than just go for the knockout.
Hayes throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Youngblood.
Hayes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Youngblood avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Youngblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hayes looks for the body kick but Youngblood saw that one coming.
Hayes connects with a right hand. Youngblood shakes it off.
Youngblood connects with a nice looking jab.
Youngblood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Youngblood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Youngblood.
Hayes lands with a left to the head.
Hayes scores with a shot to the side of Youngblood's head.
Hayes cracks Youngblood with a nice body shot.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hayes - that landed with a thud.
Youngblood misses with the head strike.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Youngblood.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Youngblood up against the cage.
Youngblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Youngblood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Youngblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Youngblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Youngblood on the inside.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Youngblood lands with a light punch inside.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Youngblood tries a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Youngblood lands with a right hand.
Hayes lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Youngblood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalid Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hayes - that will leave a mark!
Youngblood is breathing heavily.
Hayes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hayes throws a quick inside leg kick.

Youngblood closes the distance and clinches.
Youngblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hayes.
Hayes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayes.

Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Youngblood is out of range and Hayes settles back down.
Youngblood avoids a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hayes. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

An inside leg kick lands from Youngblood.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Youngblood.
Hayes throws a body punch but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood moves out of range of the body kick.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Hayes.
Hayes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Youngblood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Youngblood.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Youngblood is just out of range.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Youngblood's body.
Youngblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Youngblood throws out a leg kick but Hayes moves out of range and Youngblood only half commits.
Hayes digs a good hook to Youngblood's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hayes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Youngblood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Youngblood has time to react.
Hayes jabs Youngblood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Youngblood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayes lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Youngblood's body.

Hayes lands a big head kick that sends Youngblood tumbling to the mat! Hayes takes a step backwards and waves Youngblood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hayes connects with a jab.
Hayes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hayes finds it's target.
Hayes circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Youngblood drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hayes follows Youngblood to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalid Hayes!
A victorious Khalid Hayes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.