PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Hayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Hayman

188 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Hayman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hayman darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Hayman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson tries to bum rush Hayman with a series of wild strikes but Hayman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Johnson rushes Hayman and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hayman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayman is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hayman after a bit of a struggle.
Hayman fails to pull guard.
Jack Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Hayman.

Hayman jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hayman wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson passes Hayman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hayman is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hayman wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.

Johnson stands up out of the half guard.

Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hayman did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayman is trying to get back to full guard.

Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Hayman defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Johnson is trying to control. Hayman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayman is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hayman avoid being mounted?
Hayman is controlling Johnson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hayman wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayman keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hayman tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayman tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Hayman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hayman looks winded!
Hayman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayman is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Hayman circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Hayman swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hayman tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayman shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hayman defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hayman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Hayman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hayman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hayman somewhat.
Johnson misses with a takedown

and Hayman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hayman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hayman is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson striking from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Hayman is controlling the position.
Hayman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hayman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Hayman isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hayman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Hayman pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hayman is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Hayman.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hayman is working away from the top position though.
Marc Hayman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hayman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Hayman works his way into side control.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let Hayman control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayman tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hayman lands a nice forearm strike.
Hayman working away.

Hayman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hayman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayman looking to control but instead Johnson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Hayman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayman tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Hayman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marc Hayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hayman as he avoids it easily.
Hayman misses with a wild combination.
Hayman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hayman wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Hayman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Hayman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Hayman.
Johnson tries to work over Hayman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayman tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Hayman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hayman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Hayman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hayman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayman tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayman tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayman fails to land the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayman tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson works to advance to full mount. Hayman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson trying to control but Hayman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayman wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Hayman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Hayman is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hayman is looking to escape.

Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayman is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Johnson!