PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. Haynes has chosen Song 2 by Blur as his entrance music. Dan Torres is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Torres
vs
Haynes

188 cm
36
178 lbs
6 - 22 - 0

182 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 6 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Haynes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Haynes misses.
Haynes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres throws a right and a left that Haynes avoids nicely.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Haynes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haynes.
Haynes throws a head kick that misses.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Haynes fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Haynes does no damage.
Haynes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haynes connects with a high kick.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haynes avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haynes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a one-two to the body.
Haynes swinging wildly here.
Haynes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.
Haynes looks winded!
Torres misses with the combination.
A jab from Torres does it's job there.
Haynes tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haynes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haynes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres throws a combination. Haynes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres avoids the head kick by Haynes.
Torres fails with the takedown.
Haynes misses with a left hand
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Haynes misses with the combination.
A combination from Haynes does no damage.
A combination from Haynes does no damage.
Daniel Haynes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Haynes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haynes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Haynes misses.
Torres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haynes tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Haynes.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haynes.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes just misses with a punch to the body.
Haynes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haynes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a one-two to the body.
Haynes throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Haynes. Those never looked like landing.
Haynes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haynes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres stalks Haynes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haynes's face. Haynes staggers backwards, shaken.
Haynes looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haynes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Haynes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Haynes misses with a combination
and Torres counters with a two punch combo.
Haynes lands with a slapping head kick.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torres counters with a three punch combo that has Haynes backing up. Haynes nods at Torres to acknowledge the strikes.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Haynes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the body from Haynes misses
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haynes misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haynes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Haynes.
Dan Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torres crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haynes - the referee stops the clock and Torres gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haynes. Torres manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haynes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haynes throws a nice head kick!
Haynes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haynes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Haynes lands a two punch combo.
Haynes misses with a two punch combination.
Torres steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haynes. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Torres counters by clinching up.

Haynes breaks the clinch.
Haynes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haynes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torres counters with a one-two to the body.
Torres closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Haynes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haynes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torres is working the combinations to good effect here.
Haynes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Haynes misses.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres blocks a head kick by Haynes.
Haynes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a three punch combo that has Haynes backing up. Haynes nods at Torres to acknowledge the strikes.
Haynes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Dan Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres misses with the combination.
A combination from Haynes does no damage.
Haynes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres looks to land a combination. Haynes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haynes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haynes.
Haynes throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniel Haynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torres counters with a one-two to the body.
Haynes fails to land with a series of punches.
Haynes misses with a few strikes there.
Torres takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haynes looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Haynes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haynes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Haynes scores with a one two! Torres had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Haynes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Haynes throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
A combination from Haynes does no damage.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Torres counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Haynes!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Haynes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Torres has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Torres decides to stand back up.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt - Haynes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haynes misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haynes as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Haynes misses.

Torres drives through with a takedown into Haynes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Haynes wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.

Haynes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torres defends it easily.

Torres gets to his feet - Haynes follows without any prompting.
Dan Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haynes just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres defending well as Haynes loads up on a big left hand.
Haynes throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
A jab from Haynes misses.
Haynes misses with a head kick.
Torres lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Torres.
Torres takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Torres is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haynes.
Haynes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haynes tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres blocks a head kick by Haynes.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haynes needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Haynes does no damage.
Haynes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haynes.
Haynes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haynes.
Haynes looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Daniel Haynes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
and Haynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haynes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haynes scores with a head kick. Torres tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haynes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haynes throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Torres.
I think Haynes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Haynes!
Post fight, Daniel Haynes took to the microphone: 'Thanks to my family for all the support and sacrifices they have made'.