PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes has chosen Flight of Icarus as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jacobs
vs
Hayes

185 cm
25
211 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

180 cm
27
203 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes defending well as Jacobs loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes misses with a head kick.
Hayes is looking to slow Jacobs down with leg kicks.
Hayes swings for the body but Jacobs moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs lands a glancing blow to the side of Hayes's head.

Jacobs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hayes is looking for a sweep.
Hayes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jacobs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hayes is not content to let Jacobs control the position.
Hayes keeping hold of Jacobs's head, controlling as best he can.
Hayes has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jacobs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Tyson Jacobs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hayes swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jacobs.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayes stuns Jacobs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacobs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayes is out of range.
Jacobs is looking to chop away at Hayes's legs.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Jacobs has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jacobs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacobs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
Hayes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut.
Hayes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hayes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jacobs on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hayes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jacobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
Jacobs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayes but Hayes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hayes cracks a nice hook into Jacobs's ribs.
Hayes connects with a body shot that sends Jacobs's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hayes. Hayes obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacobs moves out of range of the body kick.
Hayes connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes moves out of range as Jacobs throws a body kick.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
Khalid Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Hayes jabs at Jacobs's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayes lands with an overhand left.
Hayes lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Jacobs down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a head shot.
Hayes scores with a body shot.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hayes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jacobs in his tracks.
Hayes scores with a leg kick.
Hayes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jacobs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hayes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hayes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacobs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Jacobs is rocked!
A solid body kick from Hayes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes jabs Jacobs right on the nose. Jacobs blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Hayes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hayes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jacobs sprawling to the canvas! Jacobs rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hayes finish him?!
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacobs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jacobs seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs lands a glancing blow to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes scores with a body shot.
Hayes feints and then cracks Jacobs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jacobs down.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayes throws an overhand right that drops Jacobs like a sack of potatoes! Hayes dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalid Hayes!
Khalid Hayes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.