PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the cage accompanied by Flight of Icarus. Seia has chosen The Offspring - All i Want as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hayes
vs
Seia

180 cm
28
203 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

190 cm
29
209 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Milwaukee's Best 160

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Hayes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Seia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayes thinking.
Hayes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hayes slips a jab from Seia.
Hayes avoids a kick to the body.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Hayes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Seia counters with a big head kick but Hayes shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes avoids the head kick by Seia.
Seia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hayes on the side of the head.
Hayes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hayes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khalid Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes is looking to slow Seia down with leg kicks.
Hayes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. Seia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia lands a glancing blow to the side of Hayes's head.
Seia cracks Hayes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seia at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Hayes throws the left hand but Seia avoids the punch easily.
Seia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes blocks a leg kick.
Seia slips under a jab.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seia's calf.
Seia lands an overhand right.
Hayes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Seia counters with a low kick, right behind Hayes 's knee.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes scores with a spinning back kick!
Good work by Seia as he checks the leg kick.
Hayes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seia.
A shot to the liver by Hayes. Beautiful body shot.
Seia misses with a body kick.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hayes punishes Seia's body with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Seia catches Hayes right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seia's calf.
Seia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayes.
Kelemi Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hayes is defended easily by Seia.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seia swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hayes as he connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seia. That did some damage!
Hayes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Hayes is looking to wear down Seia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seia misses with an uppercut.
Seia avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Hayes throws a low kick but Seia avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes tried to score with a low kick but Seia checks it.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Hayes throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Hayes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hayes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hayes throws a head kick but Seia moves out of range.
Khalid Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes throws a chopping leg kick but Seia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seia throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Seia throws the kick towards the body but Hayes avoids it.
Seia misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hayes, right into the meat.
Hayes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. Seia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by Seia.

Hayes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hayes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hayes content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hayes wants to control the pace but Seia is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Seia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hayes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poor strikes thrown by Hayes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hayes avoids the attempt from Seia to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Seia's face.
Hayes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Seia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khalid Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Hayes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hayes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Seia because Hayes loaded up on that one.
Hayes content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a big shot there that rocks Seia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hayes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Hayes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seia throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Hayes.
Hayes avoids a kick to the body.
Hayes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hayes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes lands a jab to Seia's midsection.
Hayes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hayes tries to land a front kick but Seia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seia checks the leg kick.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hayes scores with a punch to the head.
Hayes keeps Seia at a distance using the push kick.
Seia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seia throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a right hand to the body.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Seia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Seia saw it coming and moves away.
Seia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hayes.
Hayes throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes wants to land a leg kick but Seia is out of range.
Seia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hayes's calf.
Seia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seia defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Seia checks it
and Seia counters with a right hand to the body.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Seia avoids it.
Hayes tries to work over Seia's front leg with a kick but Seia checks it.
Seia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seia checks a leg kick.
Seia throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Seia moves his leg out of the way.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seia throws a sloppy body shot
and Hayes counters with an inside leg kick.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Seia misses the target.
A slow jab from Seia misses its intended target.
Seia moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Seia blocks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hayes.
Seia loads up on a big right hand but Hayes slips the punch.
Seia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Seia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seia swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes lands with a cross.
Seia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hayes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seia can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seia lands a right hook to the body.
Seia tries to score with a low kick but Hayes moves his leg out of the way.
Hayes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seia wants to slow Hayes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes misses with a low kick as Seia jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Hayes.
Seia misses with a straight right.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. Seia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Hayes clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hayes works Seia's body with a nice hook.
Seia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hayes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hayes throws a chopping leg kick but Seia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seia thuds his right hand into Hayes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hayes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Seia swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Seia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayes is out of range and Seia settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seia.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seia throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Seia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A good leg kick by Hayes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Seia.
Hayes cracks Seia with a good jab.
Seia thows a body kick. Hayes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Seia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Seia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
A jab lands there for Hayes.
Seia looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Horrible takedown by Hayes or perhaps it was just good defense by Seia which made him look bad.
Seia missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seia throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Seia misses with the body kick
and Hayes counters with a nice leg kick.
Seia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seia cracks Hayes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body
and Seia counters with a body kick that stops Hayes in his tracks momentarily.
Seia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seia looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Seia lands a nice looking body kick.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Seia saw it coming and moves away.
Hayes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seia counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seia.
Hayes lands a front kick.
Hayes is looking to chop away at Seia's legs.
Seia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seia connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Seia misses.
Seia moves out of range of the body kick.
Hayes misses with a leg kick
and Seia counters with a thumping low kick.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia thumps Hayes with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia checks a leg kick.
Hayes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hayes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seia is out of range.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Seia takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes throws a body punch but Seia moves out of range.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Seia's body.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Hayes had his way with Kelemi Seia in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Seia thows a body kick. Hayes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Seia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
A jab from Seia misses.
Hayes lands a right hook to the body.
Hayes feints and then cracks Seia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seia down.
Seia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayes under the eye.
Hayes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayes.
Hayes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seia scores with a leg kick.
Seia throws a low kick, looking for Hayes's leg but Hayes calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a punch to the head.
A lazy body kick from Seia
and Hayes counters with a low kick, right behind Seia 's knee.
Hayes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seia circles away.
Seia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Seia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hayes, right into the meat.
Seia just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. Seia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia 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.
Kelemi Seia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hayes jabs at Seia's body.
A good leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Seia avoids it.
Seia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seia wants it to stay on the feet.
Hayes lands with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
Hayes lands a leg kick that knocks Seia off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia thows a body kick. Hayes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Seia throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hayes. That one must have hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hayes.
Seia takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Seia throws a leg kick
and Hayes counters with a three punch combo that has Seia backing up. Seia nods at Hayes to acknowledge the strikes.
Seia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seia misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayes.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Seia throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seia misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayes takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Seia tries to sprawl but Hayes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Seia tries to kick Hayes off but Hayes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hayes prevents Seia from improving his position.
Hayes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khalid Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes winds up and cracks Seia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Hayes!
Khalid Hayes retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Khalid Hayes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.