PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pope Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hayes
vs
Fish

201 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
204 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pope Fish!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Hayes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fish on the side of the head.
Hayes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Fish slips the punch.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Fish.
Hayes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fish with a hook.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fish moves out of range of the strikes.
Fish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fish lands a jab to the nose.
Fish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Fish slips a jab from Hayes.
Fish slips under a jab from Hayes.
Fish connects with a leg kick. Hayes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fish can pounce on him.
Hayes throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fish. That one must have hurt.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Fish throws a low kick but Hayes moves out of range easily.
That kick from Fish tenderised Hayes's leg. Hayes is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Hayes.
Hayes throws a right hand that misses
and Fish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fish throws a leg kick
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Fish slips under a jab from Hayes.
Fish is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes throws a leg kick which misses Fish's front leg but catches the back leg as Fish tries to avoid it.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Fish dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Hayes tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fish throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
Fish thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
Fish needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.
That kick from Fish tenderised Hayes's leg. Hayes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fish, right into the meat.
Fish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hayess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fish finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Fish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fish moves away from the strike by Hayes.
Fish misses with a double jab.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Fish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Fish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Fish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayes rather than just go for the knockout.
Fish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fish digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Fish scores with a sloppy right hand. Hayes should have avoided that one.

It looks like Gary Hayes has been cut.
Hayes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Fish tried to score with a low kick but Hayes checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayes's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Hayes is rocked!
Fish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Hayes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Hayes misses.
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Fish circles away.
Hayes blocks a low kick nicely.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
Fish tries to work over Hayes's front leg with a kick but Hayes checks it.
Fish tried to score with a low kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hayes stalks Fish and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fish's face. Fish staggers backwards, shaken.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Fish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayes is out of range and Fish settles back down.
A head kick misses from Fish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Fish. Those never looked like landing.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Fish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayes to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pope Fish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Hayes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hayes takes a step back to recover.
Fish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hayes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pope Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish throws out a leg kick but Hayes moves out of range and Fish only half commits.
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
Fish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fish loads up on a big right hand but Hayes slips the punch.
A jab from Hayes misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fish in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fish takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Hayes throws a right hand that misses
and Fish counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fish scores with a hook to the body. Hayes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fish, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hayes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fish attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
Fish lands with an uppercut that bounces Hayes off the cage and back into range.
Fish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Fish.
Fish lands a front kick.
Hayes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish scores with the left hand. Hayes knows he should have avoided that one.
Fish connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fish thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fish can pounce on him.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Fish connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Fish.
Fish throws a head kick that Hayes semi-blocks.
A shot to the liver by Fish. Beautiful body shot.
Fish stuns Hayes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fish lands a body shot.
Fish is looking to land body kicks.
Fish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fish tries to score with a low kick but Hayes moves his leg out of the way.
Fish thuds a left hand into Hayes's body.
Fish connects with a single shot there.
Hayes throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Hayes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fish throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Fish's shoulder, as Fish tries to avoid the shot.
Fish scores with a hook to the body. Hayes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish cracks the inside of Hayes's front leg.
Fish looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fish misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Fish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fish fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayes.
Fish lands a body shot.
Fish lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fish stalks Hayes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hayes's face. Hayes staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Fish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fish moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
Fish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Fish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Pope Fish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Fish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fish throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fish misses with a series of wild punches.
Fish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
Fish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pope Fish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Hayes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fish misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Fish. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Fish counter with a right hand.
Fish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Fish throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Fish.
Fish is looking to chop away at Hayes's legs.
Fish punishes Hayes's body with a nice straight punch.
Fish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fish takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Fish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes slips under a jab from Fish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hayes coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes throws a hook but Fish avoids it easily.
Fish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fish dips to his left and cracks Hayes with an uppercut!
Fish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fish takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Fish looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Fish. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Hayes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Fish lands a jab to Hayes's midsection.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fish lands a slapping body shot.
Fish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fish.
Fish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fish scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fish.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fish was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a right hand
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
Fish misses with a head kick.
Hayes moves out of range as Fish throws a body kick.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Fish lands but Hayes takes it in his stride.
Fish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayes is out of range.
Fish thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fish.
Fish throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Fish misses.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Hayes throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Fish misses with a leg kick.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
Fish misses with a wild combination.
Fish clobbers Hayes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fish misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fish circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fish.
Fish is looking to slow Hayes down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Fish throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fish.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Fish misses with a low kick.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Gary Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fish thuds his shin into the meat of Hayes's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pope Fish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fish has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pope Fish!
After the big win, Pope Fish made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.