PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes into the arena with Flight of Icarus blaring out of the sound system. Renato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Want My Tears Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hayes
vs
Renato

180 cm
28
203 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

184 cm
27
210 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160
Conviction

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes thows a leg kick but Renato checks it
and Renato counters with a nice body shot.
Hayes moves out of range as Renato throws a body kick.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renato at a distance.
Hayes lands with a nice body punch.
Renato misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
Hayes staying out of range there.
Hayes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes scores with a decent looking hook.
Renato lands a nice looking body kick.
Renato jabs Hayes right on the nose. Hayes blinks but takes it well.
Renato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Tiago Renato has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Renato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hayes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renato lunges at Hayes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hayes's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Renato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hayes will feel that in the morning.
Renato looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Renato's body.
Renato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Renato keeps Hayes at a distance using the push kick.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Renato.
Renato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Renato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Renato thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes is looking to wear down Renato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hayes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Renato connects with a crisp jab.
Hayes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Renato throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Renato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Renato cracks Hayes with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Hayes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hayes misses with a shot to the body
and Renato counters with a good low kick that Hayes was not able to check.
Hayes blocks a leg kick.
Renato walks into a stiff left hand from Hayes.
Tiago Renato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renato 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.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Renato swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Renato saw it coming and moves away.
Hayes drops his hands momentarily and Renato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Renato throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renato scores with a nice head shot.
Renato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Renato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hayes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Renato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hayes delivers a nice body kick.
Renato throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes moves out of range of the leg kick from Renato.
Renato throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Renato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
A swing and a miss from Renato.
Renato has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Renato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayes under the eye.
Renato takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato keeps Hayes at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hayes.
A big left from Renato misses.
Hayes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Renato misses with an uppercut
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Renato looks winded!
Renato tries to work over Hayes's front leg with a kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes fakes the leg kick and cracks Renato in the body.
Hayes fakes the leg kick and cracks Renato in the body.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes lands a jab to the head.
Hayes thumps Renato with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato scores with a nice body kick.
Hayes tests Renato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Renato.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
Renato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hayes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Renato moved away.
Renato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Renato throws a leg kick

and Hayes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayes.
Hayes is working for takedown but Renato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Renato misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Renato.
Renato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayes.
Renato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Renato lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Hayes tries a body shot but Renato blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato is trying to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling him.
Renato avoiding damage.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayes tries a body shot but Renato blocks it.
Hayes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayes presses Renato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Renato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Renatos head.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Renato controls his hands.
Renato taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Renato misses with a punch on the inside.
Renato blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Renato misses with the head strike.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Renatos head.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes prevents Renato from breaking the clinch.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renato tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes presses Renato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hayes lands a right hand.
Renato wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Hayes lands with a right to the head.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Renato is trying to break free.
Renato trying to control the position but instead, Hayes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Renato into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Renato misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Hayes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Renato's cut.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Renato checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hayes.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Renato is able to avoid easily.
Hayes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Renato. Renato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Renato throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Renato is predictable there

and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hayes is controlling the pace.
Renato won't allow Hayes to pass to mount.
Renato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Khalid Hayes wasn't doing enough on the ground.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Renato misses with some punches.
Renato leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Renato after a bit of a struggle.
Renato misses with a punch on the inside.
Renato misses with a body punch.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Nice body punch from Hayes - that landed with a thud.
Renato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayes.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Renato manages to break the clinch.

Hayes lands a big head kick that sends Renato tumbling to the mat! Hayes takes a step backwards and waves Renato back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Renato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Renato's knee but Renato avoids it well.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Renato throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Renato.
Renato is looking to chop away at Hayes's legs.
Hayes moves away from the strike by Renato.
A slow jab from Renato misses its intended target.
Renato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Renato.
Renato throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Renato is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws out a leg kick but Hayes moves out of range and Renato only half commits.
Hayes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Renato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
A good leg kick by Hayes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
Renato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Renato misses with a low kick as Hayes jumps back.
Renato scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
Nice shot lands for Renato.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renato can do to turn this around?
Renato throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Hayes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Renato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Renato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Renato misses with a kick to the body
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Khalid Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Renato throws a right hand that misses

and Hayes counters by clinching up.
A hook to the body from Hayes.
Khalid Hayes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
Hayes cracks Renato with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Renato controls his hands.
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
Hayes wants a takedown.
Renato misses with a body punch.
Renato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato misses with some punches.
Renato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.

Renato manages to break the clinch.
Renato throws a push kick but Hayes slaps the foot to one side.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Renato looks to throw a body kick

and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch.
Renato misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hayes.
Renato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Renato misses

and Hayes counters with a head kick that drops Renato to the mat! Renato scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Renato is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
Renato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Renato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renato seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes misses with a leg kick
and Renato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Renato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Renato is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Renato throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Renato misses.

Hayes drops Renato with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Renato looks back up at him and smiles so Hayes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Renato misses with a left hand
and Hayes counters with a nice leg kick.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Renato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayes blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a head kick but Renato moves out of range.
Hayes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renato has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hayes.
Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato 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.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Hayes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Renato throws a poor cross that misses

and Hayes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Renato keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
Hayes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Renato swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 trying to control but Renato is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Khalid Hayes just wasn't active enough.

Hayes closes the distance and pushes Renato back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
Renato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Hayes had his way with Tiago Renato in that round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Renato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Renato throws a poor cross that misses

and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Renato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hayes lands a shoulder strike.
Renato misses with some punches.
Renato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Renato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hayes tries a body shot but Renato blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Hayes tries to work over Renato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.

Renato breaks the clinch.
Renato is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Renato avoids it.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato walks into a left hand.
Renato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hayes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hayes 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato misses with an uppercut.
Tiago Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato with a jab.
Tiago Renato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Renato.
Renato blocks the body kick.
Renato misses with an uppercut
and Hayes counters with a low kick, right behind Renato 's knee.
Renato looks for the body kick but Hayes saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Renato misses.
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hayes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Renato throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Hayes cracks a nice hook into Renato's ribs.
Renato throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Renato thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Renato is predictable there

and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renato lands a shoulder strike.

Renato manages to break the clinch.
Hayes motions for Renato to come forward. Hayes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Renato is predictable there

and Hayes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Renato's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes throws a strike but Renato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hayes controlling the position.
Khalid Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayes trying to keep a closed guard but Renato is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Hayes!
Post fight, Khalid Hayes stared into the camera and said 'Even gods can bleed.'.