PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grey Ii
vs
Haley

188 cm
30
195 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

180 cm
30
186 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

ONI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Haley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey Ii dodges the punch combination from Haley.
Haley misses with an uppercut

and Grey Ii holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haley throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Grey Ii.
Haley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haley misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haley.
Grey Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Dan Haley has been cut.

Grey Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haley has a takedown stuffed.
Grey Ii moves out of range as Haley throws a body kick.
Haley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haley scores with the left hand. Grey Ii knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Haley misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haley feints and then cracks Grey Ii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grey Ii down.
Haley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haley.
Haley misses with a low kick as Grey Ii jumps back.
Haley cracks Grey Ii with an open hand slap.
Haley scores with a kick to the body.
Grey Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haley was well out of range. Poor timing from Grey Ii.
A jab from Haley misses.
Gunmetal Grey Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grey Ii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grey Ii misses with a leg kick.
Haley throws a hook but Grey Ii avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley throws an overhand right that lands on Grey Ii's shoulder, as Grey Ii tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Haley.
Dan Haley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey Ii throws a body punch but Haley moves out of range.
Haley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Haley scores with a leg kick.
Haley lands a jab to the nose.
Grey Ii throws a head kick that misses.
Grey Ii lands a nice hook to Haley's body. Haley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grey Ii throws a jab when Haley was well out of range.
Haley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haley misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii looks to land a combination but Haley avoids it well.
Grey Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grey Ii checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Haley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haley lands with a shot to the body.
Grey Ii throws a head kick but Haley moves out of range.
Haley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Haley tenderised Grey Ii's leg. Grey Ii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haley 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.
Grey Ii is looking to wear down Haley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grey Ii thuds his right hand into Haley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grey Ii takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haley.
Haley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grey Ii keeps Haley at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Haley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grey Ii takes a step back to recover.
Haley scores with a hook to the body. Grey Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grey Ii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey Ii lands with a straight right. Haley didn't see that one coming.
Grey Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haley swings for the body but Grey Ii moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Haley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Haley scores with a nice head shot.
Grey Ii tests Haley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grey Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Haley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grey Ii's guard.
Grey Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Haley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Haley has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haley wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grey Ii blocking some punches.
Grey Ii tries a body shot but Haley blocks it.
Haley stalls.
Grey Ii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Haley's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Grey Ii breaks the clinch.
Haley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dan Haley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grey Ii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Haley.

Haley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Haley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grey Ii's head.
Grey Ii tries to get to full guard but Haley has control of the leg.
Haley slows the pace down in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grey Ii keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grey Ii trying to control but Haley postures up.
Haley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Haley.
Grey Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haley.
Haley misses with a wild body shot.
Haley misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grey Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Haley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haley is taking a breather. Grey Ii says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey Ii is concentrating on defense, preventing Haley from advancing position.
Haley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haley stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Haley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley'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.

Grey Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Haley.
Haley throws out a leg kick but Grey Ii moves out of range and Haley only half commits.
Grey Ii digs a good hook to Haley's body.
Haley scoring well with a low kick there.
Haley scores with a hook to the body. Grey Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haley misses with a hook. Grey Ii ducked under it nicely.
Grey Ii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grey Ii avoids the head kick by Haley.
Grey Ii tries to score with a low kick but Haley moves his leg out of the way.
Haley dives in for a single leg takedown but Grey Ii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.

Haley breaks the clinch.
Grey Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haley missing with a left hand there. Grey Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grey Ii.
A nice combination there by Haley.
Grey Ii throws a lazy right hand but Haley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Grey Ii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grey Ii staying out of range there.
Grey Ii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haley lands a nice shot to the body.
Haley shoots in for a takedown but Grey Ii shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haley.
Haley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey Ii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Haley clinches with his opponent.
Grey Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haley has a couple of punches blocked by Grey Ii.

Grey Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grey Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haley misses with an uppercut. Grey Ii saw that one coming.
Grey Ii swings widly with a right hand

and Haley counters with a shoot takedown. Grey Ii fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haley trying to control but Grey Ii is working from the bottom.
Haley wants to pass the guard but Grey Ii is keeping the position.
Haley distracts Grey Ii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grey Ii keeping moving, preventing Haley from controlling successfully.
Grey Ii trying to keep a closed guard but Haley is proving a slippery customer.
Haley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Haley wants to control from the top but Grey Ii keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grey Ii can pounce on him.
Haley misses with a looping right.
Grey Ii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Haley is just out of range.
Haley 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.
Haley throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Haley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Haley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Haley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grey Ii is trying to defend but Haley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grey Ii is staying active underneath Haley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Haley thows a huge punch but Grey Ii dodges it nicely.
Grey Ii is staying active underneath Haley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley wants to pass the guard but Grey Ii is defending well.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Haley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Haley lands a jab.
Grey Ii throws a jab when Haley was well out of range.

Haley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Haley is looking to take a break and control but Grey Ii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grey Ii haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haley stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My spies in High Voltage Gym inform me that Haley has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Dan Haley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Haley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grey Ii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haley under the eye.
Haley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grey Ii - the referee stops the clock and Haley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grey Ii. Haley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haley misses with a body shot.
Grey Ii misses the shot to the body.
Grey Ii walks into a left hand.
Haley lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley lands a jab to Grey Ii's midsection.
Haley ducks under a wild hook from Grey Ii.
Haley looks to land a right hand but Grey Ii moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii misses with a low kick.
Haley slips under a jab from Grey Ii.
Haley misses with a wild combination.
Haley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Haley as he connects with a hook.
Haley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey Ii.
Haley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grey Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grey Ii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Haley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haley lunges at Grey Ii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grey Ii's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grey Ii defends it nicely.
A shot to the body from Grey Ii misses

and Haley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grey Ii's guard.
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!
Grey Ii keeping moving, preventing Haley from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Haley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Grey Ii lands a high kick!
Haley blocks a jab.
Grey Ii lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Grey Ii misses the target.
Haley lands a body shot.
Haley throws a poor cross that misses

and Grey Ii counters by moving into the clinch.
Haley tries to break the clinch but Grey Ii is controlling the position.
Grey Ii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haley breaks the clinch.
Grey Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haley jabs Grey Ii right on the nose. Grey Ii blinks but takes it well.
Grey Ii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grey Ii checks a low kick from Haley.
Grey Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Haley.
Haley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grey Ii can pounce on him.
Haley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey Ii.
Haley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grey Ii under the eye.
Grey Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley tried to score with a low kick but Grey Ii checks it.
Haley lands a jab.
Grey Ii cracks Haley with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haley looks to land a left hand but Grey Ii moved out of range nicely.
Haley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grey Ii lands a jab to Haley's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Haley there.
Grey Ii 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii falls off balance throwing a combination

so Haley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gunmetal Grey Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haley is looking to work some ground and pound but Grey Ii has wrist control.
Haley wants to control from the top but Grey Ii keeps moving.
Grey Ii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haley tries to free his leg and advance position but Grey Ii is retaining full guard.
Dan Haley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haley is looking to pass into half guard but Grey Ii pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Grey Ii is in guard.
Haley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grey Ii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haley.
Haley with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haley throws a sloppy head kick

and Grey Ii counters by clinching up.
Grey Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haley's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Grey Ii fails to land.
Haley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grey Ii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grey Ii tries to throw a body punch but Haley avoids it by throwing Grey Ii back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Haley.
I've got Haley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Haley!
Dan Haley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.