PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cuchulainn - Mychael & Jeff Danna. John Hayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hayes
vs
Michaels

193 cm
23
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hayes drops Michaels with a right and a left! Hayes comes rushing in but Michaels regains his composure and manages to keep Hayes in guard.

Michaels is rocked!

It looks like Jack Michaels has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hayes controls the pace.
Michaels is still in real trouble! Can Hayes finish him?
Michaels lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.

Hayes stands up from Michaels's guard - Hayes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Michaels avoids it well.
Michaels tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Michaels should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Michaels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Michaels moves into the clinch successfully.
Michaels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hayes gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels looks gassed!
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hayes's waist but Hayes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michaels off to one side.
Michaels tries to move into range but Hayes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hayes.
BOOM! Hayes lands a beautiful left hook that drops Michaels. Michaels tries to recover but Hayes is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Michaels lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Hayes!