PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Meth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Haye
vs
Meth

186 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doc Meth!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meth throws a head kick but Haye moves out of range.
Haye fails with an attempt to clinch.

Meth scores with a takedown into Haye's guard.
Meth wants to stand and escape but instead Haye has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Meth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haye loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haye wants to control from the top but Meth keeps moving.

Meth had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Haye is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Meth Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Haye's back instead.
Meth lands a shot to the head.
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.
Meth punches the canvas rather than the man.
Meth keeps control of the position easily here as Haye tries to buck him off.
Meth misses with punches from the back.
Haye holding both Meth 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meth missing with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Meth struggling to land strikes to the head as Haye covers up.
Haye is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Will Meth go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Haye covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Meth is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Meth gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Meth gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Meth apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Meth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haye could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Meth misses with a head kick.
Meth looks gassed!
Haye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meth avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haye throws out a powerful jab.

Meth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Meth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Haye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meth misses with a head shot.
Haye wants to hold on but Meth pushes him away.

Haye bucks up and throws Meth to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Haye catches Meth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haye.
Haye lands a two punch combo.
Haye fails to land with a series of punches.
Haye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meth.
Meth looks for a takedown but Haye sprawls well.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Meth.
Haye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Haye.
Haye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meth can pounce on him.
Meth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haye fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haye digs a good body shot into Meth's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Doc Meth will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haye circles away.
Meth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A combination from Haye does no damage.
Haye lands a jab-cross combination.
Haye swinging wilding here.
Meth slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Haye throws a right and a left that both miss.

Meth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nice strikes from Meth there.
Meth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye is refusing to be controlled, as Meth sits in half guard.
Haye wants to get back to his feet.
Haye blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meth.

Meth seems to be working for a kimura but Haye defends the submission attempt.
Meth is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Haye!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Haye taking shots to the head.
Haye wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Meth.
Meth misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Haye is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Meth with good strikes from the mount here!
Haye is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Haye really wants to buck Meth off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meth is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Haye can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Haye manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Haye, under a barage of strikes from Meth.
Meth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haye keeps working.
Meth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Haye manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Haye scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye misses with a two punch combination.
Haye misses with a looping right.
Meth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haye is fending him off so far but Meth persists. Nope, Haye circles away and we're back to standing.
Haye fails to land with a series of punches.

Meth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Meth wants to control from the top but Haye keeps moving.
Haye is trying to keep Meth in close.
Haye wants to stand but Meth is controlling the position.

Haye scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Doc Meth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Meth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Haye blocking the ground and pound.
Meth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Doc Meth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Meth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Meth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Haye hang on?
Meth dominating with strikes here.
Meth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Meth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haye's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Haye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Haye avoids a series of strikes thrown by Meth.
Haye is trying to stand up.
Haye regains half guard.

Haye pushes Meth off and gets back to his feet.
Haye lands a two punch combo.
David Haye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meth throws a nice looking combination but Haye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haye misses with a two punch combination.
Haye has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Meth.
A punch combination from Haye misses.

Haye gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Meth throws a big right hand that misses.
Haye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Meth is looking to work some ground and pound but Haye has wrist control.

Meth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Haye is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Meth, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haye is one step ahead there.
Haye has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meth is proving hard to escape from.
Meth wants to sweep but no luck.
Meth looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Haye puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meth wants to get back to full guard.
Meth trying to control from the bottom.
Doc Meth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meth wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Haye misses.
Haye displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haye tries to avoid it but Meth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haye to the ground. Haye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Meth throws a leg kick which misses Haye's front leg but catches the back leg as Haye tries to avoid it.
David Haye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meth avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Meth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meth 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Doc Meth!