PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Hayek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaser Khalafa (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.

Hayek
vs
Khalafa

188 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 The Island, Friedrich Hayek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yaser Khalafa!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Khalafa coming out on top.
Hayek tries to clinch but Khalafa moves out of range.
Khalafa misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalafa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalafa tries to bum rush Hayek with a series of wild strikes but Hayek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khalafa lands the left hand.

It looks like Friedrich Hayek has been cut.
Khalafa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayek tries to counter by clinching up but Khalafa breaks away and moves out of range.
Khalafa throws a body punch but Hayek moves out of range.
A combination from Khalafa does no damage.
Hayek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khalafa manages to circle out of the way.
Hayek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khalafa throws a nice looking combination but Hayek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khalafa.
Khalafa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayek is just out of range.
Hayek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khalafa.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Khalafa gets tackled into the cage by Hayek. Hayek maintains the clinch.
Khalafa blocks a body shot from Hayek.
Khalafa prevents a body shot from Hayek.
A short body shot lands from Hayek as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayek.
Khalafa prevents a body shot from Hayek.
Hayek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khalafa tries to work over Hayek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khalafa can't break the clinch.
Khalafa tries to break free but Hayek pushes him back against the cage.
Khalafa looks winded!
Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalafa.
Khalafa lands a shot to the body.
Hayek leaning against his opponent.
Khalafa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayek.
Hayek misses with a punch to the body.
Khalafa blocks a body shot from Hayek.
Hayek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayek pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayek taking a breather.
A short right from Hayek on the inside.
Khalafa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hayek blocks a body shot from Khalafa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hayek.
Hayek tries to work over Khalafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khalafa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayek lands an uppercut.
Khalafa wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayek won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Hayek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khalafa.
Hayek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khalafas head.
Hayek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khalafa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hayek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khalafa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayek.
Hayek lands a left hand.
Hayek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hayek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khalafa blocks an uppercut.
Khalafa blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khalafa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hayek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayek.
Hayek struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalafa controls his hands.
Khalafa has a couple of punches blocked by Hayek.
Hayek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hayek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khalafa or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayek misses with a punch to the body.
Hayek lands a left hand.
Hayek is working Khalafa over against the cage.
Hayek is working Khalafa over against the cage.
A short right from Hayek.

Khalafa is rocked!
Hayek lands with a left to the head.
Khalafa is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayek finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayek struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalafa controls his hands.
Hayek lands a left hand.
Hayek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khalafa or not.
Hayek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khalafa backwards.
Hayek creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Khalafa's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Khalafa drops to his knees and Hayek pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Friedrich Hayek!