PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Highlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Highlander comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious Biggie Small. On his way into the cage it seems that Conor The Highlander has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Conor The Highlander seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

The Highlander
vs
Hays

176 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

168 cm
30
159 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor The Highlander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays scores with a decent looking hook.
Hays has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheers as The Highlander lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hays doesn't seem phased though.
Hays gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Highlander is looking to land body kicks.
The Highlander missing with a left hand there. Hays was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hays swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from The Highlander.
Hays misses with a wild body shot.
Hays thumps The Highlander with a low kick.
Hays throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by The Highlander's head coaches at Breakdown Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Highlander blocks a head kick by Hays.
The Highlander connects with a jab.
Hays jabs The Highlander right on the nose. The Highlander blinks but takes it well.
Hays throws a body punch but The Highlander moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hays takes one on the button.
Hays connects with an inside leg kick.
Hays swats away the attempt to clinch by The Highlander.
Hays looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hays throws a leg kick which misses The Highlander's front leg but catches the back leg as The Highlander tries to avoid it.
The Highlander lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays ducks right into an uppercut from The Highlander.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Highlander, right into the meat.
Hays dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hays throws a big shot that misses.
The Highlander connects with a leg kick. Hays looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Hays 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Highlander missing with a left hand there. Hays was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Highlander - that will leave a mark!
The Highlander blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Highlander.
Hays takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Highlander on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Highlander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Highlander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hays cracks The Highlander with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hays displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Highlander throws out the jab.
The Highlander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hays throws a big counter head kick but The Highlander avoids it with no problem.
Hays throws a head kick but The Highlander moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for The Highlander.
A punch combination from The Highlander misses.
Nice defenses there by Hays.
The Highlander avoids the body shot from Hays.
A jab lands there for The Highlander.
The Highlander is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hays tries to clinch there but The Highlander circles away.
The Highlander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Hays has The Highlander up against the cage in a clinch.
The Highlander misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hays.
Nice body punch from The Highlander - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from The Highlander.
Hays working aggressively here.
The Highlander is leaning against Hays and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from The Highlander.
The Highlander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hays scores with a shoulder strike.
The Highlander lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Highlander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hays blocks a body shot from The Highlander.
The Highlander prevents a body shot from Hays.
A short right from The Highlander on the inside.
The Highlander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Highlander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Highlander.
The Highlander tries to work over Hays's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Highlander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hays's elbow.
The Highlander lands a left hand.
The Highlander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hays wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Highlander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Highlander lands with a left to the head.
The Highlander lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Highlander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayss head.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but The Highlander avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
The Highlander tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing The Highlander back against the cage.
Hays lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Highlander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hays's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from The Highlander fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Highlander gets through Hays's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hays lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hays throws a head punch that misses.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Highlander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hays lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Highlander backwards.
The Highlander can't find room to land a body shot as Hays controls the action.
Hays can't find room to land a body shot as The Highlander controls the action.
The Highlander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hays misses with a punch on the inside.
The Highlander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Hays breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Highlander throws a jab but it's blocked by Hays.
Hays misses with a head kick.
The Highlander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from The Highlander finds it's target.
Hays moves out of range as The Highlander strikes.
Hays misses with an uppercut. The Highlander saw that one coming.
Hays connects with a looping right hand.
The Highlander just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor The Highlander dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Highlander loads up on a big right hand but Hays slips the punch.

Hays fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Highlander, pushing him back against the cage.
The Highlander lands an uppercut.
The Highlander scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Highlander digs a right hand underneath Hays's ribcage. Hays let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Highlander.
The Highlander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hays's elbow.
The Highlander misses with a body punch.
The Highlander scores with a shoulder strike.
The Highlander gets through Hays's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Highlander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hays struggles to land a body shot inside as The Highlander controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from The Highlander.
The Highlander working aggressively here.
Hays tries to work over The Highlander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hays wants to break free but The Highlander has control.
The Highlander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Highlander throws a head punch that misses.
The Highlander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Highlander works on Hays's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hays.

Hays breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by The Highlander there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hays throws a head kick that misses.
Hays is breathing heavily.
The Highlander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hays swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from The Highlander finds it's target.
The Highlander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hays looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The Highlander with a nice cross.
Hays bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Highlander scores with the left hand. Hays knows he should have avoided that one.
The Highlander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hays sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Hays responds with a good body kick, but The Highlander manages to step out the way in time.
The Highlander throws a leg kick which misses Hays's front leg but catches the back leg as Hays tries to avoid it.
Hays tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Highlander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hays slips a straight right by The Highlander.
Hays needs to keep his hands up - The Highlander had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hays slips a jab from The Highlander.
The Highlander lands a jab to the nose.
Hays wants to clinch
and The Highlander makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hays really felt that one!
A head kick misses from Hays.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Highlander.
Hays throws a push kick but The Highlander slaps the foot to one side.
The Highlander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hays keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Highlander.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Highlander.
The Highlander catches Hays with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Highlander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hays can do to turn this around?
Hays wants to slow The Highlander down by chopping away at his legs.
Hays looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Highlander thuds his right hand into Hays's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Highlander misses with a hook.
Hays throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by The Highlander there.

Hays is rocked!
Hays takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hays is still on wobbly legs! Can The Highlander finish him?
Hays takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hays seems to have recovered his senses.
The Highlander connects with a leg kick. Hays looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Highlander jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Highlander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hays stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Highlander misses with a two punch combination.
Hays follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hays steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Highlander.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Highlander. Hays does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Highlander connects with the punch.
The Highlander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hays is looking for the big counter here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Highlander throws a hook to the side of Hays's head but Hays sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hays takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hays has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Highlander blocks a head kick by Hays.
A good leg kick by The Highlander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander feints and then cracks Hays's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hays down.
Hays misses the shot to the body.
The Highlander throws the kick towards the body but Hays avoids it.
The Highlander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hays takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Highlander.
The Highlander misses with a hook to the body
and Hays counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Highlander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hays manages to avoid it.
The Highlander lands with a nice body kick.
The Highlander getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hays misses with a kick to the body.
Hays's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hays staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hays takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Highlander scores with a sloppy right hand. Hays should have avoided that one.
The Highlander connects with a nice looking jab.
Hays moves out of range as The Highlander strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor The Highlander dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The Highlander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hays wants to clinch.
Hays throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Highlander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hays wants to land a leg kick but The Highlander is out of range.
A head kick misses from Hays.
The Highlander connects with a nice looking jab.
The Highlander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hays if he has to take too many more of those.
Hays lands the left hand.
The Highlander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hays moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for The Highlander.
The Highlander lands a jab.
The Highlander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hays takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Highlander scores with a kick to the body.
The Highlander drops Hays with a straight right hand, right on the button! The Highlander follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor The Highlander!
After the fight, Conor The Highlander was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.