PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Sugar Rush as his entrance music. Isaac Hayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hayes
vs
Green

179 cm
25
146 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

168 cm
24
146 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isaac Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Green keeps Hayes at a distance using the push kick.
Green gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hayes.
Green lands a head shot.
Green misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hayes tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green misses with the body kick
and Hayes counters with a slapping leg kick.

Hayes gets a double leg takedown into Green's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Green is pulling down on Hayes's head to control his posture.
Green keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
Hayes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hayes is pushing down on Green's leg trying to pass to half guard. Green is fighting to maintain full guard but Hayes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hayes with the ground and pound but Green uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hayes looking to sit in guard and control but Green gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hayes controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.

Hayes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Green passes into side control.
Hayes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is trying to work for a sweep but Green has mounted him!
Hayes tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Green there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Green looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to reverse the position but Green maintains control.
Green controlling his opponent.
Hayes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hayes is working hard here to advance position.
Green raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green punching from mount but Hayes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Green tries to control but Hayes wriggling away.
Hayes tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Hayes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Green controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Green dominated that round.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Green misses with a left hand
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Hayes misses with an uppercut.
Hayes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Hayes moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Hayes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a hook to the body
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
Green scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayes thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green keeps Hayes at a distance using the push kick.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Green slips a straight right by Hayes.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Green just manages to avoid it.
Green throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Green.
Green walks into a jab.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green slips a straight right by Hayes.
Green sizes up Hayes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hayes lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
Hayes slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Blake Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green blocks a jab.
Hayes misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green clinches up against the cage.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Green.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green is trying to push Hayes away but Hayes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hayes.
Hayes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Green walks away with a smile on his face. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Green tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Green misses with a hook.
Hayes tries a low kick but Green avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green misses with a left hand

and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayes looking to pass the guard.
Hayes throws a big elbow that misses.
Hayes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Isaac Hayes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Green misses with a body shot.
Hayes throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Blake Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
Hayes scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes takes one on the button.
Hayes misses with a leg kick.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Green avoids it.
Hayes throws a sloppy body shot
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hayes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Green.
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!
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green slips a jab from Hayes.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Green displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hayes.
Hayes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Green. That one must have hurt.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Hayes lands a jab to Green's midsection.
Green slips under a jab from Hayes.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Green throws a combination. Hayes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green misses with a looping left.
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Green.
Hayes connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Green throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Hayes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hayes.
Green seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hayes postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Hayes tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Green can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hayes controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Green has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.

Green wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
Green controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Green is sitting in close to Hayes's body. Hayes has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Green is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Green is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hayes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Isaac Hayes!
Isaac Hayes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.