PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hay (ranked 1823 p4p, 194 weight class) and Vasili Komaroff (ranked 351 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hay
vs
Komaroff

178 cm
31
144 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

169 cm
30
151 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Voodoo Nutrition
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Hay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Komaroff!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hay misses.
Hay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Komaroff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Komaroff has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hay.
Hay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Komaroff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hay misses with a looping left.
Hay loads up on a big right hand but Komaroff slips the punch.
And Komaroff tries to counter it with a takedown but Hay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hay misses with a head kick.
Hay throws a head kick that misses.
Nick Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komaroff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hay.
Komaroff is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Komaroff avoids the head kick by Hay.
Hay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hay tests Komaroff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Komaroff lands with a nice body punch.
Hay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Komaroff shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Komaroff was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Komaroff tries to score with some ground and pound. Hay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hay wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hay down.
Hay takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hay wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Komaroff looks up at the clock and then as Hay takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Komaroff smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Komaroff grinds an elbow into Hay's temple.
Hay parries the strikes from Komaroff easily there. Komaroff is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hay to escape.
Komaroff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hay to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Komaroff.
Hay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hay tries to get out of the position.
Hay wants to get back to his feet.
Komaroff scoring with punches from side control.
Hay parries the strikes from Komaroff easily there. Komaroff is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hay to escape.
The strikes coming from Komaroff are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Komaroff creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hay sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Komaroff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hay some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komaroff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hay is avoiding damage well.
Komaroff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hay is avoiding damage well.
Komaroff lands some shots froms side control.
Komaroff landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff cracks Hay with a big right hand but Hay just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Komaroff sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hay is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Komaroff are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hay pushes Komaroff away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Komaroff gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Komaroff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Komaroff working the ground and pound.
Hay is working to avoid the ground and pound but Komaroff connects with a decent elbow.
Hay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Komaroff lands a strong strike to the head of Hay. That's dazed him! Komaroff looking to finish here. Hay is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Komaroff lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasili Komaroff!
Vasili Komaroff is the new featherweight champion!
Vasili Komaroff took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'IM THE FUCKING CHAMPION! GIVE ME ANYBODY AND I WILL KILL THEM LIKE I JUST KILLED GAULTIER'.