PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kasom Banruerit (ranked 5992 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finley Hayes (ranked 6017 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.

Banruerit
vs
Hayes

176 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasom Banruerit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Finley Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes swings for the body but Banruerit moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Banruerit.
Banruerit throws a lazy head kick
and Hayes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Banruerit swings widly with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banruerit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Finley Hayes has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Banruerit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banruerit seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hayes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Banruerit's body.
Banruerit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Banruerit misses.
Banruerit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Banruerit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is trying to break the clinch but Banruerit is controlling him.
Banruerit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banruerit.
Banruerit has Hayes pressed against the cage, preventing Hayes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Banruerit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banruerit lands an uppercut.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Banruerit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banruerit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Banruerit lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banruerit.
Banruerit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Banruerit.
Banruerit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banruerit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Banruerit.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Banruerit pushes Hayes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Banruerit on the inside.
Banruerit prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Banruerit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hayes being controlled against the cage.
Banruerit blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Banruerit is working Hayes over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banruerit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banruerit lands a right hand.
Banruerit gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banruerit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Hayes tries a body shot but Banruerit blocks it.
Banruerit lands with a light punch inside.
Banruerit gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banruerit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banruerit pushes Hayes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hayes is rocked!
Banruerit works on Hayes's body with a couple of short punches.
Hayes looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banruerit.
Banruerit lands a left hand.
Banruerit has Hayes pushed against the cage.
Banruerit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Banruerit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banruerit.
Banruerit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banruerit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Banruerit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Banruerit on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Banruerit.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Banruerit finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banruerit prevents Hayes from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banruerit.
Banruerit dips a shoulder and cracks Hayes with a mighty uppercut! Hayes falls back against the cage and Banruerit unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hayes is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Banruerit screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kasom Banruerit!