PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Stern (ranked 3323 p4p, 288 weight class) and Finley Hayes (ranked 4062 p4p, 329 weight class). Finley Hayes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Stern's chin.

Stern
vs
Hayes

178 cm
20
143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Thomspon 90%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Finley Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stern misses with a combination

and Hayes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Stern breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stern was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a jab to the head.

Hayes moves into the clinch.

Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Stern misses the shot to the body.
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left lands for Hayes.
Hayes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stern looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Stern.
Hayes wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stern throws out the jab.
Stern tries to move into range but Hayes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Stern manages to break the clinch.
Hayes scores with a hook to the body. Stern takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hayes lands with an overhand left.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
and Stern counters with a right hand to the body.
Stern misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes swings widly with a right hand
and Stern counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Alex Stern has been cut.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern scores with a jab.
Hayes throws a body shot but no joy.
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sterns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stern pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hayes back to the ropes. Stern follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Finley Hayes has been cut.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hayes drives through and clinches with Stern against the ropes.
Hayes gets through Stern's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Hayes misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.
Hayes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finley Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Good shot there by Hayes.
Hayes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stern moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stern falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayes.

Stern is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stern breaks the clinch.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes jabs at Stern's body.
Hayes connects with a body shot that sends Stern's belly button to the back.
Stern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Stern is just out of range.
Stern seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hayes scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Stern is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayes digs a good hook to Stern's body.
Stern seems to have got his legs back now.
Stern missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stern misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Hayes finds it's target.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Hayes misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Hayes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stern had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stern with a jab.
Stern on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Stern misses its intended target.

Hayes moves into range and clinches up with Stern.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stern scores with a body shot.
Hayes lands a lovely overhand right.
Stern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stern takes one to the chin there.
Stern lands a jab to the head.
Hayes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stern tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes blocks a jab.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Hayes lands a jab.
Stern looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes throws a body shot but no joy.
Hayes drops Stern with a huge uppercut! Stern drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hayes is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finley Hayes!