PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Paul (ranked 3419 p4p, 3822 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 400 p4p, 429 weight class). Pierre St Paul could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Simo Hayha's chin.

St Paul
vs
Hayha

178 cm
26
197
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
197
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simo Hayha!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Paul scores with a body shot.
St Paul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hayha thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Paul takes a swing at Hayha's ribcage but misses.
Hayha checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Paul tries to clinch there but Hayha circles away.
Hayha unleashes a big counter combination but St Paul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
St Paul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hayha.
Hayha throws out a counter right but St Paul avoids it with no problem.
St Paul fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayha.
St Paul throws a shot to the body.
St Paul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Paul moves out of range of the strikes.
As Hayha tries to get set, St Paul tries to push him back and clinch up but Hayha manages to avoid the attempt.
St Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Paul. That's going to slow Hayha down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Paul digs a good body shot into Hayha's ribs.
Hayha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hayha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Paul was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayha.
St Paul tries to counter by clinching up but Hayha breaks away and moves out of range.

St Paul moves into range and clinches up with Hayha.
St Paul can't find room to land a body shot as Hayha controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul scores with a hook to the body.

St Paul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

St Paul takes the fight into the clinch.
St Paul pushes Hayha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Paul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Paul misses with the head strike.
A short right from St Paul on the inside.
St Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hayha fails to land.
A shot in the inside from St Paul.
A short right from Hayha.
St Paul tries to throw a body punch but Hayha avoids it by throwing St Paul back against the cage.
Hayha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayha misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to St Paul's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on St Paul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hayha tries to throw a body punch but St Paul avoids it by throwing Hayha back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Paul scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayha swings wildly with an uppercut but St Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayha.
Hayha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayha misses with a body punch.
Hayha scores with a hook to the body.
Hayha misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Hayha.
Hayha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Paul backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayha.
St Paul misses with a punch to the body.
Hayha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Paul backwards.
St Paul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayhas head.
A shot in the inside from Hayha.
Hayha tries to work over St Paul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Hayha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha digs a right hand into St Paul's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Paul's gas tank.
St Paul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Paul throws a head punch that misses.
St Paul tries to work over Hayha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from St Paul.
St Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Paul is breathing heavily.
Hayha misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Paul.
Hayha lands a left hand.
St Paul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hayha misses with a punch to the body.
Hayha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Paul misses with a punch on the inside.
St Paul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Paul's efforts to push away.
Hayha working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayha scores with a hook to the body.
Hayha prevents a body shot from St Paul.
Hayha blocks an uppercut.
St Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayha keeps control of St Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayha.
Hayha pushes St Paul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Paul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hayha or not.
Hayha misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayha.
Hayha works on St Paul's body with a couple of short punches.
We've been informed that Hayha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayha.
Hayha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayha digs a right hand underneath St Paul's ribcage. St Paul let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hayha gets through St Paul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayha misses with a body punch.
Hayha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pierre St Paul will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayha.
St Paul throws a quick counter head kick but Hayha was just out of range.
St Paul takes a swing at Hayha's ribcage but misses.
Hayha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St Paul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Paul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayha.
Hayha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hayha in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big right from Hayha misses.
St Paul slips under a jab.
Hayha misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Hayha.
St Paul throwing a counter right hand but Hayha manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayha misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from St Paul. Those never looked like landing.
St Paul throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayha's head.
St Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Hayha misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha misses the shot to the body.
St Paul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St Paul fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Paul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Paul.
Hayha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Paul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Paul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayha.
A left and a right from St Paul both land. Nice combination.
St Paul throws a predictable looking body shot

and Hayha counters by clinching up.
Hayha gets through St Paul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Paul blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Paul can't find room to land a body shot as Hayha controls the action.
St Paul tries a body shot but Hayha blocks it.
St Paul tries to work over Hayha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Paul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Paul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre St Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayha.
St Paul slips a jab from Hayha.
Hayha throws a jab but it's blocked by St Paul.
St Paul misses with a body shot.
Hayha is looking to clinch.
St Paul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Paul misses with a hook to the body
and Hayha counters with a three punch combo that has St Paul backing up. St Paul nods at Hayha to acknowledge the strikes.
Hayha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Paul.
Hayha throws a looping overhand right but St Paul ducks down to avoid it.
St Paul takes a swing at Hayha's ribcage but misses.
Hayha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Paul momentarily.
Hayha throws a right hand that St Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that St Paul also avoids with ease.
St Paul needs to keep his hands up - Hayha had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Paul under the eye.
St Paul throws a nice looking combination but Hayha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayha throws a hook but St Paul avoids it easily.
It's a brutal combination of punches from St Paul! Hayha is backing up but he can't get away as St Paul lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hayha and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre St Paul!