PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Hayha (ranked 1252 p4p, 735 weight class) and Doric Dienekes (ranked 144 p4p, 87 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayha
vs
Dienekes

184 cm
21
197
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
185
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simo Hayha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayha misses with a body shot.
Dienekes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hayha defends it well.
Nice straight punches there by Hayha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hayha.
Hayha lunges at Dienekes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dienekes's hand.
Hayha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dienekes momentarily.
Dienekes ducks under a wild hook from Hayha.
Hayha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hayha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dienekes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dienekes.
Hayha misses with a few strikes there.
Dienekes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hayha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dienekes circles away quickly and effectively.
Dienekes with the counter takedown but Hayha avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hayha misses with the combination.
Dienekes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hayha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hayha misses with a straight right.
Dienekes with the counter takedown but Hayha avoids it easily.
Hayha misses with an uppercut

and Dienekes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dienekes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayha defending well though.

Dienekes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hayha is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Doric Dienekes!
Doric Dienekes is the new middleweight champion!