PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Hayes (ranked 4627 p4p, 24362 weight class) and Pablo Poblano (ranked 467 p4p, 560 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pablo Poblano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hayes
vs
Poblano

187 cm
20
192
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
193
1 - 3 - 0

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quentin Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Poblano!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Poblano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poblano misses with a hook
and Hayes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poblano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poblano looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poblano.
Poblano throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Poblano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poblano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hayes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poblano moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hayes - that will leave a mark!
Hayes throws a hook but Poblano avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Poblano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes is looking to counter punch.
Poblano throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a right hand that Poblano ducks under and follows up with a left that Poblano also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Poblano there.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poblano.
Hayes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poblano.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poblano.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poblano misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Poblano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Poblano catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Poblano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poblano.
Hayes slips a straight right by Poblano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poblano scores with a jab. Hayes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Hayes is rocked!
Poblano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poblano.
Poblano jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Poblano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Poblano saw it coming and moves away.
Poblano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Poblano is just out of range.
Poblano is looking to clinch.
Hayes throwing a counter right hand but Poblano manages to avoid it.
Hayes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Poblano throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
Hayes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poblano. Poblano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poblano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poblano throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poblano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Poblano.
Pablo Poblano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poblano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Poblano looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
It looked like Hayes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poblano.
Some wild striking there from Poblano.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
Poblano lands a right hook to the body.
Poblano checks a low kick from Hayes.
Poblano just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Poblano has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.

Poblano takes the fight into the clinch.
Hayes misses with some punches.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poblano misses with a two punch combination.
Poblano misses with a body punch
and Hayes counters with a good low kick that Poblano was not able to check.
Poblano looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes defending well as Poblano loads up on a big left hand.
Poblano tries to clinch there but Hayes circles away.
Hayes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Poblano clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes is working Poblano over against the cage.
Poblano lands with a right to the head.
Poblano can't break the clinch.
Hayes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Poblano slips under a jab from Hayes.
Hayes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poblano misses with a hook
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Poblano rushes Hayes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poblano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes keeps control of Poblano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poblano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poblano cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes with a nice cross.
Poblano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Poblano.
Poblano lands a jab-cross combination.
Poblano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poblano misses with a looping left.
Poblano scores with a nice strike.
Hayes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poblano checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab lands there for Poblano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poblano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hayes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poblano wants to clinch.
Poblano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayes throws the left hand but Poblano avoids the punch easily.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poblano connects with a single shot there.
Hayes takes a swing at Poblano's ribcage but misses.
Hayes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poblano.
Poblano throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes walks into a stiff left hand from Poblano.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poblano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hayes's hands.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Poblano is just out of range.
Poblano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
And Hayes counters with a quick kick to the body but Poblano blocks it.
Poblano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poblano misses with a body shot.
Poblano slips under a jab from Hayes.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Poblano moved away.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poblano.
Poblano moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
Poblano throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Poblano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poblano catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Hayes.
An inside leg kick from Hayes misses.
Poblano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poblano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poblano.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayes throws a head kick but Poblano moves out of range.
Poblano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Poblano.
Good exchange - Poblano coming out on top.
Poblano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poblano catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Hayes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayes slips a jab from Poblano.
Poblano lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Poblano.
Poblano connects with a crisp jab.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poblano.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poblano has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Poblano. Those never looked like landing.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Poblano doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Poblano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayes misses with a left hand
letting Poblano counter with a right hand.
Hayes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Poblano misses with a jab to the body
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poblano misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
Hayes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poblano throws a shot to the body.
Poblano lunges at Hayes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hayes's hand.
Hayes needs to keep his hands up - Poblano had a free shot at his head there.
Poblano looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Hayes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hayes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poblano checks it well.
Hayes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poblano throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Poblano checks it.
The fighters circling - Poblano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Poblano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Poblano misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Poblano misses the shot to the body.
Poblano misses with a body shot.
Poblano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hayes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poblano darts in trying to clinch
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poblano ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Poblano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poblano tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Poblano throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes tries to land a front kick but Poblano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Hayes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poblano counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poblano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poblano is looking to clinch.
Hayes lands a body shot.
Hayes misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poblano! But no joy.
Poblano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
Hayes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poblano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Poblano misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Poblano scores with a nice strike.
A punch lands to the side of Poblano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Poblano ducks down to avoid it.
Poblano misses the shot to the body.
Poblano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poblano connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poblano. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes throws a counter high kick but Poblano was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Poblano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poblano at a distance.
Poblano misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Hayes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Poblano moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poblano.
Poblano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Poblano blocks a body shot from Hayes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hayes.
Poblano lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poblano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayes slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poblano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes lands a shot to the body.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Hayes lands with a short shot to the head.
Hayes is working Poblano over against the cage.
Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poblano misses with a straight right.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poblano throws out the jab.
Hayes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Poblano.
Hayes misses with a hook to the body
enabling Poblano to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes throws a body punch but Poblano moves out of range.
Poblano throws out a powerful jab.
Poblano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Poblano.
Poblano defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand.

Poblano darts in and clinches Hayes up against the cage.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poblano blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Poblano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Poblano receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Poblano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Poblano blocking some punches.
Poblano misses with a punch on the inside.
Poblano tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Poblano back against the cage.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poblano swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Poblano scores with a nice short uppercut.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pablo Poblano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poblano avoids the head kick by Hayes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poblano.
Hayes slips a straight right by Poblano.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Poblano's shoulder, as Poblano tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayes keeps the fight on the outside.
Poblano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Poblano throws out a powerful jab.
Hayes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hayes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Poblano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poblano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Poblano.
Hayes lands a nice shot that snaps Poblano's head back.
Nice jab there from Poblano.
Poblano misses the jab.
Poblano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hayes moves away from the strike by Poblano.
Poblano lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Poblano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes lands with a cross.
Poblano throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Poblano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes misses the jab.
Poblano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Hayes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poblano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poblano slips under a jab.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes defending well as Poblano loads up on a big left hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Poblano swinging wildly here.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Hayes tries to land a front kick but Poblano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poblano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by Hayes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poblano checks a low kick from Hayes.
Poblano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Poblano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayes under the eye.
Poblano scores with a jab to the body.
Poblano slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Hayes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Poblano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Poblano.
Poblano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poblano misses with a straight right.
Poblano misses with a looping left.
Poblano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayes throws the left hand but Poblano avoids the punch easily.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Poblano sees coming a mile off.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.

Poblano clinches up with Hayes and pushes him back against the cage.
Hayes pushes Poblano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poblano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poblano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Poblano avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pablo Poblano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Poblano throws a shot to the body.
Poblano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes throws a head kick but Poblano moves out of range.
Hayes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hayes throws a body punch but Poblano moves out of range.
Poblano scores with a jab to the body.
Poblano misses with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Poblano misses.
Poblano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayes counters with a low kick, right behind Poblano 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes tests Poblano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayes looks to throw a body kick
letting Poblano counter with a right hand.
Hayes lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hayes.
Poblano takes one on the button.
A left lands for Poblano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poblano. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Poblano tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Poblano lands with a shot to the body.
Poblano throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hayes throws a leg kick which misses Poblano's front leg but catches the back leg as Poblano tries to avoid it.
Poblano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poblano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poblano throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Poblano ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poblano.
Poblano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poblano misses with an uppercut.

Poblano moves into the clinch.
Poblano swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poblano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poblano tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Poblano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hayes is keeping busy.
Poblano struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.
Hayes takes a shot to the head.
Hayes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Poblano misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hayes cracks Poblano with a nice body shot.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Poblano.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Poblano.
Poblano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Poblano avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.

Hayes breaks the clinch.
Poblano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poblano there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poblano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
Hayes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poblano is out of range and Hayes settles back down.
Poblano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
It looked like Hayes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poblano.
Poblano throws a big shot that misses.
Poblano throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poblano.
Hayes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Poblano.
Poblano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Poblano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poblano.
Poblano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Hayes scores with the left hand. Poblano knows he should have avoided that one.
Hayes scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes punishes Poblano's body with a nice straight punch.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Quentin Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Poblano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poblano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Poblano has Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poblano lands with a right to the head.

Poblano breaks from the clinch.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poblano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Poblano connects with a crisp jab.
Hayes looks to throw a body kick

and Poblano counters with a beautiful punch that sends Hayes to the canvas!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poblano throwing strikes but missing.

Poblano is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hayes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hayes has escaped and now he's on top!

Poblano looking for a guillotine here but Hayes defends easily.
Poblano is pulling down on Hayes's head. It's preventing any offense from Hayes, at least for the moment.

Poblano has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hayes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poblano is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poblano has his back to the cage.

Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poblano just misses with a punch to the body.
Poblano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poblano throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Poblano looks to land a combination. Hayes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hayes wants to land a leg kick but Poblano is out of range.
It seemed like Poblano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poblano.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Poblano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Poblano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Poblano.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Poblano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Poblano finds it's way through Hayes's defenses.
Hayes slips a jab from Poblano.
Hayes lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poblano lands a jab to the nose.
Poblano checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hayes misses.
A leg kick checked by Poblano.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Poblano avoids them all with ease.
Poblano looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Poblano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pablo Poblano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poblano ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Poblano sees coming a mile off.
Hayes throws a hook but Poblano avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poblano! But no joy.
Poblano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poblano checks the leg kick.

Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Poblano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pablo Poblano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Poblano.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes scores with a shot to the side of Poblano's head.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Poblano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poblano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Poblano!