PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Hayes (ranked 3182 p4p, 24295 weight class) and Rudra Yogpeeth (ranked 367 p4p, 537 weight class). Quentin Hayes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rudra Yogpeeth's chin.

Hayes
vs
Yogpeeth

187 cm
21
192
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
24
202
1 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudra Yogpeeth!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes misses with a body punch
and Yogpeeth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Yogpeeth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hayes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yogpeeth with a nice calf kick.
Yogpeeth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Hayes has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yogpeeth.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes leaning against his opponent.
Hayes stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yogpeeth - that landed with a thud.
Yogpeeth tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yogpeeth throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as Yogpeeth controls the action.
Yogpeeth takes a shot to the head.
Yogpeeth scores with a hook to the body.
Yogpeeth pushes Hayes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yogpeeth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yogpeeth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yogpeeth blocks an uppercut.
Yogpeeth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yogpeeth misses with the head strike.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yogpeeth lands a shot to the body.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as Yogpeeth controls the action.
Yogpeeth lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yogpeeth.
Still in the clinch, Yogpeeth scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yogpeeth tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Yogpeeth misses with the head strike.
Hayes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yogpeeth prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.
Yogpeeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yogpeeth as Hayes tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yogpeeth gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yogpeeth misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hayes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yogpeeth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth working aggressively here.
Hayes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayes has Yogpeeth pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Yogpeeth.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as Yogpeeth controls the action.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Yogpeeth avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
Hayes avoiding damage as Yogpeeth throws knees to the body.
Yogpeeth lands a left hand.
Hayes lands an uppercut.
Yogpeeth throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yogpeeth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yogpeeth blocking some punches.
Yogpeeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries a body shot but Yogpeeth blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Yogpeeth fails to land.
Yogpeeth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yogpeeth digs a right hand into Hayes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hayes's gas tank.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Yogpeeth.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Yogpeeth landing knees to the body.
Yogpeeth misses with the head strike.
Yogpeeth blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes trying to control the position but instead, Yogpeeth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hayes into the cage.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes tries a body shot but Yogpeeth blocks it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Yogpeeth avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
Yogpeeth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yogpeeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Yogpeeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hayes - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Hayes.
Yogpeeth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Yogpeeth.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayes.
Yogpeeth misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hayes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes stalling in the clinch but Yogpeeth improves position.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth lands a shoulder strike.
Yogpeeth has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Yogpeeth tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Yogpeeth back against the cage.
Yogpeeth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Yogpeeth.
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Yogpeeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Yogpeeth.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yogpeeth lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hayes as Yogpeeth tries to tie him up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth scores with a hook to the body.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth stalling in the clinch but Hayes improves position.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Hayes blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Yogpeeth fails to land.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as Yogpeeth controls the action.
Yogpeeth throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with some punches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yogpeeth scores with a shot to the side of Hayes's head.
Yogpeeth pushes Hayes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Yogpeeth.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Yogpeeth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yogpeeth lands a shot to the body.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Yogpeeth controls his hands.
Yogpeeth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Yogpeeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yogpeeth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Yogpeeth is working Hayes over against the cage.
Yogpeeth gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yogpeeth swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rudra Yogpeeth dominated that round.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hayes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yogpeeth keeps Hayes at a distance using the push kick.
Yogpeeth punishes Hayes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hayes connects with the punch.
Yogpeeth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yogpeeth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yogpeeth jabs at Hayes's body.
Hayes tries to land a front kick but Yogpeeth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yogpeeth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hayes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yogpeeth.
Rudra Yogpeeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yogpeeth lands with a hook. Hayes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogpeeth lands a nice hook to Hayes's body. Hayes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yogpeeth with a nice calf kick.
Yogpeeth keeps Hayes at a distance using the push kick.
Hayes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hayes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yogpeeth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Yogpeeth. Beautiful body shot.
Yogpeeth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yogpeeth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yogpeeth thuds a left hand into Hayes's body.
Yogpeeth throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yogpeeth jabs at Hayes's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hayes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yogpeeth scores with a body shot.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yogpeeth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick from Yogpeeth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yogpeeth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yogpeeth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Yogpeeth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Yogpeeth.
Hayes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Yogpeeth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yogpeeth manages to avoid it.
Yogpeeth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yogpeeth thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Yogpeeth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick that half lands.

Hayes is rocked!

Yogpeeth waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Hayes to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Hayes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yogpeeth controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth working some strikes from top position.
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
Yogpeeth scoring with some ground and pound.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Yogpeeth from controlling successfully.
Yogpeeth slips nicely into half guard.
Yogpeeth prevents Hayes from improving his position.
Yogpeeth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayes defending well though.
Yogpeeth wants to pass to mount but Hayes is defending the position.
Hayes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hayes tries to get out of the position.
Yogpeeth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yogpeeth passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hayes taking shots to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth lands a couple of good shots and Hayes has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Yogpeeth loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hayes hold on?
Yogpeeth tries to keep control of the position but Hayes is staying busy.
Yogpeeth throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hayes has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Yogpeeth.
I really don't envy Hayes right now.
Yogpeeth keeps control of the position easily here as Hayes tries to buck him off.
Yogpeeth scores with punches to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth tries to get the hooks in deep but Hayes pushed the leg off.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Hayes covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
What can Hayes do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yogpeeth misses with an elbow to the head.
Yogpeeth keeps control of the position easily here as Hayes tries to buck him off.
Rudra Yogpeeth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hayes covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Yogpeeth is punishing Hayes with some ground and pound.
Yogpeeth is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth controlling well, preventing Hayes from escaping the position.
Hayes covering up well under a series of strikes from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hayes!
Yogpeeth thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Yogpeeth has good solid back control here.
Yogpeeth is striking from the back but Hayes escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rudra Yogpeeth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yogpeeth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yogpeeth. Hayes shrugs it off though.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yogpeeth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayes rather than just go for the knockout.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hayes swings widly with a right hand
and Yogpeeth counters with a right hand to the body.
Yogpeeth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes swings widly with a right hand
and Yogpeeth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Yogpeeth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yogpeeth misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Yogpeeth.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hayes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yogpeeth - the referee stops the clock and Hayes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yogpeeth. Hayes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a lazy uppercut
and Yogpeeth counters with a good, hard body kick but Hayes shrugs it off.
Yogpeeth lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yogpeeth was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yogpeeth scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth scores with a push kick.
Yogpeeth scores with a jab. Hayes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hayes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Yogpeeth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hayes tried to score with a low kick but Yogpeeth checks it.
Yogpeeth lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes throws a hook but Yogpeeth blocks it.
Hayes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yogpeeth. That's going to slow Hayes down.
Yogpeeth lands with a slapping head kick.
Hayes throws out a leg kick but Yogpeeth moves out of range and Hayes only half commits.
A jab from Yogpeeth does it's job there.
Hayes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yogpeeth.
Hayes scores with a sloppy right hand. Yogpeeth should have avoided that one.
Yogpeeth scores with a push kick.
Hayes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yogpeeth throws a low kick but Hayes moves out of range easily.
Yogpeeth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth tests Hayes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Yogpeeth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yogpeeth.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
Hayes throwing a counter right hand but Yogpeeth manages to avoid it.
Hayes takes one on the button.
Yogpeeth cracks Hayes with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hayes tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Yogpeeth pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hayes is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudra Yogpeeth!