PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rojesterman Haynes (ranked 3696 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Ali Darren (ranked 392 p4p, 294 weight class). Rojesterman Haynes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ali Darren's chin.

Haynes
vs
Darren

180 cm
25
179
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
178
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Tokzik Dope L.A.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rojesterman Haynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ali Darren!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darren is trying to break free.
Darren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haynes blocks it with crossed arms.
Darren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Darren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Haynes manages to break the clinch.
Haynes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darren misses with a straight right.
Darren just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHaynes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Haynes clinches up with Darren and pushes him back against the cage.
Darren wants to get back to striking at distance but Haynes won't allow it.
Haynes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Darren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Darren scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haynes.
Haynes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Darren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Haynes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darren misses with a series of wild punches.
Haynes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rojesterman Haynes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darren throws a combination that misses
and Haynes counters with a series of strikes. Darren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haynes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darren looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darren wants it to stay on the feet.
Darren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haynes with a body shot.

Haynes closes the distance and clinches.
Haynes tries for a takedown. No joy.

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

Haynes gets tackled into the cage by Darren. Darren maintains the clinch.
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!
Darren is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Darren is trying to break the clinch but Haynes has him pressed against the cage.

Haynes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haynes shoots in for a double leg but Darren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch lands to the side of Haynes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darren is looking to clinch but Haynes is avoiding it.
Haynes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darren throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren tries to bum rush Haynes with a series of wild strikes but Haynes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Haynes takes the fight into the clinch.
Haynes misses with a body punch.
Darren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've been informed that Darren has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Haynes breaks from the clinch.
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haynes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darren tries to clinch but Haynes is having none of it.
Haynes tries to counter by clinching up but Darren breaks away and moves out of range.
Haynes shoots in for a double leg but Darren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haynes.
Haynes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darren.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haynes gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Haynes instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren is trying to break free.
Haynes prevents Darren from breaking the clinch.
Darren is trying to break free.
Haynes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darren gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Darren dominated that round.
That's time! Haynes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slapping body kick lands there for Haynes.
Haynes has his takedown stuffed
and Darren counters with a straight right hand.
Rojesterman Haynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Darren. Those never looked like landing.
Darren swinging wildly here.
Haynes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Darren sprawls and moves away.
Rojesterman Haynes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Darren as Haynes shoots in.
Darren throws a counter combo.
Darren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darren slaps away a takedown attempt from Haynes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darren! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rojesterman Haynes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haynes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Darren counter with a right hand.
Haynes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren misses with a wild combination.
Darren is breathing heavily.
Darren tries to bum rush Haynes with a series of wild strikes but Haynes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darren swats away the attempt to clinch by Haynes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haynes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haynes has his takedown stuffed
enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darren stuns Haynes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haynes.
Haynes shoots in and drives through. Darren sprawls well.
Darren lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haynes shoots in for a takedown but Darren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darren throws a counter combo.
Haynes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darren stalks Haynes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haynes's face. Haynes staggers backwards, shaken.

Haynes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Haynes crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ali Darren!