PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Peachey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peachey comes into the arena with Sound of Madness by Shinedown blaring out of the sound system. William Peachey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Peachey
vs
Hayes

173 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fiat NOX

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Peachey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a one two combo.
Hayes tries to bum rush Peachey with a series of wild strikes but Peachey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes leaves Peachey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peachey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peachey misses with a combination
and Hayes counters with a one-two to the body.
Peachey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Peachey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Peachey.
Hayes lands a two punch combo.
Hayes misses with a double jab

so Peachey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Peachey has gone for a leg lock! Hayes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Peachey's guard.
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from Peachey.
Peachey is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peachey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hayes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hayes postures up.

Peachey throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hayes escapes and throws Peachey's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Peachey tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hayes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peachey can't escape the position.
Peachey is working hard here to advance position.
Hayes is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peachey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Peachey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Peachey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four 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.
Peachey wants to get back to full guard.
Peachey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Peachey.
Hayes preventing the sweep.
Peachey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Peachey is working for a kimura but Hayes is defending it quite comfortably.
Peachey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hayes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Peachey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peachey tries to score with a low kick but Hayes moves his leg out of the way.
Peachey misses the body punch
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Peachey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes tries to bum rush Peachey with a series of wild strikes but Peachey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes works over Peachey's head and body with a nice combination.
Hayes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peachey feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Peachey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayes stuffs the takedown attempt from Peachey. Peachey gets slowly back to his feet.
Peachey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peachey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Peachey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peachey shoots for a double leg takedown but Hayes sprawls well. He's pushed Peachey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peachey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peachey throws and low kick but Hayes moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peachey throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.

Peachey moves into range and clinches up with Hayes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peachey looking to stall.
Peachey wants a takedown but no success here.
Hayes tries to break free but Peachey pushes him back against the cage.
Hayes trying to control the position but instead, Peachey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hayes into the cage.
Peachey goes for a takedown attempt but Hayes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hayes sizes up Peachey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peachey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peachey.
Peachey thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Peachey scores with a leg kick.
Peachey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peachey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Peachey forces Hayes back against the cage and clinches.
Peachey looking to slow down the pace here.
Peachey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hayes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hayes throws a head kick but Peachey moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peachey looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
William Peachey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayes!
Lincoln Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peachey is looking to clinch.
William Peachey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peachey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Peachey with that takedown attempt.

Peachey closes the distance and clinches.

Peachey pulls guard.

Peachey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peachey wants to sweep here but Hayes controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hayes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peachey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hayes has managed to get both his arms back between Peachey's legs - danger averted.
Peachey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peachey working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from Peachey.

Peachey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hayes won't allow Peachey to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Peachey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hayes defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Peachey dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Peachey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hayes checks it well.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
Hayes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peachey backs up against the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peachey, right into the meat.
Peachey thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peachey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peachey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peachey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peachey throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Peachey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayes is out of range and Peachey settles back down.
Hayes swinging wilding here.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peachey misses with a body shot.
Hayes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peachey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.
Peachey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a series of strikes. Peachey will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peachey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peachey misses with a double jab.
Peachey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Peachey tries a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Hayes scores with a hook.
Peachey misses with a low kick.
Peachey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Peachey is looking to wear down Hayes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Hayes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Peachey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peachey wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
Peachey works over Hayes with some ground and pound from guard.
Lincoln Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peachey controls the pace.
Peachey advances to half guard.
Peachey trying to control the action but Hayes is working from the bottom.

Peachey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hayes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peachey.

Peachey is working for a kimura but Hayes is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peachey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Peachey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peachey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
William Peachey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peachey slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Peachey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peachey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Peachey!