PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sassy Pants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pants
vs
Haye

189 cm
19
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sassy Pants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Haye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pants is defended easily by Haye.
A jab from Haye finds it's way through Pants's defenses.
Pants slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pants moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Pants shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haye is trying to defend but Pants finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pants throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haye regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pants.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants throwing strikes from guard but Haye blocks nicely.
Haye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pants.
Pants prevents Haye from getting back to his feet.
Pants throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pants lands a couple of elbows.
Haye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pants.
Pants content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haye keeping full guard, as Pants tries to pass.
Pants thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pants is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pants.
Pants is looking to work some ground and pound but Haye has wrist control.
Pants throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pantsis looking to pass into half guard but Haye pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Haye is in guard.
Haye stops Pants from standing up.

Pants scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Haye lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
David Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pants has a takedown stuffed.

Pants closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haye quickly recovers to half guard.
Pants missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haye pushes Pants off looking to stand but Pants dives back in and keeps control.
Pants missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pants lands with a punch from half guard.
Pants takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pants sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haye defending well though.
Haye is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pants scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pants is nestled in close to Haye, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haye looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pants is looking to pass Haye's guard but actually Haye recovers to full guard.
Pants postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pants keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haye's head.
Haye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sassy Pants dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haye wants it to stay on the feet.
Haye lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Haye does no damage.

Pants drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pants throwing strikes but missing.
Haye wants to get back to his feet but Pants is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pants in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants is looking to work some ground and pound but Haye has wrist control.

Haye has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pants off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Haye counter with a right hand.
Haye looks to score with a jab to the body but Pants is just out of range.
Pants is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pants shoots in looking for a takedown but Haye manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pants's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pants with a poor takedown
and Haye counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sassy Pants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haye lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Pants is rocked!
Haye throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Pants is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Haye misses the target.
Haye throws a right and a left that Pants avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Haye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pants uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haye.
Pants slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Pants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haye.
Pants seems to have got his legs back now.
Haye lands with a right hand.
Haye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haye throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Pants's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Haye dives in looking to finish as Pants flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Haye's strikes! Haye is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Pants's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Pants was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Haye!