PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Nieddds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes into the arena with The Black Wings of Apocalypse blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayes
vs
Nieddds

175 cm
24
155 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

168 cm
27
150 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Hayes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Nieddds!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieddds jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayes scores with a shot to the body.
Nieddds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nieddds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Hayes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nieddds moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nieddds takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nieddds paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nieddds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayes is looking to chop away at Nieddds's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Nieddds avoids it.
Nieddds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nieddds fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Nieddds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieddds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayes counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hayes is defended easily by Nieddds.
Hayes clobbers Nieddds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Nieddds is out of range.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Nieddds sees coming a mile off.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nieddds is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieddds. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nieddds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayes.
Nieddds lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Lincoln Hayes has been cut.
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!
Nieddds lands with a good body shot.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds misses with a wild body shot.
Nieddds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. Nieddds saw that one coming.
Nieddds connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Hayes as he connects with a hook.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Nieddds moves out of range easily.
Hayes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nieddds is out of range and Hayes settles back down.
Nieddds slips a straight right by Hayes.
Nieddds just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hayes throws a head kick but Nieddds moves out of range.

Hayes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nieddds's guard.
Nieddds wants to stand but Hayes is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieddds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieddds wants to stand and escape but Hayes is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hayes scores with a leg kick.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Nieddds thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lincoln Hayes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Hayes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Nieddds ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Hayes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nieddds doesn't seem phased though.
Hayes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nieddds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayes can pounce on him.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Nieddds misses.
Nieddds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lincoln Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hayes is looking to chop away at Nieddds's legs.
Nieddds swinging wildly here.
Nieddds misses with a two punch combination.
Bobby Nieddds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Nieddds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieddds. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieddds thuds a left hand into Hayes's body.
Nieddds misses with a straight right.
Nieddds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes lands with a cross.
Nieddds misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Nieddds saw it coming and moves away.
Nieddds shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hayes eats them both and turns towards Nieddds to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
Nieddds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Nieddds takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donk. Hayes catches Nieddds right on the button with a cross.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nieddds throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nieddds manages to avoid it.
Nieddds needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hayes lands with a nice body kick.
Nieddds throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
Bobby Nieddds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieddds.
Nieddds takes one on the button.
Hayes tries to work over Nieddds's front leg with a kick but Nieddds checks it.
The fighters circling - Nieddds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nieddds moves out of range of the body kick.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Nieddds blocks a leg kick.
Nieddds checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds with a jab.
Nieddds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Nieddds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieddds checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayes misses with a lunging right hand
and Nieddds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayes thinking.
Hayes lands a jab to the nose.
Nieddds dips to his left and cracks Hayes with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nieddds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes scores with a decent looking hook.
Nieddds stuffs the takedown.
Nieddds misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lincoln Hayes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Hayes's cut.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayes throws a jab when Nieddds was well out of range.
Nieddds moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
Hayes wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
Nieddds throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
Nieddds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayes tries to work over Nieddds's front leg with a kick but Nieddds checks it.
Nieddds swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds misses the shot to the body.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Nieddds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nieddds takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Nieddds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nieddds checks the leg kick nicely there.

Hayes instigates a clinch.
Nieddds is struggling to control the position.
Nieddds continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nieddds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nieddds prevents it.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieddds.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Nieddds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nieddds stalling in the clinch.
Nieddds prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieddds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nieddds looking to slow down the pace here.
Hayes goes for a takedown attempt but Nieddds pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Nieddds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nieddds tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Nieddds swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Good exchange - Nieddds coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Nieddds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hayes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nieddds misses with a two punch combination.
Nieddds misses with a looping left.
Hayes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Hayes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nieddds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Hayes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Hayes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nieddds takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Nieddds misses with a looping left.
Hayes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nieddds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayes misses with a left hand
and Nieddds counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No luck for Hayes with that takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nieddds checks a leg kick.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Nieddds.
Nieddds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayes connects with a solid leg kick.
Nieddds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nieddds on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nieddds's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nieddds duly obliges.
Hayes throws a leg kick which misses Nieddds's front leg but catches the back leg as Nieddds tries to avoid it.
Nieddds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hayes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nieddds throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nieddds thows a body shot but no joy.
Nieddds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Nieddds misses the shot to the body.
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!
A swing and a miss from Nieddds.
Hayes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hayes tries to clinch up.
Hayes shoots in but no luck this time.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is looking to score with low kicks.
Nieddds bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nieddds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nieddds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nieddds.
Nieddds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Nieddds tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nieddds crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hayes - the referee stops the clock and Nieddds gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hayes. Nieddds manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Hayes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nieddds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Nieddds blocks the leg kick.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nieddds.
Nieddds throws a combination. Hayes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Nieddds sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nieddds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nieddds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Nieddds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bobby Nieddds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Hayes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nieddds throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Nieddds down.
Nieddds misses with an uppercut.
Nieddds misses with a straight right.
Nieddds throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Nieddds misses with a wild body shot.
Nieddds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nieddds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Nieddds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nieddds lands a lovely overhand right.
Nieddds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nieddds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Hayes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nieddds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nieddds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a body kick that stops Nieddds in his tracks momentarily.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Lincoln Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nieddds.
Nieddds lands a jab to Hayes's midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nieddds checks a leg kick.
Hayes tries to clinch but Nieddds is having none of it.
Nieddds misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Nieddds misses.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Nieddds throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hayes dodges the punch combination from Nieddds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nieddds avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Hayes lands a head kick. Nieddds smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nieddds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
Hayes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hayes throws a low kick but Nieddds moves out of range easily.
Nieddds checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds misses with a body shot.
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nieddds.
Nieddds lands a right hook to the body.
Nieddds just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobby Nieddds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hayes moves into the clinch.
Nieddds misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nieddds is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nieddds is trying to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lincoln Hayes.
Well Hayes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Hayes!
Lincoln Hayes retains his featherweight title!