PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matts Hummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hayl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Hayl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hummel
vs
Hayl

194 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matts Hummel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Hayl!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hummel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayl moves away.
Hayl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hummel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Hummel misses.
Hummel throws a lazy body kick
and Hayl finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hayl shoots for a double leg takedown but Hummel sprawls well. He's pushed Hayl's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hayl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hummel misses with the combination.
Hayl wants to clinch
and Hummel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hayl looks gassed!
Hummel tries to bum rush Hayl with a series of wild strikes but Hayl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hummel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayl tries to clinch up
and Hummel counters with a left to the body.
A nice combination there by Hummel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hummel stalks Hayl and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hayl's face. Hayl staggers backwards, shaken.
Hummel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hummel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hummel stalks Hayl and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hayl's face. Hayl staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Hummel both land. Nice combination.
Hayl dodges the punch combination from Hummel.
Hummel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayl slips a jab and a cross from Hummel.
Hayl misses with a shot to the body
and Hummel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hummel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hummel throws a sloppy head kick and Hayl moves out of range easily.
Hummel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matts Hummel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hummel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hummel scores with a body shot.
Hummel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hayl throws a sloppy head kick and Hummel moves out of range easily.
Hummel lands with a cross.
Hayl misses with a double jab.
Hummel throws a wild body kick that Hayl sees coming a mile off.
Hayl wants to clinch up but Hummel keeps it at a distance.
Hayl fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hummel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hummel throws a sloppy head kick and Hayl moves out of range easily.
Hayl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hayl tries to clinch up.
Hummel walks into a stiff left hand from Hayl.
Hummel stalks Hayl and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hayl's face. Hayl staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hummel!
Hayl tries to clinch but Hummel moves out of range.
Hummel misses the shot to the body.
Hayl tries to clinch up.

Hummel gets tackled into the cage by Hayl. Hayl maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hummel breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hummel!
Hayl looks for a takedown but Hummel sprawls well.
Hummel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hummel throws a nice looking combination but Hayl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hummel throws a body kick, spinning off balance

so Hayl counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hummel has his feet on Hayl's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Hayl gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matts Hummel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hummel misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Hummel - just one landing.
Matts Hummel is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayl tries to clinch there but Hummel circles away.

Hayl gets the takedown into side control.

Hayl is trying to get an arm triangle but Hummel is defending well.

Hayl looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hummel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hayl is breathing heavily.
Hummel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayl stands up.
Hummel throws a leg kick
and Hayl counters with a big head kick but Hummel shrugs it off.
Hummel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hummel moves out of range of the body kick from Hayl.
Hummel misses with an uppercut
and Hayl counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hummel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hummel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hummel clobbers Hayl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Hayl.
Hummel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hummel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayl's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hayl duly obliges.
Hayl shoots in for a double leg but Hummel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matts Hummel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hummel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hayl's head.
Hummel misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hummel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hummel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hummel misses with the combination.
Hayl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayl throws a right hand that Hummel ducks under and follows up with a left that Hummel also avoids with ease.
Hummel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayl.
Hummel throws a head kick but Hayl moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayl missing with a left hand there. Hummel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hummel lands a jab to the nose.
Hummel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hummel stuffs the takedown.
Matts Hummel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Hayl.
Hummel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hayl tries to close the distance and clinch but Hummel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hummel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayl circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Hayl. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hummel looks to land a body kick but Hayl moved away.
Hummel needs to keep his hands up - Hayl had a free shot at his head there.
Hummel tests Hayl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Hayl will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hayl tries to clinch there but Hummel circles away.
Hummel misses with the combination.
Hummel throws a body kick that misses
and Hayl counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hummel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hayl takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hummel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayl doesn't seem bothered though.
Hummel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hummel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hummel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hummel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hummel wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayl won't allow it.

Hummel manages to break the clinch.
Hayl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Hayl.
Hummel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hayl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hayl has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hummel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayl.
Hummel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hummel. Those never looked like landing.
Hayl shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hummel but Hummel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matts Hummel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Hayl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hummel throws a series of punches but Hayl avoids them all with ease.
Hummel takes a swing at Hayl's ribcage but misses.
Hayl scores with a kick to the body.
Hummel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayl is looking to clinch but Hummel is avoiding it.

Hayl moves into range and clinches up with Hummel.
Hummel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hummel takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Hayl is trying to break the clinch but Hummel is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hummel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hayl.
Hayl has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Hummel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Hummel does no damage.

Hayl clinches up against the cage.
Hummel tries to break the clinch but Hayl is controlling the position.
Hayl jumps guard but Hummel stands there with Hayl around his waist. Hayl gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hummel is trying to break the clinch but Hayl is controlling him.
Hummel is looking to break free of the clinch but Hayl has double underhooks.
Hummel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayl looking for a takedown.
Hayl trying to control the position but instead, Hummel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hayl into the cage.
Hummel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hayl prevents Hummel from breaking the clinch.
Hayl goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hummel prevents it.
Hayl has Hummel pressed against the cage, preventing Hummel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hayl goes for a takedown attempt but Hummel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hummel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hummel misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matts Hummel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hummel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matts Hummel!