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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finley Hayes (ranked 2699 p4p, 232 weight class) and AB Positive (ranked 1647 p4p, 167 weight class). The key to victory for Finley Hayes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Finley Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, AB Positive!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Positive avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Positive's coach down at Q Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Positive's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Positive throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Finley Hayes has been cut.
Positive throws a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Positive rushes Hayes and presses him up against the ropes.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes avoids the elbow strike from Positive, against the ropes.
Positive escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Positive misses with a low kick.
Hayes throwing a counter right hand but Positive manages to avoid it.
Positive walks into a straight right hand from Hayes.
Positive thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Positive's shoulder, as Positive tries to avoid the shot.
Positive throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Positive moves away from the strike by Hayes.
Positive lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayes's sensitive parts.
Positive lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Positive walks into a stiff left hand from Hayes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Positive tried to score with a low kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes moves out of range of the leg kick from Positive.
Positive moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Positive lands an elbow inside.
Hayes lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Positive throws an elbow but misses.
Hayes pushes Positive back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hayes wants to get back to striking at distance but Positive won't allow it.
Positive breaks from the clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayes moves into the clinch.
Positive lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Positive.
Positive pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Positive misses with a low kick.
Positive clinches up against the ropes.
Positive manages to break the clinch.
Positive is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
Hayes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Positive drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Positive closes the distance and clinches.
Positive breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Positive blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes works over Positive's head and body with a nice combination.
Positive is rocked!
It looks like AB Positive has been cut.
Hayes misses the body punch
and Positive counters with a head kick.
AB Positive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Positive ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes lands a jab to the head.
Positive is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
Positive fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Positive moves into the clinch successfully.
Positive seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayes.
Positive throws an elbow that misses.
Positive pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Positive is just out of range.
Positive looks to clinch
and Hayes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Hayes.
Positive misses with a leg kick
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
Positive takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positive feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Positive walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Positive pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Positive looks to clinch
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
Positive takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Positive throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Positive blocks a jab.
Hayes takes a swing at Positive's ribcage but misses.
Positive appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hayes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
It looks like Hayes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Positive wants to clinch.
Hayes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hayes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A good leg kick by Positive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Positive moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Positive throws an elbow but misses.
Hayes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Positive's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayes gets tackled into the ropes by Positive. Positive maintains the clinch.
Positive misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Positive lands an elbow inside that Hayes shrugs off.
Positive lands a damaging elbow.
Finley Hayes's cut is getting worse.
Positive pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Positive under the eye.
Positive fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayes is out of range.
Positive takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Positive closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Positive misses with an elbow strike.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Positive.
Positive comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Positive breaks the clinch.
Positive connects with a solid leg kick.
Positive thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hayes tries to break free but Positive pushes him back against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Positive throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hayes tries to circle away but Positive has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Positive.
Finley Hayes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hayes is trying to break free.
Positive breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Positive tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Positive looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Positive throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hayes swings for the body but Positive moves out of range.
Positive lands a head kick. Hayes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Positive looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Positive fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Positive keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Positive wants to counter with a clinch but Hayes pushes him away.
A low kick from Positive misses
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes sets himself, and Positive steps forward looking for the clinch! Hayes avoids it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Positive defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Positive moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Positive.
Jeez, Finley Hayes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Positive uses good head movement to avoid it.
Positive misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Positive controls his hands.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Positive breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Positive is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Positive.
Hayes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Positive's hands.
Hayes moves in looking to clinch but Positive pushes him off.
Hayes misses with a wild body shot.
Positive moves into range and clinches up with Hayes.
Positive misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Positive blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Positive blocking some punches.
Hayes blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Positive throws an elbow but misses.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Positive uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Positive just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayes's brow.
Positive lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Finley Hayes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). AB Positive!
An out of breath and clearly excited AB Positive thanked Thomspon 90% for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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