PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zane Adebayo (ranked 2887 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Hayesless (ranked 4563 p4p, 0 weight class). Zane Adebayo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Hayesless's chin.

Adebayo
vs
Hayesless

191 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zane Adebayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Hayesless!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adebayo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adebayo trying to control the action but Hayesless is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Hayesless is not content to let Adebayo control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adebayo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hayesless is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adebayo staying calm.

Adebayo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hayesless knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Adebayo trying to control the action but Hayesless is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.

Adebayo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hayesless is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adebayo is looking to take a break and control but Hayesless is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Adebayo tries for a kimura but Hayesless is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebayo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayesless keeps working.
Adebayo looking to control but instead Hayesless has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hayesless trying to control here.
Adebayo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Adebayo is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayesless is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adebayo is defended easily by Hayesless.
Hayesless looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Hayesless closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adebayo did well to prevent Hayesless getting side control.
Adebayo gets full guard.
Hayesless is looking to stand up but Adebayo won't let him.
Adebayo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adebayo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Zane Adebayo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Adebayo fails with the takedown.
Zane Adebayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebayo closes the distance and clinches up with Hayesless, looking for a takedown. Adebayo pushes Hayesless against the cage but Hayesless circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adebayo closes the distance and clinches up with Hayesless, looking for a takedown. Adebayo pushes Hayesless against the cage but Hayesless circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Adebayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adebayo shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayesless tries to sprawl out of it but Adebayo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayesless manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adebayo with a poor takedown
and Hayesless counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayesless pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adebayo shoots in for a takedown but Hayesless shows good takedown defense.
Hayesless lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hayesless moves into range and clinches up with Adebayo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayesless wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adebayo tries for a takedown but Hayesless manages to get underhooks.
Hayesless leaning against his opponent.

Hayesless ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hayesless no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebayo trying to control but Hayesless is working from the bottom.
Hayesless throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hayesless tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adebayo being controlled here momentarily.
Adebayo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anderson Hayesless has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hayesless trying to control the position.
Adebayo is pushing down on Hayesless's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hayesless is fighting to maintain full guard but Adebayo has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Adebayo is looking for a kimura but Hayesless is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adebayo to get the leverage.
Adebayo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Adebayo wants to control but Hayesless is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hayesless shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hayesless was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hayesless tries to move to mount but Adebayo blocks the move with his legs.
Adebayo can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebayo being controlled for a moment.
Hayesless postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Adebayo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hayesless.
Hayesless trying to control the action but Adebayo is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Adebayo prevents Hayesless from improving position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adebayo looks for a takedown but Hayesless sprawls well.
Adebayo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adebayo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayesless sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adebayo shoots in but Hayesless avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Hayesless showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Adebayo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adebayo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adebayo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hayesless defends it nicely.
No luck for Adebayo with that takedown attempt.
Adebayo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hayesless is fending him off so far but Adebayo persists. Nope, Hayesless circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Adebayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hayesless scores with a takedown into Adebayo's guard.
Hayesless slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayesless wanted to stand there but Adebayo had control of the position.
Hayesless must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adebayo trying to control the position.
Hayesless trying to control but Adebayo is working from the bottom.

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.
Hayesless is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hayesless sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Adebayo's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hayesless. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hayesless is looking to advance position but Adebayo won't allow it.
Adebayo trying to control here.
Hayesless is trying to control. Adebayo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebayo blocks a head kick by Hayesless.
Adebayo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayesless sprawls well. Hayesless wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adebayo gets slowly back to his feet.
Adebayo shoots in and drives through. Hayesless sprawls well.

Hayesless shoots in and gets a takedown into Adebayo's guard.
Adebayo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hayesless passes Adebayo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayesless throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hayesless uses his free foot to push down on Adebayo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Adebayo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayesless content just to control the position here.
Hayesless throwing strikes here but Adebayo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayesless tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Hayesless comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayesless has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Hayesless!