PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Hayden (ranked 4380 p4p, 4284 weight class) and Tyler Alvarez (ranked 451 p4p, 441 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayden
vs
Alvarez

174 cm
33
159
8 - 12 - 1

183 cm
26
168
9 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hayden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayden.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Hayden throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alvarez rushes Hayden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hayden up against the cage.
Hayden can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alvarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alvarez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hayden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alvarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyler Alvarez.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hayden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez just leaning against Hayden, taking a breather.
Alvarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hayden up against the cage.
Hayden is trying to stall.
Hayden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez has Hayden pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayden.
A bit of stalling here from Alvarez.
Alvarez just leaning against Hayden, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyler Alvarez.
Hayden is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvarez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hayden jabs at Alvarez's body.
Clay Hayden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Hayden appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Hayden throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Hayden lands but Alvarez takes it in his stride.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayden shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Hayden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Hayden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alvarez checks a low kick from Hayden.
Hayden throws a chopping leg kick but Alvarez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Hayden being controlled against the cage.
Hayden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayden misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Hayden misses with a body punch.
Hayden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Hayden tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez leaning against his opponent.
Come on Alvarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hayden letting Alvarez take a breather here.
Hayden trying to land knees to the body.
Alvarez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
Alvarez continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyler Alvarez.
Hayden tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvarez takes a swing at Hayden's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Alvarez moves out of range of the leg kick from Hayden.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayden.
Hayden misses with a low kick.
Hayden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Hayden is avoiding it.
Hayden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hayden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Hayden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hayden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyler Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayden tries to land a body kick

and Alvarez moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alvarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hayden tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyler Alvarez.
Hayden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hayden.
Hayden throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Hayden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez checks a low kick from Hayden.
Hayden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Hayden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hayden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Hayden.

Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayden, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hayden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Alvarez just leaning against Hayden, taking a breather.
Hayden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyler Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick lands from Hayden.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Hayden is having none of it.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Alvarez wants to counter the offense by Hayden and move into the clinch position.
Hayden looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Clay Hayden is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Hayden.

Hayden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyler Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Hayden from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alvarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hayden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayden is one step ahead there.
Alvarez pulls Hayden in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hayden's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!

Hayden is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez content to stall in guard here.
Alvarez advances position into side control!
Alvarez throws a strike aimed at the side of Hayden's head but Hayden avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hayden's face as Alvarez controls the position.
Hayden tries to improve position but can't.
Alvarez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hayden's legs.
Alvarez wants to stand but Hayden has his arm trapped.
Alvarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hayden looking for a sweep but Alvarez has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hayden blocking the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Alvarez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hayden is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hayden and Alvarez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hayden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hayden 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Hayden!
Clay Hayden decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.