PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus Hayes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hug
vs
Hayes

180 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutus Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hug rushes Hayes and presses him up against the cage.
Hayes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hug avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hug could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hug with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hayes jumps guard.
Hug might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hayes has a closed guard, preventing Hug from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hayes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hug moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
Hug throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hayes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hug.
Hug throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hayes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hug just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayes's brow.
Hayes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hug just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutus Hayes.
Hayes has Hug pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hug manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hayes looks gassed!
Hayes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hug is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Hug.
Hayes looking for a takedown.
Hug controlling the action here for a moment.
Hug lands a damaging elbow.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hug.

It looks like Brutus Hayes has been cut.

Hug breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hug clinches up against the cage.
Hug creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Hug lands an elbow that stopped Hayes in his tracks for a moment.
Hug lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hug.
Hug comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hug with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
Hug lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Hug breaks the clinch.
Hug tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hug fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hug closes the distance and clinches.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hug connects with a knee to the head.
Hug tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hug is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Hayes pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayes, not yet.
Hayes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries to stand but Hayes is controlling from the bottom.
Hayes trying to keep a closed guard but Hug is proving a slippery customer.
Hug wants to get up but he can't break Hayes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Hayes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hayes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hug defends it easily.
Hug trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hayes's guard.

Hayes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Hug dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Hayes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hug moves into the clinch successfully.
Hayes lands with a short shot to the head.
Hug gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hug or not.
Hug misses with a knee strike.
Hug with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hug lands an elbow that stopped Hayes in his tracks for a moment.
Hayes lands an elbow inside that Hug shrugs off.
Hayes lands a nice elbow.

Hayes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hug clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Hayes is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Hug with him. Hug is trying to defend but Hayes has an arm under the chin now! Hug grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brutus Hayes!