PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mac Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Hayes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Fry
vs
Hayes

180 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Caveman's Meals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mac Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hayes has closed the distance and engaged Fry in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Hayes.
Nice body punch from Fry.
Hayes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fry lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Hayes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Fry turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The strikes coming from Fry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hayes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Hayes looking for submissions off his back.
Fry throwing shots but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Hayes is in trouble now - Fry has advanced to mount!
Fry trying to control but Hayes is having none of it.
Hayes is looking to improve his position but Fry isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry scoring with strikes but Hayes is staying in there.
Fry lands a big elbow.
Hayes is working to get back to half guard.
Hayes regains half guard.
Hayes missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hayes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes looks gassed!
Hayes wants to get back to full guard.
Fry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fry prevents Hayes from improving his position.
Fry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hayes on the ground.
Hayes is staying active underneath Fry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Fry has taken the fight into the clinch.

Fry breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fry trying to land knees to the body.
Fry throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
Fry lands a damaging elbow.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Fry.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Fry wants to break free but Hayes has control.
Hayes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fry avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Fry misses with an elbow over the top.
Fry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fry seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hayes is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Fry fails to pull guard.
Fry is working for takedown but Hayes is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayes.
Hayes is looking to control Fry's arms but Fry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hayes has his back to the cage.
Fry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hayes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes throws an elbow that misses.

Fry breaks from the clinch.

Fry has Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.

Fry gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hayes regains guard.
Hayes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayes is keeping the position for now.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Hayes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Fry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hayes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Fry has closed the distance and engaged Hayes in a clinch.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Fry controls his hands.

Fry breaks from the clinch.
Hayes wants to clinch.

Fry drives through and clinches with Hayes against the cage.
Fry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fry fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Fry jumps guard.
Fry wants to sweep but no luck.
Fry throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hayes cracks Fry with a solid left hand.
Fry trying to strike off his back.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Fry keeps moving.
Fry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayes is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Fry dominated that round.
That's time! Fry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fry clinches up against the cage.

Fry turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fry manages to end up in side control.
Hayes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fry moves into full mount!
Hayes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Hayes is rocked!
Fry controlling from the full mount.
Hayes is still in real trouble! Can Fry finish him?
BOOM! Fry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fry controlling from the full mount.
Fry unloading with bombs!
Fry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hayes looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry controlling his opponent.
Fry cracks Hayes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Fry is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hayes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hayes is working to get back to half guard.
Fry scoring with strikes but Hayes is staying in there.
Fry content just to control the position here.

Fry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hayes is surviving well by controlling Fry's body position as best he can.
Hayes is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two 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.
Fry content just to control the position here.
Fry's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fry working the ground and pound effectively.
Fry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hayes?
Fry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hayes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hayes taking shots to the head.
Fry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fry lands a heavy elbow.
Fry scoring with strikes but Hayes is staying in there.
Fry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hayes?
Fry cracks Hayes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Fry is working for a guillotine from mount but Hayes frees his head quite easily.
A nice elbow there by Fry.
Fry landing strikes from the mount.
Fry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fry content just to control the position here.

Fry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry controlling the pace for now.
Fry breaks from Hayes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fry controlling from mount.
Fry avoids the attempt from Hayes to control.
Fry content just to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hayes looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Fry dominated that second round.
That's time! Fry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hayes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fry has a takedown stuffed.
Fry wants to clinch
and Fry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fry is looking to clinch.
Marcus Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fry misses with a straight left.
Hayes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fry wants to clinch up but Hayes keeps it at a distance.
Fry wants to clinch.
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fry misses with a takedown attempt - Hayes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fry tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Fry.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fry tries to clinch but Hayes is having none of it.
Fry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fry tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Fry doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Fry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fry tries to clinch but Hayes is having none of it.
Fry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fry tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fry wants to clinch up but Hayes keeps it at a distance.
Fry moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fry is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fry is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fry.
Fry closes the distance and clinches up with Hayes, looking for a takedown. Fry pushes Hayes against the cage but Hayes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fry moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Fry tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fry wants to clinch.
Fry wants to clinch.
Fry wants to clinch up but Hayes keeps it at a distance.
Fry is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
Fry moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Fry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fry misses the shot to the body.
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fry looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Fry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fry throws out the jab.
Fry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fry tries to clinch there but Hayes circles away.
Fry is looking to clinch.
Hayes keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Fry.
Fry tries to clinch there but Hayes circles away.
Fry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fry tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fry looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Fry misses with a straight right.

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.
Fry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fry throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Fry moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Fry moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Marcus Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fry wants to clinch.
Fry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fry tries to clinch but Hayes is having none of it.
Fry tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Fry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fry throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fry 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Fry!