PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Comeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Comeau
vs
Hayha

196 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Comeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simo Hayha!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comeau checks a leg kick.
Hayha drops his hands momentarily and Comeau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Simo Hayha has been cut.
Comeau tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hayha swivels and escapes.
Comeau throws a leg kick
and Hayha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Comeau tries for a takedown but Hayha circles away easily
and Hayha counters with a nice body shot.
Hayha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hayha slips a jab and a cross from Comeau.

Comeau has Hayha up against the cage in a clinch.

Hayha decides to pull guard.

Hayha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Comeau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hayha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Comeau wants to stand but Hayha is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hayha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Comeau drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Comeau jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hayha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Comeau really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Comeau wants to control but Hayha is having none of it.
Comeau is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Comeau has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Comeau tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Hayha moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Comeau has worked his arm free - good work by Comeau!
Hayha looks gassed!
Comeau wants to get back to his feet.
Comeau manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hayha's best efforts.

Hayha seems to be looking for submissions.
Comeau tries to get to full guard but Hayha has control of the leg.
Hayha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Comeau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayha is thwarting Comeau's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Comeau!
Comeau wants to hold on but Hayha pushes him away.
Comeau is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Comeau working to try and regain half guard.

Hayha swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Comeau is now in Hayha's guard. A big mistake from Hayha there, giving up the dominant position!

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.

Comeau drops back looking for a leg! Hayha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hayha manages to kick Comeau off! Comeau jumps back into Hayha's guard.
Comeau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayha's head.
Comeau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Comeau has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hayha is proving hard to escape from.
Comeau lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Comeau has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hayha is proving hard to escape from.
Comeau knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hayha on the ground.

Hayha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Hayha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Hayha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Comeau tries to clinch but Hayha moves away
and Hayha counters with a right hand to the body.
Hayha avoids the head kick by Comeau.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Comeau, right into the meat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hayha in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Comeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Comeau with that takedown attempt.
Comeau throws a head kick but Hayha moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Comeau.
Comeau works to advance to full mount. Hayha defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Comeau lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Comeau dominating with strikes here.
Comeau landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeau is landing with some decent strikes but Hayha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Comeau with shots to the head and body - Hayha looks very uncomfortable down there.
Comeau trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hayha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hayha tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Comeau looking to secure an arm triangle but Hayha defends it well.
Comeau scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hayha?
Comeau looking to finish Hayha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hayha!

Comeau looking for a guillotine from mount but Hayha is having none of it.
Hayha is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comeau tries to control but Hayha wriggling away.

Comeau is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hayha can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hayha is looking to get to half guard.
Comeau unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha is looking to get to half guard.
Comeau fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Comeau has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hayha's face.

Comeau looking to secure an arm triangle but Hayha defends it well.
Hayha is working to get back to half guard.
Comeau dominating with strikes here.
Comeau working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Comeau cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Comeau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Comeau dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Comeau.
Hayha is looking to improve his position but Comeau isn't that keen on the idea.
Hayha taking shots to the head.
Comeau is looking to stand but Comeau has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Hayha sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hayha wants to improve his position but Comeau is controlling well.

Hayha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Comeau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simo Hayha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Comeau throws a right and a left that Hayha avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Hayha blocks the low kick.
Comeau moves out of range as Hayha strikes.
Comeau tries to score with a low kick but Hayha moves his leg out of the way.
Comeau throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Comeau. That's going to slow Hayha down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayha stuffs the takedown.
Hayha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Comeau is looking to clinch.

Comeau shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hayha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Comeau distracts Hayha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeau wants to stand but Hayha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hayha keeping moving, preventing Comeau from controlling successfully.
Hayha wants to sweep but no luck.
Comeau would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Comeau won't allow Hayha to sweep him here.
Comeau lands a couple of elbows.

Hayha looking for subs off his back but Comeau has passed one foot through into half guard.
Comeau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Comeau is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hayha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Comeau working the head and body with strikes.
Comeau tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hayha controls his leg.

Hayha looking for submissions off his back.
Hayha wants to improve his position but Comeau is controlling well.
Hayha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Comeau.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Comeau shoots in for a takedown but Hayha shows good takedown defense.
Comeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Comeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake Comeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comeau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hayha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Comeau thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Comeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Comeau manages to avoid it.
Comeau ducks under a wild hook from Hayha.
Comeau misses with a hook to the body
and Hayha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayha throws a body kick that misses.

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.
Comeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Comeau.
Hayha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Comeau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Comeau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Comeau wants to clinch
and Hayha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Comeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Comeau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayha counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Comeau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Comeau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Comeau!