PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sack
vs
Hayes

190 cm
28
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
207 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrell Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes moves out of range as Sack strikes.
Sack punishes Hayes's body with a nice straight punch.
Sack throws a head kick that misses.
Sack looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.
Sack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes avoids a kick to the body.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches up with Sack, looking for a takedown. Hayes pushes Sack against the cage but Sack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sack misses with a double jab.
Sack cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sack.
Sack lands with a cross.
Sack misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Sack circles away easily
and Sack counters with a one-two to the body.
Sack fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Sack.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sack.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sack.
A left lands for Sack.
Sack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayes scrambles back to his feet.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Sack.
Bobby Sack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sack scores with a jab.
Sack jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Sack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayes thinking.
Bobby Sack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrell Hayes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sack has closed the distance and engaged Hayes in a clinch.
Hayes can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Sack.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Sack.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sack misses with a head kick.
Sack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from Sack finds it's target.
Sack misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack scores with a body shot.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sack looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Sack's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sack duly obliges.
Sack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hayess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes shoots in looking for a takedown but Sack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hayes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Sack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sack connects with a looping right hand.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sack. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Sack has closed the distance and engaged Hayes in a clinch.

Sack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sack lands a right hook to the body.
Sack throws a head kick that Hayes semi-blocks.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sack scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby Sack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sack punishes Hayes's body with a nice straight punch.
Sack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sack misses with a looping right.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches up with Sack, looking for a takedown. Hayes pushes Sack against the cage but Sack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hayes backs up against the cage.
Sack looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Sack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
and Sack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby Sack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrell Hayes.
Sack lands a lovely overhand right.
Sack misses with a series of wild punches.
Sack misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack with a jab.

Sack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sack lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Hayes looking for submissions off his back.
Sack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sack tries to stand and escape but Hayes actually recovers to full guard.
Sack distracts Hayes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack looking to sit in guard and control but Hayes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sack wants to stand up but Hayes is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hayes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Sack pushes Hayes off and gets back to his feet.
Sack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Sack dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Sack does no damage.
Sack stuns Hayes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Sack counters with a three punch combo that has Hayes backing up. Hayes nods at Sack to acknowledge the strikes.
Sack swinging wildly here.
Sack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sack.
Hayes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sack jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Sack moves into the clinch.

Sack has picked Hayes up - he's going for a ride! Sack dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sack looks to land a strike but Hayes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sack tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayes is retaining full guard.

Hayes is looking for a triangle but Sack pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sack trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sack tries to stand but Hayes is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hayes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sack is aware though and is defending well.

Hayes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sack with a nice head shot there.
Sack wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.

Hayes has his feet on Sack's thighs here. He's pushed Sack off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sack screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrell Hayes!
An out of breath Terrell Hayes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.