PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Hayes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flight of Icarus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Steel
vs
Hayes

185 cm
29
204 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
203 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[CLOSED] Nothing For Sale!

Fighters First Nutrition
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel tests Hayes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
Hayes lands a nice looking body kick.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel lands with an overhand left.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel takes one to the chin there.
Steel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hayes in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes fakes the leg kick and cracks Steel in the body.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Steel moves his leg out of the way.
Hayes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to clinch there but Hayes circles away.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steel checks it well.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
Steel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Steel blocks the leg kick.
Steel tries to land a leg kick but Hayes saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hayes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steel rather than just go for the knockout.
Hayes swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Steel moves his leg out of the way.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters circling a little - Steel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hayes lunges at Steel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel's hand.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Steel.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Steel tries to land a front kick but Hayes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steel throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayes.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Steel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steel.
Steel tries to work over Hayes's front leg with a kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Steel digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Steel avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Steel lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayes.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Hayes slips a straight right by Steel.
Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Hayes feints and then cracks Steel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel down.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steel checks it well.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayes counters with a solid body kick.
Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayes throws a low kick, looking for Steel's leg but Steel calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Max Steel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel scores with the left hand. Hayes knows he should have avoided that one.
Hayes throws a chopping leg kick but Steel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Hayes jabs at Steel's body.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Hayes is predictable there
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Steel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Hayes with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Steel down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Hayes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Hayes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Hayes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hayes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steel's calf.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Hayes looks for the body kick but Steel saw that one coming.
Hayes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayes throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Hayes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Steel feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Steel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hayes. That one must have hurt.
Hayes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Max Steel has been cut.
Steel is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Steel checks it.
Steel with a hook.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Hayes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hayes.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel lands with an overhand left.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Hayes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steel checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Steel misses.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Steel moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Steel.
Hayes scores with a leg kick.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hayes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steel if he has to take too many more of those.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Steel's cut.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hayes lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Steel down.
Hayes tries a low kick but Steel avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Steel down.
Hayes thuds his shin into the meat of Steel's side.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayes throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.
Hayes throws a push kick but Steel slaps the foot to one side.
Hayes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Steel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Steel avoids the body shot from Hayes.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Steel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Hayes looks for the body kick but Steel saw that one coming.
Hayes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steel checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hayes.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Hayes jabs at Steel's body.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Hayes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steel counters with a nice body kick.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Steel scores with a body shot.
Steel works Hayes's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.
A right-left combo lands from Steel.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes misses with a low kick as Steel jumps back.
Hayes throws a low kick, looking for Steel's leg but Steel calmly moves out of range.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Hayes connects with a nice looking jab.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Steel misses.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes lands an overhand right.
Hayes connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayes walks into a jab.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hayes. Hayes obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Steel moved away.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Hayes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Hayes.
Hayes throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayes scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Hayes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Khalid Hayes thanked Convicted Trap House for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).