PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Toppington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Toppington
vs
Hayze

200 cm
26
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Atlantis

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Toppington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Hayze!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayze misses with an uppercut
and Toppington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toppington slips a straight right by Hayze.
Toppington lands an overhand right.
Hayze is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Toppington.
Hayze dodges the punch combination from Toppington.
Hayze throws a looping overhand right but Toppington ducks down to avoid it.
Toppington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toppington looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayze is just out of range.
Hayze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toppington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayze manages to avoid it.
Toppington wants to clinch
and Hayze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toppington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hayze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aleksandar Toppington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toppington.
Toppington moves away from the strike by Hayze.

Toppington clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hayze's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toppington has him pressed against the cage.
Hayze looking to slow down the pace here.
Hayze tries to throw a body punch but Toppington avoids it by throwing Hayze back against the cage.
Hayze struggles to land a body shot inside as Toppington controls his hands.

Toppington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toppington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayze.
Hayze lands a nice shot that snaps Toppington's head back.
Hayze throws a lazy right hand but Toppington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toppington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Toppington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Toppington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toppington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toppington misses with a double jab.
Hayze swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toppington counters with a three punch combo that has Hayze backing up. Hayze nods at Toppington to acknowledge the strikes.
Hayze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hayze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hayze there as he acknowledges the shot.

Toppington has Hayze up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayze blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Toppington manages to break the clinch.
Toppington looks to land a right hand but Hayze moved out of range.
Toppington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayze manages to avoid it.
Toppington throws a body punch but Hayze moves out of range.
Hayze throws a poor cross that misses
letting Toppington counter with a right hand.
Toppington misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayze blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Toppington closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toppington scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Toppington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hayze swings for the body but Toppington moves out of range.

It looks like Bill Hayze has been cut.
Toppington cracks Hayze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Toppington moves into the clinch.
Toppington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hayze.
Hayze misses with a punch on the inside.

Toppington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hayze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toppington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toppington tries to clinch there but Hayze circles away.
Toppington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toppington misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toppington misses with a wild combination.
Aleksandar Toppington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toppington moves away from the strike by Hayze.
Toppington thuds his right hand into Hayze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toppington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hayze misses with a wild combination.
Hayze throws a big shot that misses.
Toppington lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toppington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayze, pushing him back against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Toppington here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Toppington scores with a shot to the side of Hayze's head.
Toppington looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Still in the clinch, Toppington scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Toppington.
Hayze is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Toppington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toppington lands with a shot to the body.
Hayze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left and a right from Toppington both land. Nice combination.
Hayze ducks right into an uppercut from Toppington.
Toppington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hayze misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toppington scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hayze checks a leg kick.
Toppington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hayze walks into a stiff left hand from Toppington.
Toppington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toppington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hayze in his tracks.
Toppington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Toppington is looking to clinch but Hayze is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toppington swinging wildly here.
Hayze misses with a hook
and Toppington counters with a straight right hand.
Hayze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toppington counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayze looks to score with a jab to the body but Toppington is just out of range.
Hayze misses the shot to the body.
Hayze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toppington throws the left hand but Hayze avoids the punch easily.
Toppington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayze can do to turn this around?
Toppington scores with a hook to the body. Hayze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Toppington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Hayze's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hayze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toppington throws out the jab.
Toppington throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayze.

Toppington clinches.
Toppington struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayze controls his hands.
Hayze tries a body shot but Toppington blocks it.
Hayze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toppington backwards.
Toppington scores with a shoulder strike.
Hayze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toppington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hayze is trying to push Toppington away but Toppington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toppington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toppington lands a left hand.

Toppington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toppington works the jab nicely.
Hayze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toppington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayze scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toppington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hayze's hands.
Toppington misses with a wild body shot.
Hayze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toppington to score with a decent uppercut.
Hayze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toppington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayze walks into a left hand.
Hayze moves forwards but Toppington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toppington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayze was well out of range. Poor timing from Toppington.
Toppington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayze paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toppington tries to clinch there but Hayze circles away.
Hayze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toppington to score with a decent uppercut.
Aleksandar Toppington is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Toppington. Those never looked like landing.
Toppington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toppington digs a good body shot into Hayze's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toppington was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayze.
Some wild striking there from Toppington.
Toppington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toppington moves into the clinch.
Toppington prevents a body shot from Hayze.
Toppington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toppington can't find room to land a body shot as Hayze controls the action.

Toppington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toppington lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hayze backs up against the cage.
Hayze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toppington takes a swing at Hayze's ribcage but misses.

Toppington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bill Hayze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayze misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toppington misses with a punch to the body.
Hayze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Toppington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toppington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hayze looks to score with a jab to the body but Toppington is just out of range.
Hayze misses with an uppercut
and Toppington counters with a left and a right that stings Hayze.
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!
Toppington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Toppington lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toppington moves in looking to clinch but Hayze pushes him off.
Hayze throws a poor cross that misses
and Toppington counters with a three punch combo that has Hayze backing up. Hayze nods at Toppington to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandar Toppington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toppington 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandar Toppington!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aleksandar Toppington waved his t-shirt featuring Atlantis's logo in front of the cameras.