PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anon Ymous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hailey
vs
Ymous

185 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Hailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anon Ymous!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Ymous does no damage.
Hailey has a takedown stuffed.
Ymous getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Ymous looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ymous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hailey manages to get to full guard.
Ymous content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ymous with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ymous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hailey is keeping the position for now.
Hailey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ymous wants to pass the guard but Hailey is keeping the position.
Ymous scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ymous landing with the ground and pound.
Ymous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hailey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ymous working some strikes from top position.
Hailey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ymous landing some decent shots from guard.
Ymous is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Hailey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hailey has momentary wrist control but Ymous slips an elbow through the middle.

Hailey has his foot on Ymous's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ymous works his way back into a safe position though.
Ymous is working Hailey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ymous is working Hailey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ymous postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hailey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ymous connects with a couple of short punches.

Hailey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ymous defends it easily.
Ymous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ymous working some strikes from top position.
Ymous lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ymous cracks Hailey with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ymous postures up and lands a big shot to Hailey's brow.
Ymous works over Hailey with some ground and pound from guard.
Ymous postures up and lands a big shot to Hailey's brow.
Ymous distracts Hailey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ymous landing some decent shots from guard.

Hailey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ymous defends well.

Hailey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous is in close to Hailey's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Hailey is looking for a triangle but Ymous pushes his legs off easily.
Ymous with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ymous postures up and lands a big shot to Hailey's brow.
Hailey keeping moving, preventing Ymous from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ymous connects with a couple of short punches.

Hailey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ymous defends well.
Ymous pushing down on Hailey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Ymous.
Ymous seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hailey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ymous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Ymous is working for a submission of some sort.

Hailey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ymous is trying to work for a kimura but Hailey is defending well.
Ymous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ymous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ymous drops an elbow to the side of Hailey's head.
Ymous has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ymous raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ymous looking to finish Hailey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hailey!
Ymous in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ymous breaks from Hailey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ymous prevents Hailey from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anon Ymous dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ymous digs a good body shot into Hailey's ribs.
Ymous scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hailey doesn't seem bothered though.
Ymous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ymous getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ymous punishes Hailey's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ymous.
Ymous digs a good body shot into Hailey's ribs.
Hailey walks into a left hand.
Ymous fails to land with a series of punches.
Ymous comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ymous lands a nice shot that snaps Hailey's head back.
Anon Ymous seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ymous listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hailey fails with the takedown
and Ymous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hailey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ymous lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ymous closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Hailey actively working from the bottom here.
Ymous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Ymous there.

Hailey is rocked!
Ymous is pressing down on Hailey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hailey is holding on for now.
Ymous working over Hailey with some ground and pound. Hailey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Hailey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ymous pulls his head out easily.

Hailey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hailey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ymous scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hailey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hailey has hold of Ymous's hands but Ymous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ymous is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ymous looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hailey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hailey has hold of Ymous's hands but Ymous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hailey looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ymous pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ymous lands with some strikes.
Ymous landing strikes, looking to finish!

Ymous has isolated one of Hailey's arms. Hailey looking to fight him off but Ymous twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anon Ymous!
Anon Ymous decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.