PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hyashi Hayakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Nuts will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hayakawa
vs
Nuts

165 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
139 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

MMA Hype Apparel
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hyashi Hayakawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Nuts!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayakawa misses with a looping right.
Nuts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nuts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nuts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nuts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayakawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nuts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hayakawa counters with a takedown into side control.
Hayakawa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nuts taking a bit of punishment here - Hayakawa scoring with strikes.
Hayakawa tries to advance to mount but Nuts denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayakawa in side control, throwing shots but Nuts defends.
Hayakawa is staying tight to Nuts's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Hayakawa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hayakawa scoring with punches from side control.
Nuts tries to escape but Hayakawa is in control.
Hayakawa tries to score with some ground and pound. Nuts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hayakawa controls the position from side control.
Hayakawa lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayakawa controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayakawa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nuts for as long as he can get away with.
Hayakawa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hayakawa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nuts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hayakawa is putting a hurting on Nuts here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nuts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hayakawa working the ground and pound from side control.
Hayakawa advances to mount.
Nuts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hayakawa raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayakawa avoids the attempt from Nuts to control.
Hayakawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hayakawa breaks from Nuts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hayakawa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hayakawa controlling from the full mount.
Hayakawa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayakawa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyashi Hayakawa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hayakawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Hayakawa misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Nuts there.
Hayakawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Nuts sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hayakawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nuts can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Nuts.
Hayakawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nuts lands an overhand right.

It looks like Hyashi Hayakawa has been cut.
Hayakawa misses with a two punch combination.
Nuts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Hayakawa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hayakawa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuts can't do much from the bottom here.
Nuts wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hayakawa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nuts down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Hayakawa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hayakawa prefers to stall for the moment though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hayakawa.
Hayakawa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nuts down.
Hayakawa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nuts is trying to get back to half guard.
Hayakawa cracks Nuts with a big elbow.
Hayakawa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hayakawa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hyashi Hayakawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts prevents Hayakawa from moving into mount.
Nuts is being controlled here.
Hayakawa tries to score with some ground and pound. Nuts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nuts is looking to regain half guard here but Hayakawa keeps moving and retains side control.
Hayakawa cracks Nuts with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nuts takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nuts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayakawa controls the position.
Hayakawa landing a few strikes.
Hayakawa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hayakawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hayakawa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hayakawa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hayakawa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nuts defending against the ground and pound.
Hayakawa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nuts!
Hayakawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hayakawa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hayakawa is landing with some decent strikes but Nuts is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayakawa landing strikes from the mount and Nuts is in trouble!
Hayakawa controlling from mount.
Nuts working to try and regain half guard.
Hayakawa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nuts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayakawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuts is looking to improve his position but Hayakawa isn't that keen on the idea.
Nuts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hayakawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyashi Hayakawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hyashi Hayakawa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hayakawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Nuts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hayakawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nuts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayakawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mike Nuts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayakawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nuts.
Hayakawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayakawa.
A combination from Hayakawa does no damage.
Nuts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nuts scores with a decent looking hook.
Nuts throws a combination. Hayakawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hyashi Hayakawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayakawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nuts.
Hayakawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayakawa manages to avoid it.
Hayakawa throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayakawa throws a series of punches but Nuts avoids them all with ease.
Nuts throws a counter combo.
Hayakawa shoots and misses
and Nuts counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyashi Hayakawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayakawa misses with a low kick as Nuts jumps back.
Nuts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nuts moves out of range of the leg kick from Hayakawa.
Nuts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hayakawa swinging wildly here.
Nuts unleashes a big counter combination but Hayakawa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayakawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nuts throws a series of punches but Hayakawa moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nuts checks a leg kick.
Nuts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hayakawa throws a leg kick
and Nuts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayakawa thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayakawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nuts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nuts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayakawa rather than just go for the knockout.
Nuts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayakawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Nuts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hayakawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hayakawa throws a leg kick
and Nuts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayakawa.
Hayakawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nuts counters with a series of strikes. Hayakawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nuts with a jab.
Nuts wants to land a leg kick but Hayakawa is out of range.
Mike Nuts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayakawa misses with a few strikes there.
Nuts throws a series of punches but Hayakawa moves out of range.
Nuts throws a series of punches but Hayakawa moves out of range.
Nuts lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Nuts. Those never looked like landing.
Nuts avoids the body shot from Hayakawa.
Nuts lands a body shot.
Nuts is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hayakawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayakawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuts misses with the combination.
Nuts moves out of range of the body kick from Hayakawa.
Hyashi Hayakawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nuts lands a right hook to the body.
Nuts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nuts thumps Hayakawa with a low kick.
Hayakawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nuts.
Nuts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hayakawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nuts checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Nuts.
Nuts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nuts. That's going to slow Hayakawa down.
Nuts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Hayakawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nuts throws a leg kick but Hayakawa moved away.

Hayakawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayakawa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayakawa lands a couple of elbows.
Hayakawa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mike Nuts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayakawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nuts wants to sweep here but Hayakawa controlling him for the moment.
Hayakawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuts being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Nuts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hayakawa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

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