PBP Commentary

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

Hayes
vs
Valuev

200 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

213 cm
22
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutus Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Valuev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valuev has Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Valuev landing knees to the head.

It looks like Brutus Hayes has been cut.
Valuev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Valuev landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valuev lands a nice knee to the body.

Valuev lands a big knee to the head and Hayes goes down! Valuev is looking to finish!

Hayes is rocked!
Hayes trying to remain calm as Valuev controls from the top position.
Oh Hayes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Valuev has control of an arm but Hayes manages to advance to Valuev's back!
Valuev has good solid back control here.
Valuev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hayes rolls, trying to escape but Valuev keeps control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Valuev.
I really don't envy Hayes right now.
Valuev just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Let's hope that Valuev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayes rolls, trying to escape but Valuev keeps control of the position.
Valuev has good solid back control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nikolai Valuev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Valuev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valuev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayes's face.
Valuev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.

Brutus Hayes's cut is getting worse.
Valuev with a knee to the head.
Valuev scores a nice knee to the body.
Valuev crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Hayes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valuev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valuev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayes's face.
Valuev lands a knee to the body.
Valuev scores a nice knee to the body.
Hayes jumps guard but Valuev stands there with Hayes around his waist. Hayes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hayes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valuev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valuev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayes's face.
Valuev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayes avoiding damage as Valuev throws knees to the body.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valuev avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Valuev crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Valuev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Valuev.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev scores a nice knee to the body.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes is looking to break free of the clinch but Valuev has double underhooks.
Valuev landing knees to the body.
Valuev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayes's face.
A knee to the head by Valuev.
A knee to the head by Valuev.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Valuev connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Hayes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valuev smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Valuev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Hayes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valuev moves into the clinch.
Hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Valuev.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valuev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Valuev.
Hayes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valuev just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hayes throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Valuev.
Valuev connects with a knee to the head.
Nikolai Valuev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valuev trying to land knees to the body.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valuev missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Valuev.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valuev crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Valuev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayes's face.
Hayes tries to score a body lock takedown but Valuev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Valuev lands a knee to the body.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Valuev.
Hayes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valuev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hayes tries to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling the position.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valuev lands a knee to the head.
Valuev lands a knee to the body.
Valuev crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Hayes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valuev has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valuev.
Hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valuev lands a nice knee to the body.
Valuev crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Valuev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayes's face.
Valuev blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Valuev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hayes is trying to break the clinch but Valuev has him pressed against the cage.
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Hayes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valuev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valuev prevents Hayes from breaking the clinch.
Valuev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hayes is looking to control Valuev's arms but Valuev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hayes has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hayes wants to get back to striking at distance but Valuev won't allow it.
Hayes wants to break free but Valuev has control.
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valuev crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Hayes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hayes looking for a takedown.
Valuev landing knees to the body.
Valuev lands a knee to the body.
Valuev stops a takedown attempt from Hayes.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hayes tries to pull guard but Valuev won't allow it.
Valuev landing knees to the head.
Valuev prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Valuev.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Valuev.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valuev.
Hayes jumps guard but Valuev stands there with Hayes around his waist. Hayes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Valuev.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valuev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valuev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hayes is trying to break free.
Valuev lands a knee to the body.
Hayes tries to pull guard but Valuev won't allow it.
Hayes tries to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling the position.
Hayes fails to pull guard.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Valuev connects with a knee to the head.
Hayes tries to score a body lock takedown but Valuev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Valuev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hayes is working for takedown but Valuev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hayes tries to score a body lock takedown but Valuev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hayes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hayes is trying to maintain a safe position but Valuev gets an underhook and turns Hayes into the cage.
Valuev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayes tries to pull guard but Valuev holds him up against the cage and eventually Hayes drops back down to his feet.
Valuev connects with a knee to the head.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valuev trying to land knees to the body.
Valuev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hayes tries to pull guard but Valuev won't allow it.
Hayes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valuev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Valuev crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hayes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valuev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valuev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hayes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
Valuev scores a nice knee to the body.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valuev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hayes wants to get back to striking at distance but Valuev won't allow it.
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Valuev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brutus Hayes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Valuev tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.

Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Valuev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valuev landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valuev.
Valuev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valuev with a knee to the head.
Valuev landing knees to the head.
Valuev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayes tries to score a body lock takedown but Valuev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valuev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hayes blocks it with crossed arms.
Valuev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hayes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from Valuev.
Valuev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valuev landing knees to the body.
Valuev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hayes wants to get back to striking at distance but Valuev won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
Hayes tries to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valuev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valuev connects with a knee to the head.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valuev lands a nice knee to the body.
Valuev with a knee to the head.

Hayes pulls guard.
Valuev is standing up over Hayes. Hayes looks to escape but Valuev dives into side control.
Hayes is trying to improve his position.
Hayes looks to move to half guard but instead Valuev has passed into mount! Damn!
Hayes looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Nikolai Valuev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valuev controls the action.
Valuev keeps control of the position as Hayes tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes wants to try and get back to his feet.
Valuev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hayes is desperately trying to improve his position but Valuev has a good base and remains in mount.
Hayes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Valuev controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hayes is working hard here to advance position.
Hayes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hayes is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Valuev gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Valuev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valuev 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Valuev!