PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mayhew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Mayhew looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mayhew
vs
Haynes

184 cm
19
183 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Mayhew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Haynes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhew circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayhew tries to clinch but Haynes moves out of range.
Mayhew circles away from the clinch attempt.

Haynes moves into range and clinches up with Mayhew.

Haynes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayhew shoots for a double leg takedown but Haynes sprawls well. He's pushed Mayhew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Despite the aggression on Haynes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Haynes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mayhew tries to kick Haynes off in order to stand up. Haynes Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mayhew is breathing heavily.
Mayhew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haynes takes a little break here. Mayhew wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Haynes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mayhew, who protects the arm well.

Haynes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haynes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mayhew to his feet.
Haynes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haynes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haynes throws a right hand that Mayhew ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhew also avoids with ease.
Mayhew steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haynes. That one must have hurt.

Haynes dives in and scores a takedown into Mayhew's guard.
Mayhew keeping moving, preventing Haynes from controlling successfully.
Haynes working some strikes from top position.
Haynes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haynes trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes content to stall in guard here.
Haynes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayhew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haynes trying to control but Mayhew is working from the bottom.
Haynes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mayhew gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Haynes controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhew is working to get back to half guard.
Haynes lands a nice shot to the head.
Haynes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Haynes raining down shots from the mount!
Haynes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayhew is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes unloading with bombs!
Haynes looking to control but Mayhew is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haynes content just to control the position here.
Mayhew is trying desperately to improve position.
Haynes raining down shots from the mount!
Haynes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haynes controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haynes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haynes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haynes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Haynes clinches up against the cage.
Haynes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayhew pulls his leg out and moves away.

Haynes takes the fight into the clinch.
Mayhew has Haynes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haynes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Haynes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mayhew smiles and moves away.

Haynes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haynes lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haynes looking to pass the guard.
Haynes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes distracts Mayhew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haynes advances position into side control!
Haynes controls the position.
Mayhew sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Haynes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Haynes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haynes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Haynes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Haynes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhew is squirming around, avoiding Haynes's attempts to control the action.
Haynes controlling from mount.
Mike Haynes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haynes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayhew is looking to escape.
Mayhew in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Haynes content just to control the position here.
Haynes tries to control but Mayhew wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayhew?
Haynes tries to control but Mayhew wriggling away.
Haynes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Haynes controlling from the full mount.
Haynes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haynes cracks Mayhew with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haynes has hold of Mayhew's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mayhew manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Haynes cracks Mayhew with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Haynes tries to control but Mayhew wriggling away.
Haynes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Haynes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Haynes lands a couple of good shots and Mayhew has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haynes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mayhew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haynes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhew moves away.

Haynes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Haynes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Haynes seems to be working for a kimura but Mayhew defends the submission attempt.

Mayhew is defending against the submission attempts here by Haynes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhew is trying to stand back up but Haynes is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Haynes working Mayhew over with strikes.
Haynes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mayhew is refusing to be controlled, as Haynes sits in half guard.
Haynes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haynes controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Haynes winds up and cracks Mayhew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haynes is pressing down on Mayhew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayhew is holding on for now.
Haynes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haynes is working for a submission of some sort.
Haynes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Haynes controlling from the full mount.
Mayhew tries to lock up and control but Haynes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haynes lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Haynes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haynes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mayhew's face.
Haynes looking to finish Mayhew with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayhew!

Haynes is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Haynes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mayhew if he has to take too many more of those.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mayhew enables Haynes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mayhew manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Haynes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mayhew misses with a takedown attempt
and Mayhew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Haynes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mayhew tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Haynes manages to move to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Mayhew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haynes 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Mike Haynes!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Mike Haynes!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Mike Haynes!

Mike Haynes wins by unanimous decision!