PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Ayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Hayes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ayers
vs
Hayes

180 cm
22
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

199 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugene Ayers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harold Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A jab from Hayes finds it's way through Ayers's defenses.
Hayes with a jab.

It looks like Eugene Ayers has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ayers doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Ayers misses with an uppercut.
Ayers tries for a takedown but Hayes circles away easily
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Ayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes scores with the left hand. Ayers knows he should have avoided that one.
Hayes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayes throws a combination. Ayers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ayers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Ayers is rocked!
Hayes drops Ayers with a naaaaasty hook - Ayers is in real trouble here! Hayes dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Hayes!