PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarod Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hayles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gibbs
vs
Hayles

191 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarod Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Hayles!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gibbs clinches with his opponent.
Gibbs stops a takedown attempt from Hayles.
Hayles is trying to break free.
Gibbs taking a breather.
Gibbs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayles pushes Gibbs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Jarod Gibbs has been cut.
Hayles tries to circle away but Gibbs has him pinned against the cage.
Hayles wants to break free but Gibbs has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hayles is trying to break free.
Gibbs struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayles controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayles blocks a body shot from Gibbs.
Hayles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayles.
Hayles is struggling to control the position.
Gibbs keeps control of Hayles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gibbs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gibbs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hayles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayles is trying to break free.
Gibbs avoiding damage as Hayles throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gibbs stalling against the cage.
Gibbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayles.
Gibbs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hayles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hayles is trying to pull guard but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Jarod Gibbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hayles.
Nice body punch from Hayles - that landed with a thud.
Hayles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hayles tries to work over Gibbs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Gibbs is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hayles is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gibbs to the mat. Gibbs regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gibbs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gibbs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayles's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayles controls Gibbs momentarily but Gibbs frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gibbs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibbs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gibbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gibbs stands up over Hayles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gibbs is in close to Hayles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gibbs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gibbs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gibbs chips away with some ground and pound.
Gibbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hayles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibbs sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hayles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gibbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gibbs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gibbs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gibbs postures up and lands a big shot to Hayles's brow.
Gibbs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayles's head.
Gibbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hayles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hayles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Gibbs drives through and clinches with Hayles against the cage.
Gibbs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hayles fails to pull guard.
Jarod Gibbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hayles.
Hayles is trying to break free.
Hayles blocks a body shot from Gibbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayles lands a knee to the head.
Hayles is trying to force a seperation but Gibbs has the dominant position.
Hayles is trying to pull guard but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Hayles prevents a body shot from Gibbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayles is trying to pull guard but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Hayles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hayles is breathing heavily.
Hayles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayles.
Hayles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gibbs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hayles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gibbs is working Hayles over against the cage.
Hayles blocks a body shot from Gibbs.

Gibbs decides to pull guard.
Gibbs 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.
Hayles stopping the sweep attempt from Gibbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs wants to stand and escape but Hayles is having none of it.
Gibbs wants to sweep here but Hayles controlling him for the moment.
Gibbs wants to stand but Hayles is controlling the position.
Gibbs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hayles trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
Hayles prevents Gibbs from getting back to his feet.
Gibbs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hayles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gibbs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hayles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gibbs is controlling the pace.
Gibbs scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gibbs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hayles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gibbs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hayles wants to control but Gibbs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gibbs is controlling the pace.
Gibbs'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 referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gibbs lands a nice short elbow.

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.
Gibbs trying to control the pace.
Gibbs working over Hayles with some ground and pound. Hayles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gibbs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gibbs is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarod Gibbs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarod Gibbs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hayles tries to keep at a distance but Gibbs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gibbs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hayles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gibbs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayles is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gibbs to keep the fight standing.
Hayles tries to pull guard but Gibbs holds him up against the cage and eventually Hayles drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jarod Gibbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hayles.

Hayles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayles can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from Gibbs. No joy for Hayles on that attempt.
Gibbs tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hayles manages to circle out of the way.
Hayles tries for a takedown but Gibbs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hayles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Gibbs shoots in and bounces Hayles off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gibbs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gibbs working some strikes from top position.
Gibbs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gibbs throwing strikes from guard but Hayles blocks nicely.
Gibbs working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gibbs connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gibbs chips away with some ground and pound.
Gibbs content to stall in guard here.
Gibbs landing with the ground and pound.
Gibbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gibbs works over Hayles with some ground and pound from guard.
Gibbs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibbs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gibbs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gibbs stays in close to Hayles's body and controls the position.
Gibbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gibbs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gibbs chips away with some ground and pound.
Gibbs distracts Hayles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gibbs stays in close to Hayles's body and controls the position.
Gibbs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayles's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarod Gibbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gibbs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarod Gibbs!