PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesa MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes into the arena with Blood Warriors blaring out of the sound system. Hesa MC is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hayes
vs
MC

179 cm
34
170 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

180 cm
28
168 lbs
10 - 12 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MC with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MC throws out the jab.
A left and a right from MC both land. Nice combination.
MC throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
MC misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hayes.
MC throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hayes misses the jab.
MC pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MC takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hesa MC seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hayes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayes lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
MC lands a nice uppercut.
Hayes lands with a light punch inside.
MC utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by MC.
MC trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes pushes MC back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from MC.
Hayes tries a body shot but MC blocks it.
MC blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hayes.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MC creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
MC tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MC misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MC scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
Hayes gets through MC's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Hayes - that landed with a thud.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
Hayes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MC works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MC tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Hayes.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayes scores with a shoulder strike.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MC.
Hayes lands a nice knee to the body.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hayes throws a good cross that connects.
Hesa MC is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes lands the left hand.
MC with a jab.
Hayes lands a nice hook to MC's body. MC takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MC.
MC tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hayes clinches.
MC tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hayes.
Knees in the clinch landing for MC.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MC tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing MC back against the ropes.
MC is breathing heavily.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from MC.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but MC avoids the damage to the body.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MC can do to turn this around?
MC lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MC or not.
MC avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
MC working aggressively here.
Hayes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MC using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MC managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
MC can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as MC controls the action.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Hayes looking to throw knees to the head but MC is blocking nicely.
MC blocks an uppercut.
MC blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayes lands a left hand.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
MC unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MC lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MC throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MC avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by MC.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for MC.
MC scores with a shoulder strike.
Michael Hayes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hayes lands a body punch.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
MC blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MC avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but MC uses good head movement to avoid it.
MC on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Hayes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by MC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hayes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MC moves away.
Hayes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
MC throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
MC jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MC.
MC bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MC takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hayes avoids the body shot from MC.
MC tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes throws a body punch but MC moves out of range.
MC takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MC walks into a jab.
MC loads up on a big right hand but Hayes slips the punch.
Hayes cracks MC with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by MC.
MC misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayes tries to keep at a distance but MC has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Hayes lands a damaging elbow.
Hayes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MC is defending well for now.
Hayes crunches a lovely knee into MC's ribcage.
MC takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from MC.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
MC throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
Hayes landing knees to the head.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MC tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MC misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hayes lands a left hand.
Hayes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from MC.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but MC avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the ropes.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MC on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Hayes.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hayes clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

MC swinging wildly here.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hayes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MC on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from MC misses the target.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick.

Hayes clips MC with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give MC a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

MC is rocked!

It looks like Hesa MC has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at MC's knee but MC avoids it well.
MC is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
MC misses the shot to the body.
Hayes clobbers MC with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MC throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MC throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Hayes cracks the inside of MC's front leg.
MC takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes tried to score with a low kick but MC checks it.
MC throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MC seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hayes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michael Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
MC lands a jab.
MC pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MC throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MC is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from MC.
MC misses with a series of wild punches.
MC tries to clinch up.
MC keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
MC has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MC is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
MC misses with a series of wild punches.
MC takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
MC goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MC takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MC throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
MC throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
MC walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hayes lands a jab to the head.
Hayes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MC misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
Hayes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MC lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MC.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MC thows a left - swing and a miss!
MC misses with a combination
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes cracks a nice hook into MC's ribs.
MC has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MC just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hayes takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
The cut man is working on Hesa MC's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

MC takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
MC is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
MC throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes throwing a counter right hand but MC manages to avoid it.
Hayes tries a low kick but MC avoids it.
A little jabbing left from MC on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from MC.
Hayes connects with a good right hand that stumbles MC. MC circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MC cracks the inside of Hayes's front leg.
Good shot there by Hayes.
Hayes connects with the punch.
Hayes throws a right and a left that MC avoids nicely.
MC throws a counter combo.
MC avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from MC misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MCs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MC.
Hayes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMC.
MC throws a leg kick
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MC misses with an uppercut.
MC throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes misses with a wild combination.
Hayes lands a really nice looking cross but MC seems unphased.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of MC's head but MC sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MC scores with a hook to the body. Hayes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

MC gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MC lands a good knee to the midsection. Hayes won't want to take too many of those.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as MC controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MC scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MC is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hayes lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hayes throws an elbow but misses.
MC working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MC is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now MC has his back to the ropes.
MC is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now MC has his back to the ropes.
MC is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hayes has denied him.
Hayes lands a body punch.
MC swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
MC misses with a punch on the inside.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
MC misses with an elbow over the top.
MC taking a breather.
Hayes trying to land knees to the body.
Hesa MC has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MC avoids it.
Hayes cracks MC with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:44
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hayes!
An out of breath Michael Hayes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.