PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Hayford (ranked 794 p4p, 82 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 406 p4p, 41 weight class). Nordskov has chosen Fugle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayford
vs
Nordskov

179 cm
27
146 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

171 cm
25
138 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Reaper Combatwear
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Hayford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hayford throws a hook to the side of Nordskov's head but Nordskov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nordskov lands with a hook. Hayford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hayford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordskov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nordskov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nordskov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayford.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nordskov. Hayford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nordskov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nordskov throws a shot from downtown. Hayford moves away and avoids it.
Hayford tries to close the distance and clinch but Nordskov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nordskov lands with an uppercut that bounces Hayford off the cage and back into range.
Nordskov lands with a straight right. Hayford didn't see that one coming.

Hayford moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordskov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordskov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nordskov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nordskov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hayford blocks a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Nordskov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nordskov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nordskov lands with a good body shot.
Nordskov throws a body kick that misses.

Hayford has closed the distance and engaged Nordskov in a clinch.
Nordskov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nordskov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hayford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nordskov backwards.
Hayford has a couple of punches blocked by Nordskov.
Hayford lands with a left to the head.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov misses with a punch to the body.
Hayford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayford has Nordskov pressed against the cage, preventing Nordskov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayford misses with some punches.
Nordskov digs a right hand underneath Hayford's ribcage. Hayford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hayford prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
Nordskov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hayford.
Hayford lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Hayford.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov is working Hayford over against the cage.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordskov lands a shot to the body.
Nordskov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayford scores with a shoulder strike.
Hayford has a couple of punches blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayford swings wildly with an uppercut but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordskov misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayford.
Hayford blocking some punches.
Hayford pushes Nordskov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hayford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Hayford avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov lands with a left to the head.
Nordskov tries to work over Hayford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Nordskov fails to land.
Hayford prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hayford or not.

Nordskov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hayford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nordskov, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hayford.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayford controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
A short uppercut from Nordskov.
Hayford blocks a body shot from Nordskov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Nordskov on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayford misses with a body punch.
Hayford swings wildly with an uppercut but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayford controls his hands.
Nordskov working aggressively here.
Nordskov working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Nordskov fails to land.
Hayford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayford pushes Nordskov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nordskov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov tries to work over Hayford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nordskov backwards.
Hayford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov working aggressively here.
Hayford throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordskov.
Hayford throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hayford throws a shot to the body.

Hayford instigates a clinch.
Hayford misses with some punches.
Nordskov throws a head punch that misses.
Hayford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordskov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayford controls his hands.
Hayford struggles to land a body shot inside as Nordskov controls his hands.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayford.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayford controls his hands.
Hayford lands a body punch.
Hayford can't find room to land a body shot as Nordskov controls the action.
Hayford working aggressively here.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Nordskov.

Hayford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Nordskov misses.
Nordskov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayford's sensitive parts.
Nordskov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nordskov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.

Hayford has Nordskov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Nordskov as the two fighters clinch.
Hayford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nordskov tries a body shot but Hayford blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hayford fails to land.
Hayford can't find room to land a body shot as Nordskov controls the action.
Nordskov works on Hayford's body with a couple of short punches.
Nordskov lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nordskov fails to land.
Hayford misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov blocks an uppercut.
Hayford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nordskov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Hayford avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Hayford lands a hook that snaps the head of Nordskov backwards.
Hayford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nordskov's efforts to push away.
Nordskov misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordskov.
Hayford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayford blocks an uppercut.
Nordskov lands an uppercut.
Hayford prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayford's elbow.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nordskov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov tries to work over Hayford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Nordskov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nordskov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayford.
Hayford tries a body shot but Nordskov blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nordskov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayford.
Hayford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayford lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayford.
Hayford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hayford lands with a light punch inside.
Nordskov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayford misses with some punches.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.

Nordskov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nordskov is looking to chop away at Hayford's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayford misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nordskov. Hayford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayford tries to clinch up.
Nordskov wants to clinch up but Hayford keeps it at a distance.
Nordskov lands a slapping body shot.
Nordskov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayford moves away.
Hayford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayford checks a leg kick nicely.

Hayford clinches.
Hayford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hayford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hayford lands a left hand.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Hayford avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Isaac Hayford will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nordskov darts in and clinches Hayford up against the cage.
Hayford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nordskov's elbow.
Hayford throws a head punch that misses.
Hayford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nordskov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayford misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayford.
A short body shot lands from Nordskov as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hayford as the two fighters clinch.
Hayford prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Hayford controls the action.
Hayford lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayford has a couple of punches blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.
Nordskov lands a left hand.
Hayford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nordskov tries to work over Hayford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov lands with a light punch inside.
Hayford pushes Nordskov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hayford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov prevents a body shot from Hayford.
Hayford blocks a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayford.
Nordskov lands an uppercut.
Nordskov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov is leaning against Hayford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Nordskov.
Hayford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hayford misses with some punches.
Nordskov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hayford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayford misses with a punch to the body.
Hayford is leaning against Nordskov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hayford misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Nordskov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordskov.
Nordskov lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayford scores with a hook to the body.
Hayford digs a right hand underneath Nordskov's ribcage. Nordskov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hayford prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordskov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.

Nordskov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nordskov thows a body kick. Hayford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hayford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayford tries to clinch up but Nordskov circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayford closes the distance but Nordskov moves to the side
letting Nordskov counter with a right hand.
Nordskov scores with a shot to the body.
Hayford cracks Nordskov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hayford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hayford takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nordskov throws a chopping leg kick but Hayford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hayford slips a jab from Nordskov.
Hayford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nordskov manages to circle out of the way.
Hayford takes one to the side of the head.
Hayford lands with an uppercut that bounces Nordskov off the cage and back into range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nordskov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hayford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nordskov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayford moves in looking to clinch but Nordskov pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayford was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut. Hayford saw that one coming.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Hayford moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayford wants to clinch up but Nordskov keeps it at a distance.
Hayford moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nordskov throws a low kick but Hayford moves out of range easily.
Hayford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nordskov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayford moves out of range as Nordskov throws a body kick.
Jab from Hayford.
Hayford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nordskov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hayford has time to react.
Donk. Nordskov catches Hayford right on the button with a cross.
Nordskov loads up on a big right hand but Hayford slips the punch.
Hayford is looking to clinch.
Nordskov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayford doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayford ducks under a wild hook from Nordskov.
Hayford misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nordskov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
Mads Nordskov made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.