PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sony Hayabusa (ranked 4817 p4p, 4186 weight class) and Kyle Man (ranked 0 p4p, 539 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayabusa
vs
Man

180 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
170
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sony Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Man!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man clobbers Hayabusa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Man shoots in for a takedown but Hayabusa shows good takedown defense.
Hayabusa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hayabusa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayabusa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayabusa loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
A big right from Hayabusa misses.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayabusa.
Man unleashes a big counter combination but Hayabusa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Man shoots in but Hayabusa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hayabusa misses with a hook.
Hayabusa just misses with a punch to the body.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hayabusa swivels and escapes.
Sony Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Man.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayabusa circles away.
Hayabusa throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayabusa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Man was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayabusa throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Hayabusa throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayabusa misses with a straight left.
A jab from Hayabusa misses.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayabusa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayabusa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Hayabusa looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man wants to counter the offense by Hayabusa and move into the clinch position.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hayabusa.
Man slips a jab from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
A big right from Hayabusa misses.
Hayabusa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayabusa throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayabusa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayabusa misses with a wild body shot.
Hayabusa misses with a looping left.
A jab from Hayabusa misses.
Hayabusa looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Hayabusa misses with a wild body shot.
Hayabusa takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hayabusa defends it well.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Sony Hayabusa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayabusa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayabusa misses the target.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Man's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Hayabusa misses.
Hayabusa throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayabusa misses the jab.
Hayabusa looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man defending well as Hayabusa loads up on a big left hand.
Man moves out of range as Hayabusa strikes.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with a hook.
Hayabusa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayabusa missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hayabusa.
Man throws out a counter right but Hayabusa avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayabusa throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayabusa misses the target.
Man blocks a jab.
A big right from Hayabusa misses.
Hayabusa missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Hayabusa misses.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayabusa throws out the jab.
Man slips a jab from Hayabusa.
A big right from Hayabusa misses.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with a hook.
Hayabusa looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hayabusa takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Hayabusa misses with a body shot.
Hayabusa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayabusa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Hayabusa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayabusa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayabusa throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with a looping right.
Hayabusa looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Hayabusa misses with a looping right.
Hayabusa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Hayabusa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man slips under a jab from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Hayabusa misses with a body shot.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with a body shot.
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!
Hayabusa throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayabusa misses with a wild body shot.
Hayabusa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayabusa misses with a body shot.
Hayabusa misses with a straight left.
Hayabusa throws a big shot that misses.
Hayabusa stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sony Hayabusa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Man ducks under a wild hook from Hayabusa.
A big right from Hayabusa misses.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Hayabusa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man avoids the body shot from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut.
Hayabusa misses with a wild body shot.
Hayabusa throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Hayabusa throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayabusa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayabusa.
Man is breathing heavily.
Hayabusa throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man avoids the body shot from Hayabusa.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayabusa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Hayabusa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayabusa scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man misses with a straight left.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hayabusa.
A big right from Hayabusa misses.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayabusa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man slips under a jab.
Man moves away from the strike by Hayabusa.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Man moves out of range as Hayabusa strikes.
Hayabusa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Man defending well as Hayabusa loads up on a big left hand.
Hayabusa just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayabusa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayabusa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayabusa. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut.
Hayabusa throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man blocks a jab.
Hayabusa takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayabusa.
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!
Hayabusa looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Hayabusa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayabusa throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Hayabusa misses the shot to the body.
Man defending well as Hayabusa loads up on a big left hand.
Hayabusa misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hayabusa misses with a straight left.
Hayabusa throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayabusa but Hayabusa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sony Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Man.
Hayabusa loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayabusa.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayabusa throws out the jab.
Hayabusa misses with a straight right.
Hayabusa connects with a jab.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man avoids the body shot from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a body shot but no joy.
Hayabusa missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayabusa throws a big shot that misses.
Man moves out of range as Hayabusa strikes.
Man is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hayabusa misses with a straight left.
Hayabusa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man staying out of range there.
Kyle Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hayabusa.
Man tries to counter with a clinch but Hayabusa shakes him off and moves away.
Hayabusa misses with a looping right.
Man shoots in and drives through. Hayabusa sprawls well.
Hayabusa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man moves out of range as Hayabusa strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Hayabusa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hayabusa.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayabusa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man moves away from the strike by Hayabusa.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sony Hayabusa is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayabusa throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayabusa.
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!
Hayabusa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Hayabusa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayabusa looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man avoids the body shot from Hayabusa.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses the shot to the body.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayabusa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sony Hayabusa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hayabusa throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Hayabusa pushes him off.
Hayabusa throws a big shot that misses.
Hayabusa misses the jab.
Hayabusa looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.

Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hayabusa's half guard.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayabusa is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hayabusa trying to control from the bottom.

Man seems to be working for a kimura but Hayabusa defends the submission attempt.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hayabusa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man winds up and cracks Hayabusa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hayabusa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Man working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hayabusa trying to control but Man postures up.
Hayabusa landing small, sideways elbows.
Hayabusa trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
Hayabusa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hayabusa is looking to improve his position.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hayabusa is defending against the submission attempts here by Man.

That's two 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.
Hayabusa is trying to control but can't.
Hayabusa is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hayabusa to regain full guard.
Man postures up in Hayabusa's guard and throws a big left but Hayabusa blocks it.

Man drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hayabusa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Man has Hayabusa in his guard.

Hayabusa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hayabusa trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayabusa wants to stand but Man is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping full guard, as Hayabusa tries to pass.
Hayabusa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Hayabusa wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Hayabusa tries to stand but Man is controlling from the bottom.

Hayabusa stands up and waves to Man to follow him.
Hayabusa throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayabusa swings for the body but Man moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hayabusa throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Hayabusa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayabusa misses with a body shot.
Hayabusa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayabusa misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Hayabusa misses with a looping left.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Hayabusa throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayabusa circles away.
Hayabusa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayabusa throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Hayabusa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayabusa throws a big shot that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayabusa throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayabusa throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Kyle Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sony Hayabusa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice defenses there by Man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sony Hayabusa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayabusa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sony Hayabusa!