PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Hoyle (ranked 4334 p4p, 4373 weight class) and Wade Hadley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hoyle
vs
Hadley

190 cm
18
240
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
275
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 London, Aaron Hoyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wade Hadley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoyle gets tackled into the cage by Hadley. Hadley maintains the clinch.
Hoyle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoyle fails to pull guard.

Hoyle manages to pull guard.
Hoyle has a closed guard, preventing Hadley from standing up.
Hoyle controls Hadley momentarily but Hadley frees himself.
Hoyle pulls Hadley in to control the position.
Hadley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley landing with the ground and pound.

Hadley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hoyle dives on top into guard.

Hadley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoyle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hoyle wants to control from the top but Hadley keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hadley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoyle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hadley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoyle is one step ahead there.

Hoyle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hoyle passes Hadley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hadley is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoyle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hoyle controlling the pace for now.
Hadley is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoyle avoids the attempt from Hadley to control.
Hoyle controlling the position easily from mount.
Hoyle lands a heavy elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hadley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoyle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Hoyle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hadley shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoyle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hadley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hoyle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hoyle fails with a takedown attempt.

Hoyle closes the distance and clinches.
Hadley tries to pull guard but Hoyle won't allow it.
Hoyle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hadley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hadley has closed the distance and engaged Hoyle in a clinch.

Hadley has hold of one of Hoyle's legs. Hoyle is fighting the takedown attempt but Hadley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hoyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hadley manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hadley controls Hoyle momentarily but Hoyle frees himself.

Hoyle gets to his feet - Hadley follows without any prompting.

Hadley has managed to clinch.

Hadley manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hadley lands a leg kick that knocks Hoyle off balance momentarily.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoyle seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hoyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hadley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hadley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoyle fails with the takedown

and Hadley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Hoyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoyle is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hoyle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hadley is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Hoyle has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hadley should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hoyle has tightened it up now! Hadley should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aaron Hoyle!