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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Digital Jokinen (ranked 1284 p4p, 589 weight class) and Quentin Hayes (ranked 150 p4p, 69 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Digital Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quentin Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Hayes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Hayes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Hayes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Jokinen jumps guard but Hayes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hayes just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Digital Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayes.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hayes.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen jumps guard but Hayes stands there with Jokinen around his waist. Jokinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hayes takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Jokinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Hayes pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
A short left from Hayes.
Jokinen fails to pull guard.
Jokinen is trying to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hayes to keep the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Hayes on the inside.
A short left from Hayes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayes.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen is trying to pull guard but Hayes has him pressed against the cage.
Hayes lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hayes to keep the fight standing.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Come on Hayes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hayes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes looking to stall.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Hayes won't allow it.
Jokinen works on Hayes's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hayes walks away with a smile on his face. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Hayes.
An attempted straight right counter from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hayes momentarily.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes lands with a straight right. Jokinen didn't see that one coming.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with a hook
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Quentin Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jokinen is working Hayes over against the cage.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hayes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hayes.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Hayes won't allow it.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Hayes won't allow it.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hayes scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayes smiles and moves away.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a lazy head kick
and Hayes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Hayes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Hayes unleashes a big counter combination but Jokinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jokinen lands a big head kick that sends Hayes tumbling to the mat! Jokinen takes a step backwards and waves Hayes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hayes is rocked!
It looks like Quentin Hayes has been cut.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen throwing a counter right hand but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes seems to have recovered his senses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Jokinen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
Hayes drops Jokinen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jokinen looks back up at him and smiles so Hayes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jokinen.
Hayes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jokinen. Jokinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes drops Jokinen with a big left hand! Jokinen is injured, injured bad! Hayes jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quentin Hayes!
In his post fight interview, Quentin Hayes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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FIGHT
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