PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poppa Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot-Surfaceing. Billy Hayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hayes
vs
Ping

190 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
272 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Poppa Ping!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Ping.
Hayes throws a push kick but Ping slaps the foot to one side.
Ping tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Billy Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ping scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Billy Hayes has been cut.
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!
Ping shoots in and drives through. Hayes sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Ping.
Hayes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ping is defended easily by Hayes.
Ping throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
Ping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ping is looking to clinch.
Hayes wants to clinch up but Ping keeps it at a distance.
Ping moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Ping changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to avoid it but Ping manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayes to the ground. Hayes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Billy Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poppa Ping.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hayes.
Ping looks gassed!
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Ping moves out of range easily.
Hayes misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ping.
Ping closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ping slips under a jab.
Hayes throws a right and a left that Ping avoids nicely.
Billy Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Ping moves his leg out of the way.
Hayes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Ping tries to keep at a distance but Hayes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Ping avoids the damage to the body.

Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ping tries to clinch up.
Ping swinging wildly here.
Ping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Ping or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayes which made him look bad.
Ping throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayes can pounce on him.
Ping ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Ping walks into a straight right hand from Hayes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hayes lands a big uppercut and Ping crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ping looks OK. Hayes waves Ping back to his feet!
Hayes is looking to chop away at Ping's legs.

Hayes forces Ping back against the cage and clinches.
Hayes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Ping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ping lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hayes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Ping manages to break the clinch.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ping wants to clinch.
Hayes moves out of range as Ping strikes.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hayes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ping is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hayes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes avoiding damage as Ping throws knees to the body.
Ping is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hayes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good body shot from Hayes.
Hayes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.

Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Ping moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Ping showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Ping was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ping is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hayes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ping.
Hayes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.

Hayes has closed the distance and engaged Ping in a clinch.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ping.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayes.
A short right from Hayes on the inside.
Hayes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Hayes avoiding damage as Ping throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Hayes.
Hayes cracks Ping with a nice body shot.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hayes lands a body shot.

Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ping takes one to the chin there.
Ping displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Ping shoots in and drives through. Hayes sprawls well.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hayes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ping. That did some damage!
Ping throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.

Hayes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Hayes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Ping throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayes.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Ping.
Ping takes one on the button.
Billy Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ping moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Ping clinches but Hayes breaks the clinch
and Hayes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
A punch combination from Ping misses.
Hayes works over Ping's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ping on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayes connects with the punch.
Hayes tests Ping's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hayes drives through and clinches with Ping against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ping can do to turn this around?
Hayes gets underhooks to prevent Ping's takedown attempt.
Ping on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hayes blocks the elbow strike.
Ping lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ping avoids it.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Billy Hayes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ping misses with a knee strike.
Ping can't get the takedown.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Hayes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayes.
Ping lands a body shot.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ping dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Ping cracks Hayes with a right hand to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ping putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hayes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping is working for takedown but Hayes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Billy Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poppa Ping.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayes lands with a left to the head.
Hayes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ping backwards.
A body shot lands from Hayes.
Hayes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hayes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hayes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayes.
Hayes lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as Ping controls the action.
Ping is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Hayes.
Ping tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.
Ping looking for a takedown.
Hayes lands a hook that snaps the head of Ping backwards.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Ping controls his hands.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Hayes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes is pressed up against the cage. Ping has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hayes down to the mat. Hayes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ping misses with a double jab.
Ping takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice straight punches there by Hayes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hayes.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
Ping clinches but Hayes breaks the clinch
and Hayes counters with a one-two to the body.
A leg kick checked by Ping.
Ping wants to clinch up but Hayes keeps it at a distance.
Ping wants to clinch

and Hayes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ping tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Hayes - that landed with a thud.
Hayes pushes Ping back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ping.
Hayes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hayes.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayes.
Hayes trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayes.
Ping can't get the takedown.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Ping controls his hands.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Ping avoids the damage to the body.

Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes tries to bum rush Ping with a series of wild strikes but Ping uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ping tries to clinch up.
Ping takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ping throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ping with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hayes counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes cracks Ping with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hayes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ping looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hayes prevents the takedown attempt.
Ping blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Hayes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Hayes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ping tries to keep at a distance but Hayes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ping changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hayes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ping is able to avoid easily.
Ping shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayes but Hayes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Billy Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ping moves into range and clinches up with Hayes.
Ping goes for a takedown attempt but Hayes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Billy Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poppa Ping.

Hayes drives through and clinches with Ping against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hayes as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ping.
Ping takes a shot to the head.
Ping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Hayes.
Hayes is working Ping over against the cage.
Hayes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hayes throws a big uppercut that drops Ping! More strikes from Hayes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ping lies dazed against the cage as Hayes celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Hayes!