PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ran Haya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Giggs (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.

Haya
vs
Giggs

165 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ran Haya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Giggs!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haya wants to clinch up but Giggs keeps it at a distance.
Giggs circles away from the clinch attempt.

Haya gets a clinch.
Giggs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giggs tries to break the clinch but Haya is controlling the position.
Giggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Haya is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Giggs is working for takedown but Haya is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haya fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Giggs manages to break the clinch.
Haya fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Haya misses.
Haya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ran Haya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Giggs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giggs wants to stand and escape but Haya is having none of it.
Haya with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Giggs stops Haya from getting back to his feet.
Haya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haya might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Giggs is thwarting Haya's attempts to control the position.
Giggs is taking a breather. Haya says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Giggs trying to control the action but Haya is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haya tries to get out of the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Giggs throws a combination. Haya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Giggs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Giggs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Haya wants to control from the top but Giggs keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haya is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Giggs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Haya could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haya tries to stand but Giggs is controlling from the bottom.
Haya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giggs on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haya looking to pass the guard.
Giggs keeping moving, preventing Haya from controlling successfully.
Haya looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Giggs. No joy for Haya on that attempt.
Haya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giggs circles away.
Giggs closes the distance looking to clinch

so Haya counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haya is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giggs is keeping the position for now.
Haya stops Giggs from standing up.
Giggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Haya wants to control from the top but Giggs keeps moving.
Haya has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Giggs keeping full guard, as Haya tries to pass.
Haya trying to control the position from guard on top but Giggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haya wants to stand but Giggs is controlling his posture from full guard.
Giggs wants to stand up but Haya is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ran Haya dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Giggs tries to clinch but Haya moves away

and Haya counters with a takedown into side control.
Haya tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Haya trying to control the action but Giggs is working from the bottom.
Giggs can't do much from the bottom here.
Haya working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haya trying to control the position but Giggs is working away.
Haya taking a break here but Giggs is having none of it and regains half guard.

Haya is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haya throwing shots but Giggs is blocking nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Giggs fails with the takedown

and Haya moves into the clinch.
Giggs is breathing heavily.
Haya tries to pull guard but Giggs holds him up against the cage and eventually Haya drops back down to his feet.
Haya just leaning against Giggs, taking a breather.
Haya is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Giggs pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Giggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haya tries to clinch up but Giggs circles away and keeps his distance.

Haya rushes Giggs and presses him up against the cage.

Haya breaks from the clinch.
Giggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haya swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Haya or perhaps it was just good defense by Giggs which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ran Haya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Haya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Haya looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Haya wants to get back to his feet.
Giggs is trying to maintain the position but Haya is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haya is keen to just control but Giggs is a slippery customer.

Haya is working for a kimura but Giggs is defending it quite comfortably.
Haya trying to pass the guard but Giggs defending well.
Giggs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haya's back!
Despite being in a bad position, Haya is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Giggs has the hooks in. Haya is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haya prevents Giggs from getting a body triangle.
Giggs not allowing Haya to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haya biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Giggs gets his hands free as Haya looks to control.
Giggs controlling well, preventing Haya from escaping the position.
Haya just trying to survive but Giggs is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Giggs doesn't have the hooks in and Haya manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ran Haya dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Haya misses with a hook.
Giggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Haya.
Haya is looking to land body kicks.

Haya gets caught flat footed, as Giggs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Giggs is one step ahead there.
Haya throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Haya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haya trying to keep a closed guard but Giggs is proving a slippery customer.

Giggs stands up and waves to Haya to follow him.
Ran Haya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haya shoots in looking for a takedown. Giggs tries to sprawl out of it but Haya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Giggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haya has taken the fight to the clinch.

Haya breaks from the clinch.
Giggs doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Haya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Giggs missing with knees to the body.
Giggs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Haya tries to throw a body punch but Giggs avoids it by throwing Haya back against the cage.
Haya holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Haya manages to pull guard.
Giggs trying to control but Haya is working from the bottom.
Giggs stopping the sweep attempt from Haya.
Haya trying to keep a closed guard but Giggs is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haya looking for a sweep. Not yet Haya, not yet.
Giggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Haya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Giggs controls the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Haya moves into range and clinches up with Giggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giggs wants a takedown.
Ran Haya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Giggs.
Haya wants to stall.
Giggs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haya avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Giggs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giggs gets underhooks to prevent Haya's takedown attempt.
Haya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Haya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Haya darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Giggs is trying to control but can't.

Haya is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giggs keeps working.
Giggs moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giggs keeping full guard, as Haya tries to pass.
Giggs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Giggs dominating with strikes here.
Giggs looking to control but Haya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haya wants to hold on but Giggs pushes him away.
Haya is squirming around, avoiding Giggs's attempts to control the action.

Giggs with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Giggs.
I think Haya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ran Haya!