PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haynes
vs
Weston

165 cm
26
146 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

PhoQus Sports Clothing Line

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Haynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Weston!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston lands with an uppercut that bounces Haynes off the cage and back into rage.
Haynes falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston lands a glancing blow to the side of Haynes's head.
Weston blocks a head kick by Haynes.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Weston blocks a low kick nicely.
Weston throws a hook but Haynes blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Weston there.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haynes defending well as Weston loads up on a big left hand.
Haynes misses with a two punch combination.
Weston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haynes's head backwards.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haynes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haynes thinking.
Weston throws a shot to the body.
Weston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haynes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haynes misses with a hook
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes misses with a left hand
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Weston looks to land a combination. Haynes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Weston dips to his left and cracks Haynes with an uppercut!
Haynes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haynes throws a solid leg kick but Weston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haynes.
Haynes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weston throws an overhand right that lands on Haynes's shoulder, as Haynes tries to avoid the shot.
Weston misses with an uppercut
and Haynes counters with a three punch combo that has Weston backing up. Weston nods at Haynes to acknowledge the strikes.
Weston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Weston!
Haynes throws a right hand that misses
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weston missing with a left hand there. Haynes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haynes misses with a combination
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes misses with a right hand
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston clobbers Haynes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Weston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haynes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weston.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Weston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Weston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haynes doesn't seem phased though.
Weston looks to land a combination. Haynes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Weston throws a shot from downtown. Haynes moves away and avoids it.
Weston jabs at Haynes's body.
Weston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haynes to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Weston.
Weston misses with an uppercut. Haynes saw that one coming.
Brandon Haynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haynes works over Weston's head and body with a nice combination.
Weston with a jab.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haynes throws a right hand that misses
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Haynes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Weston might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Weston blocks a head kick by Haynes.
Haynes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Weston misses.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes moves out of range as Weston strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston stalks Haynes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haynes's face. Haynes staggers backwards, shaken.
Weston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haynes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weston cracks Haynes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weston throws a hook to the side of Haynes's head but Haynes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Weston.
Weston misses with a right hand
and Haynes counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston connects with a right hand. Haynes shakes it off.
A left lands for Weston.
Good standup being displayed there by Weston as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Weston - just one landing.
Haynes misses with a right hand
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Weston clobbers Haynes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haynes takes a swing at Weston's ribcage but misses.
Weston avoids the head kick by Haynes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Weston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Weston lands with a cross.
Weston looks to land a combination. Haynes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Weston lands a jab.
Weston throws a lazy uppercut
and Haynes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weston loads up on a big right hand but Haynes slips the punch.
Haynes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Weston.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weston dodges the punch combination from Haynes.
Weston connects with the punch.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a left to the body.
Haynes ducks under a wild hook from Weston.
Haynes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Weston lands with a nice body punch.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Weston scores with a hook.
Haynes throws a right hand that misses
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Weston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haynes thinking.
Haynes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Weston. That snapped Haynes's head back.
Haynes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weston digs a good hook to Haynes's body.
Weston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weston throws out a loose jab but Haynes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haynes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weston scores with a punch to the head.
Weston throws a lazy right hand but Haynes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haynes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weston scores with a one two! Haynes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Weston misses its intended target.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Weston counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Haynes misses
and Weston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Weston misses with a looping left.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston lands with a cross.
Donk. Weston catches Haynes right on the button with a cross.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weston misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Weston.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston throws a big shot that misses.
Haynes ducks under a wild hook from Weston.
Haynes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weston misses with a straight left.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Weston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Weston misses.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Weston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weston throws the left hand but Haynes avoids the punch easily.
Haynes slips under a jab from Weston.
Weston scores with a one two! Haynes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weston scores with the left hand. Haynes knows he should have avoided that one.
Weston's corner calls for a 1-2. Weston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michael Weston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Weston cracks Haynes with a good jab.
Weston lands an overhand right.
Haynes wants to slow Weston down by chopping away at his legs.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weston scores with a punch to the head.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haynes.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haynes thinking.
Haynes misses with a jab to the body
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Haynes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston connects with the punch.
A shot to the body from Haynes misses
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weston connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Haynes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Weston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Haynes is rocked!
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Haynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haynes misses with a left hand
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston looks to land a right hand but Haynes moved out of range.
Weston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haynes.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Haynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Weston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Haynes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weston throws out the jab.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Haynes misses with a right hand
and Weston counters with a three punch combo that has Haynes backing up. Haynes nods at Weston to acknowledge the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haynes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a right hand to the body.
Haynes tries to move into range but Weston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haynes misses with a body shot
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Weston misses the target.
Weston's corner calls for a 1-2. Weston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haynes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weston.
Weston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haynes ducks under a wild hook from Weston.
Weston missing with a left hand there. Haynes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haynes slips a jab from Weston.
Weston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haynes slips under a jab.
Haynes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes misses with a combination
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston throws a jab when Haynes was well out of range.
Weston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
and Weston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haynes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haynes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haynes staying out of range there.
Weston misses with a straight right.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a series of strikes. Haynes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Weston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haynes slips a jab and a cross from Weston.
Weston connects with a jab.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston misses with a straight right.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Haynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haynes misses with a left hand
and Weston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haynes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Weston throws a hook but Haynes blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weston.
Haynes misses with a left hand
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Weston stalks Haynes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haynes's face. Haynes staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Haynes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haynes tries a low kick but Weston avoids it.
Haynes seems to have got his legs back now.
Haynes tries to move into range but Weston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes throws a right hand that misses
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael Weston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haynes moves forwards but Weston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haynes.
Weston misses with a few strikes there.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haynes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haynes thinking.
Haynes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Weston misses.
Weston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haynes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haynes blocks a jab.
Weston connects with a crisp jab.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston works the jab nicely.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Weston.
Haynes throws a head kick but Weston moves out of range.
Weston misses with a left hand
and Haynes counters with a two punch combo.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weston throws out a powerful jab.
Weston cracks Haynes with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandon Haynes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Weston.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haynes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weston scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Weston. That snapped Haynes's head back.
Haynes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weston connects with a right hand. Haynes shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Weston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Weston!