PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Dulcis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Dulcis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Haye
vs
Dulcis

191 cm
19
197 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Dulcis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulcis wants to clinch but Haye slips to the side
and Haye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dulcis swings widly with a right hand
and Haye counters with a two punch combo.
Dulcis tries to clinch but Haye moves away
and Haye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haye misses with an uppercut.
Dulcis wants to clinch but Haye slips to the side
and Haye counters with a nice uppercut.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dulcis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dulcis tries to clinch up
and Dulcis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dulcis misses with an uppercut
and Haye counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulcis moves to clinch but Haye breaks away
and Haye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Haye.
Wayne Dulcis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haye checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Haye misses its intended target.
Dulcis wants to clinch
and Haye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dulcis tries to clinch
and Haye counters with a one-two to the body.
Haye misses with a hook

and Dulcis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dulcis prevents Haye from standing back up.
Haye knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dulcis on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulcis controlling the action here.

Dulcis decides to stand and escape the position.
Haye drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haye is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dulcis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulcis throws a sloppy head kick and Haye moves out of range easily.
Haye misses with a lunging right hand
and Dulcis counters with a straight right hand.
Haye swats away the attempt to clinch by Dulcis.
Haye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dulcis tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
Dulcis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haye counters with a series of strikes. Dulcis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dulcis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dulcis looks for a takedown but Haye sprawls well.
Dulcis is looking to chop away at Haye's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye misses with a series of wild punches.
Dulcis throws out a leg kick but Haye moves out of range and Dulcis only half commits.
Dulcis misses with an uppercut
and Haye counters with a left and a right that stings Dulcis.
Haye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dulcis to counter with a crisp jab.
Dulcis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haye is out of range.
Haye scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dulcis tries to clinch
enabling Haye to counter with a crisp jab.
Dulcis moves to clinch but Haye breaks away
and Haye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Haye will probably get the nod.
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.

Dulcis throws a right hand that misses
and Haye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haye is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dulcis.
Dulcis tries a head kick but it misses.
Haye thows a body shot but no joy.
Haye throws a looping overhand right but Dulcis ducks down to avoid it.
Dulcis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Dulcis with that takedown attempt.
Haye cracks a nice hook into Dulcis's ribs.

Dulcis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Haye to the ground. Dulcis is now in Haye's guard.
Haye on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haye tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulcis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wayne Dulcis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dulcis misses with a hook to the body
and Haye counters with a right hand to the body.
Dulcis tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
A low kick from Dulcis is predictable there
and Haye counters with a stiff right hand.
Dulcis throws a sloppy body shot
and Haye counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Dulcis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dulcis throws a lazy uppercut
and Haye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David Haye is winning the standup battle so far.
Dulcis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Dulcis.
Dulcis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dulcis is looking to land body kicks.
Dulcis is looking to clinch but Haye is avoiding it.
Haye checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Haye misses its intended target.
Dulcis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dulcis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dulcis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dulcis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne Dulcis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulcis misses with a double jab
and Haye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dulcis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haye misses with a two punch combination.
Dulcis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dulcis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dulcis misses with a double jab
and Haye counters with a right hand to the body.
Dulcis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye keeps the fight on the outside.
Dulcis misses with a shot to the body
and Haye counters with a two punch combo.
Dulcis misses with a lunging right hand
and Haye counters with a three punch combo that has Dulcis backing up. Dulcis nods at Haye to acknowledge the strikes.
Dulcis shoots for a double leg takedown but Haye sprawls well. He's pushed Dulcis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dulcis scores with a hook.
Haye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dulcis momentarily.
Dulcis moves forwards but Haye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haye misses with a series of wild punches.
Dulcis throws a head kick that misses
and Haye counters with a left and a right that stings Dulcis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Haye dominated that second round.
That's time! Haye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dulcis misses with a takedown
and Haye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dulcis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haye connects with the punch.
Dulcis throws a lazy uppercut
and Haye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haye throws out a powerful jab.
Haye keeps the fight on the outside.
Haye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dulcis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulcis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dulcis swings widly with a right hand
and Haye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dulcis throws a solid leg kick but Haye takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dulcis.
Dulcis tries to clinch up.
Dulcis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haye throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haye tries to bum rush Dulcis with a series of wild strikes but Dulcis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dulcis swings widly with a right hand
and Haye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dulcis tries to clinch up
enabling Haye to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulcis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dulcis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dulcis tries to land a body kick
and Haye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haye misses with a straight left.
Dulcis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haye scores with a shot to the body.
Dulcis throws a combination that misses
enabling Haye to counter with a crisp jab.
Dulcis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haye counters with a nice body shot.
Haye slaps away a takedown attempt from Dulcis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dulcis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye cracks Dulcis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dulcis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haye counters with a nice body shot.
Dulcis lands an overhand right.
Dulcis misses with a lunging right hand
and Haye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haye misses with an uppercut. Dulcis saw that one coming.
Dulcis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dulcis wants to clinch but Haye slips to the side
and Haye counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haye counters with a right hand to the body.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne Dulcis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dulcis misses with a body punch
and Haye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dulcis misses with a lunging right hand
and Haye counters with a left and a right that stings Dulcis.
Dulcis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Haye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haye, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Haye!