PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heihachi Hayashida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayashida
vs
Mei

177 cm
26
164 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

179 cm
28
160 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heihachi Hayashida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayashida throws a leg kick but Mei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Mei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Hayashida gets a clinch.
Hayashida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hayashida's efforts to push away.

Hayashida pulls guard successfully.
Hayashida looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayashida, not yet.

Mei decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hayashida, up you get!

Hayashida rushes Mei and presses him up against the cage.
Mei is looking for a takedown.
Hayashida wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Hayashida.
Hayashida trying to land knees to the body.

Hayashida is trying to trip Mei. He has hold of a leg but Mei is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hayashida persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayashida looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mei wants to sweep here but Hayashida controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hayashida is aware though and is defending well.
Mei wants to stand and escape but Hayashida is having none of it.
Mei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Mei looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hayashida has picked Mei up and slammed him! Mei can't keep hold of the triangle and Hayashida manages to pass to side control!
Hayashida works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hayashida in side control, throwing shots but Mei defends.
Mei is trying to control Hayashida's posture but Hayashida avoids it.
Mei being controlled for a moment.
Hayashida sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mei is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mei taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hayashida is putting a hurting on Mei here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayashida landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mei tries to improve position but can't.
Hayashida scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mei looks to move to half guard but instead Hayashida has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayashida is landing with some decent strikes but Mei is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hayashida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mei is looking to escape.
Hayashida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hayashida with a couple of short strikes.
Hayashida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hayashida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hayashida pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hayashida raining down hammerfists from mount.

Mei is rocked!
Hayashida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mei is still in real trouble! Can Hayashida finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei wants to hold on but Hayashida pushes him away.
Hayashida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hayashida lands a heavy elbow.
Hayashida connects with a bit shot that sees Mei covering up! More strikes from Hayashida and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hayashida is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heihachi Hayashida!