PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubby Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tubby Hayes 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!

Carter
vs
Hayes

189 cm
32
201 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

190 cm
35
203 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubby Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayes is out of range.

Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayes, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayes.
Hayes pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes misses with an elbow strike.
Carter pushes Hayes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes lands with a left to the head.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hayes wants to stall.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Hayes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Hayes lands a right hand.
Carter tries to stall but Hayes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hayes.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hayes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter misses with some punches.
Hayes connects with a knee to the head.
Hayes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hayes tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
A hook to the body from Hayes.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hayes or not.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hayes misses with a knee strike.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayes wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Hayes slips the punch.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter moves away from the strike by Hayes.
Hayes moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Carter has knocked Hayes down with a huge combo! Carter steps away and waves a wobbly Hayes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Hayes is rocked!

It looks like Tubby Hayes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter rattles Hayes with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Hayes tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Carter dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Hayes stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryan Carter!