PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obliteratii is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ride of The Uber Valkyries. Zeus Obliteratii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hayha
vs
Obliteratii

184 cm
27
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
204 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Hayha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obliteratii throws the left hand but Hayha avoids the punch easily.
Obliteratii lands a body shot.
Obliteratii displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Simo Hayha has been cut.
Obliteratii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hayha throws a series of punches but Obliteratii avoids them all with ease.
Obliteratii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hayha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obliteratii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hayha misses with a series of wild punches.
Obliteratii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayha throws out the jab.
Obliteratii lands a nice hook to Hayha's body. Hayha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hayha swings for the body but Obliteratii moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obliteratii, right into the meat.
Hayha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obliteratii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Obliteratii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obliteratii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayha was well out of range. Poor timing from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obliteratii's coach down at The Zoo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Obliteratii's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hayha throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hayha lands with a nice body punch.
Obliteratii blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot.
Hayha throws an off balance right hand
and Obliteratii counters with a left to the body.
Obliteratii lands with a hook. Hayha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Obliteratii connects with a nice looking jab.
Obliteratii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayha.
Obliteratii throws an overhand right that lands on Hayha's shoulder, as Hayha tries to avoid the shot.
Obliteratii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayha was well out of range. Poor timing from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayha misses with the combination.
Obliteratii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hayha thows a body kick. Obliteratii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayha misses with the body kick
and Obliteratii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a series of punches but Hayha avoids them all with ease.
Hayha misses with a wild combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with a shot to the body
and Hayha counters with a left to the body.
Hayha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obliteratii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obliteratii.
A swing and a miss from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obliteratii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayha.
Hayha misses with a head kick.
Obliteratii throws a body punch but Hayha moves out of range.
Obliteratii digs a good hook to Hayha's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obliteratii.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obliteratii.
Hayha misses with a kick to the body.
Obliteratii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Hayha.
Obliteratii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Hayha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obliteratii lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayha. Obliteratii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayha throws a lazy right hand but Obliteratii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obliteratii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayha takes one to the side of the head.
Hayha connects with a looping right hand.
Hayha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Simo Hayha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayha lands a leg kick that knocks Obliteratii off balance momentarily.
Hayha throws the kick towards the body but Obliteratii avoids it.
Obliteratii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hayha with a body shot.
Obliteratii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Obliteratii feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hayhas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obliteratii throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayha throws out a leg kick but Obliteratii moves out of range and Hayha only half commits.
Hayha throws a hook but Obliteratii blocks it.
Obliteratii looks to land a right hand but Hayha moved out of range.

Obliteratii gets a clinch.

Obliteratii breaks from the clinch.
Hayha slips a jab from Obliteratii.
Hayha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Obliteratii takes a swing at Hayha's ribcage but misses.
Obliteratii lands a nice shot that snaps Hayha's head back.
Obliteratii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Obliteratii misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obliteratii connects with a crisp jab.
Hayha connects with a solid leg kick.
Obliteratii misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Obliteratii.
Hayha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obliteratii to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Obliteratii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Hayha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Obliteratii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hayha tries to clinch up.
Hayha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Obliteratii misses.
Hayha connects with a solid leg kick.
Obliteratii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hayha momentarily.
Obliteratii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayha manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii takes one to the side of the head.
Hayha lands with a good body shot.
Obliteratii loads up on a big right hand but Hayha slips the punch.
Hayha tries a low kick but Obliteratii avoids it.
As Hayha backs off Obliteratii throws a huge counter combo but Hayha manages to avoid it all.
Obliteratii tries a low kick but Hayha avoids it.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayha.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayha avoids the body shot from Obliteratii.
Hayha tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Obliteratii manages to circle out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obliteratii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha misses with a looping right.
Hayha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
A counter left hand to the body from Hayha misses its target.
A lazy left from Hayha finds it's target.
Hayha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with an uppercut.
Hayha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Obliteratii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obliteratii throws a body shot but no joy.
Hayha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Obliteratii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayha.
Hayha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hayha lands with a cross.
Obliteratii tries to move into range but Hayha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Obliteratii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obliteratii misses with a jab to the body
and Hayha counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obliteratii circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayha tried to score with a low kick but Obliteratii checks it.
Nice jab there from Obliteratii.
Hayha misses with the body kick
and Obliteratii counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hayha throws a head kick that misses.
Obliteratii lands a head shot.
Obliteratii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayha.
A little jabbing left from Obliteratii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obliteratii cracks the inside of Hayha's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Hayha.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayha.
Obliteratii cracks Hayha with an open hand slap.
Hayha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hayha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hayha - that will leave a mark!
Hayha tries to land a front kick but Obliteratii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Obliteratii misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Obliteratii throws a big shot that misses.
Hayha dodges the punch combination from Obliteratii.
Hayha throws a low kick, looking for Obliteratii's leg but Obliteratii calmly moves out of range.
Hayha lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
Obliteratii tries to clinch but Hayha moves out of range.
Hayha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Obliteratii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hayha misses with a body shot.
Obliteratii connects with a jab.
Hayha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obliteratii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obliteratii scores with a body shot.
Obliteratii moves out of range of the body kick.
Obliteratii throws a low kick, looking for Hayha's leg but Hayha calmly moves out of range.
Obliteratii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hayha looks to throw the jab but Obliteratii is out of range.
Obliteratii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obliteratii throws a right and a left that Hayha avoids nicely.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayha.
Hayha misses with a low kick.
Hayha misses with a low kick.
Hayha misses with a low kick.
Obliteratii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obliteratii moves out of range as Hayha throws a body kick.
Obliteratii throws a wild body kick that Hayha sees coming a mile off.
Hayha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Obliteratii's sensitive parts.
Obliteratii lands a head shot.

Simo Hayha's cut is getting worse.
Obliteratii connects with a crisp jab.
Hayha staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obliteratii tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Obliteratii misses the target.
Obliteratii walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hayha.
Hayha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zeus Obliteratii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hayha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obliteratii checks a leg kick.
Hayha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Obliteratii thuds his right hand into Hayha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obliteratii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hayha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot.
Obliteratii wants to slow Hayha down by chopping away at his legs.
A right-left combo lands from Obliteratii.

Hayha is rocked!
A jab from Obliteratii finds it's way through Hayha's defenses.
Oh Hayha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayha misses with a hook. Obliteratii ducked under it nicely.
Hayha misses with a hook
and Hayha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayha throws a low kick, looking for Obliteratii's leg but Obliteratii calmly moves out of range.
Obliteratii throws a jab when Hayha was well out of range.
Hayha throws a head kick that misses.
Obliteratii just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obliteratii lands a big right hook! Hayha looks hurt but is still standing! Obliteratii lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Hayha falls down and Obliteratii dives in with a huge hammer fist! Hayha's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Obliteratii runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zeus Obliteratii!
A relieved looking Zeus Obliteratii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.