PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Young III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Hajek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hajek has chosen Nazov Stavby - Babylon as his entrance music. Jozef Hajek 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!

Young III
vs
Hajek

185 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

179 cm
24
184 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jozef Hajek!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hajek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young III as he jumps to the side.
Young III throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hajek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young III counters with a left and a right that stings Hajek.
Hajek motions for Young III to come forward. Hajek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Young III lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hajek doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Young III.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hajek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young III defends it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Young III scores with a four punch combination!
Jozef Hajek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hajek dodges the punch combination from Young III.
Young III misses with a double jab.
Young III throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hajek misses with a looping right.

Hajek has Young III up against the cage in a clinch.
Young III is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hajek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajek has Young III pressed against the cage, preventing Young III from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hajek swings wildly with an uppercut but Young III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hajek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young III wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young III tries to circle away but Hajek has him pinned against the cage.
Hajek scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hajek fails to land.
Hajek keeps control of Young III as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hajek throws a head punch that misses.
Hajek has a couple of punches blocked by Young III.
Young III is trying to break the clinch but Hajek has him pressed against the cage.
Hajek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young III is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hajek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hajek throws a head punch that misses.
Hajek lands with a right to the head.
Hajek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young III can't break the clinch.
Hajek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hajek has a couple of punches blocked by Young III.
Hajek throws a head punch that misses.
Young III is trying to force a seperation but Hajek has the dominant position.
Hajek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Hajek on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hajek.
Hajek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hajek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hajek misses with the head strike.
Hajek working aggressively here.
Hajek misses with the head strike.
Hajek throws a head punch that misses.
Young III wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Young III's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young III is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Hajek fails to land.
Hajek throws a punch but it's blocked by Young III.
Hajek prevents Young III from breaking the clinch.
Young III blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hajek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hajek working aggressively here.
Young III working hard to break the clinch.
Hajek has a couple of punches blocked by Young III.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young III.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hajek.
Hajek throws a head punch that misses.
Hajek keeps control of Young III as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hajek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hajek.
Young III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hajek lands a nice uppercut.
Young III wants to break free but Hajek has control.
Hajek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hajek prevents Young III from breaking the clinch.
Young III wants to get back to striking at distance but Hajek won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Hajek fails to land.
Hajek swings wildly with an uppercut but Young III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young III tries to circle away but Hajek has him pinned against the cage.
Young III blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young III.
A frustrated look appears on Young III's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young III is trying to break free.
Hajek misses with the head strike.
Young III wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young III.
Young III wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young III tries to break free but Hajek pushes him back against the cage.
Young III working hard to break the clinch.
Hajek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young III can't break the clinch.
Young III wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hajek swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hajek misses with some punches.
Hajek misses with the head strike.
Young III tries to break the clinch but Hajek is controlling the position.
Young III wants to get back to striking at distance but Hajek won't allow it.
Young III can't break the clinch.
Young III blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young III tries to circle away but Hajek has him pinned against the cage.
Hajek misses with some punches.
Hajek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hajek misses with some punches.
Hajek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hajek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young III wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hajek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young III blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hajek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hajek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young III's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Hajek fails to land.
Hajek misses with some punches.
Hajek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young III is looking to break free of the clinch but Hajek has double underhooks.
Hajek misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hajek fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Young III dominated that round.
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.

Young III jabs at Hajek's body.
Young III chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hajek can pounce on him.
Young III scores with a body shot.
Hajek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young III counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young III fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young III scores with a jab to the body.
Young III throws a combination that misses
and Hajek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young III scores with a shot to the body.
Hajek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young III throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hajek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Young III misses.
Young III punishes Hajek's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young III throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hajek.
Young III misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young III is looking to wear down Hajek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Young III's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Young III duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young III counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young III takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young III throws a good cross that connects.
Hajek misses with a combination
and Young III counters with a left to the body.
Young III scores with a jab to the body.
Young III scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hajek.
Young III is pushing Hajek's head away, looking to escape. Hajek manages to hold on to the position though.
Young III trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Young III takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hajek in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young III taking a bit of punishment here - Hajek scoring with strikes.
Young III is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hajek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hajek landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Young III is trying to get back to his feet.
Hajek landing strikes.
Hajek in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Young III wants to get back to his feet but Hajek drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Hajek politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hajek prefers to stall for the moment though.
Young III knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hajek on the ground.
Hajek working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hajek is working to tighten is grip on Young III's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Young III has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hajek is really squeezing tight and eventually Young III passes out! Hajek breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jozef Hajek!