PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Hayz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senshi Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hayz
vs
Jaa

173 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

163 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Seventh Syn

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Hayz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Senshi Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jaa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Hayz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jaa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jaa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jaa is looking to reverse the position.
Jaa looking for a sweep but Hayz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hayz controlling his opponent.
Jaa is trying desperately to improve position.
Jaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jaa is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Hayz turns him over and now has his back.
You can see the frustration on Jaa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hayz throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jaa!
Jaa tries to roll but Hayz sticks to his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa breaks Hayz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hayz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jaa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jaa looking to pass the guard.
Jaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jaa landing with the ground and pound.
Hayz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jaa!
Jaa working to try and regain half guard.
Jaa looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hayz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jaa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hayz controlling the pace for now.
Jaa tries to reverse the position but Hayz maintains control.
Hayz raining down shots from the mount!
Hayz mounts Jaa! Really nice guard pass there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayz mounts Jaa! Really nice guard pass there!
Jaa is looking to improve his position but Hayz isn't that keen on the idea.

Hayz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jaa is surviving well by controlling Hayz's body position as best he can.
Jaa is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Hayz dominating with strikes here.
Jaa gets back to half guard.
Hayz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Hayz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jaa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hayz controlling his opponent.
Jaa is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hayz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jaa is squirming around, avoiding Hayz's attempts to control the action.
Jaa is looking to improve his position but Hayz isn't that keen on the idea.
Hayz lands a nice shot to the head.
Jaa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hayz mounts Jaa! Really nice guard pass there!
Jaa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Hayz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hayz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaa won't be happy with that.
Jaa is trying to improve his position.
Hayz wants to control but Jaa is keeping him busy.
Jaa sneaks back into half guard.
Jaa wants to control the action here but instead Hayz manages to pass to full mount!
Jaa is working to get back to half guard.
Hayz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jaa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hayz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jaa to take his back!

Hayz is looking for the choke from the back position but Jaa is controlling his hands well.
Jaa tries to roll but Hayz sticks to his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hayz's guard. Nice work there by Jaa.
Jaa is looking to advance position but Hayz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jaa working to try and regain half guard.

Hayz has control of Jaa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jaa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jaa is trying desperately to improve position.
Hayz looking to control but Jaa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jaa is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayz landing strikes from the mount and Jaa is in trouble!

Jaa is rocked!

Hayz has isolated one of Jaa's arms. Jaa looking to fight him off but Hayz twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dustin Hayz!