PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baruch Zahav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hayden
vs
Zahav

200 cm
20
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

196 cm
27
258 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baruch Zahav!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayden throws a nice looking combination but Zahav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zahav jabs at Hayden's body.
Hayden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zahav manages to avoid it.
Zahav lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zahav connects with a crisp jab.
Zahav scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayden doesn't seem bothered though.

Zahav cracks Hayden with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Zahav has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hayden to stand back up!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baruch Zahav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zahav loads up on a big right hand but Hayden slips the punch.
A combination from Hayden does no damage.
Zahav fails to land with a series of punches.
Zahav tries to bum rush Hayden with a series of wild strikes but Hayden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zahav throws a series of punches but Hayden moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Zahav.
Hayden just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zahav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayden.
Zahav loads up on a big right hand but Hayden slips the punch.
Zahav avoids the body shot from Hayden.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hayden takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahav misses the shot to the body.
Hayden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zahav.
Hayden throws a series of strikes that have Zahav backpedaling.
Hayden tries to bum rush Zahav with a series of wild strikes but Zahav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Zahav.
Zahav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zahav.
Zahav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zahav throws a right hand that Hayden ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayden also avoids with ease.
Zahav looks winded!
Hayden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hayden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayden scores with the left hand. Zahav knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Hayden. Those never looked like landing.
Zahav appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zahav lands with a shot to the body.
Hayden misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Hayden.
Hayden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zahav throws a right and a left that Hayden avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zahav misses with a double jab.
Zahav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayden throws a right and a left that Zahav avoids nicely.
Zahav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayden connects with a looping right hand.
Hayden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zahav backs up against the cage.
Hayden connects with a right hand. Zahav shakes it off.
Zahav takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hayden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hayden lands a body shot.
Hayden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zahav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Zahav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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

Zahav is rocked!

It looks like Baruch Zahav has been cut.
Hayden misses with the combination.
Zahav is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayden finish him?
Hayden throws a right and a left that Zahav avoids nicely.
Zahav seems to have recovered his senses.
Zahav is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hayden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Hayden has knocked Zahav down with a huge combo! Hayden steps away and waves a wobbly Zahav back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A swing and a miss from Zahav.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zahav!
Zahav dodges the punch combination from Hayden.
Hayden lands a hook that stumbles Zahav back into the cage. Hayden follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Zahav to the canvas! Hayden pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Zahav has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Hayden!
Daniel Hayden decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.