PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Hayden (ranked 3934 p4p, 4636 weight class) and Drapton Heed (ranked 434 p4p, 508 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayden
vs
Heed

174 cm
30
159
5 - 6 - 0

173 cm
31
157
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

PWNAGE

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Drapton Heed!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heed throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hayden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heed won't be happy with that.
Heed is looking for a sweep.
Heed can't do much from the bottom here.
Hayden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heed keeps working.

Hayden tries for a kimura but Heed is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Heed will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed tries to bench press Hayden off him but Hayden keeps the position.
Hayden sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Heed is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hayden in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Heed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Heed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hayden scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hayden controls the position from side control.

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.
Hayden is looking to take a break and control but Heed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heed dodges the ground and pound from Hayden.
Hayden lands a few punches from side control.
Heed parries the strikes from Hayden easily there. Hayden is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Heed to escape.
Hayden taking a breather here.
Hayden trying to control the action but Heed is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden is putting a hurting on Heed here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hayden trying to control the position but Heed is working away.
Hayden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heed avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hayden.
Heed takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Heed is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed being controlled for a moment.
Hayden throws a strike aimed at the side of Heed's head but Heed avoids it well.
Hayden is looking to take a break and control but Heed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hayden working the ground and pound but Heed is defending the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hayden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heed has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Hayden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hayden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heed connects with a nice looking jab.
Hayden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heed.
Hayden slips under a jab.
Hayden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heed misses with a lunging right hand
and Hayden counters with a nice body shot.
Heed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hayden makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Heed really felt that one!
A big left from Heed misses.
Heed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayden at a distance.
Drapton Heed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden doesn't manage to clinch there - Heed circles away.
Heed throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Heed lands.
Hayden with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed misses with a hook
and Hayden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heed misses the shot to the body.
Hayden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Heed sizes up Hayden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heed throws a lazy right hand but Hayden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Heed. Those never looked like landing.
Hayden goes for a double leg but Heed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Heed continues to drive forward.

Heed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heed throws a shot from downtown. Hayden moves away and avoids it.
Hayden blocks a jab.
Heed scores with a decent looking hook.
Heed throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drapton Heed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayden shoots for a double leg takedown but Heed sprawls well. He's pushed Hayden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hayden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed misses with a looping left.
Heed swings for the body but Hayden moves out of range.
Hayden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hayden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heed at a distance.
Heed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayden was well out of range. Poor timing from Heed.
Hayden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heed.
Heed connects with a jab.
Heed misses with a straight left.
As Heed backs away, Hayden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayden counters with a slapping leg kick.

Hayden shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Heed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hayden trying to control the position from guard on top but Heed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hayden.
Hayden pushes down on Heed's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Hayden is working for a submission of some sort.
Hayden trying to control from Heed's half guard. Heed has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Clay Hayden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heed keeping full guard, as Hayden tries to pass.
Hayden wants to control from the top but Heed keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heed's guard.
Hayden sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hayden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hayden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hayden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hayden trying to control the pace.

Hayden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Heed has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Clay Hayden will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Heed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hayden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heed won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Hayden crashes against the mat.
Hayden misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hayden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hayden scores with punches from side control.
Hayden cracks Heed with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Heed is looking for a sweep.
Heed is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hayden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Hayden is trying to get an arm triangle but Heed is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayden trying to control the position but Heed is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayden scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heed to see if he's OK.
Heed dodges the ground and pound from Hayden.
Hayden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hayden creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Heed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hayden landing strikes.
Hayden trying to control the action but Heed is working from the bottom.
Hayden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heed can do to turn this around?
Hayden in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Heed defending against the ground and pound.
Drapton Heed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden is looking to take a break and control but Heed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hayden working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hayden landing strikes.
Hayden throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hayden trying to control the position but Heed is working away.
Hayden in side control, throwing shots but Heed defends.
Heed is trying to get back to half guard.
Hayden wants to control but Heed is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Heed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Heed is trying to escape the position but Hayden is controlling the position.
Hayden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heed keeps working.

Hayden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed is being controlled here.
Hayden tries to score with some ground and pound. Heed controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Hayden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hayden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Hayden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heed has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clay Hayden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayden landing a few strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Hayden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Hayden!
During a confident post fight interview, Clay Hayden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.