PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keaton Hayden (ranked 25550 p4p, 24453 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 506 p4p, 495 weight class). Keaton Hayden had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Krzysztof Zakrzewski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hayden
vs
Zakrzewski

172 cm
18
160
2 - 6 - 0

175 cm
23
155
5 - 27 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keaton Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hayden gets the takedown into side control.
Hayden working away.
Zakrzewski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hayden is controlling Zakrzewski's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hayden is breathing heavily.
Hayden is looking to escape.
Zakrzewski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Zakrzewski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakrzewski prevents Hayden from standing back up.
Hayden is looking to get back to full guard here but Zakrzewski has managed to pass to side control instead.

Zakrzewski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hayden has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayden keeps working.
Hayden takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zakrzewski wants to control but Hayden is keeping him busy.
Zakrzewski cracks Hayden with a big right hand but Hayden just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hayden tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zakrzewski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zakrzewski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zakrzewski trying to control the action but Hayden is working from the bottom.

Zakrzewski stands up.
Zakrzewski fails with the takedown.
Hayden tries to counter with a takedown but Zakrzewski is quick to defend against it.
Hayden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zakrzewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zakrzewski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from Hayden.
Zakrzewski is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski dives in for a single leg takedown but Hayden sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zakrzewski misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zakrzewski.
Hayden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keaton Hayden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Zakrzewski.

Zakrzewski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zakrzewski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hayden trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zakrzewski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hayden's guard.
Hayden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zakrzewski on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski stops Hayden from getting back to his feet.
Zakrzewski is trying to control. Hayden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zakrzewski working Hayden over with strikes.
Zakrzewski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hayden's head.
Zakrzewski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hayden's head.
Hayden is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayden is not content to let Zakrzewski control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Zakrzewski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zakrzewski scores with a head kick. Hayden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zakrzewski.
Zakrzewski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hayden is fending him off so far but Zakrzewski persists. Nope, Hayden circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayden seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zakrzewski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayden pinned against the cage. Hayden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Keaton Hayden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Zakrzewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakrzewski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayden pinned against the cage. Hayden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch but Hayden moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hayden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zakrzewski's guard.

Zakrzewski has his feet on Hayden's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hayden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zakrzewski. That's going to slow Hayden down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zakrzewski.

Hayden has Zakrzewski up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zakrzewski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hayden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zakrzewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayden controls his hands.
Zakrzewski trying to control the position but instead, Hayden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zakrzewski into the cage.

Hayden has clasped his hands together around Zakrzewski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hayden tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hayden just content to control the position.
Hayden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zakrzewski keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden working the strikes but Zakrzewski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Zakrzewski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zakrzewski looking to control.
Zakrzewski wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hayden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zakrzewski is keeping the position for now.

Zakrzewski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hayden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hayden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zakrzewski keeping moving, preventing Hayden from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayden wants to stand and escape but instead Zakrzewski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Krzysztof Zakrzewski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Zakrzewski shoots in but no luck this time.
Zakrzewski cracks Hayden with a good jab.

Hayden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zakrzewski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zakrzewski is looking for a sweep.
Zakrzewski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hayden throws a strike but Zakrzewski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden trying to control but Zakrzewski is working from the bottom.
Zakrzewski is trying to keep Hayden in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski has a closed guard, preventing Hayden from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zakrzewski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayden's guard.

Zakrzewski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hayden trying to keep a closed guard but Zakrzewski is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hayden trying to strike off his back.
Zakrzewski wants to control from the top but Hayden keeps moving.
Hayden wants to get back to his feet but Zakrzewski passes into half guard.
Zakrzewski stalling.
Hayden scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Zakrzewski manages to mount him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zakrzewski controlling from the full mount.
Hayden tries to control the position but Zakrzewski now has his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hayden is trying to control his opponent's hands. Eventually Zakrzewski gets his hands free and sinks in a rear naked choke. For a while it looks like Hayden is going to survive but after struggling valiantly, he eventually has to tap out! Zakrzewski is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Krzysztof Zakrzewski!