PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Hajek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hajek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nazov Stavby - Babylon. Jozef Hajek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hajek
vs
Mould

179 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
19
173 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jozef Hajek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Mould!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mould shoots for a double leg takedown but Hajek sprawls well. He's pushed Mould's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hajek sizes up Mould with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hajek looks to throw the jab but Mould is out of range.
Mould misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hajek throws a one two combo.

It looks like Dave Mould has been cut.
Mould closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hajek circles away.
Hajek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mould looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jozef Hajek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Mould.
Some wild striking there from Hajek.
Hajek missing with a left hand there. Mould was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hajek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hajek misses with a few strikes there.
Mould tries to clinch but Hajek is having none of it.
Mould tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hajek paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajek works the jab nicely.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Hajek and Mould goes tumbling to the canvas! Hajek follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Mould is rocked!
Mould is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mould is still in real trouble! Can Hajek finish him?
Hajek content to control rather than advance.
Hajek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mould on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mould seems to have recovered his senses.
Mould is trying to maintain the position but Hajek is very close to passing his half guard.
Mould is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hajek scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mould wants to control but Hajek is keeping busy.
Hajek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hajek not doing much here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mould is trying to stand back up but Hajek is controlling him
Hajek 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.
Mould wants to improve his position but Hajek is controlling well.
Hajek works his way into side control.
Mould is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hajek connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mould tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hajek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hajek scoring with punches from side control.
Mould looks to move to half guard but instead Hajek has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Hajek.
Mould wants to control but Hajek is having none of it.
Hajek landing punches.
Hajek prevents Mould from getting the reversal.
Hajek with a couple of short strikes.
Mould looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mould takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hajek's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jozef Hajek!