PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Trzmiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haye
vs
Trzmiel

190 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Trzmiel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trzmiel doesn't manage to clinch there - Haye circles away.

Trzmiel has Haye up against the cage in a clinch.
Trzmiel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haye's efforts to push away.

Trzmiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trzmiel circles away quickly and effectively.
Trzmiel 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.
Trzmiel cracks Haye with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trzmiel is looking to clinch.
Haye misses with a hook
and Trzmiel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trzmiel scores with a jab to the head.
Haye looks to land a right hand but Trzmiel moved out of range.
Haye throws a sloppy head kick and Trzmiel moves out of range easily.
Haye looks to land a right hand but Trzmiel moved out of range.

Trzmiel clinches up with Haye and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haye misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trzmiel is struggling to control the position.

Trzmiel manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzmiel on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Mateusz Trzmiel has been cut.
Haye bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trzmiel moves in looking to clinch but Haye pushes him off.
Trzmiel looks to land a combination but Haye avoids it well.
Trzmiel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haye on the side of the head.
Haye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trzmiel.
Trzmiel tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Trzmiel scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trzmiel tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
Haye misses with a hook.
Haye lands with a straight right. Trzmiel didn't see that one coming.
Haye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Trzmiel. Beautiful body shot.
Trzmiel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trzmiel wants to clinch up but Haye keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye lands a jab to Trzmiel's midsection.
Trzmiel looks gassed!
Trzmiel misses with a two punch combination.
Trzmiel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trzmiel moves forwards but Haye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trzmiel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trzmiel moves in looking to clinch but Haye pushes him off.
Haye lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Haye.
Haye throws a hook but Trzmiel blocks it.
Haye throws a series of strikes that have Trzmiel backpedaling.
Trzmiel misses the jab.
A nice combination there by Trzmiel.
Haye misses with a wild body shot.
Trzmiel avoids the head kick by Haye.
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trzmiel ducks under a wild hook from Haye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trzmiel.
Haye misses with a lunging right hand
and Trzmiel counters with a straight right hand.
Haye throws a shot from downtown. Trzmiel moves away and avoids it.
Trzmiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Haye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haye loads up on a big right hand but Trzmiel slips the punch.
Trzmiel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haye misses with a hook
and Trzmiel counters with a series of strikes. Haye will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trzmiel is looking to clinch.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trzmiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haye throws a head kick that half lands.
Haye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haye is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A left and a right from Haye both land. Nice combination.
Haye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Haye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trzmiel misses with a wild combination.
Haye works over Trzmiel's head and body with a nice combination.
Haye jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haye takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trzmiel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haye misses with a looping left.
Haye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Haye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haye slips a jab and a cross from Trzmiel.
Haye scores with a body shot.
Haye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trzmiel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Haye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Trzmiel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Haye throws a one two combo.

Trzmiel has managed to clinch.
Haye is trying to break the clinch but Trzmiel is controlling him.
Trzmiel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haye wants to break free but Trzmiel has control.
Haye is trying to push Trzmiel away but Trzmiel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haye looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Haye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trzmiel lands with a nice combination. Haye backs away looking to recover.
Haye misses with a head kick.
Haye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trzmiel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haye moves away.

Trzmiel clinches with his opponent.
Trzmiel blocks an uppercut.
Trzmiel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haye has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzmiel can't break the clinch.
Haye lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trzmiel is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Trzmiel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Haye's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haye is trying to force a seperation but Trzmiel has the dominant position.
Trzmiel is trying to push Haye away but Haye has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Haye fails to land.
Haye is trying to break the clinch but Trzmiel is controlling him.
Trzmiel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haye has Trzmiel pressed against the cage, preventing Trzmiel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trzmiel has Haye pressed against the cage, preventing Haye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haye is trying to push Trzmiel away but Trzmiel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trzmiel misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haye is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haye wants to break the clinch but can't.

Haye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trzmiel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trzmiel defending well as Haye loads up on a big left hand.
Trzmiel cracks Haye with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trzmiel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haye. That one must have hurt.
Trzmiel dodges the punch combination from Haye.
Trzmiel slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Trzmiel wants to clinch up but Haye keeps it at a distance.
Trzmiel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haye scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye misses with a looping left.
Haye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haye tries to bum rush Trzmiel with a series of wild strikes but Trzmiel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trzmiel tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
Trzmiel misses with a series of wild punches.
Trzmiel dodges the punch combination from Haye.
Trzmiel ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Trzmiel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trzmiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haye!
Trzmiel lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trzmiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haye works over Trzmiel's head and body with a nice combination.
Trzmiel connects with a body shot that sends Haye's belly button to the back.
Trzmiel tries to clinch there but Haye circles away.
A combination from Trzmiel does no damage.
Trzmiel ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trzmiel. Haye does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Trzmiel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haye throws a one two combo.
Trzmiel misses with a series of wild punches.
Haye throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Haye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Trzmiel's cut.
That's time! Haye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Haye throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trzmiel.
Haye lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trzmiel tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
David Haye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trzmiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Haye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trzmiel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haye.
Trzmiel tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
Haye lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trzmiel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Haye misses.
Trzmiel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Haye does it's job there.

That has opened up Mateusz Trzmiel's cut even more.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Trzmiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trzmiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Haye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trzmiel has closed the distance and engaged Haye in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Trzmiel.
Trzmiel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trzmiel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haye tries to throw a body punch but Trzmiel avoids it by throwing Haye back against the cage.
Haye looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trzmiel can't break the clinch.
Trzmiel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haye or not.
Haye is trying to break the clinch but Trzmiel has him pressed against the cage.
Haye wants to break free but Trzmiel has control.
Trzmiel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haye misses with the head strike.
Haye prevents Trzmiel from breaking the clinch.
Trzmiel has Haye pressed against the cage, preventing Haye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye is looking to break free of the clinch but Trzmiel has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Trzmiel.
Trzmiel slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Trzmiel's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Haye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haye tries to circle away but Trzmiel has him pinned against the cage.

Trzmiel breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Haye. Those never looked like landing.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trzmiel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Trzmiel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haye tries to break the clinch but Trzmiel is controlling the position.
Trzmiel misses with a knee to the head.
Trzmiel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haye's efforts to push away.
Haye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trzmiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haye misses with an uppercut.

Trzmiel clinches.
Haye has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trzmiel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trzmiel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haye.
Haye has a couple of punches blocked by Trzmiel.
Trzmiel gets through Haye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haye wants to get back to striking at distance but Trzmiel won't allow it.
Mateusz Trzmiel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trzmiel.
Haye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trzmiel keeps control of Haye as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trzmiel misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzmiel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haye is looking to break free of the clinch but Trzmiel has double underhooks.
Trzmiel blocking some punches.
Trzmiel is struggling to control the position.
Haye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haye looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haye tries to circle away but Trzmiel has him pinned against the cage.
Trzmiel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haye up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trzmiel has had enough of the clinch but Haye keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Haye.
Well Haye has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Haye!