PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Travolta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Hayes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Travolta
vs
Hayes

188 cm
23
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

Elite Fighter© w/$10-$35 Clothing and 90% LAUNDRY!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Travolta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Hayes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Travolta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Travolta throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayes wants to stand but Travolta is controlling the position.
Travolta trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Travolta landing some decent shots from guard.
Travolta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Travolta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Travolta throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travolta throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
Travolta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Travolta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Travolta trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travolta 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.
Travolta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Travolta throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travolta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Travolta postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
Travolta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hayes is looking to stand up but Travolta isn't so interested in that idea.
Travolta trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travolta controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Travolta wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Travolta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Travolta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayes is wriggling around but Travolta manages to pass to half guard.
Travolta works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Travolta landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Travolta connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Ryan Hayes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travolta dominating with strikes here.
Travolta landing shots from mount.
Hayes is squirming around, avoiding Travolta's attempts to control the action.
Travolta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Travolta dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Travolta lands a big shot to the head and Hayes winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Travolta!
John Travolta made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® in his post fight interview.