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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Hayes (ranked 6573 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lanny Poffo (ranked 25748 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Poffo's choice of entrance music: The Genius. The key to victory for Wayne Hayes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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181 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Hayes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanny Poffo! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Poffo scores with a takedown into Hayes's guard. Poffo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Hayes seems keen to control Poffo's posture. Hayes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poffo is one step ahead there. Hayes is working hard here to advance position. Hayes really is a fat lump. Poffo trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom. Hayes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hayes striking off his back but it's not causing Poffo any problems. Hayes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hayes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Poffo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poffo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Hayes wants to sweep here but Poffo controlling him for the moment. Poffo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Poffo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center. Poffo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hayes's guard. Hayes pushes Poffo off and gets back to his feet.
Poffo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hayes napping and manages to drive through into side control! Hayes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Poffo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poffo is putting a hurting on Hayes here, landing some big shots from side control. Hayes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poffo on the ground. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Poffo working away. Hayes is letting Poffo control him for a moment. Poffo working away. Hayes tries to bench press Poffo off him but Poffo keeps the position. Hayes can't do much from the bottom here. Hayes taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Hayes's face as Poffo controls the position. Poffo trying to control the position but Hayes is working away. Hayes is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poffo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Hayes is looking for a sweep. Poffo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hayes is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lanny Poffo! After winning the bout, Lanny Poffo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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A |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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