PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Declan Hayes (ranked 6621 p4p, 25625 weight class) and Paulo Rua (ranked 623 p4p, 700 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hayes
vs
Rua

184 cm
19
190
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Declan Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Rua!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hayes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hayes is keen to just control but Rua is a slippery customer.
Rua gets back to full guard.

Hayes drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hayes as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Rua screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hayes! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Declan Hayes!
Declan Hayes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.