PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 1859 p4p, 1704 weight class) and Travis Dillon (ranked 217 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Zinsou
vs
Dillon

199 cm
33
273
22 - 32 - 0

191 cm
30
261
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Glomco Nutrition

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 22 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

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

Zinsou shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dillon's guard.
Zinsou connects with a couple of short punches.
Zinsou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dillon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dillon being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zinsou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dillon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zinsou wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon wants to stand and escape but Zinsou is having none of it.
Zinsou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dillon wants to sweep here but Zinsou controlling him for the moment.
Zinsou trying to control but Dillon is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou stopping the sweep attempt from Dillon.
Zinsou slips nicely into half guard.
Dillon is controlling Zinsou's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Zinsou is keen to just control but Dillon is a slippery customer.
Dillon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zinsou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zinsou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dillon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dillon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dillon.
Zinsou 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.
Zinsou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zinsou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zinsou's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dillon wants to stand up but Zinsou is controlling him.
Zinsou wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zinsou chips away with some ground and pound.
Zinsou slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zinsou working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dillon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zinsou lands a few punches from side control.

Dillon is rocked!
Dillon is trying to control Zinsou's posture but Zinsou avoids it.
Dillon is still in real trouble! Can Zinsou finish him?
Dillon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zinsou wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dillon seems to have recovered his senses.
Zinsou wants to control for a moment but Dillon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Dillon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zinsou.
Dillon is trying to stand back up but Zinsou is controlling him
Zinsou controlling the pace.
Zinsou is trying to control the action in half guard but Dillon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dillon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou lands with a punch from half guard.
Dillon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zinsou.
Zinsou stops Dillon from getting back to his feet.
Dillon is trying to get back to full guard.
Zinsou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Zinsou.
Zinsou trying to control from half guard but Dillon is working away.
Zinsou performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zinsou works his way into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zinsou lands an elbow.
Zinsou lands a strong strike to the head of Dillon. That's dazed him! Zinsou looking to finish here. Dillon is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Zinsou lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.