PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lokee Hyde (ranked 2156 p4p, 7220 weight class) and Kanan Owi (ranked 237 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hyde
vs
Owi

166 cm
22
160
6 - 2 - 1

180 cm
26
157
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lokee Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanan Owi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Hyde moves into the clinch successfully.
Owi has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
Hyde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Owi is defending well for now.
Owi is trying to maintain a safe position but Hyde gets an underhook and turns Owi into the cage.
Owi is trying to stall.
Owi tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Owi back against the cage.
Hyde lands a nice knee to the body.
Owi misses with a punch to the body.
Owi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Hyde as the two fighters clinch.
Owi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyde missing with knees to the body.
Hyde works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hyde scores with a shoulder strike.
Hyde landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owi misses with the head strike.
Hyde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Owi misses with a punch on the inside.
Owi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Owi is defending well for now.
Hyde blocks an uppercut.
Hyde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Owi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyde's elbow.
Hyde lands with a short shot to the head.
Owi working aggressively here.
Owi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Owi taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hyde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hyde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Owi misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyde lands a hook that snaps the head of Owi backwards.
Hyde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Owi.
Hyde blocks an uppercut.
Hyde pushes Owi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Owi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Owi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyde lands a right hand.
Hyde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hyde.
Owi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owi tries to work over Hyde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hyde.
Owi can't find room to land a body shot as Hyde controls the action.
Owi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Owi backwards.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Owi avoids it.
Owi can't find room to land a body shot as Hyde controls the action.
Owi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owi avoiding damage as Hyde throws knees to the body.
Hyde trying to land knees to the body.
Hyde lands a left hand.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Owi avoids it.
Owi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Owi fails to land.
Owi misses with the head strike.
Owi throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries to throw a body punch but Owi avoids it by throwing Hyde back against the cage.
Owi managing to block the knees to the body from Hyde.
Hyde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Owi backwards.
Owi tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Owi back against the cage.
Owi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hydes head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde presses Owi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Owi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hyde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Owi is rocked!
Hyde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owi is still on wobbly legs! Can Hyde finish him?
Hyde swings wildly with an uppercut but Owi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyde misses with some punches.
Hyde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Owi seems to have recovered his senses.
Owi working aggressively here.
Hyde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hyde scores with a shoulder strike.
Owi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Owi misses with a body punch.
Hyde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Owi's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lokee Hyde dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hyde takes the fight into the clinch.
Owi trying to control the position but instead, Hyde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Owi into the cage.
Hyde digs a right hand into Owi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Owi's gas tank.
Hyde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Owi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Owi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owi misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Owi has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
Owi misses with some punches.
Owi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hyde is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owi.
Owi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owi misses with a punch on the inside.
Owi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hyde blocks an uppercut.
Hyde lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Owi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Owi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyde scores with a hook to the body.
Owi trying to control the position but instead, Hyde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Owi into the cage.
Owi trying to stall but Hyde improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Owi is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a punch but it's blocked by Owi.
Owi misses with a punch on the inside.
Owi has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
A short body shot lands from Hyde as the two fighters clinch.
Owi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Hyde.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hyde as Owi tries to tie him up.
Hyde lands a body punch in the clinch.
Owi has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
Owi prevents a body shot from Hyde.
Hyde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Owi backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hyde blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hyde.

It looks like Kanan Owi has been cut.
Hyde lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Owi to his knees! Hyde keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lokee Hyde!
Lokee Hyde really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.