PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Issac Serrano (ranked 4178 p4p, 5085 weight class) and Tommy Hitman (ranked 466 p4p, 543 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Serrano
vs
Hitman

197 cm
25
210
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
199
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Issac Serrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hitman.
Hitman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Serrano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Serrano misses with a straight right.
Hitman moves away from the strike by Serrano.
Serrano throws a hook but Hitman avoids it easily.
Serrano connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Hitman.
A jab from Serrano misses.
Hitman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That kick from Hitman tenderised Serrano's leg. Serrano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hitman blocks a jab.
Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serrano.
Hitman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Serrano throws a lazy uppercut
and Hitman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hitman.
Serrano lands a glancing blow to the side of Hitman's head.

Hitman closes the distance and pushes Serrano back into the cage.
Hitman taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serrano's elbow.
Serrano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hitman walks away with a smile on his face. Serrano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hitman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Hitman.
Serrano fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Serrano takes a step back to recover.
Hitman slips a straight right by Serrano.
Serrano swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitman.
Serrano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitman was well out of range. Poor timing from Serrano.
Hitman throws a head kick but Serrano moves out of range.
Serrano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hitman counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hitman.
Hitman keeps control of Serrano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
Serrano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Serrano is trying to push Hitman away but Hitman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hitman has a couple of punches blocked by Serrano.

Serrano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Serrano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hitman is looking to clinch.
Serrano lands a slapping body shot.
Issac Serrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hitman wants to counter the offense by Serrano and move into the clinch position.
Hitman tries a head kick but it misses.
Serrano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Serrano throws a nice looking combination but Hitman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitman checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hitman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Serrano throws a body shot but no joy.
Serrano throws a hook but Hitman avoids it easily.
Serrano misses with a straight left.
Serrano misses with a looping left.
Hitman flicks out a counter leg kick but Serrano steps away.
Hitman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Serrano throws a jab but it's blocked by Hitman.
Serrano misses with a right hand
and Hitman counters with a body kick.
Serrano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hitman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Serrano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hitman circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hitman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hitman misses with a low kick.
It looked like Serrano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hitman.
Serrano scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serrano with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hitman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serrano.
Hitman tries to clinch but Serrano moves out of range.
Serrano loads up on a big right hand but Hitman slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Hitman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Hitman takes the fight into the clinch.
Serrano slowing the pace effectively.
Hitman tries to work over Serrano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Serrano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hitman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Serrano blocks a body shot from Hitman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hitman has a couple of punches blocked by Serrano.
Hitman misses with an elbow strike.
Serrano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Issac Serrano will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Serrano looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitman is just out of range.
Serrano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serrano tries to bum rush Hitman with a series of wild strikes but Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hitman tries to counter with a clinch but Serrano shakes him off and moves away.
Serrano swings for the body but Hitman moves out of range.
Serrano keeps the fight on the outside.
Serrano moves out of range of the body kick from Hitman.
Nice uppercut lands for Serrano. That snapped Hitman's head back.
Serrano misses with a looping left.
Serrano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hitman looks to land a left hand but Serrano moved out of range nicely.
Serrano swings widly with a right hand

and Hitman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Serrano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Serrano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Serrano avoids a wild elbow strike from Hitman.
Hitman misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Serrano tries for a takedown but Hitman manages to get underhooks.
Hitman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitman is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hitman seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Hitman has Serrano pressed against the cage.
Serrano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitman keeps control of Serrano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serrano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hitman just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Issac Serrano. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hitman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Serrano is trying to pull guard but Hitman has him pressed against the cage.
Hitman has a couple of punches blocked by Serrano.
Serrano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitman misses with an elbow strike.
Serrano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Serrano stalling.

Serrano gets control of Hitman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Serrano will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hitman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serrano keeping moving, preventing Hitman from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitman looking to sit in guard and control but Serrano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Serrano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serrano throwing strikes from guard but Hitman blocks nicely.
Serrano seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hitman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Serrano manages to pass to side control.
Hitman gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano being controlled here momentarily.
Serrano wants to control from the top but Hitman keeps moving.
Hitman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hitman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Serrano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Serrano trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Issac Serrano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Serrano jabs Hitman right on the nose. Hitman blinks but takes it well.
Serrano blocks a head kick by Hitman.
A nice leg kick from Hitman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Serrano takes a swing at Hitman's ribcage but misses.
Serrano throws a low kick, looking for Hitman's leg but Hitman calmly moves out of range.
Serrano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hitman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Serrano misses.
Hitman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Serrano takes a step back to recover.
Hitman moves away from the strike by Serrano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Hitman.
Hitman scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serrano throws out the jab.
Serrano misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hitman scores with a head kick. Serrano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Serrano lands a right hook to the body.
Hitman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serrano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitman moves in looking to clinch but Serrano pushes him off.
Hitman checks a leg kick.
Serrano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Serrano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitman.
Hitman slips under a jab from Serrano.
Serrano works Hitman's body with a nice hook.
Serrano misses the body punch
and Hitman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Serrano really felt that one!
Hitman connects with an inside leg kick.

Hitman rushes Serrano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hitman struggles to land a body shot inside as Serrano controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano blocks an uppercut.
Hitman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Serrano is keeping busy.
Hitman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitman throws a head punch that misses.
Tommy Hitman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hitman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Hitman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Serrano is keeping busy.
Serrano has Hitman pressed against the cage.
Serrano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Hitman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Hitman.
Serrano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hitman. Hitman obviously looking to wear him down.
Hitman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Serrano connects with a nice looking jab.
Serrano throws a right hand that misses
and Hitman counters with a stiff right hand.
Serrano throws a jab but it's blocked by Hitman.
Hitman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hitman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Serrano checks it well.
Hitman throws a push kick but Serrano slaps the foot to one side.
Hitman lands with a kick to the temple. Serrano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hitman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hitman defending well as Serrano loads up on a big left hand.
Hitman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Serrano throws a lazy right hand but Hitman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Serrano lands a head shot.
Hitman throws a head kick that Serrano semi-blocks.
Hitman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Serrano.
Hitman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serrano misses with an uppercut
letting Hitman counter with a right hand.
Hitman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serrano.
Nice straight punches there by Serrano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Serrano.
Hitman scores with a nice head shot.
Serrano looks to land a right hand but Hitman moved out of range.
Hitman lands with a nice body kick.
Serrano misses with a body shot
and Hitman counters with a thumping low kick.
Hitman slips a jab from Serrano.
Hitman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Serrano.
Serrano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Serrano just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hitman.
Tommy Hitman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Issac Serrano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serrano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitman.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Hitman.
I think Serrano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Issac Serrano!