PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Triston Baal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyde comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho Man. On his way into the cage it seems that Scott Hyde has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Scott Hyde seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hyde
vs
Baal

198 cm
18
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Non-Stop Nutrition
Non-Stop 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Triston Baal!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baal darts in and clinches Hyde up against the cage.
Hyde misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hyde fails to land.
Baal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hydes head.
Baal throws a punch but it's blocked by Hyde.
Baal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baal lands with a right to the head.
Baal looking to stall.
Hyde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Baal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baal.
Hyde misses with a punch on the inside.
Baal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Baal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baal misses with some punches.
Baal blocks an uppercut.
Baal misses with the head strike.
Baal scores with a hook to the body.
Hyde scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Baal.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Hyde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Baal pushes Hyde up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baal.
Baal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
Baal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Hyde is rocked!
Baal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Hyde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baal misses with the head strike.
Hyde blocks an uppercut.
Baal is working Hyde over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyde seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baal.
Baal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baal.
Baal lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Baal gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hyde's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hyde has hold of Baal's hands but Baal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baal passes to full mount!
Baal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baal landing strikes from the mount and Hyde is in trouble!
Hyde bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hyde looking to pass the guard.

Hyde is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Baal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Baal has escaped and now he's on top!
Baal chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baal slips nicely into half guard.
Hyde wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Baal there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hyde does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baal wants to pass to mount but Hyde is defending the position.

Hyde is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Baal pulls his head out easily.
Hyde is breathing heavily.

Hyde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Baal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hyde is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hyde shoots for a double leg takedown but Baal sprawls well. He's pushed Hyde's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Baal moves into range and clinches up with Hyde.
Hyde takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Baal.
Hyde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Baal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baal lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Baal.
Baal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hyde blocks an uppercut.
Baal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Baal lands a shoulder strike.
Hyde has a couple of punches blocked by Baal.
Baal lands a body shot.
Baal digs a right hand underneath Hyde's ribcage. Hyde let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Baal.
Baal misses with some punches.
Hyde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baal.
Hyde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyde lands an uppercut.
Hyde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyde misses with some punches.
Hyde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Hyde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baal takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baal.
Hyde lands an uppercut.
Hyde throws a punch but it's blocked by Baal.
Hyde misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baal.
Hyde working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hyde.
Baal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baal has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
Hyde lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyde misses with a punch on the inside.
Baal lands with a right to the head.
Hyde lands a shoulder strike.
Baal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hyde is keeping busy.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
Hyde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyde.
Hyde misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baal misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyde lands a hook that snaps the head of Baal backwards.
Hyde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyde lands an uppercut.
Hyde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyde misses with the head strike.
Hyde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyde working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyde misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyde.
Hyde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baal backwards.
Baal misses with the head strike.
Hyde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baal blocks an uppercut.
Hyde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
Hyde has a couple of punches blocked by Baal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Triston Baal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hyde looks to clinch

and Baal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hyde is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hyde is keeping the position for now.
Hyde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baal.

Hyde had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Baal is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hyde Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Baal's back instead.

Baal defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Hyde patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hyde not allowing Baal to control his hands.
Baal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hyde's guard. Nice work there by Baal.
Baal lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hyde working for submissions but it's allowed Baal to get to half guard.
Baal uses his free foot to push down on Hyde's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hyde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hyde regains half guard.

Baal is working for a kimura but Hyde is defending it quite comfortably.
Hyde is refusing to be controlled, as Baal sits in half guard.
Hyde works his way to full guard. Good work.
Baal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Hyde working for a triangle but Baal defends it easily.

Hyde throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baal sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Hyde has his foot on Baal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baal works his way back into a safe position though.
Baal postures up in Hyde's guard and throws a big left but Hyde blocks it.
Baal slips nicely into half guard.
Baal drops an elbow to the side of Hyde's head.

Baal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Hyde looking for submissions off his back.

Baal is working for a submission of some sort.
Triston Baal has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hyde with the active half guard here but Baal passes nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries to buck Baal off but Baal is having none of it.
Baal lands some shots froms side control.
Baal lands a decent elbow from side control.

Baal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hyde is looking for a sweep.
Baal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Baal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Baal lands an elbow.
Baal wants to control but Hyde is keeping him busy.
Baal cracks Hyde with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hyde sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hyde tries to roll over but Baal keeps him under control.
Baal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baal uses his free foot to push down on Hyde's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hyde.
Baal lands a heavy elbow.
Hyde sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Baal working Hyde over with strikes.
Hyde is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hyde is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baal slips a nice elbow through Hyde's hands, connecting with Hyde's forehead.
Hyde slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Hyde working for submissions but it's allowed Baal to get to half guard.
Baal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyde gets back to full guard.

Hyde has his foot on Baal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baal works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Triston Baal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hyde circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Baal. Hyde falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Baal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Triston Baal!