PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Jetson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hilt
vs
Jetson

186 cm
20
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Hilt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elroy Jetson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilt wants to clinch
and Jetson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hilt connects with a single shot there.
Jetson thows a body shot but no joy.
Travis Hilt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Hilt both land. Nice combination.
Hilt jabs Jetson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jetson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jetson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hilt tries for a takedown but Jetson circles away easily
and Jetson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hilt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilt has his takedown stuffed
and Jetson counters with a nice body shot.
Hilt is breathing heavily.
Jetson misses with a body shot.
Hilt misses with a takedown
and Jetson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Hilt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jetson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jetson throws out the jab.
Hilt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jetson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jetson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilt is just out of range.
Elroy Jetson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jetson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jetson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jetson misses with a wild body shot.
Jetson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilt darts in trying to clinch
and Jetson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jetson throws a hook but Hilt blocks it.
Hilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jetson.
Jetson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jetson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jetson.
Hilt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jetson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson jabs Hilt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jetson throws a good cross that connects.
Jetson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hilt rather than just go for the knockout.
Jetson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jetson takes a swing at Hilt's ribcage but misses.
Hilt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jetson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hilt avoids the body shot from Jetson.
Jetson misses with a straight left.
Hilt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jetson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson lands with a good body shot.
Jetson loads up on a big right hand but Hilt slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jetson misses the target.
Jetson misses the shot to the body.
Hilt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jetson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jetson.
Hilt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jetson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jetson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elroy Jetson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jetson connects with a looping right hand.
Hilt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jetson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilt closes the distance but Jetson moves to the side
and Jetson counters with a left to the body.
Hilt tries for a takedown but Jetson circles away easily
enabling Jetson to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Jetson misses.
Hilt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jetson.
Hilt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jetson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jetson misses its intended target.
Jetson scores with a hook to the body. Hilt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jetson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jetson digs a good hook to Hilt's body.
Hilt staying out of range there.
Jetson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jetson thows a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jetson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hilt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilt misses with a takedown attempt
and Jetson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Hilt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jetson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hilt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jetson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilt takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jetson. Hilt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jetson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jetson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jetson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jetson.
Hilt staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilt is just out of range.
Hilt misses with a combination
and Jetson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Travis Hilt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jetson lands with a shot to the body.
Hilt fails with the takedown
and Jetson counters with a left to the body.
Hilt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jetson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jetson.
Jetson throws an overhand right that lands on Hilt's shoulder, as Hilt tries to avoid the shot.
Hilt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jetson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jetson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilt throws a leg kick
and Jetson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jetson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilt is just out of range.
Jetson misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Jetson misses.
Jetson loads up on a big right hand but Hilt slips the punch.
Hilt tries to clinch up
and Jetson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jetson misses with a body shot.
Hilt staying out of range there.
Hilt misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elroy Jetson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hilt ducks under a wild hook from Jetson.
Hilt tries to clinch
and Jetson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jetson.
Hilt tries to clinch
and Jetson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hilt thinking.
Jetson swings for the body but Hilt moves out of range.
Hilt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hilt slips under a jab from Jetson.
Hilt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jetson misses with a looping left.
Hilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jetson.
Jetson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jetson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hilt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jetson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jetson throws a shot from downtown. Hilt moves away and avoids it.
Hilt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jetson.
Hilt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilt fails with the takedown
and Jetson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jetson throws a body punch but Hilt moves out of range.
Hilt avoids the body shot from Jetson.
Jetson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilt tries for a takedown but Jetson circles away easily
and Jetson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Jetson misses.
Jetson stuns Hilt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hilt avoids the body shot from Jetson.
Hilt avoids the body shot from Jetson.
Jetson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilt wants to clinch but Jetson slips to the side
and Jetson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson misses the shot to the body.
Hilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jetson.
Jetson throws a body punch but Hilt moves out of range.
Hilt tries to clinch but Jetson moves away
and Jetson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hilt looks to clinch
and Jetson counters with a straight right hand.
Jetson throws the left hand but Hilt avoids the punch easily.
Jetson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilt is just out of range.
Hilt blocks a jab.
Jetson misses the shot to the body.
Jetson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four 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.
Jetson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jetson misses with a wild body shot.
Hilt closes the distance but Jetson moves to the side
and Jetson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jetson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Travis Hilt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jetson throws a jab when Hilt was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jetson. Hilt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilt ducks under a wild hook from Jetson.
Elroy Jetson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hilt avoids the body shot from Jetson.
Hilt closes the distance but Jetson moves to the side
and Jetson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elroy Jetson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jetson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elroy Jetson!