PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julle Hittaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin St Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hittaro
vs
St Christopher

177 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julle Hittaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calvin St Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hittaro shoots in looking for a takedown. St Christopher tries to sprawl out of it but Hittaro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Christopher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hittaro shoots in but no luck this time.
St Christopher lands a jab to Hittaro's midsection.
St Christopher scores with a punch to the head.
No luck for Hittaro with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julle Hittaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Christopher cracks Hittaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hittaro shoots in and drives through. St Christopher sprawls well.
St Christopher tests Hittaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Christopher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hittaro has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hittaro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Christopher as he jumps to the side.
St Christopher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Christopher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hittaro backs up against the cage.
St Christopher tries to clinch but Hittaro moves out of range.
Hittaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Christopher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Christopher.

St Christopher has closed the distance and engaged Hittaro in a clinch.
St Christopher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Christopher tries a body shot but Hittaro blocks it.
The is referee keeping an eye on St Christopher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hittaro wants a takedown.
St Christopher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hittaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Christopher!
Hittaro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Christopher fails to land with a series of punches.
St Christopher lands an overhand right.
St Christopher with a jab.
Hittaro shoots for a double leg takedown but St Christopher sprawls well. He's pushed Hittaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hittaro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Christopher as he avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hittaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from St Christopher. No joy for Hittaro on that attempt.
Hittaro is breathing heavily.
St Christopher lands with a straight right. Hittaro didn't see that one coming.
Hittaro shoots in but no luck this time.
St Christopher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hittaro fails with a takedown attempt.
St Christopher wants to clinch up but Hittaro keeps it at a distance.
Hittaro fails with the takedown.
Jab from St Christopher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher cracks Hittaro with a good jab.
St Christopher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Christopher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hittaro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
St Christopher stalks Hittaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hittaro's face. Hittaro staggers backwards, shaken.
Hittaro looks for a takedown but St Christopher sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Christopher!
Calvin St Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hittaro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donk. St Christopher catches Hittaro right on the button with a cross.
St Christopher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hittaro has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin St Christopher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hittaro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
St Christopher tries to clinch there but Hittaro circles away.
Hittaro fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from St Christopher finds it's way through Hittaro's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from St Christopher as Hittaro shoots in.
Hittaro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Christopher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hittaro fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julle Hittaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from St Christopher both land. Nice combination.
St Christopher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hittaro in his tracks.
Hittaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hittaro. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hittaro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Christopher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hittaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hittaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St Christopher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch but Hittaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hittaro keeps the fight on the outside.
St Christopher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Christopher is looking to clinch.
Hittaro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Christopher pinned against the cage. St Christopher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calvin St Christopher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hittaro fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Hittaro with that takedown attempt.
Julle Hittaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hittaro misses with a takedown attempt - St Christopher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Calvin St Christopher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hittaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Christopher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hittaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hittaro has a takedown stuffed.
St Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch but Hittaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from St Christopher lands.
St Christopher wants to clinch up but Hittaro keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hittaro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Christopher is fending him off so far but Hittaro persists. Nope, St Christopher circles away and we're back to standing.
St Christopher fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Christopher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hittaro on the side of the head.
Hittaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch but Hittaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hittaro shoots in but no luck this time.
Hittaro shoots in and drives through. St Christopher sprawls well.
St Christopher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Christopher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Christopher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin St Christopher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A shot to de liver by St Christopher. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for St Christopher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Christopher scores with a jab.
St Christopher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Christopher tries to clinch but Hittaro is having none of it.
Hittaro misses with a takedown attempt - St Christopher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hittaro fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julle Hittaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from St Christopher. No joy for Hittaro on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hittaro shoots for a takedown but St Christopher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Christopher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Christopher tries to clinch there but Hittaro circles away.
The crowd cheers as St Christopher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hittaro doesn't seem phased though.
Hittaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
St Christopher lands with a right hand.
St Christopher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hittaro keeps the fight on the outside.
St Christopher lands a jab to the head.
Hittaro keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hittaro closes the distance and clinches up with St Christopher, looking for a takedown. Hittaro pushes St Christopher against the cage but St Christopher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hittaro closes the distance and clinches up with St Christopher, looking for a takedown. Hittaro pushes St Christopher against the cage but St Christopher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

St Christopher clinches up against the cage.
St Christopher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hittaro prevents it.
St Christopher can't find room to land a body shot as Hittaro controls the action.
St Christopher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Hittaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Hittaro or perhaps it was just good defense by St Christopher which made him look bad.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Christopher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hittaro shoots in for a double leg but St Christopher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch but Hittaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from St Christopher lands.
Hittaro shoots in but no luck this time.
St Christopher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by St Christopher.
Hittaro drops his hands momentarily and St Christopher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hittaro shoots for a double leg takedown but St Christopher sprawls well. He's pushed Hittaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Christopher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Christopher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Christopher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

St Christopher gets a clinch.
Hittaro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but St Christopher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hittaro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Christopher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from St Christopher.
St Christopher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
St Christopher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hittaro.
Julle Hittaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Christopher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hittaro.
St Christopher lands a nice shot to the body.
St Christopher has Hittaro pushed against the cage.

St Christopher has picked Hittaro up - he's going for a ride! St Christopher dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
St Christopher is looking to take a break and control but Hittaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Christopher frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin St Christopher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Christopher 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin St Christopher!