PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiba Hyuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Puggles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiba Hyuga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hyuga
vs
Puggles

182 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiba Hyuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Puggles!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puggles slips a jab and a cross from Hyuga.
Puggles misses with a double jab.
Hyuga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Puggles circles away.
Puggles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyuga.
Hyuga swings for the body but Puggles moves out of range.
Hyuga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puggles doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyuga circles away.

Hyuga scores with a takedown into Puggles's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Puggles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puggles is looking to sweep but instead, Hyuga has passed into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Puggles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Puggles is not content to let Hyuga control the position.
Hyuga throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Puggles to regain full guard.
Hyuga trying to control but Puggles is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puggles throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Puggles looking for a sweep. Not yet Puggles, not yet.
Hyuga throws a big elbow that misses.
Puggles managing to control the position.
Hyuga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puggles keeping moving, preventing Hyuga from controlling successfully.
Hyuga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hyuga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puggles swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Puggles shoots in looking for a takedown but Hyuga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Puggles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puggles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Kiba Hyuga has been cut.
Puggles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hyuga eats them both and turns towards Puggles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
DJ Puggles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyuga throws a jab but it's blocked by Puggles.

Hyuga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hyuga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hyuga throws a big right hand that misses.
Puggles looking to control.
Puggles keeping moving, preventing Hyuga from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga throwing strikes but missing.
Puggles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puggles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hyuga is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hyuga postures up in Puggles's guard and throws a big left but Puggles blocks it.
Puggles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hyuga.
Puggles has momentary wrist control but Hyuga slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puggles keeping moving, preventing Hyuga from controlling successfully.
Hyuga throwing strikes from guard but Puggles blocks nicely.
Puggles will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyuga wants to control from the top but Puggles keeps moving.
Hyuga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Kiba Hyuga wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Hyuga gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiba Hyuga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiba Hyuga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hyuga misses with a looping right.
Puggles slips under a jab.
Puggles misses with a low kick.
Hyuga takes a swing at Puggles's ribcage but misses.
Puggles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyuga was well out of range. Poor timing from Puggles.

Hyuga gets a takedown into half guard.
Kiba Hyuga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hyuga is looking to take a break and control but Puggles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puggles trying to control here.
Hyuga stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyuga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hyuga is keen to just control but Puggles is a slippery customer.
Hyuga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puggles's head.
Puggles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puggles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hyuga is looking to take a break and control but Puggles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Puggles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hyuga eats them both and turns towards Puggles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Puggles blocks a jab.
Hyuga misses with a wild body shot.
Hyuga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyuga loads up on a big right hand but Puggles slips the punch.
Hyuga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puggles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Puggles gets caught napping as Hyuga dives in and scores a takedown. Puggles manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyuga postures up.
Puggles wants to sweep but no luck.
Hyuga trying to control the position from guard on top but Puggles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyuga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hyuga scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Puggles is pulling down on Hyuga's head to control his posture.
Hyuga controlling from the top position.
Hyuga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Puggles defending well as Hyuga loads up on a big left hand.
Hyuga ducks under a wild hook from Puggles.
DJ Puggles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puggles misses with a double jab
and Hyuga counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga connects with a body shot.
Hyuga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puggles manages to avoid it.
Hyuga throws a lazy right hand but Puggles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyuga is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Puggles's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hyuga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyuga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hyuga wants it to stay on the feet.
Puggles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DJ Puggles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyuga misses with a straight right.
Puggles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hyuga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puggles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puggles throws a hook but Hyuga blocks it.
Hyuga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyuga ducks under a wild hook from Puggles.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyuga. That snapped Puggles's head back.
Puggles tries to clinch there but Hyuga circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiba Hyuga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kiba Hyuga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Puggles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puggles misses with a two punch combination.
Hyuga fails with the takedown.
Hyuga misses with a straight left.
Puggles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puggles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyuga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puggles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyuga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puggles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hyuga throws the left hand but Puggles avoids the punch easily.
Hyuga avoids the body shot from Puggles.
Horrible takedown by Puggles or perhaps it was just good defense by Hyuga which made him look bad.
Puggles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puggles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puggles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puggles moves away from the strike by Hyuga.
Puggles throws a series of punches but Hyuga moves out of range.
Hyuga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puggles's head.
Hyuga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyuga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puggles throws a chopping leg kick but Hyuga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Puggles does no damage.
Hyuga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puggles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyuga.
Puggles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puggles slips a straight right by Hyuga.
Puggles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyuga.
Hyuga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puggles defends it nicely.
Puggles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyuga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Puggles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hyuga.
Hyuga working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The strikes coming from Hyuga are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hyuga throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hyuga trying to control the position but Puggles is working away.
You can see the frustration on Puggles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hyuga throwing strikes but Puggles manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga dodges the ground and pound from Puggles.
Puggles tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hyuga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Puggles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Puggles working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hyuga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Puggles is looking to take a break and control but Hyuga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hyuga is looking to reverse the position.
Puggles works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hyuga manages to work his way to half guard, despite Puggles's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga is trying to get back to full guard.
Hyuga has his hands clasped together around Puggles's back. He's all about the action.
Puggles is keen to just control but Hyuga is a slippery customer.
Hyuga is trying to get back to full guard.
Puggles controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyuga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

OK we're going to have a standup here. DJ Puggles hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Puggles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hyuga.
Hyuga walks into a stiff left hand from Puggles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puggles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hyuga backs up against the cage.
Hyuga throws an overhand right that lands on Puggles's shoulder, as Puggles tries to avoid the shot.
Puggles throws the left hand but Hyuga avoids the punch easily.
Puggles throws a series of punches but Hyuga avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kiba Hyuga.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hyuga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Kiba Hyuga!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Kiba Hyuga!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Kiba Hyuga!

Kiba Hyuga wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kiba Hyuga made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.