PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guy
vs
Hewitt

178 cm
28
184 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

188 cm
25
184 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murray Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Hewitt.

Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Guy trying to mount his opponent but Hewitt defends it.
Guy is keen to just control but Hewitt is a slippery customer.
Guy stalling away here and it's allowed Hewitt to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Guy wants to control from the top but Hewitt keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is pushing down on Hewitt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hewitt is fighting to maintain full guard but Guy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hewitt is squirming around, avoiding Guy's attempts to control the action.
Hewitt blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy looking to control but Hewitt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hewitt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Guy wants to control the pace but Hewitt is squirming around nicely.
Hewitt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hewitt is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hewitt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy trying to control but Hewitt is having none of it.
Guy throwing strikes here but Hewitt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Guy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hewitt avoids a series of strikes thrown by Guy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy punching from mount but Hewitt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Guy controlling the position easily from mount.
Hewitt avoids a series of strikes thrown by Guy.
Guy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Guy landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Guy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hewitt digs a good hook to Guy's body.
Hewitt misses with a hook.
Hewitt misses with a looping right.
Hewitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guy is defended easily by Hewitt.
Hewitt throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Hewitt moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
Murray Hewitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Hewitt.
Hewitt lands with a hook. Guy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hewitt works over Guy's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hewitt swinging wildly here.
Hewitt misses with a body shot.
Hewitt throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hewitt thinking.
Hewitt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guy tries to land a leg kick but Hewitt saw it coming and moves away.

Guy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guy lands in his opponent's guard.
Guy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Hewitt is keeping the position.
Guy forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hewitt is trying to stand up here but Guy is controlling him well.
Guy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hewitt keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guy trying to control the pace.
Guy is looking to stall here but Hewitt recovers full guard.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Hewitt is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hewitt wants to stand up but Guy is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mr Guy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Hewitt counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Hewitt.
Hewitt misses with a wild body shot.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hewitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hewitt looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Hewitt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Hewitt as he checks the leg kick.
Hewitt throws a poor cross that misses
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hewitt throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Hewitt misses.
Hewitt throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Guy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hewitt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hewitt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hewitt throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Hewitt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hewitt throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Hewitt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hewitt is able to avoid easily.
Murray Hewitt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hewitt tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hewitt.
Hewitt missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hewitt throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hewitt misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guy, as that shot connected.
Hewitt throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy shoots in and drives through. Hewitt sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hewitt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hewitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Hewitt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Hewitt throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
Hewitt looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Guy. Those never looked like landing.
Guy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hewitt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt lands with an uppercut that bounces Guy off the cage and back into range.

Hewitt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Hewitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Hewitt.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Guy blocking some punches.
Guy working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hewitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.

Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a hook. Hewitt ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Hewitt finds it's target.
Hewitt misses with a body kick.
Hewitt misses with a body shot
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hewitt throws a big shot that misses.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hewitt.
Mr Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hewitt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hewitt connects with a right hand. Guy shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guy walks into a stiff left hand from Hewitt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murray Hewitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guy 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!