PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parfait Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton's entrance music is The man in the moon is a newfie. A fine choice. Speed has chosen Funky Kingston / Toots And The Maytals as his entrance music. Tanner Speed will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hilton
vs
Speed

175 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

188 cm
27
212 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parfait Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Speed!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Speed darts in and clinches Hilton up against the cage.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Hilton controls his hands.
Speed misses with a knee to the head.
Speed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hilton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Speed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hilton is defending well for now.
Hilton wants a takedown but no success here.
Speed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hilton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hilton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Speed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hilton blocks a body shot from Speed.
Hilton takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Speed just leaning against Hilton, taking a breather.
Speed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Speed tries a knee to the head but Hilton blocks it.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Speed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Hilton has Speed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Speed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Parfait Hilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Speed just leaning against Hilton, taking a breather.
Speed tries a body shot but Hilton blocks it.
Speed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hilton.
Speed tries to land knees in the clinch but Hilton avoids the damage to the body.
Speed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
Speed tries to land knees in the clinch but Hilton avoids the damage to the body.
Speed missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Speed.
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!
Speed stalling against the cage.
Hilton managing to block the knees to the body from Speed.
Hilton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Speed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hilton avoiding damage as Speed throws knees to the body.
Speed lands a nice knee to the body.
Hilton is trying to drag Speed to the mat but Speed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Speed throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Speed lands a good knee to the midsection. Hilton won't want to take too many of those.
Speed tries a knee to the head but Hilton blocks it.
Speed tries a knee to the head but Hilton blocks it.
Speed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Speed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hilton.
Speed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Speed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Speed misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Speed obliges.
Hilton is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hilton is defending well for now.
Speed lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Speed lands a body shot.
Hilton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Speed lands an uppercut.
Speed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hilton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hilton up against the cage.
Hilton can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed has Hilton pushed against the cage.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Speed dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Speed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good exchange - Speed coming out on top.
Hilton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Speed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Speed drives through and clinches with Hilton against the cage.
Speed presses Hilton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Speed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hilton.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed misses with a knee to the head.
Speed tries to work over Hilton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed misses with a knee strike.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed crunches a lovely knee into Hilton's ribcage.
Hilton wants to break free but Speed has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Speed lands a knee to the head.
Speed landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Speed pushes Hilton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Speed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Speed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hilton blocks it with crossed arms.
Speed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Speed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hilton.
Speed controlling the action here for a moment.
Speed lands a good knee to the midsection. Hilton won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilton is trying to break the clinch but Speed has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Speed.
Speed crunches a lovely knee into Hilton's ribcage.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speed scores a nice knee to the body.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hilton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hilton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Speed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Speed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Speed misses with a knee to the head.
Speed scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed digs a right hand underneath Hilton's ribcage. Hilton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Speed lands with a left to the head.
Hilton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Speed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Speed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Speed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hilton's sensitive parts.
Hilton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Speed has Hilton up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed lands a good knee to the midsection. Hilton won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Speed.
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!
Speed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton takes a shot to the head.
Hilton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Speed missing with knees to the body.
Speed gets underhooks to prevent Hilton's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Parfait Hilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilton tries to circle away but Speed has him pinned against the cage.
Speed has Hilton pressed against the cage.
Hilton avoiding damage as Speed throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Speed.
Speed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Speed tries to land knees in the clinch but Hilton avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hilton tries to keep at a distance but Speed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hilton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Speed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hilton blocks a body shot from Speed.
Speed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hilton or not.
Nice body punch from Speed.
Speed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Hilton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Speed landing knees to the body.
Speed looking to throw knees to the head but Hilton is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Speed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Speed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanner Speed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Speed.
A knee to the head by Speed.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
Speed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Speed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hilton blocks it with crossed arms.
Speed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Speed.
A nice left hand lands by Speed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Speed.
Hilton takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilton blocks a body shot from Speed.
Speed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hilton.
Speed landing knees to the body.
Speed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Speed lands with a left to the head.
Hilton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Speed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hilton's face.
Speed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hilton or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Speed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Speed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Speed connects with a knee to the head.
Hilton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hilton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Speed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Speed.
Parfait Hilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Hilton avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Speed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed connects with a knee to the head.
Speed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hilton.
Speed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Speed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Speed.
Speed lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Speed as the two fighters clinch.
Speed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hilton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed is pushing Hilton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Speed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Speed 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 24:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Speed!
After winning the bout, Tanner Speed thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.