PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Hypster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Desert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hypster
vs
Desert

189 cm
25
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Hypster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Desert!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hypster lands a leg kick that knocks Desert off balance momentarily.
Hypster throws the kick towards the body but Desert avoids it.
Desert throws a shot from downtown. Hypster moves away and avoids it.
Hypster cracks the inside of Desert's front leg.
Desert gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hypster counters with a low kick, right behind Desert 's knee.
Desert wants to clinch.
Hypster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Desert. That did some damage!
Desert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hypster. Hypster obviously looking to wear him down.
Hypster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Desert.
Hypster avoids a kick to the body.
Desert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Desert checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hypster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Desert is out of range and Hypster settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hypster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hypster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desert.

Desert shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hypster napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Desert wants to stand but Hypster is controlling his arm.
Desert throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hypster works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Hypster looking for submissions off his back.
Hypster is refusing to be controlled, as Desert sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desert prevents Hypster from improving his position.
Hypster is not content to let Desert control the position.
Hypster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Desert.
Desert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Desert misses with a head shot. Hypster uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hypster wants to sweep here but Desert controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desert throws a strike but Hypster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Desert keeping full guard, as Hypster tries to pass.

Desert pushes Hypster off and gets back to his feet.
Hypster looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hypster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hypster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hypster is trying to break free.
Hypster is trying to break free.
Hypster can't break the clinch.
Hypster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desert's elbow.
Hypster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hypster tries a body shot but Desert blocks it.
Hypster is trying to force a seperation but Desert has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Desert.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desert working hard to break the clinch.
Hypster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Desert pulls guard successfully.
Hypster stopping the sweep attempt from Desert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mr Hypster will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Desert is looking to clinch but Hypster is avoiding it.
Mike Desert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Desert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hypster circles away.
Desert looks to land a body kick but Hypster moved away.
Desert checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Desert closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Desert looking to throw knees to the head but Hypster is blocking nicely.
Desert prevents Hypster from breaking the clinch.
Desert prevents Hypster from breaking the clinch.
Hypster misses with a punch to the body.
Hypster misses with a punch to the body.
Hypster tries to work over Desert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hypster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hypster wants to break free but Desert has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hypster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hypster looks to land a body kick but Desert moved away.
Mr Hypster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hypster throws a low kick, looking for Desert's leg but Desert calmly moves out of range.

Desert rushes Hypster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Desert stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Desert has Hypster pressed against the cage, preventing Hypster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hypster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desert's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Hypster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hypster misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hypster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desert tries to clinch up.

Desert pushes Hypster up against the cage in a clinch.
Hypster wants to break free but Desert has control.
Desert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hypster walks away with a smile on his face. Desert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hypster.
Hypster attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hypster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Desert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hypster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desert misses with the body kick
enabling Hypster to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Desert misses.
Hypster lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Desert is looking to clinch.
Desert throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hypster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hypster misses with a head kick.
Desert tries to clinch there but Hypster circles away.
Hypster lands a leg kick that knocks Desert off balance momentarily.
Desert is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desert misses with a low kick as Hypster jumps back.
Desert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Desert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mr Hypster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Desert.
Desert is looking to land body kicks.
Hypster thuds a left hand into Desert's body.
Desert blocks the body kick.
Desert moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Desert avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hypster connects with a leg kick. Desert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hypster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hypster.
Desert fails to land the takedown.
Desert on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hypster misses with a low kick.
Hypster misses with a head kick.
Hypster connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hypster scores with a nice body kick.
Hypster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Desert throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hypster. Desert shrugs it off though.
Hypster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left lands for Hypster.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hypster misses with a body kick.
Hypster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hypster misses with a low kick.
Hypster throws a push kick but Desert slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Hypster dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Desert gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hypster counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hypster throws a sloppy head kick and Desert moves out of range easily.
Hypster lands with a nice body kick.
Desert tries to clinch there but Hypster circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hypster, right into the meat.
Hypster misses with a low kick.
Hypster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Desert is out of range and Hypster settles back down.
Desert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hypster circles away.
Desert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Desert tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Desert shoots in looking for a takedown. Hypster tries to sprawl out of it but Desert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hypster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hypster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hypster lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Desert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hypster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Desert on the side of the head.
Hypster throws a body kick that misses.
Hypster throws a head kick but Desert moves out of range.
Hypster explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hypster tries to work over Desert's front leg with a kick but Desert checks it.
Hypster wants to land a leg kick but Desert is out of range.
Hypster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mr Hypster is winning the standup battle so far.
Hypster misses with a body kick.
Hypster punishes Desert's body with a nice straight punch.
Hypster throws a body punch but Desert moves out of range.
Hypster looks for the body kick but Desert saw that one coming.
Hypster lands a head kick!
Mr Hypster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hypster tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Desert is able to avoid easily.
Hypster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hypster misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hypster lands a jab to the nose.
Hypster throws a wild body kick that Desert sees coming a mile off.
Desert tries to clinch up but Hypster circles away and keeps his distance.
Hypster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Desert just misses with a punch to the body.
Desert tries to clinch but Hypster moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hypster.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Desert.
Mr Hypster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Desert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hypster misses with a body kick.
Desert has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Desert there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hypster looks for the body kick but Desert saw that one coming.
Desert has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hypster.
Desert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hypster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Desert somewhat.
Hypster misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hypster is looking to clinch but Desert is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Desert.
Desert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hypster throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desert moves out of range as Hypster throws a body kick.
Desert shoots in for a takedown but Hypster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Desert avoids the head kick by Hypster.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hypster.
Hypster punishes Desert's body with a nice straight punch.
Hypster throws a leg kick

and Desert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Desert.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desert wanted to stand there but Hypster had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hypster controlling Desert's posture.
Mike Desert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hypster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Hypster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hypster, 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Hypster!