PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Learned Astronomer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiba Hyuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyuga has chosen Magic as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Astronomer
vs
Hyuga

189 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
204 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Learned Astronomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiba Hyuga!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astronomer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Astronomer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hyuga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Astronomer keeping moving, preventing Hyuga from controlling successfully.
Hyuga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hyuga throwing strikes from guard but Astronomer blocks nicely.
Hyuga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Astronomer pulls Hyuga in to control the position.
Hyuga working some strikes from top position.
Hyuga throws a big elbow that misses.
Hyuga with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Astronomer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyuga postures up.
Hyuga trying to control but Astronomer is working from the bottom.
Astronomer has momentary wrist control but Hyuga slips an elbow through the middle.
Hyuga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Astronomer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hyuga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hyuga throws a big elbow that misses.
Hyuga passes Astronomer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hyuga throws a strike but Astronomer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Astronomer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hyuga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga is looking to work some ground and pound but Astronomer has wrist control.
Hyuga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hyuga cracks Astronomer with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyuga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Astronomer is keeping the position for now.
Hyuga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hyuga looking to sit in guard and control but Astronomer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hyuga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astronomer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hyuga is trying to control the position but Astronomer postures up.
Astronomer wants to control from the top but Hyuga keeps moving.
Astronomer postures up in Hyuga's guard and throws a big left but Hyuga blocks it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kiba Hyuga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hyuga fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Astronomer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hyuga changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Astronomer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Astronomer parries the strikes from Hyuga easily there. Hyuga is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Astronomer to escape.
Astronomer parries the strikes from Hyuga easily there. Hyuga is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Astronomer to escape.
Astronomer struggling a bit here.
Hyuga scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astronomer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hyuga creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Astronomer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Check out the look on Hyuga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Hyuga.
Hyuga trying to control the position but Astronomer is working away.
An elbow from Hyuga crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiba Hyuga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hyuga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Astronomer sprawls well. Astronomer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hyuga gets slowly back to his feet.
Astronomer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hyuga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiba Hyuga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyuga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Astronomer is fending him off so far but Hyuga persists. Nope, Astronomer circles away and we're back to standing.

Astronomer pushes Hyuga up against the cage in a clinch.
Astronomer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Astronomer.

Astronomer decides to pull guard.
Astronomer seems keen to control Hyuga's posture.
Kiba Hyuga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hyuga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyuga cracks Astronomer with a solid left hand.
Hyuga trying to control the position from guard on top but Astronomer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Astronomer is on top in guard.
Astronomer is looking to work some ground and pound but Hyuga has wrist control.
Astronomer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Astronomer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyuga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kiba Hyuga wasn't active enough on the ground.
Astronomer slaps away a takedown attempt from Hyuga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Learned Astronomer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiba Hyuga.
Hyuga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Astronomer as he jumps to the side.
Hyuga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Astronomer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hyuga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyuga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Astronomer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astronomer thumps Hyuga with a low kick.
Astronomer looks to land a body kick but Hyuga moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Astronomer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hyuga is breathing heavily.
Astronomer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hyuga on the side of the head.

It looks like Kiba Hyuga has been cut.
Hyuga shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Astronomer counters with a shoot takedown. Hyuga fights it but they end up in guard.
Hyuga keeping moving, preventing Astronomer from controlling successfully.
Astronomer postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyuga wants to sweep here but Astronomer controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hyuga keeping moving, preventing Astronomer from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Learned Astronomer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Astronomer avoids the body shot from Hyuga.
Astronomer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Astronomer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hyuga.
Hyuga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Astronomer circles away.
Astronomer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyuga is just out of range.
Hyuga shoots and misses
and Astronomer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hyuga shoots in looking for a takedown. Astronomer tries to sprawl out of it but Hyuga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Astronomer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Astronomer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hyuga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Astronomer. Astronomer obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Learned Astronomer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kiba Hyuga's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Astronomer tries to bum rush Hyuga with a series of wild strikes but Hyuga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hyuga fails to land the takedown.
Hyuga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Astronomer counters with a right hand to the body.
Hyuga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Astronomer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hyuga scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Astronomer.
Astronomer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hyuga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Astronomer counters with a two punch combo.
Learned Astronomer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiba Hyuga.
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!
Astronomer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hyuga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Astronomer drops Hyuga with a nice combination! Astronomer dives into Hyuga's guard, looking to finish!

Hyuga is rocked!
Astronomer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hyuga is still in real trouble! Can Astronomer finish him?
Astronomer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hyuga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Astronomer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Astronomer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hyuga has momentary wrist control but Astronomer slips an elbow through the middle.
Astronomer content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyuga looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Astronomer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Astronomer scores with a big shot! Hyuga's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hyuga! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Learned Astronomer!
During a confident post fight interview, Learned Astronomer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.