PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parfait Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The man in the moon is a newfie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kermode
vs
Hilton

185 cm
27
220 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

175 cm
30
215 lbs
13 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mayo Kermode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parfait Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kermode smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kermode fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hilton misses with a wild body shot.
Kermode takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hilton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kermode tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kermode throws a low kick, looking for Hilton's leg but Hilton calmly moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Kermode.
Kermode connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilton throws a sloppy head kick

and Kermode counters by clinching up.
Kermode throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
I was talking to Kermode's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kermode misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kermode.

It looks like Parfait Hilton has been cut.
Hilton is trying to push Kermode away but Kermode has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hilton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hilton tries to break free but Kermode pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kermode lands an elbow that stopped Hilton in his tracks for a moment.
Kermode missing with knees to the body.
Kermode unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hilton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kermode.
Kermode landing knees to the body.
Kermode pushes off an throws an elbow but Hilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hilton dodges an elbow strike from Kermode.
Kermode tries to land knees in the clinch but Hilton avoids the damage to the body.
Hilton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kermode connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kermode.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kermode looking to throw knees to the head but Hilton is blocking nicely.
Kermode missing with knees to the body.
Kermode lands an elbow that stopped Hilton in his tracks for a moment.
Kermode throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kermode misses with a knee to the head.
Hilton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kermode is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hilton avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton tries to circle away but Kermode has him pinned against the cage.
Kermode throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kermode lands a good knee to the midsection. Hilton won't want to take too many of those.
Kermode prevents the takedown attempt.
Mayo Kermode has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parfait Hilton.
Kermode connects with a knee to the head.
Hilton blocks an elbow strike from Kermode.
Kermode misses with an elbow over the top.
Hilton has Kermode pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kermode manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kermode lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kermode.
Hilton managing to block the knees to the body from Kermode.
Kermode landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hilton looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kermode using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hilton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hilton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kermode tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Hilton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kermode throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kermode with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kermode throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kermode looking to throw knees to the head but Hilton is blocking nicely.
Kermode tries to land knees in the clinch but Hilton avoids the damage to the body.
Kermode scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayo Kermode dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Parfait Hilton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hilton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kermode if he has to take too many more of those.
Kermode fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kermode has Hilton up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayo Kermode has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Kermode.
Kermode gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the head but Hilton blocks with his arms.
Kermode creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hilton's defenses.
Kermode 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 tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hilton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kermode tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hilton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the head but Hilton blocks with his arms.
Kermode lands a nice elbow.
Kermode lands an elbow that stopped Hilton in his tracks for a moment.
Kermode misses with a knee to the head.
Kermode throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Kermode.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kermode throws an elbow but misses.
Kermode is pressed up against the cage. Hilton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kermode down to the mat. Kermode avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kermode does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Kermode drives through and clinches with Hilton against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton is trying to drag Kermode to the mat but Kermode just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mayo Kermode has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parfait Hilton.
Kermode lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hilton goes for a takedown attempt but Kermode pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hilton tries a head kick but it misses.
Hilton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kermode checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kermode, right into the meat.
Kermode dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hilton. That did some damage!
Hilton is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilton thumps Kermode with a low kick.
Kermode lands a jab to the nose.
Mayo Kermode is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kermode looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kermode closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kermode with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hilton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hilton takes an elbow to the temple.
Kermode misses with an elbow over the top.
Kermode landing knees to the body.
Hilton takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kermode misses with an elbow over the top.
Kermode connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hilton's face.
Kermode throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermode comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kermode gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kermode misses with an elbow over the top.
Kermode utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kermode lands a nice knee to the body.
Kermode gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kermode gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kermode is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hilton can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kermode lands a nice elbow.
Kermode lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayo Kermode dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Parfait Hilton'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kermode drops Hilton with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kermode follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mayo Kermode!
During a confident post fight interview, Mayo Kermode thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.