PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewitt Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hing Hygan (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.

Brady
vs
Hygan

169 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Dewitt Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hing Hygan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hygan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brady swivels and escapes.
Brady doesn't manage to clinch there - Hygan circles away.
Brady tries to clinch up but Hygan circles away and keeps his distance.
Brady fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hygan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hygan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brady pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hygan misses with a body kick.

Hygan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hygan pulls guard.
Hygan has a closed guard, preventing Brady from standing up.
Brady being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady stands up over Hygan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brady has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hygan trying to control the position.
Brady throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hygan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brady wanted to stand there but Hygan had control of the position.
Hygan wants to sweep here but Brady controlling him for the moment.

Brady gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brady misses with a takedown attempt - Hygan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brady stuffs the takedown.
Dewitt Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hing Hygan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hygan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brady.
Hygan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brady as he jumps to the side.
Brady keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hygan shoots in looking for a takedown. Brady tries to sprawl out of it but Hygan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brady manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hygan looks winded!
Hygan throws a big shot that misses.
Hygan shoots in for a takedown but Brady shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brady really is a fat lump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hygan swivels and escapes.
Brady lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Brady gets tackled into the cage by Hygan. Hygan maintains the clinch.
Brady has Hygan pushed against the cage.

Hygan breaks from the clinch.
Hygan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brady as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brady.
Hing Hygan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brady.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brady drives through with a takedown into Hygan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Hygan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brady would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hygan striking off his back but it's not causing Brady any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hygan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brady is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hygan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hygan is looking for a sweep.
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 Dewitt Brady will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brady tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hygan defends well and Brady ends up having to push Hygan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Hygan manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Brady 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brady closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hygan circles away.
Hygan throws a combination. Brady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Dewitt Brady has been cut.
Hygan shoots in looking for a takedown. Brady tries to sprawl out of it but Hygan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brady manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hing Hygan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brady shoots in for a double leg but Hygan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dewitt Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brady has Hygan up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brady tries to break free but Hygan pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hygan stalls.
Brady is trying to pull guard but Hygan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Hygan breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hygan.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brady shoots in looking for a takedown. Hygan tries to sprawl out of it but Brady keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hygan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hygan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hygan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brady sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hygan somewhat.

Brady closes the distance and clinches.
Brady drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hygan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brady jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hygan walks away with a smile on his face. Brady gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hygan moves into range and clinches up with Brady.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hygan breaks the clinch.
Hygan shoots in looking for a takedown. Brady tries to sprawl out of it but Hygan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brady manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brady stuffs the takedown attempt from Hygan. Hygan gets slowly back to his feet.
Brady shoots in looking for a takedown but Hygan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brady's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hygan tries a head kick but it misses.
Brady fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hygan drives through and clinches with Brady against the cage.
Hygan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Hygan decides to pull guard.
Brady would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hygan controls Brady momentarily but Brady frees himself.
Brady trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hygan's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brady postures up in Hygan's guard and throws a big left but Hygan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hing Hygan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dewitt Brady's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hygan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brady as he jumps to the side.
Hygan shoots in and drives through. Brady sprawls well.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brady fails to land the takedown.
Brady darts in looking for a takedown but Hygan gets double underhooks and turns Brady into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dewitt Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady can't get the takedown.
Hygan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brady avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brady is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brady misses with some punches.

Hygan successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hygan working a defensive guard here.
Brady won't allow Hygan to sweep him here.
Hygan is trying to control the position but Brady postures up.

Hygan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brady doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brady manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brady with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hygan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady wanted to stand there but Hygan had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hygan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hygan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hygan controls Brady momentarily but Brady frees himself.
Brady wants to stand but Hygan is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hygan working a defensive guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hing Hygan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hygan misses with a kick to the body.
Hygan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brady's head backwards.
Hygan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brady pinned against the cage. Brady gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brady.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brady has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hygan after a bit of a struggle.
Brady is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hygan to keep the fight standing.
Hygan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brady is defending well.
Hygan has Brady pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brady manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brady has Hygan pressed against the cage.

Hygan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hygan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brady avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hygan leaves Brady with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hing Hygan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hygan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hing Hygan!