PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Teló (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teló comes into the arena with Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego blaring out of the sound system. Hyatt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Street fighter. This should be fireworks!

Teló
vs
Hyatt

196 cm
24
209 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Teló!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teló throws an off balance right hand
and Hyatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teló motions for Hyatt to come forward. Teló throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teló moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Hyatt misses.
Teló feinted with a counter takedown.
Teló looks for the body kick but Hyatt saw that one coming.
Hyatt moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Teló has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Teló throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teló pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hyatt is out of range and Teló settles back down.
Hyatt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Teló lunges at Hyatt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hyatt's hand.
Teló misses with a wild body shot.
Teló takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teló throws a poor cross that misses

and Hyatt counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyatt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hyatt prevents a body shot from Teló.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Teló fails to land.
Hyatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Teló controls his hands.
Hyatt prevents a body shot from Teló.
Teló on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teló blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teló lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hyatt backwards.
Teló tries to work over Hyatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyatt pushes Teló back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Teló uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teló pushes Hyatt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teló lands a shoulder strike.
Teló lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyatt backwards.
A shot in the inside from Teló.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teló lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyatt blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teló looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hyatt prevents a body shot from Teló.
Still in the clinch, Hyatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyatt presses Teló against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hyatt works on Teló's body with a couple of short punches.
Hyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teló blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teló jumps guard but Hyatt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Teló swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teló blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyatt.
Hyatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Teló controls his hands.
Teló misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teló lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyatt backwards.
Teló looking to stall.
Teló working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Teló uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teló lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hyatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teló is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Teló can't find room to land a body shot as Hyatt controls the action.
Teló tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hyatt fails to land.
Teló has a couple of punches blocked by Hyatt.
A head punch on the inside from Hyatt fails to land.
Hyatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hyatt.
Hyatt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Teló seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hyatt can turn it around.
Hyatt pushes Teló back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hyatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teló avoids a wild elbow strike from Hyatt.
Teló working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Hyatt.
Teló is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Hyatt.
Hyatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teló.
Hyatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teló backwards.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hyatt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teló's brow.
Hyatt lands a nice uppercut.
Hyatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hyatt lands with a left to the head.
Hyatt tries a body shot but Teló blocks it.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyatt.
Teló misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hyatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teló lands with a left to the head.
Hyatt scores with a nice hook to the head.

Teló breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hyatt blocks a jab.
Hyatt connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Teló tries for a takedown but Hyatt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hyatt moves out of range of the body kick from Teló.
Decent striking displayed by Hyatt there.
Hyatt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Teló misses with a head kick.
Teló throws a wild body kick that Hyatt sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Hyatt misses.
Michel Teló seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teló throws a right hand that misses
and Hyatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hyatt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hyatt tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyatt throws out a loose jab but Teló uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teló was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hyatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Teló misses its target.
Teló avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Teló pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyatt feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Teló is just out of range.
As Hyatt looks to move away, Teló throws a big counter combo bu Hyatt just gets out of the way.
Teló scores with a nice head shot.
Hyatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teló is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Teló lands a lovely overhand right.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teló is looking to land body kicks.
Teló tries to move into range but Hyatt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hyatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Teló throws a looping overhand right but Hyatt ducks down to avoid it.
Teló misses with a body shot
and Hyatt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Teló throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Teló finds it's target.
Teló thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teló is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hyatt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hyatt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teló's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Teló.
Hyatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teló can pounce on him.
Hyatt misses with an uppercut. Teló saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Hyatt.
Hyatt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hyatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyatt ducks under a wild hook from Teló.
Hyatt throws the left hand but Teló avoids the punch easily.
Teló lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teló defending well as Hyatt loads up on a big left hand.
Teló feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Teló drops his hands momentarily and Hyatt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Teló connects with a solid leg kick.
Teló sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt tries to clinch up.
Teló misses with a low kick.
Hyatt misses with a body shot.
Teló swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyatt wants to counter the offense by Teló and move into the clinch position.
Teló misses with a lunging right hand
and Hyatt counters with a straight right hand.
Hyatt moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Teló!
Teló uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
Teló tries to counter with a takedown but Hyatt is quick to defend against it.
Hyatt throws out a leg kick but Teló moves out of range and Hyatt only half commits.
Hyatt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Teló tries to clinch up but Hyatt circles away and keeps his distance.

Hyatt tries to keep at a distance but Teló has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Teló is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hyatt lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hyatt.
A short right from Hyatt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teló wants to take the fight to the mat but Hyatt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Teló. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teló throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Hyatt.
Teló is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hyatt is keeping busy.
Hyatt digs a right hand underneath Teló's ribcage. Teló let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hyatt tries a body shot but Teló blocks it.
Nice body punch from Hyatt - that landed with a thud.
Teló's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hyatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hyatt lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hyatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hyatt, as that shot connected.
A leg kick checked by Hyatt.
Teló throws a nice looking combination but Hyatt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hyatt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teló.
A slow jab from Teló misses its intended target.
Hyatt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Teló connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hyatt scrambles back to his feet.
Teló misses with a looping left.
Teló bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló throws a leg kick that misses.
Hyatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Donk. Hyatt catches Teló right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló connects with a looping right hand.
Hyatt loads up on a big right hand but Teló slips the punch.
Hyatt thuds a left hand into Teló's body.
A big left from Hyatt misses.
Hyatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teló paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teló keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hyatt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hyatt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Teló throws a right and a left that Hyatt avoids nicely.
Teló keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teló throws a body kick that misses
and Teló takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teló throws a hook but Hyatt blocks it.
Teló scoring well with a low kick there.
Hyatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teló attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teló dives in and grabs Hyatt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hyatt pushes down on Teló's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Teló is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Teló.
Hyatt lands a nice shot that snaps Teló's head back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Teló.
Teló misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyatt.
Jimmy Hyatt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hyatt is looking to land body kicks.
Teló throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Hyatt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hyatt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teló stalling in the clinch but Hyatt improves position.
Hyatt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hyatt lands a body shot.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hyatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyatt misses with some punches.
Hyatt lands with a light punch inside.
Teló lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hyatt fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teló goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Teló fails to land.
A short uppercut from Hyatt.
Hyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyatt.
A hook to the body from Hyatt.
Hyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Teló lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teló.
Michel Teló has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hyatt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hyatt blocks an uppercut.
Teló fails to pull guard.
Hyatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teló swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hyatt on the inside.
Teló is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hyatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyatt 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hyatt!
Jimmy Hyatt took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.