PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ziadouh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunner Hilton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Ziadouh's chin.

Ziadouh
vs
Hilton

200 cm
22
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ziadouh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunner Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziadouh shoots for a double leg takedown but Hilton sprawls well. He's pushed Ziadouh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ziadouh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ziadouh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ziadouh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ivan Ziadouh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziadouh lands a body shot.
Hilton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ziadouh scores with a nice head shot.
Ziadouh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ziadouh swinging wildly here.
Hilton throws out a counter right but Ziadouh avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ziadouh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ziadouh. Beautiful body shot.
Hilton walks into a left hand.
Ziadouh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hilton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Ziadouh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ziadouh was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilton.
Ziadouh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ziadouh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hilton pinned against the cage. Hilton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hilton throws out a counter right but Ziadouh avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Ziadouh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Ziadouh misses.
Ziadouh cracks Hilton with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziadouh ducks under a wild hook from Hilton.
Hilton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hilton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziadouh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hilton defends well and Ziadouh ends up having to push Hilton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ziadouh throws a hook but Hilton blocks it.
Hilton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilton misses with a body shot.
Ziadouh throws a series of punches but Hilton avoids them all with ease.
Ziadouh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hilton counters with a left to the body.
Ziadouh throws a series of punches but Hilton moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziadouh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Gunner Hilton has been cut.
Ziadouh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Hilton. No joy for Ziadouh on that attempt.
Ziadouh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A low kick from Hilton is predictable there
and Ziadouh counters with a stiff right hand.
Hilton has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hilton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ziadouh misses with a lunging right hand

and Hilton counters with a nice right hand that sends Ziadouh toppling to the canvas! Ziadouh scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hilton finish him?!

It looks like Ivan Ziadouh has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziadouh has a takedown stuffed.
Hilton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ziadouh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hilton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hilton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hilton unleashes a big counter combination but Ziadouh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hilton pounces like a tiger and cracks Ziadouh with a vicious hook! Ziadouh is down but not out! Hilton follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gunner Hilton! Gunner Hilton retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Gunner Hilton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.