PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma A Nonu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyde's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Nonu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Haka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hyde
vs
A Nonu

185 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Hyde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ma A Nonu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nonu clinches.
Nonu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nonu lands an uppercut.
Nonu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nonu pushes Hyde back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hyde takes a shot to the head.
Nonu tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Nonu back against the cage.
Nonu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nonu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyde's efforts to push away.
Nonu lands a shoulder strike.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
Nonu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nonu tries to work over Hyde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Nonu fails to land.
Nonu lands a body punch.
Nonu misses with some punches.
Hyde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nonu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nonu lands a body shot.
Nonu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Nonu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nonu lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nonu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nonu.
Nonu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyde lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nonu.
A head punch on the inside from Nonu fails to land.
Nonu working aggressively here.

Hyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hyde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Nonu moved out of range.
Hyde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hyde lands with a kick to the temple. Nonu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nonu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyde circles away.
Hyde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nonu lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hyde.
Nonu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hyde misses.
Nonu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hyde with a body shot.
Nice cross by Nonu.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hyde.
Ma A Nonu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nonu clinches with his opponent.
Nonu pushes Hyde back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Hyde breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Hyde misses.
Hyde seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Nonu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nonu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nonu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyde.
Nonu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyde's elbow.
Nonu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hyde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nonu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyde's elbow.
Nonu digs a right hand underneath Hyde's ribcage. Hyde let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nonu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nonu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ma A Nonu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hyde misses with a kick to the body
and Nonu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Steven Hyde has been cut.
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Nonu moved out of range.
A nice side step and Nonu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyde keeps Nonu at a distance using the push kick.
Nonu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyde.
Nonu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hyde throws a head kick but Nonu moves out of range.
Nonu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nonu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nonu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hyde keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde throws a hook but Nonu blocks it.
Hyde misses with a straight right.
Nonu jabs at Hyde's body.
Nonu cracks Hyde with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nonu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nonu tries to clinch but Hyde moves away
and Hyde counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab lands there for Nonu.
Nonu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyde circles away.
Nonu misses with an uppercut
and Hyde counters with a good, hard body kick but Nonu shrugs it off.
Hyde throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Ma A Nonu has been cut.
Nonu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hyde misses with a body kick.

Nonu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nonu scores with a shoulder strike.

Hyde manages to break the clinch.
Hyde takes a swing at Nonu's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Nonu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hyde lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hyde.
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!
Nonu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hyde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nonu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Hyde lands but Nonu takes it in his stride.
Hyde's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Nonu has Hyde up against the cage in a clinch.
Nonu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nonu lands with a light punch inside.

Hyde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nonu lands a nice looking body shot.
Nonu tries to clinch up but Hyde circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyde circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hyde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde thumps Nonu with a low kick.
Nonu wants to clinch but Hyde slips to the side
and Hyde counters with an inside leg kick.
Hyde moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Hyde dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nonu scores with a body shot.
Nonu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyde moves away.
A swing and a miss from Hyde.
Danga de danga de dang - Hyde scores with a four punch combination!
Nonu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyde counters with a nice uppercut.
Nonu scores with a hook to the body. Hyde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steven Hyde is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nonu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyde.
Nonu tries to clinch but Hyde is having none of it.
Hyde avoids the body shot from Nonu.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
Nonu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nonu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hyde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Nonu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nonu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Nonu is just out of range.
Hyde lands a head kick. Nonu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hyde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyde there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hyde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nonu misses with a takedown
and Hyde counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nonu lands a head shot.
Hyde connects with a crisp jab.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nonu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nonu works on Hyde's body with a couple of short punches.
Hyde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nonu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nonu lands with a short shot to the head.
Nonu is working Hyde over against the cage.
Nonu misses with a punch on the inside.
Nonu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Nonu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyde lands a body shot.
Hyde tries to stall but Nonu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Hyde fails to land.
Nonu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nonu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nonu blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nonu misses with a punch to the body.
Nonu tries a body shot but Hyde blocks it.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
Nonu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ma A Nonu really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nonu lands a jab to the nose.
Hyde throws a body punch but Nonu moves out of range.
Nonu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nonu lands an overhand right.

Hyde is rocked!
Nonu slips under a jab from Hyde.
Oh Hyde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nonu moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
Hyde gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nonu gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hyde is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ma A Nonu!
Ma A Nonu is the new middleweight champion!
Ma A Nonu decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.