PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Saibot
vs
Hyde

182 cm
35
178 lbs
37 - 12 - 1

179 cm
31
174 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Hyde!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saibot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saibot slips a straight right by Hyde.
Hyde tries to move into range but Saibot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saibot avoids a kick to the body.
Hyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hyde swings widly with a right hand
and Saibot counters with a nice body shot.
Saibot throws out a powerful jab.
Hyde has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saibot finds it's way round the side to connect with Hyde's head.
Hyde swings for the body but Saibot moves out of range.
Saibot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde moves out of range of the strikes.
Saibot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
Saibot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saibot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hyde tries to land a leg kick but Saibot saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Saibot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Hyde there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick by Hyde misses
letting Saibot counter with a right hand.
Saibot lands a nice shot to the body.
Saibot feints and then cracks Hyde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hyde down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyde tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hyde throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Hyde flicks out a counter leg kick but Saibot steps away.
Saibot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hyde on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saibot can pounce on him.
Noob Saibot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Saibot.
Saibot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saibot thumps Hyde with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a right hand that misses
and Saibot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Noob Saibot has been cut.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyde.
Saibot swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
Saibot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hyde blocks the low kick.
Hyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.
Saibot works Hyde's body with a nice hook.
Hyde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saibot momentarily.
Hyde throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a hook but Hyde blocks it.
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Saibot moved out of range.
Hyde misses with a hook
and Saibot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hyde. Saibot shrugs it off though.
Saibot avoids a kick to the body.
Saibot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saibot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyde.
Hyde replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saibot blocks it well.
Donk. Hyde catches Saibot right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noob Saibot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Saibot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hyde makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hyde throws a front kick that sends Saibot stumbling back into the cage.
Hyde swings widly with a right hand
and Saibot counters with a stiff right hand.
Noob Saibot is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyde on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Saibot misses.
Hyde now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hyde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saibot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saibot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saibot feints and then cracks Hyde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hyde down.
Saibot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyde throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Saibot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyde tests Saibot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Hyde.
Hyde blocks a jab.
A jab from Saibot finds it's way through Hyde's defenses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hyde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a hook to the side of Hyde's head but Hyde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saibot misses with an uppercut.
Saibot connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde scores with a hook.
Saibot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saibot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saibot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyde throws out the jab.
Saibot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saibot throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyde counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands a nice looking body kick.
Hyde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saibot moves away.
It looked like Saibot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyde misses with an uppercut. Saibot saw that one coming.
Saibot misses with a straight left.
Hyde is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saibot with a body shot.
Saibot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saibot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyde.
Hyde throws the left hand but Saibot avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hyde misses with a looping left.
Hyde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saibot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyde lands a high kick!
Saibot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saibot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Hyde.
Hyde stuns Saibot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Saibot is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tito Hyde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hyde throws a wild body kick that Saibot sees coming a mile off.
Hyde takes one to the chin there.
Hyde misses with a hook
and Saibot counters with a stiff right hand.
Saibot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hyde staying out of range there.
Hyde ducks under a wild hook from Saibot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot throws a leg kick
and Hyde counters with a head kick. That will keep Saibot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saibot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyde throws a head kick but Saibot moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hyde is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saibot with a body shot.
Saibot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyde is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saibot just misses with a punch to the body.
Saibot misses with an uppercut
and Hyde counters with a left to the body.
Hyde explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyde slips a jab from Saibot.
Saibot misses with a hook. Hyde ducked under it nicely.
Hyde blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Saibot to counter with a crisp jab.
Saibot defending well as Hyde loads up on a big left hand.
Hyde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saibot misses with a lunging right hand
and Hyde counters with a right hand to the body.
Saibot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot motions for Hyde to come forward. Saibot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hyde takes a swing at Saibot's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hyde crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saibot - the referee stops the clock and Hyde gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saibot. Hyde manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hyde scores with a punch to the head.

Noob Saibot's cut is getting worse.

Hyde cracks Saibot with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Saibot looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hyde finish him?

Saibot is rocked!
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Saibot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyde lands a brutal uppercut that launches Saibot off his feet! Saibot tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tito Hyde!
Tito Hyde seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.