PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hyde
vs
Perälä

179 cm
32
174 lbs
26 - 8 - 0

182 cm
31
175 lbs
29 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Hyde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perälä swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
Perälä takes one to the side of the head.
Perälä scores with a jab.
Perälä throws a solid leg kick but Hyde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perälä.
Hyde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hyde looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hyde checks a leg kick.
Hyde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perälä on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyde misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Perälä tries to counter it with a takedown but Hyde pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hyde throws a low kick but Perälä avoids it.
Hyde throws a front kick aimed at Perälä's knee but Perälä avoids it well.
Perälä feints a counter leg kick.
Hyde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hyde fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perälä just manages to avoid it.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Hyde sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hyde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perälä swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy body kick from Hyde
and Perälä makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Perälä motions for Hyde to come forward. Perälä throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Perälä takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hyde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hyde gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Perälä connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perälä throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Perälä lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hyde doesn't seem phased though.
Perälä digs a good body shot into Hyde's ribs.
Perälä checks a low kick from Hyde.
Perälä uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyde.
Perälä checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perälä throws out a counter right but Hyde avoids it with no problem.
Hyde misses the shot to the body.
Perälä replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hyde blocks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perälä looks for the body kick but Hyde saw that one coming.
Perälä just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä walks into a left hand.
Hyde lands with a good body shot.
Perälä scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hyde lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perälä.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perälä.
A cross from Hyde lands.
Perälä throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perälä misses the jab.
Perälä scores with a hook.
Perälä lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Perälä tenderised Hyde's leg. Hyde is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perälä takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab by Perälä.
Perälä jabs Hyde to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perälä does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body punch from Perälä.
Hyde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perälä stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tito Hyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perälä avoids the body shot from Hyde.
Hyde misses with a shot to the body
and Perälä makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyde swings for the body but Perälä moves out of range.
Hyde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Perälä checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perälä throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hyde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perälä uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyde.
Hyde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perälä has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Perälä avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a looping overhand right but Perälä ducks down to avoid it.
Hyde takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hyde loads up on a big right hand but Perälä slips the punch.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perälä was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perälä scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hyde blocks the leg kick.
Hyde checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Hyde was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perälä.
Hyde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hyde looks to throw the jab but Perälä is out of range.
Perälä on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hyde misses with a double jab
and Perälä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Perälä lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perälä takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Tito Hyde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good leg kick by Perälä there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perälä closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hyde circles away.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hyde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hyde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perälä has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hyde throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perälä.
Perälä misses with an uppercut
enabling Hyde to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Taisto Perälä's cut even more.
Hyde drops his hands momentarily and Perälä takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perälä lands with an uppercut that bounces Hyde off the cage and back into range.
Hyde misses with a body punch
and Perälä counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perälä throws a shot from downtown. Hyde moves away and avoids it.
Perälä listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Perälä misses.
Hyde connects with a body shot that sends Perälä's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde takes a swing at Perälä's ribcage but misses.
Perälä throws an overhand right that lands on Hyde's shoulder, as Hyde tries to avoid the shot.
Perälä scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perälä throws a low kick but Hyde moves out of range easily.
A big left from Perälä misses.
Hyde checks a leg kick.
Hyde defending well as Perälä loads up on a big left hand.
Hyde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perälä moves out of range of the body kick.
Perälä 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.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyde manages to avoid it.
Taisto Perälä seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyde checks a low kick from Perälä.
Perälä checks a leg kick.
Hyde thuds a left hand into Perälä's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Perälä tenderised Hyde's leg. Hyde is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perälä looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hyde misses with a kick to the body.
Hyde throws a head kick but Perälä moves out of range.
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Perälä moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Hyde misses
and Perälä counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perälä takes one on the button.
Hyde throws a nice looking combination but Perälä bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hyde on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Perälä scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perälä loads up on a big right hand but Hyde slips the punch.
Perälä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perälä scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
Perälä avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Hyde takes one to the side of the head.
Perälä clobbers Hyde with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hyde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perälä takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Perälä connects with a solid leg kick.
Hyde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hyde lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyde avoids the body shot from Perälä.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde lands a nice hook to Perälä's body. Perälä takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hyde misses with a body kick.
Hyde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perälä's hands.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Perälä moves out of range easily.
Perälä scores with a hook to the body. Hyde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perälä.
Hyde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyde fakes the leg kick and cracks Perälä in the body.
Hyde dips to his left and cracks Perälä with an uppercut!
Perälä walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde throws the left hand but Perälä avoids the punch easily.
Perälä checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hyde lands a body shot.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Hyde sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tito Hyde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perälä is looking to slow Hyde down with leg kicks.
Hyde walks into a stiff left hand from Perälä.
Hyde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Perälä moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyde looks to land a combination but Perälä avoids it well.
Hyde swings for the body but Perälä moves out of range.
Hyde is looking to wear down Perälä with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perälä looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hyde throws a lazy right hand but Perälä sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Perälä looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde tests Perälä's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perälä tried to score with a low kick but Hyde checks it.
Hyde ducks under a wild hook from Perälä.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Perälä on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perälä lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hyde thumps Perälä with a low kick.
A jab from Perälä does it's job there.
Perälä is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perälä lands a nice shot to the body.
Hyde on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Perälä throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hyde on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Perälä scores with a takedown into Hyde's guard.
Perälä not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä trying to control but Hyde is working from the bottom.
Hyde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hyde has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Perälä preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hyde is on top in guard.

Hyde looking to sit in guard and control but Perälä gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde keeping moving, preventing Perälä from controlling successfully.
Perälä stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hyde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hyde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perälä is one step ahead there.
Hyde trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perälä trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perälä trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hyde looking to control.
Hyde pulls Perälä in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tito Hyde did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
That's time! Hyde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Perälä blocks the body kick.
Perälä looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
Hyde misses with a combination
letting Perälä counter with a right hand.
Perälä showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hyde.
Perälä throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perälä misses with a wild body shot.
Hyde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Hyde misses
and Perälä counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hyde ducks right into an uppercut from Perälä.
Hyde misses with a left hand
and Perälä counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perälä connects with a leg kick. Hyde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hyde misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Perälä slams his shin into Hyde's torso.
Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Perälä looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perälä tests Hyde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perälä darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Perälä catches Hyde right on the button with a cross.
Perälä throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hyde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perälä! But no joy.
Perälä lands a glancing blow to the side of Hyde's head.
Hyde throws a body kick that misses
and Perälä cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä throws a shot to the body.
Perälä waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract 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!
Hyde scores with a nice body kick.
Perälä lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hyde looks to throw a body kick
and Perälä counters with a solid body kick.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Hyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perälä.
Hyde looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hyde throws out a loose jab but Perälä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perälä cracks a nice hook into Hyde's ribs.
Hyde drops his hands momentarily and Perälä takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perälä.
Perälä pushes Hyde away with a front kick.
Perälä moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
Perälä scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perälä.
Perälä throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyde throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perälä.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perälä blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Perälä takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
Perälä looks to land a right hand but Hyde moved out of range.
Hyde is looking to slow Perälä down with leg kicks.
Perälä throws a wild body kick that Hyde sees coming a mile off.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Perälä moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perälä. Hyde shrugs it off though.
Hyde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perälä counters with a stiff right hand.
Perälä moves out of range as Hyde strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perälä - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perälä was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Perälä connects with an inside leg kick.
Hyde walks into a jab.
Hyde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hyde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hyde throws a body kick that misses.
Perälä takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyde appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hyde throws the kick towards the body but Perälä avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Perälä dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hyde throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hyde blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Hyde tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perälä was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Hyde misses with a hook
and Perälä makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perälä lands with a slapping head kick.
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Perälä scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hyde lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde digs a good body shot into Perälä's ribs.
Hyde throws an off balance right hand
and Perälä counters with a body kick.
Hyde cracks Perälä with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perälä finds it's way round the side to connect with Hyde's head.
Hyde will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hyde motions for Perälä to come forward. Hyde throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perälä on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perälä.
Perälä will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No joy there for Hyde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perälä cracks Hyde with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hyde on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hyde. Perälä shrugs it off though.
Perälä is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perälä throws a push kick but Hyde slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Hyde was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perälä.
Hyde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hyde scores with a jab to the body.
Hyde misses with a jab to the body
and Hyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taisto Perälä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tito Hyde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perälä throws a shot from downtown. Hyde moves away and avoids it.
Perälä connects with the punch.
Perälä connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä avoids a kick to the body.
Hyde jabs Perälä to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hyde throws a head kick that Perälä semi-blocks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perälä.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perälä 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 Hyde has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hyde and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hyde scores with a one two! Perälä had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Perälä is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä avoids a kick to the body.
Hyde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hyde's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hyde throws a body punch but Perälä moves out of range.
Hyde throws a head kick that half lands.
Perälä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Perälä.
Hyde takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perälä lunges at Hyde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hyde's hand.

Hyde is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Hyde finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oh Hyde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Perälä sends Hyde crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Perälä is motioning to the referee to let Hyde up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hyde.
Perälä has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perälä there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyde.
Perälä wants to land a leg kick but Hyde is out of range.
Hyde seems to have got his legs back now.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters circling a little - Hyde finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Perälä blocks the low kick.
Perälä punishes Hyde's body with a nice straight punch.
Hyde lunges at Perälä with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perälä's hand.
Perälä will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perälä takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyde manages to avoid it.
Perälä looks to throw the jab but Hyde is out of range.
Perälä's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hyde under the eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tito Hyde.
I think Hyde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tito Hyde!
Tito Hyde is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Tito Hyde thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Taisto Perälä stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great to try fight, when you are rottening more than 39 yo Renato.'.