PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Genia (ranked 702 p4p, 119 weight class) and Tito Hyde (ranked 954 p4p, 154 weight class). Will Genia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tito Hyde's chin.

Genia
vs
Hyde

176 cm
37
170 lbs
32 - 13 - 1

179 cm
33
174 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Genia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyde appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia throws a leg kick but Hyde moved away.
Hyde thuds a left hand into Genia's body.
Genia slips a straight right by Hyde.
Hyde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hyde throws a good cross that connects.
Hyde throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hyde lands a leg kick that knocks Genia off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Genia. Beautiful body shot.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyde.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde jabs at Genia's body.
Hyde moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyde throws out a counter right but Genia avoids it with no problem.
Genia connects with an inside leg kick.
Genia throws a lazy right hand but Hyde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyde lands a head kick. Genia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
Genia moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHyde.
Hyde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Genia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde takes a swing at Genia's ribcage but misses.
Hyde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genia.
Genia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyde is just out of range.
Genia throws a shot to the body.
Genia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyde punishes Genia's body with a nice straight punch.
Hyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia scores with a nice strike.
Hyde throws a shot from downtown. Genia moves away and avoids it.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Genia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyde gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Genia misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde misses with a right hand
and Genia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde scores with a nice head shot.
Hyde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Genia.
Hyde misses with a body shot.
Hyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyde throws a series of punches but Genia moves out of range.
Hyde dodges the punch combination from Genia.
Hyde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hyde works Genia's body with a nice hook.
Hyde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Hyde misses.
Genia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hyde lands a leg kick that knocks Genia off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from Hyde misses.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Genia's head coaches at Bare knuckle Fighters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Genia blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Hyde misses the shot to the body.
Genia throws a looping overhand right but Hyde ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range.
Genia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hyde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick by Hyde misses
and Genia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyde is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Hyde there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Hyde tenderised Genia's leg. Genia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hyde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hyde jabs at Genia's body.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyde manages to avoid it.
Genia avoids the body shot from Hyde.
Genia misses with a two punch combination.
Hyde throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genia's calf.
Nice jab there from Genia.
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!
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Genia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a body shot.
Genia swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Genia throws a low kick but Hyde avoids it.
Genia is looking to wear down Hyde with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Hyde rushes Genia and presses him up against the cage.
Hyde trying to land knees to the body.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Genia avoids it.
Genia can't break the clinch.
Hyde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Hyde.
Hyde crunches a lovely knee into Genia's ribcage.
Hyde missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde looking to throw knees to the head but Genia is blocking nicely.

Genia manages to break the clinch.

Hyde clinches up with Genia and pushes him back against the cage.
Hyde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Hyde dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Genia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Genia.
Genia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hyde throws a solid leg kick but Genia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hyde.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hyde.
Genia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hyde to counter with a crisp jab.
Hyde throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hyde.
Genia checks a leg kick.
Hyde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Hyde checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Genia misses.
Hyde let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hyde scores with a head kick. Genia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hyde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genia moves out of range as Hyde strikes.
Genia throws an off balance right hand
and Hyde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Genia is rocked!
Hyde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Genia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Genia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia dodges the punch combination from Hyde.
Genia seems to have got his legs back now.
Hyde feints and then cracks Genia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Genia down.
Hyde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hyde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genia's calf.
Genia throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyde.
Hyde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Genia.
Hyde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Genia blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Hyde blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Hyde coming out on top.
Hyde looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Genia.
Hyde delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genia throws a hook but Hyde avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Genia wants to clinch.
Hyde is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Genia with a body shot.
Hyde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Genia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hyde throws a hook to the side of Genia's head but Genia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyde lands with an uppercut that bounces Genia off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Genia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyde throws a predictable looking body shot
and Genia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Genia misses the target.
Hyde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hyde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyde lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Genia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hyde changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyde bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Genia's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyde.
Hyde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Genia's head backwards.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Genia misses with an uppercut. Hyde saw that one coming.
Genia throws a hook but Hyde avoids it easily.
Hyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hyde moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Genia as he checks the leg kick.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Genia misses its target.
Genia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hyde lunges at Genia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Genia's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Genia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyde blocks a jab.

Hyde lands a big head kick that sends Genia tumbling to the mat! Hyde takes a step backwards and waves Genia back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Will Genia has been cut.
Genia tries to score with a low kick but Hyde moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from Genia.
Genia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia jabs Hyde right on the nose. Hyde blinks but takes it well.
Hyde throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Genia on the side of the head.
Hyde throws a right hand that Genia ducks under and follows up with a left that Genia also avoids with ease.
Hyde catches Genia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Genia looks to land a left hand but Hyde moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
Tito Hyde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Genia throws out a loose jab but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Genia misses with a leg kick
and Hyde counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Hyde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Genia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Genia.
Hyde avoids the body shot from Genia.
Hyde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hyde is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hyde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hyde lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Genia is looking to counter punch.
Hyde misses with a body kick.
Genia just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Genia.
Genia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia catches Hyde with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hyde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hyde has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyde lands a jab to Genia's midsection.
Nice body punch from Genia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Genia is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Hyde.
Hyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyde appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hyde.
Hyde connects with a solid leg kick.
Genia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyde.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
Genia throws a hook to the side of Hyde's head but Hyde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Genia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Genia moved out of range.
Genia throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range.
Genia throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyde counters with a nice low kick that buckles Genia's knee momentarily.
Genia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Hyde throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tito Hyde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Genia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Genia misses with a body shot.
Hyde lands with a nice body punch.
Hyde punishes Genia's body with a nice straight punch.
Genia misses with a body punch
and Hyde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyde.
Genia throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyde! But no joy.
Hyde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Genia stuns Hyde with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Genia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hyde throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Hyde.
Hyde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Genia.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Genia, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a hook. Hyde ducked under it nicely.
Hyde lands with an overhand left.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyde.
Genia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Genia misses the target.
Will Genia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Hyde.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hyde.
Hyde looks to land a combination but Genia avoids it well.
Genia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hyde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Genia misses with a straight left.
Genia misses with a looping left.
Hyde throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hyde jabs at Genia's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Genia slips under a jab.
Genia keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Genia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Genia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Genia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hyde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Genia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hyde 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 Genia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Genia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Genia looks to throw the jab but Hyde is out of range.
Hyde flicks out a counter leg kick but Genia steps away.
Genia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hyde avoids the body shot from Genia.
Hyde checks the leg kick.
Hyde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Genia in his tracks.
Hyde lands a leg kick that knocks Genia off balance momentarily.
Hyde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genia.
A little jabbing left from Hyde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Hyde.
Hyde throws a head kick that half lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Hyde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyde 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Hyde!
A very excited looking Tito Hyde made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.