PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kisada Hida (ranked 3433 p4p, 147 weight class) and Vince Foster (ranked 4857 p4p, 188 weight class). Hida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Noisestorm - Crab Rave. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vince Foster enters the cage!

Hida
vs
Foster

160 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
28
145 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Foster!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hida connects with a nice looking jab.

Foster moves into range and clinches up with Hida.
Hida 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hida.
Hida blocking some punches.
Foster is trying to push Hida away but Hida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hida has him pressed against the cage.

Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hida.
Hida catches Foster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vince Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Hida circles away.
Hida looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Hida keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Hida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Foster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Hida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from Hida.
Hida keeps the fight on the outside.
Hida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Foster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Hida lands with a light punch inside.
Hida avoids the elbow strike from Foster, against the cage.
Hida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Hida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hida misses with an uppercut. Foster saw that one coming.
Hida tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foster is looking to clinch but Hida is avoiding it.
Foster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Foster walks into a stiff left hand from Hida.

Foster forces Hida back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Foster.
Foster lands an uppercut.
Foster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Hida.

Hida manages to break the clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hida digs a good body shot into Foster's ribs.
Foster tries to clinch up.

Foster pushes Hida up against the cage in a clinch.
Hida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster can't break the clinch.
Hida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foster misses with the head strike.
Hida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hida swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hida lands a jab.
Hida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Foster closes the distance and pushes Hida back into the cage.

Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hida throws a hook but Foster avoids it easily.
Hida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Foster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Foster slips a straight right by Hida.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from Hida.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Hida circles away.
It looked like Hida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Hida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hida throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to clinch but Hida is having none of it.
Foster slips a jab from Hida.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster darts in trying to clinch
and Hida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Foster has managed to clinch.
A short left from Hida.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but Hida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foster creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Foster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Hida.

Hida breaks the clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up but Hida circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster drops his hands momentarily and Hida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hida catches Foster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kisada Hida dominated that round.
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.

Hida scores with a body shot.

It looks like Vince Foster has been cut.
Hida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foster.
Hida keeps the fight on the outside.

Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Hida scores with a hook to the body.
Foster is trying to break free.
Hida blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Foster fails to land.
Hida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Foster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but Hida uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hida lands a slapping body shot.

Foster has closed the distance and engaged Hida in a clinch.
Foster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Foster scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Foster moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands with a left to the head.
Hida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Foster manages to break the clinch.
Hida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Foster clinches up against the cage.
Foster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hidas head.
Hida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foster has him pressed against the cage.

Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hida circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Hida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Foster clinches.

Hida breaks the clinch.
Foster tries to clinch there but Hida circles away.
Foster wants to clinch up but Hida keeps it at a distance.
Hida misses with an uppercut.
Hida lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Hida pushes him off.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Hida pushes him off.
Hida connects with a right hand. Foster shakes it off.
Hida throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
Foster wants to clinch.
Hida lands a nice hook to Foster's body. Foster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Foster tries to clinch but Hida moves out of range.
Hida looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hida looks to land a right hand but Foster moved out of range.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.

Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Foster lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hida.

Hida breaks the clinch.
Hida thuds his right hand into Foster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foster looks to clinch
letting Hida counter with a right hand.
Hida keeps the fight on the outside.

Foster drives through and clinches with Hida against the cage.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Hida.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Hida.
Hida blocks an elbow strike.
Hida blocks an uppercut.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foster misses with some punches.
Hida tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Hida back against the cage.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster misses with a punch on the inside.
Foster scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Foster wants to break free but Hida has control.

Hida manages to break the clinch.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Hida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hida scores with a sloppy right hand. Foster should have avoided that one.

Foster moves into the clinch successfully.
Hida lands a shoulder strike.

Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Hida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hida blocks an elbow strike.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster misses with some punches.
Hida works on Foster's body with a couple of short punches.

Hida breaks from the clinch.
Hida misses with an uppercut.
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 Kisada Hida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vince Foster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hida swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Hida circles away.
Hida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foster slips a straight right by Hida.
Hida misses the shot to the body.
Foster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hida scores with a nice strike.
Hida throws a hook but Foster blocks it.
Hida throws a right and a left that both miss.

Foster moves into the clinch successfully.
Foster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hida is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hida misses with a wild body shot.
Foster tries to clinch up.

Hida tries to keep at a distance but Foster has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Hida.
Hida blocks an uppercut.

Hida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hida misses with a straight right.
A cross from Hida lands.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hida lands a slapping body shot.

Foster moves into the clinch.
Vince Foster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster is looking to clinch but Hida is avoiding it.
Hida looks to land a right hand but Foster moved out of range.
Hida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Hida pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to clinch up but Hida keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Hida misses the target.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Foster pushes Hida up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hida's efforts to push away.
Foster is trying to force a seperation but Hida has the dominant position.

Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Foster darts in and clinches Hida up against the cage.
Foster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Hida manages to break the clinch.
Foster darts in trying to clinch
and Hida counters with a stiff right hand.
Hida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foster is looking to clinch but Hida is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida missing with a left hand there. Foster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hida misses with a head kick.
Hida swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Hida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Foster forces Hida back against the cage and clinches.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but Hida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster throws a head punch that misses.

Foster breaks the clinch.

Foster moves into range and clinches up with Hida.
Hida blocks an uppercut.
Hida working hard to break the clinch.

Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kisada Hida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Hida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hida misses with a straight left.
Foster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hida with a body shot.
A slow jab from Hida misses its intended target.
A big right from Hida misses.
Kisada Hida is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster wants to clinch.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Hida circles away.
Hida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foster.
Foster is looking to clinch but Hida is avoiding it.
Vince Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hida works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hida has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foster finds it's way round the side to connect with Hida's head.
The fighters circling - Foster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hida moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kisada Hida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kisada Hida!
Our winner, Kisada Hida, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.