PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tito Hyde (ranked 2563 p4p, 315 weight class) and Hennig Muller (ranked 2268 p4p, 290 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hyde
vs
Muller

179 cm
41
162 lbs
38 - 18 - 0

178 cm
25
184 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very strong

Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Muller clinches up with Hyde and pushes him back against the ropes.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hyde swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller .
Muller misses with some punches.
Hyde misses with the head strike.
Hyde takes a shot to the head.
Hyde tries to stall but Muller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hyde slows down the pace here.
We've been informed that Muller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hyde misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Muller managing to block the knees to the body from Hyde.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hyde.

Hyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muller is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller wants to clinch but Hyde slips to the side
enabling Hyde to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Hyde.
Hyde appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyde.
Muller swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde scores with a jab.

It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Hyde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hyde throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller .
Muller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hyde doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Hyde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller tries to clinch but Hyde moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hyde misses its intended target.
Muller cracks a nice hook into Hyde's ribs.
Muller digs a good body shot into Hyde's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
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!
Muller cracks a nice hook into Hyde's ribs.
Muller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hyde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muller misses with a hook. Hyde ducked under it nicely.
Hyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller .
It appears Hyde was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyde defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Hyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hyde slips under a jab from Muller .
Nice jab there from Muller .
Hennig Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller lands a jab to the nose.
Muller jabs at Hyde's body.

Muller has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muller .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hennig Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hyde misses with a body punch

and Muller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
Hyde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Muller .
Muller lands a body shot.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.
Hyde misses with a knee strike.
Hyde misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller scores with a hook to the body.
Muller lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Muller .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
Muller tries a body shot but Hyde blocks it.
Muller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyde lands a body shot.
Hyde misses with a knee to the head.
Hyde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muller scores with a shoulder strike.
Hyde connects with a knee to the head.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muller .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyde swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hyde tries to stall but Muller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Muller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Hyde.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hyde working aggressively here.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Hyde misses with a body punch.
Hyde blocks a body shot from Muller .
Hyde landing knees to the body.
Muller lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Muller .
Muller digs a right hand into Hyde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyde's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyde's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Hyde.
A hook to the body from Muller .
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
Hyde looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hennig Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Muller clinches.
Tito Hyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hyde misses with a punch to the body.
Muller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyde prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Muller .
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
Hyde swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Muller back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller tries a body shot but Hyde blocks it.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hydes head.
Hyde takes a shot to the head.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Muller back against the ropes.
Muller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Muller takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muller .
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hydes head.
Muller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hennig Muller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Hyde has a couple of punches blocked by Muller .
Hennig Muller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
Hyde tries to land knees in the clinch but Muller avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Hyde missing with knees to the body.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Hyde controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller avoiding damage as Hyde throws knees to the body.
Hyde tries to land knees in the clinch but Muller avoids the damage to the body.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyde tries a knee to the head but Muller blocks it.
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 misses with the head strike.
Hyde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Muller avoiding damage as Hyde throws knees to the body.
Hyde can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Hyde working aggressively here.
Hyde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hennig Muller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muller 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hennig Muller !