PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hilton (ranked 7166 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Morissette (ranked 6760 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hilton
vs
Morissette

177 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Morissette!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morissette shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hilton eats them both and turns towards Morissette to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Lance Hilton has been cut.
Morissette throws a right hand that Hilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hilton also avoids with ease.
Morissette misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hilton.

A jab-cross combination lands for Morissette and sends Hilton crashing to the mat! Morissette follows him down to the mat - Hilton regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Hilton is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilton wants to get back to full guard.
Morissette tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hilton controls his leg.
Morissette blocks the strikes from Hilton.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hilton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Hilton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morissette is aware though and is defending well.
Morissette wanted to stand there but Hilton had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hilton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hilton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hilton tries to get out of the position.
Morissette wants to stand but Hilton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morissette is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Hilton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hilton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morissette is aware though and is defending well.
Morissette is looking to stand up but Hilton won't let him.

Hilton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hilton is looking for a triangle but Morissette pushes his legs off easily.

Hilton has his foot on Morissette's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morissette works his way back into a safe position though.

Morissette stands and steps away. Hilton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No joy there for Morissette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morissette sprawls well. Morissette wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hilton gets slowly back to his feet.
Hilton is breathing heavily.
Morissette lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hilton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morissette takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Hilton is trying to get an arm triangle but Morissette is defending well.
Hilton prevents Morissette from escaping the position.
Hilton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morissette taking a bit of punishment here - Hilton scoring with strikes.
Hilton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Hilton tries for a kimura but Morissette is defending well.
Morissette is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hilton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hilton advances to full mount.
Morissette squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hilton with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton with shots to the head and body - Morissette looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morissette is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Hilton is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morissette to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morissette shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilton dominating with strikes here.
Hilton landing shots from mount.
Morissette is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hilton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hilton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morissette?
Hilton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
You get the feeling that Morissette really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hilton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morissette's face.
Morissette's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Hilton has hold of Morissette's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morissette manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hilton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hilton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton dominating with strikes here.
Morissette is trying to stand.
Hilton raining down shots from the mount!
Hilton lands with some strikes.
Hilton is landing with some decent strikes but Morissette is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morissette is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Hilton looking for a guillotine from mount but Morissette is having none of it.
Hilton landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morissette is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hilton looking to finish Morissette with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morissette!
Hilton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morissette?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Hilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Hilton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morissette!
Morissette stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hilton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morissette napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Morissette throws Hilton to one side and escapes!
Lance Hilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Morissette does no damage.
Morissette scores with a one two! Hilton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Hilton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Hilton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morissette has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morissette parries the strikes from Hilton easily there. Hilton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morissette to escape.

Morissette explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Morissette lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morissette.

Hilton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morissette sprawls well initially but Hilton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lance Hilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hilton working the head and body with strikes.

Hilton wants to work for an arm triangle but Morissette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Hilton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Hilton is trying to work for a kimura but Morissette is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morissette makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lincoln Morissette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morissette's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morissette duly obliges.
Hilton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morissette as he avoids it easily.
Morissette misses with the combination.
Hilton shoots in for a double leg but Morissette sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Hilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morissette swinging wildly here.
Morissette misses with a two punch combination.

Hilton gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Morissette on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Morissette tries to kick Hilton off but Hilton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morissette is defending against the submission attempts here by Hilton.
Morissette tries to kick Hilton off but Hilton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Hilton wants to work for an arm triangle but Morissette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hilton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hilton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morissette is looking to escape.
Hilton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hilton winds up and cracks Morissette with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Morissette is defending against the submission attempts here by Hilton.
Morissette is trying to stand up here but Hilton is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hilton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hilton stops Morissette from getting back to his feet.

Hilton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hilton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Hilton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morissette pushes Hilton off looking to stand but Hilton dives back in and keeps control.

Morissette manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hilton keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Hilton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hilton manages to end up in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morissette wants to get back to his feet but Hilton drags him back down.
Check out the look on Hilton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morissette is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hilton asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Hilton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morissette is pushing Hilton's head away, looking to escape. Hilton manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hilton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morissette is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Morissette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lance Hilton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Morissette scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morissette.
Hilton darts in looking for a takedown but Morissette gets double underhooks and turns Hilton into the cage.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hilton.

Hilton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morissette is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morissette is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hilton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hilton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hilton is working Morissette over with some ground and pound from side control.
Morissette is trying to buck Hilton off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hilton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morissette some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton lands some shots froms side control.
Hilton moves into full mount!

Hilton swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lance Hilton!