PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hyde (ranked 4399 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 2236 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Hyde could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Toktogulovich Bakiyev's chin.

Hyde
vs
Bakiyev

179 cm
43
165 lbs
39 - 22 - 0

171 cm
42
163 lbs
30 - 38 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 39 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hyde.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bakiyev! But no joy.
Hyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Hyde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyde throws a combination that misses
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakiyev lands a jab to the nose.
Bakiyev lands a jab to Hyde's midsection.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
It seemed like Bakiyev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde misses with a few strikes there.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Bakiyev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bakiyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hyde on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde throws the kick towards the body but Bakiyev avoids it.
Hyde on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Bakiyev there.
Bakiyev throws out a powerful jab.
Bakiyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakiyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Hyde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bakiyev keeps the fight on the outside.
Bakiyev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hyde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a nice body shot.

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!
Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakiyev works Hyde's body with a nice hook.
Hyde throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Bakiyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakiyev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bakiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Hyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakiyev manages to avoid it.

Hyde forces Bakiyev back against the cage and clinches.

Bakiyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyde misses the jab.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakiyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bakiyev lands a jab to Hyde's midsection.
Hyde throws a jab when Bakiyev was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bakiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Hyde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bakiyev lunges at Hyde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hyde's hand.
Hyde misses with an uppercut. Bakiyev saw that one coming.
Bakiyev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hydes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hyde doesn't seem bothered though.
Bakiyev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hyde's head.
Bakiyev punishes Hyde's body with a nice straight punch.
Hyde tries to clinch there but Bakiyev circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Hyde. Those never looked like landing.
Bakiyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bakiyev jabs Hyde right on the nose. Hyde blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakiyev circles away.
Bakiyev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've been informed that Bakiyev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bakiyev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bakiyev! But no joy.

Hyde rushes Bakiyev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hyde misses with a knee to the head.
Hyde lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bakiyev avoiding damage as Hyde throws knees to the body.
Hyde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakiyev avoiding damage as Hyde throws knees to the body.
Hyde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bakiyev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toktogulovich Bakiyev 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.

Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bakiyev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hyde wants to clinch.
Bakiyev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Hyde.
It seemed like Bakiyev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hyde takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bakiyev keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bakiyev lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hyde. Those never looked like landing.
Bakiyev thuds a left hand into Hyde's body.
Bakiyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bakiyev cracks Hyde with an open hand slap.
Bakiyev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hyde rather than just go for the knockout.
Hyde swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hyde moves in looking to clinch but Bakiyev pushes him off.
Bakiyev lands with a hook. Hyde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakiyev lands a body shot.

Hyde takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hyde swinging wildly here.
Bakiyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hyde closes the distance and clinches.
Hyde scores a nice knee to the body.

Hyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bakiyev punishes Hyde's body with a nice straight punch.
Hyde misses the jab.
Hyde tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bakiyev digs a good body shot into Hyde's ribs.
Bakiyev works Hyde's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bakiyev, as that shot connected.

Hyde closes the distance and pushes Bakiyev back into the cage.

Hyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyde throws a series of punches but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyde thows a body kick. Bakiyev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bakiyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakiyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakiyev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hyde.
Hyde doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakiyev circles away.
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hyde doesn't seem bothered though.
Hyde takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Hyde 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hyde goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Bakiyev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bakiyev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hyde with a body shot.
Hyde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bakiyev counters with a nice body shot.

Hyde darts in and clinches Bakiyev up against the cage.
Bakiyev managing to block the knees to the body from Hyde.
Hyde tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyde misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toktogulovich Bakiyev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Hyde.
Hyde moves to clinch but Bakiyev breaks away
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyde takes one to the chin there.
Bakiyev slips under a jab from Hyde.
Hyde tries to clinch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Hyde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bakiyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bakiyev scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Hyde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hyde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bakiyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hyde thinking.
Bakiyev thuds a left hand into Hyde's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde takes one to the chin there.
Bakiyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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.
Bakiyev lands with a shot to the body.
Hyde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bakiyev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hyde's head.
Nice jab there from Hyde.
Nice body punch from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev lands with an uppercut that bounces Hyde off the cage and back into range.
Bakiyev thuds a left hand into Hyde's body.
Bakiyev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyde throws a head kick but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Bakiyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakiyev lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev ducks under a wild hook from Hyde.
Bakiyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bakiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hyde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hyde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hyde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bakiyev.
Hyde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hyde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hyde closes the distance but Bakiyev moves to the side
and Bakiyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bakiyev scores with a hook to the body. Hyde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde takes one on the button.
Bakiyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tito Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyde.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bakiyev.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakiyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Bakiyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bakiyev cracks a nice hook into Hyde's ribs.
Hyde looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bakiyev connects with a right hand. Hyde shakes it off.

Hyde rushes Bakiyev and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hyde.

Bakiyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bakiyev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tito Hyde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hyde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bakiyev scores with a jab to the body.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bakiyev to score with a decent uppercut.
Bakiyev lands a slapping body shot.
Bakiyev lands with a nice body punch.
Tito Hyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bakiyev lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bakiyev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
A very excited looking Toktogulovich Bakiyev 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.
The defeated Tito Hyde had this to say: 'Oof that wasnt supposed to happen'.