PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Bizihwaeile (ranked 2684 p4p, 148 weight class) and Kisada Hida (ranked 3074 p4p, 166 weight class). Bizihwaeile comes to the cage accompanied by Been Had . Hida has chosen Noisestorm - Crab Rave as his entrance music. Santiago Bizihwaeile had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bizihwaeile
vs
Hida

177 cm
25
149 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

160 cm
26
140 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Santiago Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile slips a straight right by Hida.
Hida misses with a hook. Bizihwaeile ducked under it nicely.
Hida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hida avoids the head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Hida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Hida throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hida throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bizihwaeile counters with a left and a right that hurts Hida! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Bizihwaeile jumps into full mount!

Hida is rocked!
Hida is looking to improve his position but Bizihwaeile isn't that keen on the idea.
Hida is still in real trouble! Can Bizihwaeile finish him?
Hida is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

Bizihwaeile stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Hida seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hida scores with a sloppy right hand. Bizihwaeile should have avoided that one.
Hida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Hida as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hida lands a jab to the nose.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bizihwaeile. Hida shrugs it off though.
Kisada Hida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Hida misses with an uppercut. Bizihwaeile saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hida throws a hook to the side of Bizihwaeile's head but Bizihwaeile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizihwaeile appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hida blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice body kick there by Bizihwaeile.
Hida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Hida does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hida tries to clinch up.
Hida connects with a body shot that sends Bizihwaeile's belly button to the back.

Hida pushes Bizihwaeile up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hida throws a jab but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Hida stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bizihwaeile follows into mount!

It looks like Kisada Hida has been cut.
Hida regains half guard.
Hida wants to control but Bizihwaeile is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hida wants to get back to full guard.
Bizihwaeile is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida is controlling Bizihwaeile's trapped leg to prevent Bizihwaeile from advancing to side control.
Hida trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand but Hida has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hida is trying to stand up here but Bizihwaeile is controlling him well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hida moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hida's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Hida.
Hida tries to close the distance and clinch but Bizihwaeile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bizihwaeile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bizihwaeile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizihwaeile appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick but Hida moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bizihwaeile. Those never looked like landing.
Bizihwaeile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hida avoids the head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Hida tries to clinch up but Bizihwaeile circles away and keeps his distance.
Bizihwaeile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hida connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kisada Hida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kisada Hida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hida lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Santiago Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Santiago Bizihwaeile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bizihwaeile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile ducks under a wild hook from Hida.
Hida misses with a low kick as Bizihwaeile jumps back.
Bizihwaeile connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bizihwaeile misses with the combination.
Bizihwaeile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hida forces Bizihwaeile back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Hida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hida prevents Bizihwaeile from breaking the clinch.
Hida working aggressively here.
Hida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaeile's elbow.
Hida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Bizihwaeile has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Still in the clinch, Bizihwaeile scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hida misses with the head strike.

Hida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hida lands a body shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a solid leg kick but Hida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bizihwaeile.
Hida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hida connects with a body shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a sloppy head kick and Hida moves out of range easily.
Bizihwaeile throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hida counters with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaeile is just out of range.
Hida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bizihwaeile moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hida misses with a hook to the body
and Bizihwaeile counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bizihwaeile counters with a left and a right that stings Hida.
Bizihwaeile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hida forces Bizihwaeile back against the cage and clinches.

Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Hida tries to clinch but Bizihwaeile is having none of it.
Kisada Hida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Hida.
Bizihwaeile walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hida lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Hida.
Hida tries to clinch there but Bizihwaeile circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Hida clinches.
Hida lands with a right to the head.

Hida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hida is looking to break free of the clinch but Bizihwaeile has double underhooks.
Hida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.

Hida instigates a clinch.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Hida.

Hida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bizihwaeile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hida tries to clinch
and Bizihwaeile counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hida misses its intended target.

Hida instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hida wants to break free but Bizihwaeile has control.

Hida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bizihwaeile rather than just go for the knockout.
Hida works the jab nicely.
Bizihwaeile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hida closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Bizihwaeile is rocked!
Hida avoids the head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hida misses with a wild body shot.
Hida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Bizihwaeile is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hida lands with an overhand left.

Hida instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hida tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.

Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kisada Hida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bizihwaeile's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bizihwaeile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hida throws out the jab.
BOOM! Hida lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile tries to recover but Hida is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bizihwaeile lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kisada Hida!
During a confident post fight interview, Kisada Hida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.