PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 506 p4p, 595 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 81 p4p, 95 weight class). Hightower kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Power. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hightower
vs
Hurry

207 cm
25
242
18 - 2 - 0

198 cm
24
280
6 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurry throws a poor cross that misses
and Hightower counters with a nice leg kick.
Hightower connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hurry lands with a shot to the body.
Hightower misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hightower scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from Hurry lands.
Hightower throws the left hand but Hurry avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Hurry.
Hurry throws a hook but Hightower blocks it.
Hurry misses the shot to the body.
Hightower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurry looks to land a combination but Hightower avoids it well.
Hightower appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hurry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hurry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurry throws a right hand that misses
and Hightower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurry takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry lands a glancing blow to the side of Hightower's head.
Hurry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hurry just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hightower misses the target.
Hightower throws a low kick, looking for Hurry's leg but Hurry calmly moves out of range.
Hurry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hurry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hurry works the jab nicely.
Hightower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hightower throws a counter high kick but Hurry was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hightower swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hurry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hurry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hightower counters with a low kick, right behind Hurry 's knee.
Hurry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hightower 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.
Hurry throws out a loose jab but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hightower moves away.
Hightower is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower wants to land a leg kick but Hurry is out of range.
Hightower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hightower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hightower smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hurry lands a jab to the nose.
Hurry checks the leg kick.
Hurry throws a big shot that misses.
Hurry throws a body punch but Hightower moves out of range.
Hurry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hightower.
Hightower throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hurry throws a lazy uppercut
and Hightower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hightower scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hightower. Hurry does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Hightower backs off Hurry throws a huge counter combo but Hightower manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Hurry finds it's way through Hightower's defenses.
Hurry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hightowers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hightower avoids the body shot from Hurry.
Hightower throws a quick counter head kick but Hurry was just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurry misses the target.
Hightower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hurry scores with a body shot.
Hightower explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Never Hurry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hightower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hurry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hurry lands with a good body shot.
Hurry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hightower had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hurry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hightower counters with a leg kick.
Hurry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hurry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hightower with the inside leg kick.
Hightower slips a jab and a cross from Hurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hightower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurry with a hook.
Hurry throws out a loose jab but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hurry tests Hightower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hurry misses the shot to the body.
Hightower appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hightower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hightower jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hightower throws a body kick that misses.
Hurry throws a combination that misses
and Hightower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurry just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurry looks to score with a jab to the body but Hightower is just out of range.
Hightower throwing a counter right hand but Hurry manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hightower bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hightower scores with a nice body kick.
Hurry looks winded!
Hurry moves out of range as Hightower strikes.
Hurry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hightower was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurry.
A little feinted left hand from Hightower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Never Hurry will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hurry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hightower.
Hurry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hightower counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Hurry! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Hightower!
A very excited looking Jason Hightower 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.