PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rection's entrance music is Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

G Rection
vs
Pike

193 cm
30
256 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

195 cm
22
250 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh G Rection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Pike!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike misses with an uppercut
and Rection cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pike misses with an uppercut
and Rection counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pike misses with a straight right.
Rection throws a sloppy head kick
and Pike counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rection throws a head kick but Pike moves out of range.
Rection swings widly with a right hand
and Pike counters with a series of strikes. Rection will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pike throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rection to counter with a crisp jab.
Pike throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rection on the side of the head.

It looks like Hugh G Rection has been cut.
Pike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pike takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pike blocks a head kick by Rection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rection misses the target.
Pike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pike throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rection lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pike misses with a hook
letting Rection counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pike throws an off balance right hand
and Rection counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pike looks gassed!
A left lands for Rection.
Rection scores with a leg kick.
Rection scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rection lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Evan Pike has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Pike as he checks the leg kick.
Rection connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pike throws an off balance right hand
and Rection counters with a stiff right hand.
Rection throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rection swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pike misses with a jab to the body
and Rection counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rection fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pike manages to avoid it.
Rection throws a head kick that misses.
Rection throws a nice looking combination but Pike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rection misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pike counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rection.

Rection lands a big head kick that sends Pike tumbling to the mat! Rection takes a step backwards and waves Pike back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pike walks into a jab.
Rection cracks the inside of Pike's front leg.
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!
Pike misses with a right hand
and Rection counters with a nice body shot.
Pike takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rection fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rection scores with a nice head shot.
Rection throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rection lands with a cross.
Rection throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rection looks to throw a body kick
and Pike counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rection swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pike takes a swing at Rection's ribcage but misses.
Pike loads up on a big right hand but Rection slips the punch.
Pike lands with a straight right. Rection didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pike avoids a kick to the body.
Rection lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh G Rection dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rection misses with a double jab
and Pike counters with a nice body shot.
Hugh G Rection is winning the standup battle so far.
Rection loads up on a big right hand but Pike slips the punch.
Pike misses with a right hand
and Rection counters with a body kick that stops Pike in his tracks momentarily.
Rection tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pike was well out of range. Poor timing from Rection.
Pike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rection counters with a straight right hand.
Pike takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pike punishes Rection's body with a nice straight punch.
Pike is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pike misses with a lunging right hand
and Rection counters with an inside leg kick.
Rection moves away from the strike by Pike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection throws an off balance right hand
and Pike counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pike closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rection with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pike misses with a right hand
letting Rection counter with a right hand.
A jab from Rection finds it's way through Pike's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rection moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rection missing with a left hand there. Pike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Rection misses its intended target.
Rection lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike throws an off balance right hand
and Rection counters with a good low kick that Pike was not able to check.
Pike misses with a hook to the body
and Rection counters with a left to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pike might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rection has got the better of the exchanges.
Rection misses with a body kick.
Rection bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pike's head.
Rection misses with a looping right.
Pike on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Rection misses its intended target.
Pike throws an off balance right hand
and Rection counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rection on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rection makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rection scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rection lands a right hook to the body.
Evan Pike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rection comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Rection. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pike uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rection.
Pike walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pike takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pike. Those never looked like landing.
Rection throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rection misses with an uppercut
and Rection takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rection lands the left hand.
Pike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rection.
Pike misses with a left hand
and Rection counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rection throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rection lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pike at a distance.
Rection lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh G Rection dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rection getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pike on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rection. Rection obviously looking to wear him down.
Pike scores with the left hand. Rection knows he should have avoided that one.
Rection throws a head kick that misses.
Pike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rection counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pike has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pike's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rection connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pike scrambles back to his feet.
Pike connects with a nice looking jab.
Pike takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rection jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pike takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection lands a high kick!
Rection throws a combination that misses
and Pike counters with a straight right hand.
Pike swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rection counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rection misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rection. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rection.
Pike throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rection is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rection!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike misses with an uppercut.
Pike misses with a lunging right hand
and Rection counters with a head kick. That will keep Pike thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rection with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rection takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pike misses with a right hand
letting Rection counter with a right hand.
Rection motions for Pike to come forward. Rection throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pike swings for the body but Rection moves out of range.
Pike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pike.
Evan Pike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rection fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pike.

Oooooh!!! Rection has knocked Pike down with a huge combo! Rection steps away and waves a wobbly Pike back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pike throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rection to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Rection finds it's way through Pike's defenses.

Pike is rocked!
Pike fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rection swings widly with a right hand
and Pike counters with a left to the body.
Pike's corner calls for a 1-2. Pike obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rection moves out of range as Pike strikes.
Hugh G Rection is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pike slips under a jab.
Rection misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rection lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pike has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pike and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rection fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pike checks it well.
Rection tries a head kick but it misses.
Rection throws a series of punches but Pike moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rection. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rection is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pike can do to turn this around?
Pike misses with a hook to the body
and Rection counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh G Rection showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rection has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh G Rection!