PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laxa Tiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiv comes to the cage accompanied by Animal I have become - Three Days Grace. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tiv
vs
Hester

183 cm
27
247 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Juggernaut Power Suppliments
Malicestar

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laxa Tiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester checks a low kick from Tiv.
Tiv throws a lazy right hand but Hester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hester is looking to clinch.
Tiv swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Tiv gets tackled into the cage by Hester. Hester maintains the clinch.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hester tries to work over Tiv's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiv.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiv's elbow.
Hester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Tiv breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hester misses with a takedown attempt - Tiv sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hester takes one to the side of the head.
Tiv bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiv lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiv motions for Hester to come forward. Tiv throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Hester rushes Tiv and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Tiv shrugs off.

It looks like Laxa Tiv has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Hester as the two fighters clinch.
Tiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tiv wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hester scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiv working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hester.
Nice body punch from Hester - that landed with a thud.
Tiv is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiv blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hester just leaning against Tiv, taking a breather.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hester wants to stall.
Hester throws a head punch that misses.
Hester misses with some punches.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hester working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands an uppercut.
Hester lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiv working hard to break the clinch.
Hester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiv's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Tiv shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hester.
Tiv wants to break free but Hester has control.

Tiv escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiv misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiv misses the target.
Hester tries to clinch up but Tiv circles away and keeps his distance.
Hester takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hester tries to clinch up but Tiv circles away and keeps his distance.

Hester clinches.
Hester lands with a light punch inside.
Hester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiv's efforts to push away.
Tiv is trying to push Hester away but Hester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiv is keeping busy.
Tiv blocks an uppercut.

Tiv escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiv misses with a body punch
and Hester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hester misses with a few strikes there.
Hester slips under a jab from Tiv.
Good shot there by Tiv.
Laxa Tiv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hester tries to clinch there but Tiv circles away.

Hester closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tiv did well to prevent Hester getting side control.
Hester prevents Tiv from standing back up.
Hester not doing much here.
Tiv wants to get back to his feet.
Hester winds up and cracks Tiv with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hester not doing much here.
Tiv is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hester seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiv keeps working.
Hester seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Marcus Hester has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Tiv, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiv throws the left hand but Hester avoids the punch easily.
Hester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tiv misses with a wild body shot.
Tiv slips under a jab from Hester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laxa Tiv's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tiv buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiv throws a leg kick

and Hester counters with a takedown into side control.
Tiv is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tiv dodges the ground and pound from Hester.
Hester controls the position from side control.
Tiv might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hester trying to control the position but Tiv is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hester tries to move to mount but Tiv blocks the move with his legs.
Hester controls the position.
Tiv is pushing Hester's head away, looking to escape. Hester manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Let's hope that Hester has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Hester hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiv. Hester does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiv blocks a jab.
Hester moves in looking to clinch but Tiv pushes him off.
Tiv throws a series of punches but Hester moves out of range.
Tiv circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laxa Tiv is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv is having none of it.
Tiv misses with a looping left.
Hester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiv with a hook.
Tiv swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiv slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiv jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv moves out of range.
Tiv steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hester.
Tiv uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hester has time to react.
Good work by Hester as he checks the leg kick.
Hester staying out of range there.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv moves out of range.
Laxa Tiv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv moves out of range.
Tiv throws a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tiv. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hester tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Tiv misses.
Hester is looking to clinch but Tiv is avoiding it.
Tiv throws a leg kick but Hester sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hester is looking to clinch but Tiv is avoiding it.
Tiv lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiv throws out a leg kick but Hester moves out of range and Tiv only half commits.
Nice sprawl there from Tiv as Hester shoots in.
Tiv misses with the combination.
Hester doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiv circles away.
Tiv misses with a straight right.
Hester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiv swats away the attempt to clinch by Hester.
Hester is looking to clinch but Tiv is avoiding it.

Hester pushes Tiv up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Tiv's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv is having none of it.
Tiv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hester.
Hester dives in and grabs Tiv's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiv pushes down on Hester's head and hops out.
Tiv lands with a straight right. Hester didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiv throws a poor cross that misses
and Hester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiv finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiv misses with an uppercut

and Hester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hester.
Tiv can't break the clinch.

Tiv breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Tiv misses

and Hester counters by clinching up.
Hester prevents Tiv from breaking the clinch.
Tiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiv wants to get back to striking at distance but Hester won't allow it.
Hester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tiv's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tiv's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiv.

Hester drives through with a takedown into Tiv's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hester trying to control but Tiv is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Laxa Tiv's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tiv manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiv swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiv throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hester.
Tiv fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiv avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiv.

Hester feints and as Tiv raises his hands in defense, Hester changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hester wants to control from the top but Tiv keeps moving.
Hester is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tiv is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hester is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hester wants to control from the top but Tiv keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Hester hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tiv misses with a hook

and Hester counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tiv wants to stand and escape but Hester is having none of it.
Hester looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tiv keeping full guard, as Hester tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hester prevents Tiv from getting back to his feet.
Hester trying to control but Tiv is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Hester was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tiv misses with a hook. Hester ducked under it nicely.
Laxa Tiv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tiv throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hester fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiv misses with a hook. Hester ducked under it nicely.

Hester shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hester showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hester seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tiv does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Hester seems content to control.

Tiv manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hester moves in looking to clinch but Tiv pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiv.
Hester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiv swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester is looking to clinch but Tiv is avoiding it.

Hester has closed the distance and engaged Tiv in a clinch.
Hester tries a body shot but Tiv blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiv.
Hester wants to stall.
Tiv wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Hester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiv's efforts to push away.
Tiv wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hester prevents Tiv from breaking the clinch.
Tiv on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiv is looking to break free of the clinch but Hester has double underhooks.
Hester misses with the head strike.
Tiv is trying to break free.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester has Tiv pressed against the cage, preventing Tiv from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester working aggressively here.
Hester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiv lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.

Tiv pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Hester.
Tiv throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiv lands with a shot to the body.
Tiv throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hester there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Marcus Hester has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiv swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiv fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laxa Tiv is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Tiv misses.
Tiv tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Hester.
I've got Hester 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hester!