PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strgg Jizanthapus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maikeru Hyuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maikeru Hyuga has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jizanthapus
vs
Hyuga

190 cm
25
222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Beaver Jooce!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Strgg Jizanthapus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maikeru Hyuga!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyuga shoots in for a double leg but Jizanthapus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hyuga moves out of range of the body kick.
Jizanthapus throws a right and a left that Hyuga avoids nicely.
We've been told by Jizanthapus's head coaches at EUOLUCAO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Jizanthapus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch.
Hyuga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jizanthapus digs a right hand into Hyuga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyuga's gas tank.
Jizanthapus presses Hyuga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hyuga looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a nice shot to the body.
Jizanthapus presses Hyuga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyuga.
Jizanthapus cracks Hyuga with a nice body shot.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jizanthapus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Jizanthapus - that landed with a thud.
Jizanthapus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jizanthapus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hyuga or not.
A short right from Jizanthapus on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jizanthapus lands a nice shot to the body.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyuga.
Good body shot from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a nice shot to the body.
Jizanthapus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Jizanthapus.
Nice body punch from Jizanthapus - that landed with a thud.
Jizanthapus just leaning against Hyuga, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Jizanthapus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jizanthapus lands a shot to the body.
Jizanthapus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hyuga or not.
Hyuga is trying to break free.
Jizanthapus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands with a light punch inside.
Jizanthapus works on Hyuga's body with a couple of short punches.
Jizanthapus lands a nice shot to the body.
Jizanthapus lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jizanthapus.
A short body shot lands from Jizanthapus as the two fighters clinch.
Jizanthapus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hyuga backwards.
Good body shot from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus digs a right hand into Hyuga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyuga's gas tank.
Jizanthapus lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jizanthapus digs a right hand into Hyuga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyuga's gas tank.
Jizanthapus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jizanthapus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyuga.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jizanthapus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jizanthapus presses Hyuga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jizanthapus cracks Hyuga with a nice body shot.
Jizanthapus works on Hyuga's body with a couple of short punches.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jizanthapus digs a right hand underneath Hyuga's ribcage. Hyuga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've been informed that Hyuga has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jizanthapus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jizanthapus is working Hyuga over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jizanthapus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jizanthapus lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jizanthapus.
Nice body punch from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus taking a breather.
Jizanthapus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jizanthapus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hyuga is trying to break the clinch but Jizanthapus has him pressed against the cage.
Jizanthapus presses Hyuga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jizanthapus cracks Hyuga with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hyuga or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Strgg Jizanthapus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jizanthapus throws a one two combo.
Jizanthapus throws a right and a left that Hyuga avoids nicely.

Jizanthapus takes the fight into the clinch.
Come on Jizanthapus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jizanthapus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jizanthapus is leaning against Hyuga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jizanthapus is struggling to control the position.
Jizanthapus digs a right hand into Hyuga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyuga's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Jizanthapus.
Hyuga is breathing heavily.
Jizanthapus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jizanthapus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus pushes Hyuga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hyuga is rocked!
Jizanthapus works on Hyuga's body with a couple of short punches.
Hyuga is still on wobbly legs! Can Jizanthapus finish him?
Jizanthapus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hyuga seems to have recovered his senses.
Jizanthapus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hyuga or not.
Jizanthapus gets through Hyuga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jizanthapus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hyuga can do to turn this around?
Jizanthapus scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jizanthapus is leaning against Hyuga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jizanthapus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jizanthapus lands a shot to the body.
Jizanthapus is working Hyuga over against the cage.
Jizanthapus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strgg Jizanthapus has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jizanthapus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hyuga or not.
Jizanthapus scores with a hook to the body.
Jizanthapus lands with a light punch inside.
Jizanthapus lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jizanthapus lands a shot to the body.
Jizanthapus works on Hyuga's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jizanthapus.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a shot to the body.
Jizanthapus leaning against his opponent.
Jizanthapus gets through Hyuga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jizanthapus works on Hyuga's body with a couple of short punches.
Jizanthapus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jizanthapus just leaning against Hyuga, taking a breather.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyuga.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus presses Hyuga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jizanthapus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
A left hand lands to the body for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus pushes Hyuga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jizanthapus is working Hyuga over against the cage.
Hyuga jumps guard but Jizanthapus stands there with Hyuga around his waist. Hyuga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jizanthapus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jizanthapus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Jizanthapus scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus works on Hyuga's body with a couple of short punches.
Jizanthapus pushes Hyuga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jizanthapus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus digs a right hand into Hyuga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyuga's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Jizanthapus as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jizanthapus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyuga tries to score a body lock takedown but Jizanthapus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jizanthapus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jizanthapus lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Strgg Jizanthapus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jizanthapus rushes Hyuga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jizanthapus scores with a hook to the body.
Hyuga tries to pull guard but Jizanthapus holds him up against the cage and eventually Hyuga drops back down to his feet.
Jizanthapus works on Hyuga's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hyuga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Oooooh!!! Jizanthapus has knocked Hyuga down with a huge combo! Jizanthapus steps away and waves a wobbly Hyuga back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Maikeru Hyuga has been cut.
Strgg Jizanthapus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Jizanthapus misses.
Jizanthapus fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Jizanthapus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyuga fails with a takedown attempt.

Jizanthapus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hyuga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jizanthapus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jizanthapus controlling the action here for a moment.
Jizanthapus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hyuga or not.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Jizanthapus.
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!
Jizanthapus lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
A right handed body shot lands from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jizanthapus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot.
Jizanthapus digs a right hand underneath Hyuga's ribcage. Hyuga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jizanthapus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hyuga or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus cracks Hyuga with a nice body shot.
Jizanthapus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jizanthapus lands a nice shot to the body.
Jizanthapus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jizanthapus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jizanthapus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hyuga backwards.
Jizanthapus presses Hyuga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jizanthapus scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jizanthapus presses Hyuga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jizanthapus cracks Hyuga with a nice body shot.
Jizanthapus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyuga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jizanthapus lands a nice shot to the body.
Jizanthapus pushes Hyuga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jizanthapus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hyuga up against the cage.
Jizanthapus presses Hyuga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jizanthapus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jizanthapus.
Jizanthapus is leaning against Hyuga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jizanthapus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hyuga backwards.
Hyuga goes for a takedown attempt but Jizanthapus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Strgg Jizanthapus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maikeru Hyuga.

Jizanthapus drops Hyuga with a beautiful combination! Hyuga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jizanthapus is looking for the KO!
Jizanthapus is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hyuga hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Strgg Jizanthapus!
Strgg Jizanthapus is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Strgg Jizanthapus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.