PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash by Korn. Peyton Hillis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tua
vs
Hillis

184 cm
33
269 lbs
30 - 18 - 0

202 cm
33
255 lbs
23 - 24 - 0

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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 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Hillis!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Hillis avoids the body shot from Tua.
Hillis looks to throw the jab but Tua is out of range.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hillis dodges the punch combination from Tua.
Tua slips a jab from Hillis.
Hillis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hillis catches Tua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Tua.
Tua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua slips under a jab from Hillis.

Tua darts in and clinches Hillis up against the cage.
Hillis wants to break free but Tua has control.
Tua lands with a right to the head.
Hillis is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua struggles to land a body shot inside as Hillis controls his hands.
Tua tries to work over Hillis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hillis is trying to break the clinch but Tua has him pressed against the cage.

Hillis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua scores with a shot to the body.
Hillis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Hillis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tua cracks Hillis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hillis moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hillis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tua thuds his right hand into Hillis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hillis misses with a two punch combination.
Tua throwing a counter right hand but Hillis manages to avoid it.
Tua throws a big shot that misses.
Hillis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua.
Hillis misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hillis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hillis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Hillis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua throwing a counter right hand but Hillis manages to avoid it.
Hillis misses with a series of wild punches.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Hillis slips the punch.
A combination from Hillis does no damage.
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hillis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hillis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tua lands a nice looking body shot.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hillis slips under a jab from Tua.
Tua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tua takes a swing at Hillis's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hillis on the side of the head.

It looks like Peyton Hillis has been cut.
Hillis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hillis.
Tua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hillis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Tua tries to clinch there but Hillis circles away.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Tua.

Tua clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hillis's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua.
Hillis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua misses with some punches.
Tua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hillis avoids the elbow strike from Tua, against the cage.
Hillis is trying to break the clinch but Tua is controlling him.

Hillis manages to break the clinch.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hillis moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hillis! But no joy.
Tua wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Hillis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hillis connects with a looping right hand.
Hillis misses with a hook. Tua ducked under it nicely.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hillis manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fatu Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peyton Hillis'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.

Hillis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Tua takes the fight into the clinch.
Hillis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hillis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tua has Hillis pressed against the cage, preventing Hillis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hillis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hillis cracks Tua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hillis.
Peyton Hillis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hillis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Hillis saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Hillis does no damage.
Hillis loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Hillis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tua throws a leg kick but Hillis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hillis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hillis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fatu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hillis is out of range.
Hillis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Hillis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Hillis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hillis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hillis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Hillis.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Hillis saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Hillis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hillis! But no joy.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tua connects with a solid leg kick.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hillis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hillis cracks Tua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a shot to the body.
Hillis throws a jab when Tua was well out of range.
It looked like Tua was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That kick from Tua tenderised Hillis's leg. Hillis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua tries to clinch up but Hillis circles away and keeps his distance.
Hillis wants to counter with a clinch but Tua pushes him away.
Tua scores with a jab. Hillis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hillis moves away.
Hillis throws out a counter right but Tua avoids it with no problem.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hillis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Hillis.
Hillis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hillis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Hillis counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillis throws an off balance right hand
and Tua counters with a stiff right hand.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hillis can do to turn this around?
Hillis slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hillis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua.
Hillis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheers as Hillis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tua doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Hillis.
Tua tried to counter with a leg kick but Hillis avoided it.
A cross from Tua lands.
Tua misses with a left hand
and Hillis counters with a straight right hand.
Tua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tua punishes Hillis's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Hillis misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hillis counters with a three punch combo that has Tua backing up. Tua nods at Hillis to acknowledge the strikes.
Hillis misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hillis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hillis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tua on the side of the head.

Hillis gets tackled into the cage by Tua. Tua maintains the clinch.
Tua misses with the head strike.

Hillis manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Hillis moved out of range.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Hillis moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fatu Tua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peyton Hillis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hillis misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Hillis as he connects with a hook.
Tua connects with a body shot that sends Hillis's belly button to the back.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hillis.
As Tua backs off Hillis throws a huge counter combo but Tua manages to avoid it all.
Tua throws a hook but Hillis avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Tua - just one landing.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hillis moves away.
Hillis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hillis blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tua.
Tua tries to clinch but Hillis is having none of it.
Hillis drops his hands momentarily and Tua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hillis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tua cracks a nice hook into Hillis's ribs.
Tua looks to score with a jab to the body but Hillis is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hillis! But no joy.
Tua misses with a double jab
and Hillis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Tua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hillis.
Hillis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hillis defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Hillis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hillis misses with a hook. Tua ducked under it nicely.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Hillis pushes him off.
Hillis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Tua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hillis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Hillis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Hillis misses.
Hillis lands a head shot.
Tua slips a jab and a cross from Hillis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tua. That's going to slow Hillis down.
An inside leg kick lands from Tua.
Hillis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hillis manages to avoid it.
Hillis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Peyton Hillis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua defending well as Hillis loads up on a big left hand.
Tua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hillis.
Hillis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tua tries to clinch up
and Hillis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Hillis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tua 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 Hillis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hillis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Hillis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hillis lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Tua there.
Nice cross by Hillis.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hillis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Hillis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hillis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tua throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tua cracks a nice hook into Hillis's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua closes the distance but Hillis moves to the side
and Hillis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Tua.
Tua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hillis.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hillis avoids the body shot from Tua.
It seemed like Hillis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fatu Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hillis takes one to the side of the head.
Tua misses with a shot to the body
and Hillis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tua is looking to slow Hillis down with leg kicks.
Peyton Hillis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tua.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fatu Tua.
Well Tua 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fatu Tua!
Fatu Tua was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.