PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Mortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mortis has chosen The theme tune from Rocky as his entrance music. The key to victory for Marvin Hearns has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hearns
vs
Mortis

194 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

BioPharm Nutrition

GTI-Roid Rage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marvin Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Mortis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mortis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearns.
Mortis cracks Hearns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mortis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mortis moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearns misses the shot to the body.
Hearns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mortis doesn't seem bothered though.
Hearns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mortis.
Mortis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hearns misses with the combination.
Hearns looks to land a right hand but Mortis moved out of range.
Hearns misses the jab.
Hearns throws out a loose jab but Mortis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearns throws a shot from downtown. Mortis moves away and avoids it.
Hearns throws a lazy right hand but Mortis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mortis misses with a series of wild punches.
Hearns throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mortis.
Hearns takes a swing at Mortis's ribcage but misses.
Hearns throws a combination that misses
and Mortis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hearns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mortis in his tracks.
Mortis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Hearns misses.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mortis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hearns thinking.
Hearns throws a combination that misses

and Mortis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mortis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mortis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hearns lands a jab.
Hearns throws a shot from downtown. Mortis moves away and avoids it.
Hearns throws a combination that misses
and Mortis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearns throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Mortis counter with a right hand.

Mortis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mortis walks away with a smile on his face. Hearns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mortis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hearns.
A combination from Mortis does no damage.
Hearns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marvin Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mortis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearns throws out the jab.
Hearns misses with a looping right.
Mortis walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Hearns.
Mortis misses with a few strikes there.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mortis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mortis.

Mortis breaks from the clinch.
Hearns loads up on a big right hand but Mortis slips the punch.
Hearns scores with a sloppy right hand. Mortis should have avoided that one.
Hearns misses with the combination.
Hearns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearns is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearns is just out of range.
Mortis scores with a hook.
Mortis misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Mortis.
Hearns misses with a hook.
Mortis swings for the body but Hearns moves out of range.
Mortis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hearns. That did some damage!
Hearns cracks Mortis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hearns throws a hook but Mortis blocks it.
Hearns throws a big shot that misses.
Mortis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hearns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A shot to the body from Hearns misses

and Mortis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hearns jumps guard but Mortis stands there with Hearns around his waist. Hearns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hearns fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Hearns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hearns working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hearns misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mortis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mortis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hearns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearns slips under a jab from Mortis.
Hearns misses with a jab to the body
and Mortis counters with a stiff right hand.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mortis counters with a nice leg kick.
Hearns misses with an uppercut. Mortis saw that one coming.
Mortis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mortis blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Hearns coming out on top.
Hearns misses the body punch
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mortis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mortis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hearns loads up on a big right hand but Mortis slips the punch.
Mortis cracks Hearns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Hearns dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hearns misses with a straight right.
Marvin Hearns is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearns misses with a combination
and Mortis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearns misses with a looping left.
Marvin Hearns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Hearns.
A swing and a miss from Hearns.
Hearns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mortis ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.
Mortis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearns throws out the jab.
Hearns throws a hook but Mortis avoids it easily.
A jab from Hearns misses.
Hearns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mortis counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hearns moves out of range as Mortis strikes.
Mortis walks into a jab.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mortis counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mortis breaks the clinch.
Mortis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mortis.
Hearns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mortis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearns throws out the jab.
Hearns misses with a looping right.
Hearns scores with a body shot.
Hearns throws a big shot that misses.
Hearns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearns tries to bum rush Mortis with a series of wild strikes but Mortis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mortis lands a jab to the nose.
Mortis scoring well with a low kick there.
Mortis scores with a punch to the head.
Mortis avoids the body shot from Hearns.
Hearns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mortis counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns misses with a jab to the body
and Mortis counters with a good low kick that Hearns was not able to check.
Hearns thows a body shot but no joy.
Hearns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mortis counters with an inside leg kick.
Hearns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mortis lands with a nice body punch.
Mortis cracks the inside of Hearns's front leg.
Mortis looks to land a combination. Hearns sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mortis scores with a leg kick.
Mortis lands a glancing blow to the side of Hearns's head.
Mortis cracks Hearns with an open hand slap.
Hearns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mortis counters with a series of strikes. Hearns will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mortis takes a swing at Hearns's ribcage but misses.
Mortis scoring well with a low kick there.

Mortis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns is trying to break the clinch but Mortis has him pressed against the cage.

Mortis breaks from the clinch.
Mortis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hearns.
A swing and a miss from Hearns.
Mortis lunges at Hearns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hearns's hand.
Mortis works over Hearns's head and body with a nice combination.
Hearns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Mortis misses.
Hearns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mortis misses with a double jab.

Mortis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hearns is looking to break free of the clinch but Mortis has double underhooks.

Mortis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mortis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hearns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mortis counters with a one-two to the body.
Hearns misses the jab.
Hearns cracks Mortis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hearns misses with a straight right.
Hearns takes a swing at Mortis's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns throws a hook to the side of Mortis's head but Mortis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hearns misses with a hook. Mortis ducked under it nicely.
Hearns misses with a looping right.
Hearns connects with a looping right hand.
Mortis throws a lazy right hand but Hearns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Mortis instigates a clinch.
Mortis is stalling here.
Hearns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mortis has him pressed against the cage.

Mortis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mortis slips a jab from Hearns.
Hearns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mortis moves into the clinch.
Hearns is looking to break free of the clinch but Mortis has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearns wants to get back to striking at distance but Mortis won't allow it.

Mortis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hearns looks to land a left hand but Mortis moved out of range nicely.
Mortis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearns.
Mortis slips a jab from Hearns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Mortis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mortis thuds his shin into the meat of Hearns's side.
Hearns throws a sloppy body shot
and Mortis counters with a one-two to the body.
Mortis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mortis moves into the clinch.
Hearns tries to pull guard but Mortis won't allow it.

Mortis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hearns throws a sloppy body shot
and Mortis counters with an outside leg kick.
Mortis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hearns.
Hearns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mortis.
Mortis ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.
Hearns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hearns misses with a body shot.
Hearns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mortis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mortis.

Mortis manages to break the clinch.
Hearns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mortis counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mortis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mortis tests Hearns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mortis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hearns's knee momentarily.
Mortis thuds a left hand into Hearns's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mortis misses the target.
Hearns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Mortis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mortis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearns.
Hearns throws an overhand right that lands on Mortis's shoulder, as Mortis tries to avoid the shot.
Hearns avoids the body shot from Mortis.
Mortis scores with a push kick.
A jab from Mortis finds it's way through Hearns's defenses.
Mortis misses with a wild body shot.
Mortis misses with a hook. Hearns ducked under it nicely.
Hearns misses with a double jab
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortis lands with a nice combination. Hearns backs away looking to recover.

Mortis closes the distance and clinches.

Mortis breaks the clinch.
Mortis thumps Hearns with a low kick.
Mortis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mortis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hearns.
Mortis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hearns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearns scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearns misses with a double jab
and Mortis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mortis thuds his shin into the meat of Hearns's side.
Hearns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mortis counters by clinching up.
Hearns tries to pull guard but Mortis won't allow it.
Hearns fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Hearns. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mortis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hearns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearns cracks Mortis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hearns misses with a shot to the body
and Mortis counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Hearns misses.
Hearns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mortis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Mortis rushes Hearns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hearns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mortis walks away with a smile on his face. Hearns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hearns throws a combination that misses
and Mortis counters with a low kick, right behind Hearns 's knee.
Mortis defending well as Hearns loads up on a big left hand.
Mortis staying out of range there.
Hearns looks to score with a jab to the body but Mortis is just out of range.
Mortis staying out of range there.
Mortis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hearns moves away from the strike by Mortis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns misses with a hook to the body
and Mortis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mortis ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.
Hearns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hearns misses with a body punch
and Mortis counters with a series of strikes. Hearns will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hearns slips a jab and a cross from Mortis.

Mortis has Hearns up against the cage in a clinch.
Hearns is looking to break free of the clinch but Mortis has double underhooks.

Mortis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mortis lands a really nice looking cross but Hearns seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Hearns misses the target.
Hearns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearns misses with a hook to the body
and Mortis counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearns misses with a body punch

and Mortis moves into the clinch.

Mortis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mortis has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mortis manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Mortis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mortis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Mortis!