PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Katarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Katarn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Hitz's chin.

Hitz
vs
Katarn

182 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

169 cm
24
189 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Falcon Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Katarn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hitz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Katarn is trying to defend but Hitz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Katarn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hitz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hitz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katarn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Katarn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Katarn.
Hitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Katarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katarn wants to sweep but no luck.
Katarn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitz is in close to Katarn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hitz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hitz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hitz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hitz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Katarn's head.
Katarn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hitz pushing down on Katarn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hitz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Katarn taking some punishment here, with Hitz in his half guard.
Katarn is looking to escape.
Hitz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hitz lands strikes from half guard.
Katarn is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hitz stands up and beckons Katarn to join him on the feet.
Katarn doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hitz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Katarn's guard.
Hitz stopping the sweep attempt from Katarn.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hitz stands up over Katarn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hitz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Katarn striking off his back.
Katarn thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hitz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hitz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Katarn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hitz lands a couple of digs.
Katarn wants to sweep here but Hitz controlling him for the moment.
Hitz controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hitz pushes down on Katarn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hitz is breathing heavily.
Hitz working over Katarn with some ground and pound. Katarn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Katarn lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Hitz winds up and cracks Katarn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hitz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hitz wants to control but Katarn is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Katarn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hitz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hitz winds up and cracks Katarn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Katarn connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Katarn striking from half guard on the bottom.
Katarn is trying to get back to full guard.
Hitz working Katarn over with strikes.
Katarn is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Hitz.
Katarn taking some punishment here, with Hitz in his half guard.
Hitz wants to take a breather but Katarn is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hitz throws a lazy right hand but Katarn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hitz ducks under a wild hook from Katarn.
Katarn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Hitz throws the left hand but Katarn avoids the punch easily.
Katarn looks to clinch

and Hitz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Katarn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hitz stops Katarn from standing up.
Hitz won't allow Katarn to sweep him here.
Hitz throws a big right hand that misses.
Katarn tries to strike from the bottom.
Hitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hitz trying to control but Katarn is working from the bottom.
Katarn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hitz circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hitz counters with a single leg into guard. Katarn didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hitz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Hitz.
Hitz misses with a few strikes there.
Hitz throws a head kick that misses.
Katarn cracks Hitz with a good jab.

It looks like Sam Hitz has been cut.
Hitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Hitz is rocked!
Hitz tries to bum rush Katarn with a series of wild strikes but Katarn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hitz misses with an uppercut. Katarn saw that one coming.
Katarn doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitz circles away.
Katarn misses the jab.
Katarn tries to clinch but Hitz is having none of it.
Katarn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hitz.

Katarn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hitz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Hitz is looking to reverse the position.
Katarn working away.
Katarn is putting a hurting on Hitz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katarn lands a nice forearm strike.
Hitz is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarn lands a nice forearm strike.
Hitz wants to get back to his feet but Katarn drags him back down.
Check out the look on Katarn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hitz is looking for a sweep.
Katarn cracks Hitz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hitz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Katarn is controlling him well.
Hitz regains half guard.
Hitz wants to get back to full guard.
Katarn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hitz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hitz is trying to stand.

Hitz actively working from the bottom here.
Hitz trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katarn working over Hitz with some ground and pound. Hitz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Katarn winds up and cracks Hitz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hitz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Katarn pulls his head out easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Katarn tries to clinch up but Hitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Katarn tries to clinch but Hitz moves out of range.

Katarn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hitz's guard.
Hitz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katarn.

Hitz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Katarn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Katarn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hitz holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hitz pushes Katarn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Katarn closes the distance and clinches up with Hitz, looking for a takedown. Katarn pushes Hitz against the cage but Hitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Katarn slips a straight right by Hitz.
Katarn stalks Hitz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hitz's face. Hitz staggers backwards, shaken.
Katarn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hitz shoots in and drives through. Katarn sprawls well.
Katarn looks to clinch

and Hitz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Katarn flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hitz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hitz trying to control the action but Katarn is working from the bottom.
Hitz wants to pass the guard but Katarn is defending well.
Hitz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitz prevents Katarn from improving his position.
Hitz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hitz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Katarn scores with a punch to the head.
Katarn is looking to clinch but Hitz is avoiding it.
A jab from Katarn misses.

Hitz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hitz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katarn swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hitz is landing with some decent strikes but Katarn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hitz cracks Katarn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katarn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Katarn is in a horrible position here. Hitz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Katarn is in a horrible position here. Hitz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Katarn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Hitz's cut.
That's time! Hitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Katarn moves in looking to clinch but Hitz pushes him off.
Katarn darts in trying to clinch
and Hitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katarn wants to clinch

and Hitz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hitz is working Katarn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hitz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Katarn's head.
Hitz connects with a couple of short punches.
Hitz is working Katarn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Katarn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Katarn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Hitz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katarn tries for a takedown but Hitz circles away easily
and Hitz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hitz cracks Katarn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Katarn.
Katarn tries to clinch

and Hitz counters with a shoot takedown. Katarn fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hitz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hitz is working Katarn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hitz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Katarn throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hitz landing with the ground and pound.
Hitz wants to control from the top but Katarn keeps moving.
Hitz scoring with some ground and pound.
Katarn throwing short punches from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hitz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Katarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katarn darts in trying to clinch

and Hitz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sam Hitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Hitz.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hitz lands a nice short elbow.
Hitz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hitz working over Katarn with some ground and pound. Katarn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Hitz there.
Katarn wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hitz connects with a nice short shot to Katarn's temple.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Katarn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Hitz misses.
Katarn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Hitz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katarn taking a bit of punishment here - Hitz scoring with strikes.
Katarn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Katarn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hitz landing a few strikes.
Katarn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Katarn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Katarn lands with a few short shots to the body.
Katarn has hold of Hitz's hands but Hitz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Katarn misses with a hook.
Hitz scores with a punch to the head.
Katarn clinches but Hitz breaks the clinch

and Hitz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Katarn wants to sweep here but Hitz controlling him for the moment.
Hitz cracks Katarn with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katarn wants to sweep but no luck.
Hitz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hitz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hitz landing with the ground and pound.
Hitz stopping the sweep attempt from Katarn.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hitz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Katarn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Katarn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hitz landing a few strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katarn is looking to regain half guard here but Hitz keeps moving and retains side control.
Katarn is letting Hitz control him for a moment.
Katarn tries to bench press Hitz off him but Hitz keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hitz!