PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with Super Freak blaring out of the sound system. Morgan Hilton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

James
vs
Hilton

193 cm
20
268 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
225 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

ParalLAX
ParalLAX

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilton misses with a right hand
and James counters with a nice body kick.
James tries to clinch
and Hilton counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hilton counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James tries to clinch but Hilton moves away
and Hilton counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilton lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Hilton moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hilton. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James looks to clinch
and Hilton counters with a one-two to the body.
James tries to clinch
and Hilton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hilton lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James tries to clinch but Hilton moves away
and Hilton counters with a straight right hand.
James moves to clinch but Hilton breaks away
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Hilton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

James tries to clinch
enabling Hilton to counter with a crisp jab.
Hilton throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilton misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hilton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hilton counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hilton.
James misses the shot to the body.
Hilton keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a series of strikes. Hilton will be more careful next time no doubt.
James throws a combination that misses
and Hilton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
James defending well as Hilton loads up on a big left hand.
Hilton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hilton misses with a left hand
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Hilton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Hilton throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with an inside leg kick.
James has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James throws a combination that misses
enabling Hilton to counter with a crisp jab.
James tries to clinch up
and Hilton counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hilton.
Hilton looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James tries to clinch but Hilton moves away
and Hilton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hilton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to clinch
and Hilton counters with a left and a right that stings James.
A head kick misses from James.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hilton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hilton missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hilton counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Hilton to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hilton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hilton is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Morgan Hilton.
Well Hilton 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Morgan Hilton!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Morgan Hilton!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Morgan Hilton!

Morgan Hilton wins by unanimous decision!