PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Niupulusu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niupulusu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cyclops - Danny Brown. Hyatt has chosen Street fighter as his entrance music. Jimmy Hyatt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Niupulusu
vs
Hyatt

196 cm
25
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

190 cm
23
215 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Niupulusu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyatt works Niupulusu's body with a nice hook.
Niupulusu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Niupulusu is defended easily by Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niupulusu is looking to clinch.

Niupulusu feints and as Hyatt raises his hands in defense, Niupulusu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hyatt is trying to control the position but Niupulusu postures up.
Hyatt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hyatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niupulusu prevents Hyatt from getting back to his feet.
Hyatt trying to keep a closed guard but Niupulusu is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyatt keeping moving, preventing Niupulusu from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niupulusu stopping the sweep attempt from Hyatt.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hyatt scores with a body shot.
Hyatt throws a shot from downtown. Niupulusu moves away and avoids it.
Hyatt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Niupulusu wants to clinch up but Hyatt keeps it at a distance.
Niupulusu throws a body shot but no joy.
Niupulusu checks the leg kick.
Niupulusu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hyatt blocks a head kick by Niupulusu.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Niupulusu.
Hyatt swings for the body but Niupulusu moves out of range.
Hyatt scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hyatt.
Hyatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Gabriel Niupulusu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niupulusu checks a leg kick.
Niupulusu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niupulusu takes one to the chin there.
Hyatt throws out a loose jab but Niupulusu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niupulusu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Niupulusu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hyatt defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Niupulusu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyatt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hyatt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hyatt motions for Niupulusu to come forward. Hyatt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hyatt looks to land a right hand but Niupulusu moved out of range.
Niupulusu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hyatt lands a jab to the nose.
Jimmy Hyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Niupulusu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hyatt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niupulusu.
Niupulusu throws a body shot but no joy.
Niupulusu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hyatt avoids a kick to the body.
Hyatt looks for the body kick but Niupulusu saw that one coming.
Hyatt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Niupulusu is looking to clinch.
Niupulusu tries to clinch there but Hyatt circles away.

Niupulusu clinches up with Hyatt and pushes him back against the cage.
Niupulusu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niupulusu tries to pull guard but Hyatt holds him up against the cage and eventually Niupulusu drops back down to his feet.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Niupulusu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyatt is pressed up against the cage. Niupulusu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hyatt down to the mat. Hyatt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Niupulusu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niupulusu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Niupulusu misses its intended target.
Hyatt staying out of range there.
Niupulusu tries to move into range but Hyatt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hyatt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hyatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hyatt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Niupulusu.
Niupulusu slips a jab and a cross from Hyatt.
Hyatt lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hyatt dominated that round.
That's time! Niupulusu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hyatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niupulusu throws a front kick aimed at Hyatt's knee but Hyatt avoids it well.
Niupulusu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyatt circles away.
Niupulusu tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hyatt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hyatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niupulusu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hyatt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Niupulusu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hyatt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hyatt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Niupulusu is controlling him well.
Hyatt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Niupulusu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Niupulusu working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niupulusu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hyatt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Niupulusu is controlling him well.
Hyatt is trying to control Niupulusu's posture but Niupulusu avoids it.
Check out the look on Niupulusu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hyatt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Niupulusu asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Niupulusu tries for a kimura but Hyatt is defending well.

Niupulusu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hyatt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Niupulusu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niupulusu throws a strike but Hyatt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Niupulusu trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyatt is looking to stand up but Niupulusu isn't so interested in that idea.
Niupulusu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hyatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabriel Niupulusu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Niupulusu stopping the sweep attempt from Hyatt.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Niupulusu trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Niupulusu fails with a takedown attempt.
Hyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niupulusu.
Hyatt lands a jab.
Hyatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Hyatt moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Niupulusu.
Hyatt tries to throw a body punch but Niupulusu avoids it by throwing Hyatt back against the cage.
Niupulusu looking to stall.
Hyatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niupulusus head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hyatt blocks an uppercut.
Niupulusu misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niupulusu.
Hyatt lands a shot to the body.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niupulusu jumps guard but Hyatt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hyatt lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyatt can't find room to land a body shot as Niupulusu controls the action.
Niupulusu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niupulusu takes a shot to the head.
Hyatt prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Niupulusu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Hyatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niupulusu misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hyatt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyatt throws an elbow that misses.
Hyatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hyatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Niupulusu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Niupulusu moves in looking to clinch but Hyatt pushes him off.
Hyatt sizes up Niupulusu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hyatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niupulusu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyatt ducks under a wild hook from Niupulusu.
Hyatt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hyatt scores with a nice right hand.

Hyatt gets tackled into the cage by Niupulusu. Niupulusu maintains the clinch.
Hyatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Niupulusu controls his hands.
Hyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niupulusu lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niupulusu backwards.
Hyatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hyatt is trying to force a seperation but Niupulusu has the dominant position.
Niupulusu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyatt is leaning against Niupulusu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyatt.
Niupulusu is trying to break free.
Niupulusu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niupulusu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niupulusu throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hyatt fails to land.
Hyatt misses with a punch to the body.
Niupulusu is trying to maintain a safe position but Hyatt gets an underhook and turns Niupulusu into the cage.
Niupulusu takes an elbow to the temple.
Niupulusu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hyatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hyatt tries to land knees in the clinch but Niupulusu avoids the damage to the body.
Niupulusu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hyatt is defending well.
Hyatt is trying to break the clinch but Niupulusu is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Hyatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Hyatt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyatt tries to work over Niupulusu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyatt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hyatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyatt lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hyatt.

Niupulusu is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niupulusu.
Niupulusu looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hyatt.
Niupulusu tries to break free but Hyatt pushes him back against the cage.
Hyatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niupulusu.
Hyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niupulusu wants a takedown but no success here.
Gabriel Niupulusu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt cracks Niupulusu with a nice body shot.
A short left from Hyatt.
Niupulusu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyatt.
Niupulusu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hyatt misses with some punches.
Hyatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Niupulusu manages to break the clinch.
Gabriel Niupulusu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyatt digs a good body shot into Niupulusu's ribs.
Hyatt lunges at Niupulusu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Niupulusu's hand.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Niupulusu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Niupulusu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyatt lands with a shot to the body.
Hyatt stuns Niupulusu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niupulusu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niupulusu throws a right and a left that Hyatt avoids nicely.
A low kick from Niupulusu is predictable there
and Hyatt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niupulusu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niupulusu throws a body punch but Hyatt moves out of range.
Hyatt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hyatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyatt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niupulusu's head backwards.
Hyatt tries to land a front kick but Niupulusu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hyatt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hyatt lands a jab to the head.
Hyatt connects with the punch.
Hyatt misses with a body kick.
Hyatt lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hyatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hyatt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hyatt!
An out of breath Jimmy Hyatt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.