PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Middleton (ranked 4966 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marquis Hyman (ranked 5080 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquis Hyman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alfred Middleton's chin.

Middleton
vs
Hyman

203 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfred Middleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marquis Hyman!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hyman. No joy for Middleton on that attempt.

Middleton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Middleton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyman's efforts to push away.
Middleton misses with some punches.
Middleton has Hyman pressed against the cage, preventing Hyman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Middleton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyman has Middleton pressed against the cage.
Middleton leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyman is trying to break free.
Middleton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hyman walks away with a smile on his face. Middleton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Middleton tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Middleton manages to avoid it.
Middleton is looking for a counter combo.
Middleton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Middleton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hyman works the jab nicely.
Middleton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Middleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hyman darts in and clinches Middleton up against the cage.
Hyman lands an uppercut.
Hyman tries to circle away but Middleton has him pinned against the cage.
Middleton with a knee to the head.
Hyman stalling in the clinch.
Middleton has Hyman pressed against the cage, preventing Hyman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Middleton prevents Hyman from breaking the clinch.
Middleton tries to pull guard but Hyman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Middleton jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Middleton wants to stand but Hyman is controlling the position.
Middleton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hyman has passed into side control.
Middleton is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyman scoring with punches and elbows.
Middleton tries to buck Hyman off but Hyman is having none of it.
Hyman controls the position.
Hyman prevents Middleton from escaping the position.
Middleton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hyman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyman in side control, throwing shots but Middleton defends.
Middleton tries to escape but Hyman is in control.
Hyman working the ground and pound but Middleton is defending the strikes.
Middleton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hyman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Middleton tries to reverse the position but Hyman maintains control.
Hyman unloads with some shots from mount but Middleton bucks and avoids them well.
Hyman content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hyman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Middleton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hyman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Middleton is working to get back to half guard.
Middleton is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hyman won't let Middleton get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marquis Hyman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hyman connects with a looping right hand.

Hyman instigates a clinch.
Middleton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hyman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Middleton tries to pull guard but Hyman holds him up against the cage and eventually Middleton drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Middleton keeps control of Hyman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hyman pulls guard successfully.
Hyman has a closed guard, preventing Middleton from standing up.
Middleton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hyman pulls Middleton in close to his closed guard and prevents Middleton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Middleton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hyman is on top in guard.

Middleton is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hyman presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Middleton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Middleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Middleton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hyman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Middleton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Middleton tries to pull guard but Hyman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Middleton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hyman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Middleton prevents Hyman from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Middleton fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Middleton breaks the clinch.
Jab from Hyman.

Hyman clinches up with Middleton and pushes him back against the cage.

Hyman pulls Middleton into guard.
Hyman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Middleton is trying to escape back to his feet but Hyman uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Middleton is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Middleton looks to move to half guard but instead Hyman has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyman throwing strikes here but Middleton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hyman content just to control the position here.
Middleton really wants to buck Hyman off and get back to his feet.
Hyman controlling the position easily from mount.
Hyman unloads with some shots from mount but Middleton bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Middleton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hyman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Middleton tries to reverse the position but Hyman maintains control.
Middleton is working hard here to advance position.
Marquis Hyman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hyman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hyman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Middleton is desperately trying to improve his position but Hyman has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Middleton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marquis Hyman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Middleton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Middleton as Hyman shoots in.
Middleton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Hyman clinches with his opponent.
Middleton fails to pull guard.
Middleton landing knees to the head.
Hyman working hard to break the clinch.
Hyman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Middleton tries to pull guard but Hyman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Middleton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hyman just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Middleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyman tries to break the clinch but Middleton is controlling the position.
Hyman is trying to push Middleton away but Middleton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Middleton is trying to pull guard but Hyman has him pressed against the cage.
Hyman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Middleton throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyman tries to break the clinch but Middleton is controlling the position.
Middleton fails to pull guard.
Hyman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Middleton breaks the clinch.

Hyman pushes Middleton up against the cage in a clinch.
Middleton avoids a wild elbow strike from Hyman.
Hyman tries to circle away but Middleton has him pinned against the cage.
Middleton tries to pull guard but Hyman won't allow it.
Marquis Hyman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Middleton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hyman up against the cage.
Middleton prevents Hyman from breaking the clinch.
Middleton is trying to maintain a safe position but Hyman gets an underhook and turns Middleton into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Middleton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hyman to keep the fight standing.
Hyman is trying to break the clinch but Middleton is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Hyman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Middleton has Hyman pressed against the cage, preventing Hyman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Middleton is trying to pull guard but Hyman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hyman has had enough of the clinch but Middleton keeps him there for the moment.

Hyman jumps into guard, dragging Middleton to the mat.
Middleton won't allow Hyman to sweep him here.
Middleton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hyman wants to sweep here but Middleton controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Middleton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Middleton being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middleton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hyman is proving hard to escape from.
Middleton throwing strikes from guard but Hyman blocks nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Middleton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hyman works Middleton's body with a nice hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hyman or perhaps it was just good defense by Middleton, which made it look bad.
Middleton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's four 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.
Middleton slaps away a takedown attempt from Hyman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Middleton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hyman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Middleton avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Middleton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marquis Hyman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyman 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marquis Hyman!