PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Spence (ranked 2959 p4p, 3709 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 363 p4p, 425 weight class). Spence comes into the arena with Flashpoint blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spence
vs
Hyde

189 cm
26
196
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
196
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Knock Out Sups
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicholas Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spence has managed to clinch.
Hyde is trying to break the clinch but Spence has him pressed against the cage.

Hyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spence moves in looking to clinch but Hyde pushes him off.
Spence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hyde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spence tries a knee to the head but Hyde blocks it.
Hyde is trying to break the clinch but Spence has him pressed against the cage.

Hyde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Spence gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hyde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spence keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyde's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hyde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Spence moves into the clinch.

Hyde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spence drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Spence.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Spence.
Hyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Hyde.
A nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Spence misses.
Spence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hyde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
Hyde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hyde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Spence.
Hyde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spence. That did some damage!
Hyde misses with a low kick as Spence jumps back.
Spence wants to clinch up but Hyde keeps it at a distance.
Spence takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyde circles away.
Spence looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Spence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Spence.
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!
Spence takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyde circles away.
Nicholas Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Spence instigates a clinch.
Spence prevents Hyde from breaking the clinch.
Hyde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spence looking to throw knees to the head but Hyde is blocking nicely.
Hyde is trying to break the clinch but Spence has him pressed against the cage.
Hyde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hyde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spence looking to throw knees to the head but Hyde is blocking nicely.
Hyde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spence using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hyde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spence misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hyde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spence keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyde's efforts to push away.

Hyde breaks the clinch.
Spence is looking to clinch.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spence tries to clinch but Hyde moves out of range.
Spence tries to clinch but Hyde is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyde.
Spence wants to clinch up but Hyde keeps it at a distance.
Spence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hyde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Hyde has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Spence moves in looking to clinch but Hyde pushes him off.
Spence wants to clinch up but Hyde keeps it at a distance.
Hyde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Spence.
Spence tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick there by Hyde.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde lands a leg kick that knocks Spence off balance momentarily.
Hyde lands a head kick. Spence smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hyde tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spence closes the distance but Hyde moves to the side
and Hyde counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spence's knee momentarily.
Hyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyde circles away.
Spence moves in looking to clinch but Hyde pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyde.
Spence wants to clinch but Hyde slips to the side
and Hyde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hyde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spence is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyde keeps the fight on the outside.

Spence pushes Hyde up against the cage in a clinch.
Spence tries a knee to the head but Hyde blocks it.
Spence tries to land a knee to the head but Hyde blocks with his arms.
Spence with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Hyde dominated that round.
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.

An inside leg kick lands from Hyde.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spence takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spence doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyde circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyde.
Hyde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hyde keeps the fight on the outside.
Spence is looking to clinch.
Hyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Spence.
Spence tries to clinch but Hyde is having none of it.
Spence tries to clinch up
and Hyde counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spence takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hyde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spence with a jab.
Spence misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Spence.
Hyde circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hyde counters with a good low kick that Spence was not able to check.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Spence walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hyde.
Hyde throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spence.

It looks like Nicholas Spence has been cut.
Hyde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spence tries to clinch up but Hyde circles away and keeps his distance.
Spence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyde.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hyde.
Spence tries to clinch but Hyde is having none of it.
Spence tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hyde counters with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spence closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hyde counters with a low kick, right behind Spence 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hyde counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyde connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hyde!
Hyde throws a leg kick which misses Spence's front leg but catches the back leg as Spence tries to avoid it.
Spence tries to clinch but Hyde moves out of range.
Spence closes the distance but Hyde moves to the side
and Hyde counters with a nice body kick.
Spence takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Hyde lands a big head kick that sends Spence tumbling to the mat! Hyde takes a step backwards and waves Spence back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Spence is rocked!
Spence tries to clinch but Hyde moves out of range.
Oh Spence is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hyde. That's going to slow Spence down.
Hyde throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hyde!
Spence seems to have got his legs back now.
Hyde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyde lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hyde delivers a nice body kick.
Hyde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Hyde lands a big head kick that sends Spence tumbling to the mat! Hyde takes a step backwards and waves Spence back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nicholas Spence's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyde.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyde.
Hyde lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Spence crumples to the floor! Hyde milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grant Hyde!
Grant Hyde gave a mention to Knock Out Sups in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Nicholas Spence spoke after the fight, saying 'Destiny is that which we are drawn towards and fate is that which we run into'.