PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between HayZeus Hiddens (ranked 619 p4p, 1077 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 83 p4p, 149 weight class). Izzy Bangin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hiddens
vs
Bangin

178 cm
29
170
14 - 9 - 0

184 cm
38
170
34 - 9 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Conviction
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, HayZeus Hiddens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hiddens.
Bangin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bangin throws a leg kick

and Hiddens counters with a shoot takedown. Bangin fights it but they end up in guard.
Hiddens wants to control from the top but Bangin keeps moving.
Bangin is trying to keep Hiddens in close.
Bangin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hiddens is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiddens cracks Bangin with a solid left hand.
Bangin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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

Bangin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bangin wants to control from the top but Hiddens keeps moving.
Hiddens is looking to sweep but instead, Bangin has passed into half guard.
Hiddens is looking to control Bangin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hiddens avoid being mounted?
Hiddens is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Slaughterhouse, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hiddens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hiddens.
Hiddens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hiddens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bangin looking to pass the guard.
Hiddens looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin trying to control but Hiddens is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiddens throws a front kick aimed at Bangin's knee but Bangin avoids it well.
Bangin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bangin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiddens. That did some damage!
Hiddens swinging wildly here.
Bangin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiddens.
Bangin checks a low kick from Hiddens.
Hiddens connects with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
A left lands for Bangin.
Bangin throws a front kick aimed at Hiddens's knee but Hiddens avoids it well.
Bangin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Bangin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bangin is trying to keep Hiddens in close.
Hiddens is looking to advance position but Bangin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiddens working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that HayZeus Hiddens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hiddens throws a leg kick
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.

Hiddens feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bangin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bangin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hiddens puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bangin wants to get back to full guard.
HayZeus Hiddens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bangin is pressing down on Hiddens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hiddens passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin is looking to improve his position.
Hiddens lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens controlling the action here.
Hiddens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hiddens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hiddens trying to mount his opponent but Bangin defends it.
Bangin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bangin is positioning himself well to prevent Hiddens advancing to mount.
Hiddens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hiddens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hiddens is looking to take a break and control but Bangin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bangin tries to roll over but Hiddens keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiddens lands with a punch from half guard.
Izzy Bangin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiddens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hiddens working over Bangin with some ground and pound. Bangin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hiddens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bangin defending well though.
Bangin taking some punishment here, with Hiddens in his half guard.
Hiddens is looking to take a break and control but Bangin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bangin wants to sweep but Hiddens has passed to side control!
Hiddens is chipping away with strikes.
Hiddens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bangin is looking to regain half guard here but Hiddens keeps moving and retains side control.
Hiddens 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.
Bangin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bangin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hiddens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bangin can do to turn this around?
Bangin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bangin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hiddens working the ground and pound from side control.
Hiddens cracks Bangin with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiddens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hiddens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bangin keeps working.
Hiddens in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

HayZeus Hiddens dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bangin lands a glancing blow to the side of Hiddens's head.
Hiddens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hiddens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bangin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Hiddens fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bangin to the ground. Hiddens is now in Bangin's guard.
Bangin keeping moving, preventing Hiddens from controlling successfully.
Hiddens is looking to work some ground and pound but Bangin has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiddens wants to control from the top but Bangin keeps moving.
Bangin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bangin wants to sweep here but Hiddens controlling him for the moment.
Bangin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hiddens manages to get himself to full guard.

Hiddens is pulling down on Bangin's head to control his posture.
Bangin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiddens is keeping the position for now.
Bangin wants to control from the top but Hiddens keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin looking to sit in guard and control but Hiddens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiddens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bangin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hiddens pulls Bangin in close to prevent any damage.
Bangin trying to move into half guard but instead Hiddens has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bangin keeping moving, preventing Hiddens from controlling successfully.
Hiddens stopping the sweep attempt from Bangin.
Hiddens is working Bangin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hiddens throws a big right hand that misses.

Bangin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hiddens postures up and lands a big shot to Bangin's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bangin has an active guard here but Hiddens has managed to pass into half guard.
Hiddens looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bangin tries to get to full guard but Hiddens has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Hiddens there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bangin taking some punishment here, with Hiddens in his half guard.
Hiddens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bangin keeps working.
Bangin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
HayZeus Hiddens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hiddens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... HayZeus Hiddens!
HayZeus Hiddens was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.