PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Ham (ranked 832 p4p, 1073 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 103 p4p, 132 weight class). Hyde has chosen Darkside-Neoni as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ham
vs
Hyde

186 cm
24
191
8 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
196
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hyde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ham is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ham throws the kick towards the body but Hyde avoids it.
It seemed like Hyde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hyde misses with an uppercut. Ham saw that one coming.
Ham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
Hyde works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been told by Ham's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hyde cracks a nice hook into Ham's ribs.
Hyde scores with a leg kick.
Hyde misses with a low kick.
Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ham circles away quickly and effectively.
Ham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham connects with an inside leg kick.
Ham works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Ham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Grant Hyde has been cut.
Ham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hyde if he has to take too many more of those.
Hyde throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ham is out of range and Hyde settles back down.
Ham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hyde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ham.
Hyde's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ham throws out a leg kick but Hyde moves out of range and Ham only half commits.
Hyde avoids a kick to the body.
Hyde throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ham's head.

It looks like Scooter Ham has been cut.
Hyde throws a jab but it's blocked by Ham.
Hyde throws a lazy uppercut
and Ham counters with an inside leg kick.
Hyde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ham.
Ham throws the kick towards the body but Hyde avoids it.
Hyde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hyde misses with a leg kick.
Hyde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ham is able to avoid easily.
Ham throws a big counter combination but Hyde scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hyde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries to land a body kick
and Ham counters with a straight right hand.
Hyde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ham. Ham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Hyde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ham doesn't seem phased though.
Hyde blocks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Hyde has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Ham.
Ham throws a front kick aimed at Hyde's knee but Hyde avoids it well.
Ham checks a leg kick nicely.
Ham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyde.
Ham scores with a nice head shot.
Hyde misses with a left hand
and Ham counters with a body kick.
Hyde throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hyde lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
Ham thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ham looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyde is just out of range.
Hyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ham.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde blocks a jab.
Hyde misses with a jab to the body

and Ham counters with a head kick that drops Hyde to the mat! Hyde scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Hyde is rocked!
Hyde throws a body kick that misses.
Hyde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyde throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hyde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ham misses with a looping left.
Hyde tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hyde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ham throws a lazy right hand but Hyde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ham blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Ham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ham defending well as Hyde loads up on a big left hand.
Hyde throws a hook but Ham avoids it easily.
Ham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hyde lands a slapping body shot.
Ham sizes up Hyde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hyde throws a wild body kick that Ham sees coming a mile off.
Hyde throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ham to counter with a crisp jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hyde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde lands the left hand.
Ham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hyde moves out of range of the body kick from Ham.
Hyde throws out a leg kick but Ham moves out of range and Hyde only half commits.
Hyde throws the kick towards the body but Ham avoids it.
Hyde throws a hook but Ham avoids it easily.
Ham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Hyde coming out on top.
Hyde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ham counters with a left to the body.
Ham connects with a jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ham misses.
Ham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyde misses with a body shot.
Hyde needs to keep his hands up - Ham had a free shot at his head there.
Hyde misses the shot to the body.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ham moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
Hyde swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ham counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hyde. That did some damage!
Ham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ham moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hyde looks winded!
Ham lands a lovely overhand right.
Hyde swings widly with a right hand

and Ham counters with a nice right hand that sends Hyde toppling to the canvas! Hyde scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ham finish him?!
Hyde is still on wobbly legs! Can Ham finish him?

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ham lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Hyde up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ham from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Hyde's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scooter Ham!