PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Coles (ranked 1171 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 143 p4p, 178 weight class). Coles's entrance music is HonestKey- Pass. A fine choice. Hyde is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Darkside-Neoni. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Coles
vs
Hyde

192 cm
25
202
12 - 10 - 0

188 cm
24
196
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coles slips under a jab from Hyde.

Coles closes the distance and pushes Hyde back into the cage.
Coles pushes Hyde back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coles has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
A shot in the inside from Coles.

Hyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Hyde is predictable there
and Coles counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyde scores with a body shot.
Hyde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hyde throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.
Hyde throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Coles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hyde looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coles loads up on a big right hand but Hyde slips the punch.
Coles takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Phillip Coles has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyde loads up on a big right hand but Coles slips the punch.
Hyde fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coles is out of range.
Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyde is looking to slow Coles down with leg kicks.
Coles moves away from the strike by Hyde.
Hyde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hyde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hyde clobbers Coles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hyde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coles in his tracks.
Coles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hyde at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Hyde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hyde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coles.
Coles cracks Hyde with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde throws an off balance right hand
and Hyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coles throws a lazy uppercut
and Hyde counters with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hyde lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hyde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Coles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Coles misses.
Hyde throws out a counter right but Coles avoids it with no problem.
Hyde keeps Coles at a distance using the push kick.
Coles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Coles just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Hyde misses its intended target.
Hyde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hyde misses with a shot to the body
and Coles counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde misses the jab.
Hyde throws an off balance right hand
and Coles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coles connects with a looping right hand.
Hyde takes one on the button.
Hyde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyde.
Hyde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyde lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Coles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hyde throws a lazy uppercut
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Coles just misses with a punch to the body.
Coles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Hyde throws the left hand but Coles avoids the punch easily.
Hyde swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde walks into a left hand.
Hyde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coles in his tracks.
Hyde with the inside leg kick.
Coles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coles checks a low kick from Hyde.
Coles looks to land a combination but Hyde avoids it well.
Coles scores with a nice head shot.
Coles scores with a decent looking hook.
Hyde lands with a hook. Coles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Phillip Coles's cut is getting worse.
Hyde swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyde misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyde connects with a right hand. Coles shakes it off.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coles misses with a body shot.
Hyde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Coles is rocked!
Hyde cracks Coles with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Coles falls to his knees and Hyde doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Hyde!
Grant Hyde took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.