PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hidalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hidalgo
vs
Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny

189 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

187 cm
21
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Hidalgo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
A punch combination from Hidalgo misses.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hidalgo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hidalgo.
Hidalgo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hidalgo lands a glancing blow to the side of Cute Fluffy Bunny's head.
Hidalgo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hidalgo 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.
Hidalgo lands a jab-cross combination.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a leg kick but Hidalgo moved away.
Cute Fluffy Bunny looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Hidalgo scores with a four punch combination!
Hidalgo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hidalgo throws a head kick but Cute Fluffy Bunny moves out of range.
Hidalgo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Hidalgo lands a jab to Cute Fluffy Bunny's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny wants to clinch.

Cute Fluffy Bunny clinches with his opponent.
Hidalgo gets underhooks to prevent Cute Fluffy Bunny's takedown attempt.
Cute Fluffy Bunny keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hidalgo's efforts to push away.
Hidalgo misses with the head strike.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to pull guard but Hidalgo holds him up against the cage and eventually Cute Fluffy Bunny drops back down to his feet.
Chris Hidalgo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny has Hidalgo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hidalgo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hidalgo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hidalgo wants to break free but Cute Fluffy Bunny has control.
Hidalgo stops a takedown attempt from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Hidalgo is trying to break the clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny is controlling him.
Cute Fluffy Bunny looking for a takedown.

Hidalgo manages to break the clinch.
Hidalgo throws a head kick but Cute Fluffy Bunny moves out of range.
Hidalgo keeps the fight on the outside.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hidalgo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hidalgo misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hidalgo throws a one two combo.
Hidalgo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hidalgo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hidalgo misses with a few strikes there.
Hidalgo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hidalgo digs a good hook to Cute Fluffy Bunny's body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny walks into a straight right hand from Hidalgo.
Hidalgo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cute Fluffy Bunny circles away quickly and effectively.
Hidalgo misses with a two punch combination.
Hidalgo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hidalgo scores with a hook to the body. Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cute Fluffy Bunny shoots for a takedown but Hidalgo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hidalgo misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidalgo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cute Fluffy Bunny looks gassed!
Cute Fluffy Bunny slips a jab and a cross from Hidalgo.
Chris Hidalgo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hidalgo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hidalgo throws a combination that misses
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hidalgo scores with a one two! Cute Fluffy Bunny had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hidalgo throws a right and a left that Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids nicely.
Hidalgo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cute Fluffy Bunny goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Hidalgo as he checks the leg kick.
Hidalgo swinging wilding here.
Hidalgo tries to bum rush Cute Fluffy Bunny with a series of wild strikes but Cute Fluffy Bunny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a sloppy head kick and Hidalgo moves out of range easily.
Hidalgo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cute Fluffy Bunny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hidalgo throws a combination that misses
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a straight right hand.
Hidalgo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Come on Hidalgo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hidalgo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hidalgo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cute Fluffy Bunny has him pressed against the cage.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to pull guard but Hidalgo holds him up against the cage and eventually Cute Fluffy Bunny drops back down to his feet.
Cute Fluffy Bunny avoiding damage.

Cute Fluffy Bunny breaks from the clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a series of punches but Hidalgo avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Hidalgo.
Hidalgo misses with a double jab
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hidalgo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a one-two to the body.
Hidalgo throws a combination that misses

and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cute Fluffy Bunny.

Cute Fluffy Bunny gets to his feet. Hidalgo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hidalgo 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.

Hidalgo lands with a kick to the temple. Cute Fluffy Bunny shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a series of wild punches.
Hidalgo lands a jab-cross combination.
Hidalgo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hidalgo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cute Fluffy Bunny shoots in for a takedown but Hidalgo shows good takedown defense.
Chris Hidalgo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Hidalgo there.
Hidalgo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hidalgo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hidalgo won't be happy with that.

Hidalgo sneaks out the side door and pushes Cute Fluffy Bunny away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cute Fluffy Bunny ducks right into an uppercut from Hidalgo.
Cute Fluffy Bunny is breathing heavily.
Hidalgo scoring well with a low kick there.
Hidalgo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cute Fluffy Bunny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cute Fluffy Bunny as Hidalgo tries to tie him up.
Hidalgo just leaning against Cute Fluffy Bunny, taking a breather.
Cute Fluffy Bunny has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cute Fluffy Bunny controlling the action here for a moment.
Cute Fluffy Bunny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hidalgo is trying to maintain a safe position but Cute Fluffy Bunny gets an underhook and turns Hidalgo into the cage.

Cute Fluffy Bunny breaks the clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chris Hidalgo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a takedown attempt - Hidalgo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chris Hidalgo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny walks into a jab.
Hidalgo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hidalgo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hidalgo swinging wilding here.
Hidalgo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hidalgo.
Decent striking displayed by Hidalgo there.
Hidalgo throws a series of punches but Cute Fluffy Bunny moves out of range.
Hidalgo misses with a series of wild punches.
Cute Fluffy Bunny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hidalgo tries to avoid it but Cute Fluffy Bunny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hidalgo to the ground. Hidalgo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hidalgo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cute Fluffy Bunny on the side of the head.
Cute Fluffy Bunny will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hidalgo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to clinch up but Hidalgo circles away and keeps his distance.
Cute Fluffy Bunny shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hidalgo defends it nicely.
Hidalgo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hidalgo swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidalgo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hidalgo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hidalgo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hidalgo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hidalgo misses with a double jab
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cute Fluffy Bunny doesn't manage to clinch there - Hidalgo circles away.
Nice shot by Hidalgo.
Hidalgo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hidalgo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hidalgo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cute Fluffy Bunny counter with a right hand.
Cute Fluffy Bunny missing with a left hand there. Hidalgo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hidalgo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hidalgo misses with a double jab
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hidalgo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to de liver by Hidalgo. Beautiful body shot.
Hidalgo throws the kick towards the body but Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids it.
Hidalgo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hidalgo.
Hidalgo throws a right and a left that Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids nicely.
Cute Fluffy Bunny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cute Fluffy Bunny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cute Fluffy Bunny has a takedown stuffed.
Hidalgo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hidalgo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hidalgo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Hidalgo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cute Fluffy Bunny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hidalgo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hidalgo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hidalgo misses with a double jab.
Hidalgo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a three punch combo that has Hidalgo backing up. Hidalgo nods at Cute Fluffy Bunny to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny dodges the punch combination from Hidalgo.
Hidalgo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hidalgo scores with a nice right hand.
Hidalgo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cute Fluffy Bunny backs up against the cage.
Hidalgo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hidalgo throws the kick towards the body but Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids it.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a takedown attempt - Hidalgo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hidalgo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cute Fluffy Bunny counter with a right hand.
Hidalgo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hidalgo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hidalgo. That snapped Cute Fluffy Bunny's head back.
Hidalgo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hidalgo avoids the head kick by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Hidalgo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cute Fluffy Bunny doesn't seem bothered though.
Hidalgo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters by clinching up.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny can't get the takedown.
Hidalgo stops a takedown attempt from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Chris Hidalgo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Hidalgo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hidalgo is trying to break free.
Hidalgo working hard to break the clinch.
Hidalgo is trying to break the clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny has him pressed against the cage.
Cute Fluffy Bunny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with the head strike.

Hidalgo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hidalgo throws a combination that misses

so Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hidalgo is looking to stand up but Cute Fluffy Bunny isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cute Fluffy Bunny stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hidalgo swinging wilding here.
Hidalgo scores with a jab. Cute Fluffy Bunny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hidalgo misses with a combination
and Cute Fluffy Bunny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Hidalgo misses.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hidalgo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cute Fluffy Bunny backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hidalgo throws out a powerful jab.
Hidalgo throws a series of punches but Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids them all with ease.
Hidalgo misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to land a leg kick but Hidalgo saw it coming and moves away.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hidalgo lands with a straight right. Cute Fluffy Bunny didn't see that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hidalgo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hidalgo misses with a few strikes there.
Hidalgo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hidalgo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hidalgo lands a high kick!
Hidalgo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cute Fluffy Bunny moves into the clinch.
Hidalgo is looking to control Cute Fluffy Bunny's arms but Cute Fluffy Bunny gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hidalgo has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cute Fluffy Bunny turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hidalgo pushes Cute Fluffy Bunny away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cute Fluffy Bunny gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cute Fluffy Bunny wants to control but Hidalgo is keeping him busy.
Cute Fluffy Bunny prevents Hidalgo from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hidalgo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Hidalgo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hidalgo is pushing Cute Fluffy Bunny's head away, looking to escape. Cute Fluffy Bunny manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hidalgo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Hidalgo!