PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sirak Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Verd Hyden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyden has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Verd Hyden has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jules
vs
Hyden

191 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sirak Jules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Verd Hyden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jules gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Jules keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyden's efforts to push away.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jules throws a leg kick which misses Hyden's front leg but catches the back leg as Hyden tries to avoid it.
Jules comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verd Hyden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jules throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Jules has managed to clinch.
Hyden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jules pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jules - that landed with a thud.
Jules landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jules obliges.

Jules breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Jules lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hyden's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jules's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jules duly obliges.
Hyden on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Jules closes the distance and clinches.
Hyden is trying to push Jules away but Jules has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jules obliges.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jules lands a front kick.
Hyden throws a head kick that misses

and Jules counters with a single leg into guard. Hyden didn't expect that.
Hyden wants to stand but Jules is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jules decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Jules decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyden wants to get back to his feet.
Jules is controlling the pace.
Hyden wants to get back to his feet.

Jules decides to stand and escape the position.
Hyden throws a sloppy head kick
and Jules counters with a series of strikes. Hyden will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jules gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hyden tries to break the clinch but Jules is controlling the position.
Hyden misses with a knee strike.
Hyden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jules avoids it.
Hyden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hyden tries to circle away but Jules has him pinned against the cage.

Jules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyden misses with a combination

and Jules counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hyden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hyden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jules.
Jules lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hyden working hard to break the clinch.
Hyden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jules tries to land a knee to the head but Hyden blocks with his arms.

Hyden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jules ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyden moves away.

Hyden gets a clinch.

Hyden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jules bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hyden is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jules has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hyden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jules. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jules stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hyden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jules.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyden throws a sloppy head kick
and Jules counters with a head kick. That will keep Hyden thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Jules does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirak Jules dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hyden forces Jules back against the cage and clinches.
Jules lands a knee to the body.
Jules cracks Hyden with a nice body shot.
Jules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jules landing knees to the body.
Jules gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jules manages to break the clinch.
Jules misses with a two punch combination.
Hyden moves to clinch but Jules breaks away
and Jules counters with a low kick, right behind Hyden 's knee.
Jules is looking to clinch.
Hyden delivers a nice body kick.
Jules scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyden closes the distance but Jules moves to the side

and Jules decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hyden's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyden is looking to stand up but Jules isn't so interested in that idea.
Hyden is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jules is looking to work some ground and pound but Hyden has wrist control.
Hyden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jules gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jules shoots in but no luck this time.

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.
Hyden misses with the body kick
and Jules counters with a left and a right that stings Hyden.
Sirak Jules is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jules throws a head kick that Hyden semi-blocks.
Hyden closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jules counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Jules gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hyden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jules counters with a right hand to the body.
Jules lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hyden tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jules counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jules lands a left hand.
Hyden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jules avoids it.
Nice elbow from Jules.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyden tries a knee to the head but Jules blocks it.
Jules tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyden looks to clinch
and Jules counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyden throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jules counters with a left and a right that stings Hyden.
Jules fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jules has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyden tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jules.
Hyden tries to break free but Jules pushes him back against the cage.
Jules blocks an elbow strike.
Jules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hyden avoids it.

Jules breaks the clinch.
Jules gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jules.
Hyden tries to land knees in the clinch but Jules avoids the damage to the body.

Hyden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hyden throws a combination that misses
and Jules counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hyden scores with a push kick.
Jules throws out a powerful jab.
Hyden wants to clinch but Jules slips to the side

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jules.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jules.
Hyden tries a knee to the head but Jules blocks it.
Jules blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirak Jules 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!

Jules connects with a high kick.

Jules gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jules using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hyden throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jules lands an elbow just above Hyden 's eye.
Hyden is trying to force a seperation but Jules has the dominant position.
Jules controlling the action here for a moment.
Hyden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyden is trying to force a seperation but Jules has the dominant position.
Hyden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jules lands a shot to the body.
Jules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hyden avoids it.
Jules is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hyden can do to turn this around?

Hyden breaks from the clinch.
Jules takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jules pushes Hyden up against the cage in a clinch.
Hyden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hyden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hyden taking a breather.
Jules using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jules keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyden's efforts to push away.

Hyden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hyden swats away the attempt to clinch by Jules.
Hyden thumps Jules with a low kick.

Jules fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hyden, pushing him back against the cage.
Jules lands a shoulder strike.
Hyden lands a nice knee to the body.
Jules gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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.
Hyden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hyden connects with a knee to the head.
Hyden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hyden is trying to force a seperation but Jules has the dominant position.

Hyden manages to break the clinch.
Hyden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jules counters with a three punch combo that has Hyden backing up. Hyden nods at Jules to acknowledge the strikes.
Hyden misses with a body punch
and Jules counters with a leg kick.
Hyden misses with a right hand

and Jules counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jules lands a knee to the head.
Hyden is trying to maintain a safe position but Jules gets an underhook and turns Hyden into the cage.

Hyden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jules scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyden throws a head kick that misses
and Jules counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jules, right into the meat.
Hyden throws a head kick that misses
and Jules counters with a nice body kick.
Jules is looking to clinch but Hyden is avoiding it.
Hyden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jules counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hyden is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Jules has closed the distance and engaged Hyden in a clinch.
Hyden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Jules.
The referee calls for Hyden to work.
Hyden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Jules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyden throws a sloppy head kick

and Jules moves into the clinch.

Jules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyden tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jules.
Hyden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hyden.
Sirak Jules is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jules lands a knee to the body.
Hyden can't break the clinch.
Hyden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hyden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jules.
Hyden wants to break free but Jules has control.
Jules trying to stall but Hyden improves his position.
Hyden looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jules closes the distance and clinches.
Verd Hyden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hyden tries to land a knee to the head but Jules blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sirak Jules showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jules has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirak Jules!