PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gullit comes into the arena with We Will Rock You! blaring out of the sound system. Morgan Hilton has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Gullit
vs
Hilton

198 cm
20
230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

192 cm
20
225 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

ParalLAX
ParalLAX

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton digs a good body shot into Gullit's ribs.
Gullit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gullit moves in looking to clinch but Hilton pushes him off.
Hilton tries to bum rush Gullit with a series of wild strikes but Gullit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gullit throws a sloppy head kick
and Hilton counters with a stiff right hand.
Hilton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gullit dodges the punch combination from Hilton.
Hilton connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Ruud Gullit has been cut.
Hilton throws a nice looking combination but Gullit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hilton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hilton misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hilton avoids it really well and circles away.
Hilton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gullit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hilton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit takes one to the chin there.
Hilton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gullit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hilton to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hilton.
Hilton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Gullit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton throws a series of punches but Gullit moves out of range.
Hilton scores with a body shot.
Hilton misses with the combination.
Gullit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hilton pinned against the ropes. Hilton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hilton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gullit counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Hilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gullit needs to keep his hands up - Hilton had a free shot at his head there.
Hilton stuffs the takedown attempt from Gullit. Gullit gets slowly back to his feet.
Gullit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilton.
Hilton throws a predictable looking body shot

and Gullit counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gullit.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gullit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hilton wants to stand up but Gullit is controlling him.
Gullit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gullit.
Gullit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hilton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gullit throws and elbow that misses. Hilton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gullit's guard. Nice move by Hilton!
Gullit trying to keep a closed guard but Hilton is proving a slippery customer.

Gullit working for submissions but it's allowed Hilton to get to half guard.
Gullit punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullit is pressing down on Hilton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hilton won't allow Gullit to sweep him here.

Gullit looking for a guillotine here but Hilton defends easily.
Gullit throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gullit trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Gullit working for a triangle but Hilton defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit 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.
Gullit trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gullit trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hilton tries to stand but Gullit is controlling from the bottom.
Gullit trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gullit throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Gullit has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hilton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gullit.
Gullit tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hilton presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gullit 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gullit wants to control but Hilton is having none of it.
Gullit is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruud Gullit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hilton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gullit.
Gullit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hilton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hilton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Hilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton throws a nice looking combination but Gullit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gullit tries a head kick but it misses.
Hilton lands with a cross.
Hilton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hilton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hilton closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hilton misses.
Gullit slips a jab and a cross from Hilton.
Gullit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morgan Hilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gullit shoots in but no luck this time.
Gullit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hilton as Gullit shoots in.
Gullit wants to clinch up but Hilton keeps it at a distance.
Gullit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hilton to score with a decent uppercut.

Ruud Gullit's cut is getting worse.
Morgan Hilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilton lands a lovely overhand right.
Gullit shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruud Gullit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton throws a nice looking combination but Gullit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hilton lands with an uppercut that bounces Gullit off the ropes and back into rage.
Gullit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gullit there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Gullit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gullit tries to clinch there but Hilton circles away.
Hilton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Hilton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hilton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Hilton!