PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Genn Greymane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hibbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Greymane
vs
Hibbert

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genn Greymane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hibbert slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Greymane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hibbert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Hibbert takes the fight into the clinch.
Hibbert working aggressively here.
Greymane scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Greymane.
Greymane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greymane working aggressively here.
Hibbert working aggressively here.
Hibbert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hibbert misses with some punches.
Greymane throws a punch but it's blocked by Hibbert.
Hibbert blocks an uppercut.
Greymane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greymane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greymane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hibbert misses with the head strike.
Greymane misses with the head strike.
Greymane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hibberts head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greymane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hibbert.
Hibbert looks winded!
Greymane lands a shot to the body.
Greymane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hibberts head.
Greymane presses Hibbert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Greymane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greymane lands a shot to the body.
Greymane works on Hibbert's body with a couple of short punches.
Greymane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greymane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greymane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greymane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Greymane.
A short right from Greymane.
Greymane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hibbert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greymane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hibberts head.
Greymane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hibberts head.

Hibbert is rocked!
A short left from Greymane.
Hibbert is still on wobbly legs! Can Greymane finish him?
Hibbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greymane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hibbert seems to have recovered his senses.
Greymane throws a head punch that misses.
Hibbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Greymane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greymane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greymane has a couple of punches blocked by Hibbert.
Greymane tries to throw a body punch but Hibbert avoids it by throwing Greymane back against the cage.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Greymane.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hibbert tries to stall but Greymane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greymane tries a body shot but Hibbert blocks it.
Greymane misses with a body punch.
Hibbert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greymane.
Greymane blocks a body shot from Hibbert.
Greymane swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greymane scores with a hook to the body.
Hibbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hibbert misses with a punch to the body.
Greymane can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Greymane works on Hibbert's body with a couple of short punches.
Greymane digs a right hand into Hibbert's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hibbert's gas tank.
Greymane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hibberts head.
Greymane works on Hibbert's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greymane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greymane has a couple of punches blocked by Hibbert.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greymane.
Greymane lands an uppercut.
Greymane lands a body shot.
Greymane tries to throw a body punch but Hibbert avoids it by throwing Greymane back against the cage.
Hibbert prevents a body shot from Greymane.
Greymane can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Greymane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greymane lands an uppercut.
Greymane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
Greymane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hibbert swings wildly with an uppercut but Greymane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greymane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Greymane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greymane lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Greymane.
Greymane misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greymane misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Greymane.
Greymane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
A body shot lands from Greymane.
Greymane throws a punch but it's blocked by Hibbert.
Greymane tries to throw a body punch but Hibbert avoids it by throwing Greymane back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Greymane.
Hibbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greymane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Greymane pushes Hibbert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greymane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Greymane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greymane.
Greymane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greymane lands with a left to the head.
Hibbert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greymane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hibbert's elbow.
Hibbert misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greymane.
Greymane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Greymane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genn Greymane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Greymane throws a jab but it's blocked by Hibbert.
Greymane looks to throw the jab but Hibbert is out of range.
Greymane throws a hook to the side of Hibbert's head but Hibbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greymane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hibbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hibbert throws a hook to the side of Greymane's head but Greymane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greymane misses with a jab to the body
and Hibbert counters with a nice uppercut.
Hibbert catches Greymane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hibbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tony Hibbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hibbert connects with a looping right hand.
Greymane looks to score with a jab to the body but Hibbert is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert blocks a jab.
Greymane wants to clinch.
Hibbert misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greymane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hibbert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hibbert is breathing heavily.
Greymane thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hibbert instigates a clinch.
Greymane lands a hook that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Hibbert tries to throw a body punch but Greymane avoids it by throwing Hibbert back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greymane.
A head punch on the inside from Hibbert fails to land.
Greymane can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Greymane blocks an uppercut.
Hibbert tries to throw a body punch but Greymane avoids it by throwing Hibbert back against the cage.
Greymane swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greymane tries to work over Hibbert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greymane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hibbert is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Greymane.
Greymane throws a punch but it's blocked by Hibbert.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Greymane.
Hibbert stalling in the clinch but Greymane improves position.
Genn Greymane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hibbert working aggressively here.
Greymane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greymane can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Hibbert working aggressively here.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greymane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greymane throws a head punch that misses.
Hibbert tries to throw a body punch but Greymane avoids it by throwing Hibbert back against the cage.
Greymane scores with a shot to the side of Hibbert's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greymane is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greymane.
Greymane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Greymane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Hibbert prevents a body shot from Greymane.
Greymane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greymane can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Hibbert looking to stall.
Greymane lands a nice shot to the body.
Hibbert is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Greymane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greymane tries a body shot but Hibbert blocks it.
Greymane tries to throw a body punch but Hibbert avoids it by throwing Greymane back against the cage.
Greymane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Greymane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hibbert blocks a body shot from Greymane.
Hibbert prevents a body shot from Greymane.
Greymane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Greymane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greymane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Greymane digs a right hand underneath Hibbert's ribcage. Hibbert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hibbert trying to control the position but instead, Greymane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hibbert into the cage.
Greymane swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert throws a head punch that misses.
Hibbert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greymane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greymane lands with a right to the head.
Greymane misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hibbert taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Greymane fails to land.
Hibbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greymane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greymane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hibbert misses with some punches.
Hibbert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greymane misses with a punch to the body.
Greymane swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greymane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Greymane.
Greymane tries a body shot but Hibbert blocks it.
Greymane presses Hibbert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Greymane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genn Greymane dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Greymane misses.

Hibbert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greymane, pushing him back against the cage.
Hibbert can't find room to land a body shot as Greymane controls the action.
Hibbert trying to control the position but instead, Greymane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hibbert into the cage.
Greymane tries a body shot but Hibbert blocks it.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
Greymane tries a body shot but Hibbert blocks it.
Greymane misses with a punch to the body.
Greymane blocking some punches.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greymane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hibbert can do to turn this around?
Greymane scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greymane blocking some punches.
Greymane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hibbert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
Hibbert takes a shot to the head.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Greymane.
Greymane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greymane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greymane misses with a punch to the body.
Greymane misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Hibbert - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hibbert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greymane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hibbert.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greymane.
Hibbert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greymane lands a nice uppercut.

Greymane drops Hibbert onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hibbert is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Greymane swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greymane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greymane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greymane.
Greymane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
Greymane creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hibbert's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hibbert drops to his knees and Greymane pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genn Greymane!