PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Necmettin Hoca (ranked 1181 p4p, 354 weight class) and Shug Skinner (ranked 169 p4p, 59 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoca
vs
Skinner

175 cm
32
162
17 - 16 - 0

175 cm
32
153
16 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Shug Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hoca misses.
Skinner throws a hook but Hoca avoids it easily.
Skinner tries to clinch up but Hoca circles away and keeps his distance.
Skinner avoids the body shot from Hoca.
Hoca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skinner throws a hook but Hoca blocks it.
Hoca misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Hoca.
Skinner wants to counter the offense by Hoca and move into the clinch position.
Skinner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skinner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Skinner throws an overhand right that lands on Hoca's shoulder, as Hoca tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner throws a body shot but no joy.
Skinner lands with a right hand.
Hoca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Skinner rushes Hoca and presses him up against the cage.
Hoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoca pushes Skinner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Skinner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skinner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skinner cracks a nice hook into Hoca's ribs.
Skinner slips a straight right by Hoca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skinner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skinner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoca counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skinner throws out a powerful jab.
Skinner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoca.
Hoca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Hoca gets tackled into the cage by Skinner. Skinner maintains the clinch.
Hoca takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Necmettin Hoca has been cut.
Hoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoca is leaning against Skinner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skinner trying to control the position but instead, Hoca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skinner into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner stalling.
Hoca takes an elbow to the forehead.

Skinner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skinner misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoca counters with a straight right hand.
Skinner moves out of range as Hoca strikes.
Skinner wants to counter with a clinch but Hoca pushes him away.
Skinner takes one to the chin there.
Skinner misses with an uppercut
and Hoca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoca misses with an uppercut. Skinner saw that one coming.
Skinner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoca throws a jab but it's blocked by Skinner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skinner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skinner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoca.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Hoca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skinner tries to counter with a clinch but Hoca shakes him off and moves away.
Skinner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoca.
Hoca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
Hoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Skinner throws a right hand that misses
and Hoca counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Necmettin Hoca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Necmettin Hoca's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A swing and a miss from Skinner.
Hoca is looking to counter punch.
Hoca lands with an uppercut that bounces Skinner off the cage and back into range.
Hoca throws a right and a left that Skinner avoids nicely.
Skinner slips a jab from Hoca.
Hoca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoca is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Skinner slips a jab from Hoca.
Hoca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skinner can do to turn this around?
Hoca slips under a jab from Skinner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner tries to clinch
and Hoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoca throws a hook but Skinner avoids it easily.
Skinner wants to counter the offense by Hoca and move into the clinch position.
Hoca throws a shot from downtown. Skinner moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca misses with a straight left.
Hoca ducks under a wild hook from Skinner.
Skinner misses with a straight right.
It looked like Hoca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skinner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoca. Skinner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Skinner thuds a left hand into Hoca's body.
Skinner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoca missing with a left hand there. Skinner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Skinner has managed to clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca throws a poor cross that misses

and Skinner counters by moving into the clinch.
Hoca blocks an elbow strike.
Hoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoca throws a head punch that misses.
Hoca wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skinner throws an elbow but misses.
Skinner lands a nice elbow.

Hoca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skinner throws a right hand that Hoca ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoca also avoids with ease.
Skinner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skinner moves away from the strike by Hoca.
Skinner slips a jab from Hoca.
Hoca moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Hoca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hoca.
Hoca tries to bum rush Skinner with a series of wild strikes but Skinner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoca throws a hook but Skinner blocks it.
Hoca misses the shot to the body.
Skinner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hoca connects with a body shot.
Skinner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoca counters with a nice uppercut.
Necmettin Hoca is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoca slips under a jab.
Hoca circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner tries to clinch up but Hoca circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoca lands with an uppercut that bounces Skinner off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Hoca does no damage.
Hoca ducks under a wild hook from Skinner.
Skinner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoca lands a slapping body shot.
Hoca misses with a body shot.
Hoca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Necmettin Hoca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Necmettin Hoca's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Skinner misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Hoca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skinner's corner calls for a 1-2. Skinner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Skinner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Skinner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Skinner drives through and clinches with Hoca against the cage.
Hoca lands a hook to the side of the head.

Skinner breaks the clinch.
Hoca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner misses with a left hand
and Hoca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skinner slips a straight right by Hoca.
Skinner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoca sets himself, and Skinner steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoca avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skinner.
Skinner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoca. Hoca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoca lands a lovely overhand right.
Hoca scores with a hook to the body. Skinner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good shot there by Hoca.
Skinner swings widly with a right hand
and Hoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skinner.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Skinner moves away from the strike by Hoca.
Skinner wants to counter the offense by Hoca and move into the clinch position.
Hoca throws an overhand right that lands on Skinner's shoulder, as Skinner tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca fails to land with a series of punches.
Skinner throws a right hand that Hoca ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoca also avoids with ease.
Hoca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoca throws a jab but it's blocked by Skinner.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoca staying out of range there.
Hoca throwing a counter right hand but Skinner manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skinner misses with a left hand
and Skinner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Necmettin Hoca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoca misses with a looping right.
Skinner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoca.
Hoca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner slips under a jab from Hoca.
Skinner wants to counter with a clinch but Hoca pushes him away.
A jab from Hoca finds it's way through Skinner's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Skinner.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shug Skinner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Hoca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoca needs to keep his hands up - Skinner had a free shot at his head there.
Hoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skinner moves away.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Skinner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoca with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner wants to clinch up but Hoca keeps it at a distance.
Skinner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoca throws a shot from downtown. Skinner moves away and avoids it.
Skinner walks into a left hand.
Hoca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skinner throws a big shot that misses.
Skinner misses with a looping right.
Skinner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoca sets himself, and Skinner steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoca avoids it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Necmettin Hoca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoca, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Necmettin Hoca!
In his post fight interview, Necmettin Hoca started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.