PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Hooligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Modelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Modelo 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! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hooligan
vs
Modelo

195 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Hooligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Modelo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooligan scores with a jab. Modelo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Modelo looks gassed!
Hooligan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matt Modelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooligan lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Modelo sprawling to the canvas. Hooligan follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Modelo hang on?

Modelo is rocked!

It looks like Matt Modelo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooligan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Modelo is still in real trouble! Can Hooligan finish him?
Hooligan wants to free his trapped foot but Modelo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hooligan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Modelo seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hooligan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Modelo on the ground.
Hooligan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Modelo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like Hooligan is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hooligan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hooligan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hooligan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hooligan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hooligan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Modelo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooligan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Modelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooligan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Hooligan coming out on top.
Hooligan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Hooligan.
Modelo slips under a jab.
Modelo scores with a sloppy right hand. Hooligan should have avoided that one.
Hooligan scores with a jab to the head.
Hooligan closes the distance and clinches up with Modelo, looking for a takedown. Hooligan pushes Modelo against the cage but Modelo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Modelo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hooligan throws a jab but it's blocked by Modelo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooligan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Modelo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Modelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Modelo misses with a double jab.
Modelo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Hooligan misses its intended target.
A big right from Hooligan misses.
Hooligan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hooligan.
Modelo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hooligan misses with a two punch combination.
Modelo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hooligan shoots for a takedown but Modelo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hooligan misses with a looping left.
Modelo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Hooligan.
Hooligan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Modelo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Hooligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modelo sizes up Hooligan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matt Modelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Modelo. No joy for Hooligan on that attempt.
Modelo cracks Hooligan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Modelo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooligan misses with a body kick.
Hooligan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Modelo lands with a nice combination. Hooligan backs away looking to recover.
Hooligan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hooligan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Modelo circles away.
Hooligan slips a jab and a cross from Modelo.
Hooligan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Modelo has Hooligan up against the cage in a clinch.

Modelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Modelo lands the left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Modelo as he connects with a hook.
Hooligan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Modelo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hooligan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Modelo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Modelo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Modelo lands with a hook. Hooligan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Modelo forces Hooligan back against the cage and clinches.
Hooligan is working for takedown but Modelo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Modelo scores with a hook to the body.
Hooligan is trying to break the clinch but Modelo has him pressed against the cage.

Modelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Modelo scores with a four punch combination!
Hooligan looks to land a combination. Modelo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hooligan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hooligan throws the left hand but Modelo avoids the punch easily.
Modelo is looking to clinch but Hooligan is avoiding it.
Hooligan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Modelo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hooligan lands a with a good body shot.
Hooligan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Modelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooligan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Hooligan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Modelo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Modelo looks to land a combination but Hooligan avoids it well.
Hooligan tries for a takedown but Modelo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hooligan misses with a looping right.
Hooligan shoots in for a double leg but Modelo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hooligan.
Hooligan dodges the punch combination from Modelo.
Hooligan looks to land a left hand but Modelo moved out of range nicely.
Modelo drops his hands momentarily and Hooligan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Modelo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Modelo misses.
Hooligan throws a shot from downtown. Modelo moves away and avoids it.
Cesar Hooligan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Modelo fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Modelo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hooligan's head.
Modelo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hooligan.
Modelo thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hooligan throws a jab when Modelo was well out of range.
Hooligan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Modelo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooligan throws a sloppy head kick and Modelo moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hooligan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Hooligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Modelo slips under a jab.
Hooligan throws a shot to the body.
Hooligan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hooligan.
Modelo throws a right hand that Hooligan ducks under and follows up with a left that Hooligan also avoids with ease.
Hooligan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hooligan throws a combination that misses
enabling Modelo to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooligan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooligan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Modelo.
Modelo connects with a body shot.
Hooligan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Modelo circles away quickly and effectively.
Cesar Hooligan is winning the standup battle so far.
Hooligan throws a hook but Modelo avoids it easily.
Modelo is looking to clinch.
Hooligan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hooligan misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Modelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooligan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modelo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Modelo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hooligan.
Nice body punch from Modelo.
Modelo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Modelo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hooligan scores with the left hand. Modelo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hooligan loads up on a big right hand but Modelo slips the punch.
Hooligan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hooligan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hooligan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hooligan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Modelo looks to land a combination but Hooligan avoids it well.
Modelo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hooligan counters with a stiff right hand.
Modelo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hooligan.
Modelo cracks Hooligan with an open hand slap.
Hooligan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Modelo tries to clinch up but Hooligan circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooligan scores with a nice strike.
Hooligan misses with a looping left.
Modelo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hooligan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Modelo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hooligan cracks Modelo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hooligan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hooligan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Modelo scores with a body shot.
Hooligan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hooligan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hooligan misses with a body shot.
Modelo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Modelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Modelo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hooligan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Modelo tries to avoid it but Hooligan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Modelo to the ground. Modelo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hooligan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Modelo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hooligan, pushing him back against the cage.
Modelo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

Modelo moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Modelo.
Modelo lands an uppercut.

Modelo breaks from the clinch.
Hooligan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Modelo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooligan.
Hooligan looks for a takedown but Modelo sprawls well.
Modelo looks to land a combination but Hooligan avoids it well.
Hooligan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Modelo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hooligan backs up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Modelo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Modelo works over Hooligan's head and body with a nice combination.
Modelo slips a jab from Hooligan.
Hooligan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Modelo.
The fighters circling - Hooligan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Modelo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Modelo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Modelo as Hooligan shoots in.
Hooligan shoots for a double leg takedown but Modelo sprawls well. He's pushed Hooligan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Modelo is looking to clinch.
Hooligan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hooligan tries to bum rush Modelo with a series of wild strikes but Modelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Modelo misses the jab.
Hooligan shoots for a takedown but Modelo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Hooligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooligan throws a lazy right hand but Modelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hooligan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Modelo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donk. Hooligan catches Modelo right on the button with a cross.
Hooligan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Modelo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hooligan thinking.
Hooligan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Modelo. No joy for Hooligan on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Modelo throws a body punch but Hooligan moves out of range.
Hooligan throws a right hand that Modelo ducks under and follows up with a left that Modelo also avoids with ease.
Hooligan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Modelo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Modelo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Hooligan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Modelo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Modelo.
Modelo lands with a left to the head.

Modelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Modelo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Modelo stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Hooligan with that takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hooligan.
Modelo scores with a nice strike.
Hooligan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Modelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooligan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modelo moves forwards but Hooligan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hooligan throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Hooligan misses.
Modelo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hooligan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modelo ducks under a wild hook from Hooligan.
Modelo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooligan.
Hooligan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Modelo as he jumps to the side.
Modelo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Hooligan misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Modelo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooligan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hooligan misses the jab.
Modelo throws out a loose jab but Hooligan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooligan missing with a left hand there. Modelo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Modelo.
Modelo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Modelo misses.
Modelo with a jab.
Modelo misses with a looping right.

Modelo has Hooligan up against the cage in a clinch.

Modelo breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modelo misses with a few strikes there.
Modelo throws a series of punches but Hooligan avoids them all with ease.
Modelo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hooligan.
Hooligan scores with a punch to the head.
Hooligan swinging wilding here.
Modelo ducks right into an uppercut from Hooligan.
Modelo throws a series of strikes that have Hooligan backpedaling.
Hooligan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Modelo's hands.
A jab from Modelo finds it's way through Hooligan's defenses.
Hooligan walks into a straight right hand from Modelo.
Modelo tries to clinch up but Hooligan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Hooligan catches Modelo right on the button with a cross.
Modelo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hooligan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hooligan with a jab.
Modelo connects with a looping right hand.
Modelo ducks under a wild hook from Hooligan.
Modelo scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Modelo defending well as Hooligan loads up on a big left hand.
Hooligan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Modelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Modelo drives through and clinches with Hooligan against the cage.

Modelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Modelo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hooligan.
No joy there for Modelo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Modelo - just one landing.
Hooligan lands a really nice looking cross but Modelo seems unphased.
Modelo lands a with a good body shot.
Hooligan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hooligan throws a low kick but Modelo avoids it.
Modelo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hooligan misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooligan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Modelo misses with a hook.
Modelo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Modelo throws a nice looking combination but Hooligan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hooligan misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Modelo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Modelo 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Modelo!