PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Two Tone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hogan's choice of entrance music: Lose Yourself. Arnold Hogan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Two Tone's chin.

Two Tone
vs
Hogan

150 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

162 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Two Tone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnold Hogan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two Tone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Two Tone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Two Tone is looking to take a break and control but Hogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hogan struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Two Tone seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Two Tone throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two Tone throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hogan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hogan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Two Tone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two Tone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Two Tone lands a nice short elbow.
Two Tone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Two Tone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hogan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Two Tone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hogan circles away.
Two Tone just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Two Tone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Two Tone really is a fat lump.

Two Tone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hogan sprawls well initially but Two Tone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Two Tone wants to control but Hogan is keeping him busy.
Two Tone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two Tone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Two Tone 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.
Two Tone slips a nice elbow through Hogan's hands, connecting with Hogan's forehead.
Two Tone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Two Tone thows a huge punch but Hogan dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Two Tone there.
Hogan is controlling Two Tone's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hogan is trying to stand back up but Two Tone is controlling him
Two Tone throwing shots but Hogan is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two Tone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Two Tone circles away easily

and Two Tone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hogan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Two Tone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Two Tone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hogan wants to improve his position but instead Two Tone has moved into half guard.
Two Tone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Two Tone thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hogan to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Two Tone trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two Tone postures up in Hogan's guard and throws a big left but Hogan blocks it.
Two Tone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hogan's head.
Two Tone content to stall in guard here.
Two Tone trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Two Tone looking to sit in guard and control but Hogan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Two Tone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hogan throws a hook but Two Tone avoids it easily.

Two Tone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hogan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hogan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Two Tone moves into full guard.
Two Tone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Two Tone keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two Tone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.
Two Tone is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.
Two Tone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Two Tone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hogan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Two Tone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hogan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hogan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Two Tone is one step ahead there.
Two Tone tries to free his leg and advance position but Hogan is retaining full guard.
Two Tone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two Tone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Two Tone.

Two Tone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Two Tone lands in his opponent's guard.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Two Tone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Two Tone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two Tone throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Hogan is trying to hold Two Tone in close to prevent damage but Two Tone has managed to pass into half guard.
Hogan trying to control from the bottom.
Two Tone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Two Tone with the ground and pound but Hogan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Two Tone dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Two Tone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Hogan scores with a four punch combination!
John Two Tone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Two Tone fails with the takedown
and Hogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Two Tone fails with a takedown attempt.

Two Tone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hogan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Two Tone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hogan is avoiding damage well.
Hogan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Two Tone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two Tone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hogan defending against the ground and pound.
Hogan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Two Tone.
Two Tone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hogan to see if he's OK.
Two Tone scores with punches from side control.
Two Tone trying to control the action but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan is trying to control Two Tone's posture but Two Tone avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hogan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Two Tone.
John Two Tone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogan regains half guard, as Two Tone was trying to land strikes.
Two Tone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Two Tone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hogan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Two Tone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Two Tone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two Tone is thwarting Hogan's attempts to control the position.
Two Tone trying to control the action but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Arnold Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Two Tone stalling.
Hogan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hogan wants to control but Two Tone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hogan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Two Tone.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hogan misses the jab.
Hogan throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan thows a body shot but no joy.
Two Tone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Two Tone is defended easily by Hogan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Two Tone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arnold Hogan.
I think Two Tone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Two Tone!