PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugan Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugan Hogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hogan
vs
Howe

190 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugan Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Howe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Howe has closed the distance and engaged Hogan in a clinch.
Howe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Howe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Knees to the body from Howe.
Howe avoiding damage as Hogan throws knees to the body.
Howe lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogan.
Hogan stalling in the clinch but Howe improves position.
Howe misses with an elbow over the top.
Howe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Howe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Howe.
Hogan lands a nice elbow.
Howe avoids the elbow strike from Hogan, against the cage.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Howe.
Howe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
Howe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hogan.
Hogan throws an elbow but it misses.
Howe effectively controlling the action here.
Howe lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
Hogan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howe missing with knees to the body.
Hogan trying to control the position but instead, Howe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hogan into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Howe.
Hogan misses with a knee to the head.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hogan tries to land knees in the clinch but Howe avoids the damage to the body.
Howe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogan.
Howe missing with knees to the body.

Howe breaks from the clinch.
Howe tries to clinch but Hogan is having none of it.
Howe is looking to clinch.
Howe wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.

Hogan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howe, pushing him back against the cage.
Howe taking a breather.
Hogan misses with a knee to the head.
Howe with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hogan manages to break the clinch.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Hogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

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.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howe looking to slow down the pace here.
Howe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howe misses with an elbow over the top.
Howe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hogan's efforts to push away.
Hogan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Howe pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugan Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howe blocks a head kick by Hogan.
Hogan cracks the inside of Howe's front leg.

Howe forces Hogan back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Howe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howe lands a shot to the body.
Hogan takes a shot to the head.
Howe connects with a knee to the head.
Howe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Howe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Howe lands a knee to the body.
Howe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howe stalls.
Howe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hogan letting Howe take a breather here.
Hogan misses with an elbow over the top.
Howe misses with a knee strike.
Howe stalling.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Howe smiles and moves away.

Howe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogan tries to pull guard but Howe holds him up against the cage and eventually Hogan drops back down to his feet.
Howe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Howe.
Howe scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Howe.
Howe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Howe pressing his opponent against the cage.

Howe breaks from the clinch.
Howe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Howe lands with a right hand.
Greg Howe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Howe has Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Howe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howe misses with a knee to the head.
Howe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Howe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hogan or not.
Howe scores with a shot to the side of Hogan's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howe is trying to break the clinch but Hogan has him pressed against the cage.
Howe landing knees to the head.
Howe scores a nice knee to the body.
Howe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Howe avoids the elbow strike from Hogan, against the cage.
Howe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Howe dominated that round.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Howe tries to clinch but Hogan is having none of it.
Howe tries to clinch

and Hogan counters by clinching up.
Howe lands a knee to the body.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses.
Howe stalling in the clinch but Hogan improves position.
Hogan goes for a takedown attempt but Howe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hogan rushes Howe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hogan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howe blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Howe.
Howe slowing the pace effectively.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses.
Hogan takes an elbow to the temple.
Hogan is working for takedown but Howe is calmly controlling the position for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Howe.
Howe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howe lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hogan avoiding damage as Howe throws knees to the body.
Hogan avoiding damage as Howe throws knees to the body.
Howe working Hogan over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Howe.
Howe has Hogan pressed against the cage.
Howe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Howe.
Howe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Greg Howe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Howe lands a knee to the body.
Howe just leaning against Hogan, taking a breather.
Hogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howe.
Howe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Howe.

Howe breaks the clinch.
Howe swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.

Howe moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Hogan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugan Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Howe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Hogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hogan takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hogan up against the cage.
Howe looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Howe tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Howe on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hogan throws an elbow but misses.
Howe content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Hogan jumps guard and drags Howe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hogan wants to stand up but Howe is controlling him.
Howe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Howe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hogan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Howe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Howe.
Howe blocks the elbow strike.
Howe landing knees to the head.
Howe working Hogan over with knees to the body.
Hogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Howe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Howe scores with a hook to the body.
Howe looking to slow down the pace here.
Hogan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Howe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hugan Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Howe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan is trying to drag Howe to the mat but Howe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Howe scores a nice knee to the body.
Howe trying to control the position but instead, Hogan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howe into the cage.
Howe lands a nice elbow.
Howe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hogan has Howe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Howe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Howe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howe tries to clinch up

and Hogan counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Howe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Howe thuds his shin into the meat of Hogan's side.
Howe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.
Howe scores with a push kick.
Howe swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.
Howe tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Howe.
An inside leg kick from Hogan misses.
Howe darts in trying to clinch
and Hogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howe tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Howe.
Howe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Howe pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Howe.
Howe avoids the elbow strike from Hogan, against the cage.
Howe lands an elbow inside.
Howe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howe's brow.
Howe lands an elbow inside.
Howe lands a nice elbow.
Hogan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howe misses with a knee strike.

Howe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howe wants to clinch.
A combination from Howe does no damage.
Hogan dodges the punch combination from Howe.

Hogan has closed the distance and engaged Howe in a clinch.
Howe scores with a knee to the head.
Hogan tries a knee to the head but Howe blocks it.
Hogan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe taking a breather.
Howe leaning against his opponent.
Howe lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
Howe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Howe scores a nice knee to the body.
Howe pushes Hogan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howe.

Howe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Howe misses the target.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hogan.
Howe tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Howe tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hogan counters by moving into the clinch.
Hogan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Howe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Howe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Howe landing knees to the head.
Howe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hogan pushes off an throws an elbow but Howe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Howe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hogan is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking to throw knees to the head but Howe is blocking nicely.
Howe blocks an elbow strike.
Howe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hogan scores a nice knee to the body.
Howe connects with a knee to the head.
Howe is working Hogan over against the cage.
Hogan blocks the elbow strike.
Howe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howe has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
Hogan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Howe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogan.
Howe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Howe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
Hogan is trying to drag Howe to the mat but Howe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hogan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howe is defending well for now.
Howe pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Howe lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
Hogan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugan Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Howe is trying to maintain a safe position but Hogan gets an underhook and turns Howe into the cage.
Howe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Howe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hogan up against the cage.

Howe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hogan slips a jab and a cross from Howe.

Hogan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howe, pushing him back against the cage.
Howe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
Howe dodges an elbow strike from Hogan.
Hugan Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogan has Howe pressed against the cage, preventing Howe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Howe avoids a wild elbow strike from Hogan.
Greg Howe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hogan tries to score a body lock takedown but Howe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Howe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Howe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Howe!