PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hogan
vs
Best

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Best gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hogan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hogan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan thows a big elbow that misses.
Hogan throws a strike but Best rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan seems keen to control Best's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Best accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Best throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Best.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Best accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Best on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Best misses with a takedown

and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Best!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan misses with a head shot.
Hogan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hogan wants to control the action but instead Best gets a body lock and reverses into Hogan's guard! Nice work!
Hogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Best.
Best looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best throws a big right hand that misses.
Hogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hogan tries to get out of the position.

Best has gone for a leg lock! Hogan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Best's guard.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hogan is working Best over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Best has momentary wrist control but Hogan slips an elbow through the middle.
Hogan passes into half guard.
Hogan thows a huge punch but Best dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Best won't allow Hogan to pass to mount.
Best avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogan.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Best keeps working.
Hogan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hogan throwing shots but Best is blocking nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hogan throws a front kick aimed at Best's knee but Best avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Hogan gets the takedown into side control.
Hogan working the ground and pound.
Hogan working the ground and pound from side control.
Hogan working the head with strikes.

Hogan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Best, who protects the arm well.
Hogan working the ground and pound from side control.
Hogan scoring with punches from side control.

Hogan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Hogan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hogan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Best did well to prevent Hogan getting side control.
Best avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogan.
Best moves into full guard.
Hogan throws a strike but Best rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Best is proving a slippery customer.
Best is breathing heavily.
Best in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Best has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Best drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hogan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hogan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hogan!
Hogan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hogan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Best to see if he's OK.
Hogan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hogan works to advance to full mount. Best defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hogan cracks Best with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a big shot there that rocks Best but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hogan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan cracks Best with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Hogan lands a big shot there that rocks Best but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Best is in a horrible position here. Hogan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Hogan scoring with strikes but Best is staying in there.
Hogan cracks Best with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hogan looking to finish Best with some ground and pound. This is bad for Best!

Hogan wants to finish this one by submission but Best is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hogan.
Hogan landing punches.
Jim Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Best that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Hogan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hogan with good strikes from the mount here!
Hogan lands a heavy elbow.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hogan is landing with some decent strikes but Best is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Hogan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Hogan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Best!
Hogan trying to control but Best is having none of it.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Hogan lands a big elbow.
Hogan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Best takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hogan wants to control the pace but Best is squirming around nicely.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan working Best over with strikes here.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hogan lands a heavy elbow.
Hogan working the ground and pound effectively.
Hogan with good strikes from the mount here!
Best taking shots to the head.
Hogan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hogan unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan lands a nice shot to the head.
Best in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hogan with the ground and pound from mount.
Hogan unloading with bombs!
Hogan breaks from Best's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hogan is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a big elbow.
Hogan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Best's face.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hogan lands a big elbow.
Hogan working the ground and pound effectively.
Hogan working Best over with strikes here.
Hogan is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hogan lands a heavy elbow.
Hogan working the ground and pound effectively.
Hogan punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hogan is landing with some decent strikes but Best is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stan Best has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Best can do to turn this around?
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hogan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Hogan!