PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juarez Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Candy comes to the cage accompanied by To Catch a Predator. Hook has chosen The Enemy Guns as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Candy
vs
Hook

178 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
189 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Candy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juarez Hook!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook misses with a few strikes there.
Good work by Hook as he checks the leg kick.
Candy shoots in for a takedown but Hook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Candy tries a low kick but Hook avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Hook.
Candy cracks the inside of Hook's front leg.
Hook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Candy.
Hook feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Candy's calf.
Candy throws a head kick but Hook moves out of range.
Candy throws a head kick but Hook moves out of range.
Van Candy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Candy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hook scores with a one two! Candy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Candy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Candy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Candy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Candy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hook is out of range.
Candy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Candy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hook scores with a nice head shot.
Juarez Hook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hook fails to land with a series of punches.
Candy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Candy throws a chopping leg kick but Hook manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Candy circles away quickly and effectively.
Candy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Candy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Candy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Candy.
Candy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hook punishes Candy's body with a nice straight punch.
Hook misses with the combination.
Candy dives in and grabs Hook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hook pushes down on Candy's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook avoids the head kick by Candy.
Candy keeps Hook at a distance using the push kick.
Hook lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Hook.
Candy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hook throws a right and a left that Candy avoids nicely.
Hook lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hook just misses with a punch to the body.
Hook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hook throws a chopping leg kick but Candy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Candy throws a head kick but Hook moves out of range.
No joy there for Hook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Candy is looking to land body kicks.
Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Candy.
Candy moves forwards but Hook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Candy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hook is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Candy rather than just go for the knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Candy blocks the leg kick.
Candy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Candy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hook pinned against the cage. Hook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Candy throws a low kick but Hook avoids it.
Hook misses with a few strikes there.
Candy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hook pinned against the cage. Hook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Candy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook checks a low kick from Candy.
Hook throws a series of punches but Candy avoids them all with ease.
Hook blocks a head kick by Candy.
Candy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No joy there for Hook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Candy throws a head kick but Hook moves out of range.
Hook throws a head kick but Candy moves out of range.
Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hook looks to score with a jab to the body but Candy is just out of range.
Hook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Candy misses with a takedown attempt
and Hook counters with a nice low kick that buckles Candy's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Candy throws a low kick, looking for Hook's leg but Hook calmly moves out of range.
Hook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Candy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juarez Hook dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hook checks a leg kick.
Candy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Candy throws a sloppy head kick
and Hook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Candy throws a sloppy head kick and Hook moves out of range easily.
Hook moves out of range of the body kick from Candy.
Hook avoids the head kick by Candy.
Candy throws a lazy body kick
and Hook counters with a left to the body.
Hook throws a shot to the body.
Candy throws a sloppy head kick and Hook moves out of range easily.
Candy scores with a kick to the body.
Hook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hook misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Hook misses.
Candy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Candy manages to avoid it.
Candy takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Candy throws a solid leg kick but Hook takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Candy.
Candy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hook has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Candy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hook tries to bum rush Candy with a series of wild strikes but Candy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Candy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Candy throws a low kick, looking for Hook's leg but Hook calmly moves out of range.
Hook misses with the combination.
Candy moves out of range of the strikes.
Candy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good leg kick by Candy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Candy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hook!
Hook avoids a series of strikes thrown by Candy.
Candy trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook can't escape the position.

Candy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Candy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hook is now in Candy's guard. A big mistake from Candy there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Candy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Candy trying to keep a closed guard but Hook is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook trying to control the position from guard on top but Candy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Candy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hook should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Candy has tightened it up now! Hook should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Van Candy!