PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hoy's choice of entrance music: -. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sauvage
vs
Hoy

187 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
199 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phillip Sauvage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dane Hoy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauvage misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoy.
Sauvage throws a nice looking combination but Hoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sauvage swinging wildly here.
Sauvage slips under a jab.
Dane Hoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sauvage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hoy cracks the inside of Sauvage's front leg.
Hoy looks to land a combination but Sauvage avoids it well.
Sauvage throws a combination that misses
and Hoy counters with a body kick that stops Sauvage in his tracks momentarily.
Sauvage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoy.
Sauvage misses with a series of wild punches.
Sauvage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hoy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoy thows a big elbow that misses.
Hoy is working Sauvage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoy throws and elbow that misses. Sauvage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoy's guard. Nice move by Sauvage!

Hoy looking for a guillotine here but Sauvage defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoy's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoy controlling the position.
Sauvage is looking to stand up but Hoy won't let him.
Hoy trying to control the position here.
Sauvage stopping the sweep attempt from Hoy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoy looking for a guillotine here but Sauvage defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoy, not yet.
Hoy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Hoy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Hoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sauvage misses with a combination
and Hoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sauvage gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hoy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sauvage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sauvage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoy won't allow Sauvage to get back to his feet.
Sauvage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sauvage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauvage is just out of range.
Sauvage throws a series of punches but Hoy avoids them all with ease.
Sauvage takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hoy throws a hook but Sauvage avoids it easily.
Phillip Sauvage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Sauvage misses.
Hoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sauvage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sauvage walks into a straight right hand from Hoy.
Sauvage connects with a single shot there.
Sauvage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoy.
Sauvage sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sauvage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Sauvage does no damage.

Hoy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoy thows a huge punch but Sauvage dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoy.
Hoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoy is keen to just control but Sauvage is a slippery customer.
Sauvage taking some punishment here, with Hoy in his half guard.
Hoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hoy throwing shots but Sauvage is blocking nicely.
Hoy is breathing heavily.
Sauvage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoy.
Hoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoy winds up and cracks Sauvage with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hoy thows a huge punch but Sauvage dodges it nicely.
Hoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage has hold of Hoy's hands but Hoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sauvage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoy.
Sauvage is trying to stand back up but Hoy is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sauvage avoids the body shot from Hoy.

Hoy clinches up against the cage.
Hoy scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hoy fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Sauvage's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoy prevents Sauvage from breaking the clinch.
Sauvage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sauvage gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoy.
Hoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sauvage working hard to break the clinch.

Hoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoy blocks a head kick by Sauvage.
Sauvage tries to bum rush Hoy with a series of wild strikes but Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoy avoids the head kick by Sauvage.
Good leg kick by Hoy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phillip Sauvage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoy thumps Sauvage with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hoy.
Sauvage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Hoy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Hoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sauvage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sauvage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoy misses the jab.
Sauvage looks to land a combination but Hoy avoids it well.
Sauvage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Sauvage.
Hoy is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauvage takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sauvage misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoy misses the target.
Sauvage throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoy. That's going to slow Sauvage down.
Hoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sauvage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage swinging wildly here.
Sauvage blocks a jab.
Sauvage misses with the combination.
Sauvage throws a combination that misses
and Hoy counters with a right hand to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoy.
Hoy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sauvage takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hoy throws a strike aimed at the side of Sauvage's head but Sauvage avoids it well.
Sauvage is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hoy working the ground and pound but Sauvage is defending the strikes.
Hoy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hoy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Sauvage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice cross by Hoy.
Sauvage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoy counters with a straight right hand.

Hoy gets a clinch.
Sauvage wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoy won't allow it.
Hoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Sauvage backwards.
Sauvage has had enough of the clinch but Hoy keeps him there for the moment.
Hoy scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sauvage has had enough of the clinch but Hoy keeps him there for the moment.
Hoy lands a good knee to the midsection. Sauvage won't want to take too many of those.
Hoy pushes Sauvage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Hoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sauvage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hoy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sauvage is trying to break free.
Sauvage can't break the clinch.
Sauvage is trying to break the clinch but Hoy has him pressed against the cage.
Hoy cracks Sauvage with a nice body shot.
Hoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Sauvage backwards.
Hoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sauvage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sauvage is trying to force a seperation but Hoy has the dominant position.

Hoy tightens his grip and picks Sauvage up, before dumping him to the ground. Sauvage manages to land in guard.
Hoy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sauvage's guard.
Phillip Sauvage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sauvage's head.
Sauvage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoy on the ground.
Hoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sauvage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoy.
Hoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sauvage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoy.
Dane Hoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoy tries to pass to full mount but Sauvage defends it.
Sauvage pushes Hoy off looking to stand but Hoy dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sauvage lands a two punch combo.
Sauvage throws a hook to the side of Hoy's head but Hoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Hoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Hoy!