PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LJ Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen Hulk Hogan as his entrance music. The key to victory for LJ Whitaker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Whitaker
vs
Hogan

200 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

202 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LJ Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Whitaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.
Whitaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hogan.
Whitaker lands a high kick!
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker scores with a leg kick.
Whitaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whitaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitaker.
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whitaker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hogan if he has to take too many more of those.
Whitaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whitaker throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
Whitaker jabs at Hogan's body.
Hogan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Whitaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitaker lands a nice looking body shot.
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whitaker.
Hogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitaker.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Whitaker scores with a hook to the body.
Hogan tries to score a body lock takedown but Whitaker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hogan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Whitaker manages to get underhooks.
LJ Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Hogan.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Whitaker manages to get underhooks.
Whitaker lands a knee to the body.
Whitaker connects with a knee to the head.
Hogan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hogan takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hogan is rocked!
Whitaker scores with a knee to the head.
Hogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitaker finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whitaker prevents it.
Hogan looks gassed!
Whitaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whitaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hogan tries for a takedown but Whitaker manages to get underhooks.
Hogan seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whitaker throws an elbow but misses.

Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LJ Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Whitaker does no damage.
A head kick from Whitaker lands but Hogan takes it in his stride.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker can pounce on him.
Whitaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whitaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hogan. That did some damage!
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Whitaker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Whitaker both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a nice inside leg kick.

Whitaker darts in and clinches Hogan up against the cage.
Whitaker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hogan wants to stall.
Hogan tries to break the clinch but Whitaker is controlling the position.
Hogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whitaker keeps control of Hogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whitaker leaning against his opponent.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Whitaker manages to get underhooks.
Hogan wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Whitaker.
Whitaker landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whitaker.
Whitaker slows down the pace here.
Whitaker is looking to control Hogan's arms but Hogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whitaker has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hogan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whitaker throws a nice head kick!
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogan shoots in but no luck this time.
Hogan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Whitaker pushes Hogan away with a front kick.
Hogan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Hogan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hogan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitaker swivels and escapes.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitaker.
Whitaker is working the combinations to good effect here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hogan.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hogan lands a heavy elbow.
Hogan lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hogan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hogan controlling from mount.
Whitaker is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
Hogan with shots to the head and body - Whitaker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Whitaker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Whitaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whitaker tries to get out of the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hogan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Whitaker wants to try and get back to his feet.
Whitaker trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Whitaker hang on?
Hogan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Whitaker hang on?
Hogan working Whitaker over with strikes here.
Hogan controlling his opponent.
Whitaker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hogan with good strikes from the mount here!
Hogan controlling from mount.
Hogan landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hogan content just to control the position here.
Hogan landing punches.
Hogan controlling the position easily from mount.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hogan controlling from the full mount.
Hogan won't let Whitaker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hogan looking to finish with strikes here!
Whitaker really wants to buck Hogan off and get back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan breaks from Whitaker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Whitaker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hogan wants to control the pace but Whitaker is squirming around nicely.
Hogan landing shots from mount.
Whitaker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hogan landing strikes from the mount and Whitaker is in trouble!
Whitaker taking shots to the head.
Hogan controlling from the full mount.
Hogan lands a big elbow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Whitaker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Whitaker wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hogan breaks from Whitaker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hogan wants to control the pace but Whitaker is squirming around nicely.
Hogan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Whitaker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whitaker is looking to escape.
Whitaker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LJ Whitaker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A solid leg kick lands there for Whitaker.
Whitaker tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Hogan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whitaker. That one must have hurt.
Whitaker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Whitaker.
Whitaker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Whitaker is looking to slow Hogan down with leg kicks.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
Whitaker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hogan shoots for a double leg takedown but Whitaker sprawls well. He's pushed Hogan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whitaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Whitaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whitaker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Whitaker is looking to wear down Hogan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.
Hogan looks for a takedown but Whitaker sprawls well.
Hogan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown.
LJ Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Hogan.
Hogan closes the distance and clinches up with Whitaker, looking for a takedown. Hogan pushes Whitaker against the cage but Whitaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
LJ Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker throws a nice head kick!
Whitaker lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Whitaker lands a front kick.
Whitaker looks to land a combination but Hogan avoids it well.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Hogan is having none of it.
Whitaker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but Whitaker shows good takedown defense.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitaker.
Hogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hogan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whitaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker punishes Hogan's body with a nice straight punch.
Whitaker lands a high kick!
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Whitaker scores with a head kick.
Hogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whitaker counters with an inside leg kick.
LJ Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitaker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whitaker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
LJ Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitaker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Whitaker thows a body kick. Hogan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker tries to bum rush Hogan with a series of wild strikes but Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Hogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitaker which made him look bad.
Hogan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whitaker misses with a wild combination.
Whitaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a takedown attempt - Whitaker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whitaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker.
Whitaker scores with a kick to the body.
Whitaker swinging wilding here.

Hogan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Whitaker sprawls well initially but Hogan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hogan prevents Whitaker from standing back up.
Hogan sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Hogan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whitaker as he jumps to the side.

Hogan has closed the distance and engaged Whitaker in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is pressed up against the cage. Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whitaker down to the mat. Whitaker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hogan looks for a takedown but Whitaker sprawls well.
Hogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whitaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hogan takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Whitaker closes the distance and clinches.
Hogan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hogan wants a takedown.
A body shot lands from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Whitaker as the two fighters clinch.
Whitaker is trying to stall.
Hogan is trying to break free.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whitaker landing knees to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands with a right to the head.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitaker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whitaker scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Whitaker.
Whitaker gets through Hogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitaker looks to land a combination. Hogan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whitaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hogan. Hogan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hogan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitaker counters with a two punch combo.
Whitaker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whitaker counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whitaker tries to avoid it but Hogan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whitaker to the ground. Whitaker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donk. Whitaker catches Hogan right on the button with a cross.
Hogan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitaker swivels and escapes.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whitaker.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whitaker as he avoids it easily.
Hogan blocks a head kick by Whitaker.
Whitaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hogan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hogan throws a right and a left that Whitaker avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Whitaker as Hogan shoots in.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.
Hogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whitaker is fending him off so far but Hogan persists. Nope, Whitaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Hogan looks for a takedown but Whitaker sprawls well.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whitaker. Hogan shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitaker.
Good exchange - Whitaker coming out on top.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whitaker swinging wilding here.
Hogan shoots in but Whitaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Hogan with that takedown attempt.
Whitaker tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Whitaker pushes Hogan off looking to stand but Hogan dives back in and keeps control.
Hogan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hogan wants to control but Whitaker is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hogan working the head and body with strikes.
Hogan passes to full mount!
Hogan landing strikes from the mount.
Hogan with shots to the head and body - Whitaker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hogan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hogan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whitaker wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hogan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hogan content just to control the position here.
Hogan won't let Whitaker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hogan breaks from Whitaker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hogan working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan tries to control but Whitaker wriggling away.
Whitaker tries to buck Hogan off but he can't manage it.
Hogan scoring with strikes but Whitaker is staying in there.
Whitaker is squirming around, avoiding Hogan's attempts to control the action.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hogan landing punches.
Whitaker wants to get back to his feet.
Whitaker is bucking up trying to escape but Hogan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Whitaker trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hogan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Whitaker hang on?
Whitaker is trying to stand up.
Hogan with shots to the head and body - Whitaker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hogan won't let Whitaker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan scoring with strikes but Whitaker is staying in there.
Hogan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Whitaker hang on?
Hogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whitaker is looking to escape.
Whitaker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LJ Whitaker dominated that second round.
That's time! Whitaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Whitaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
Hogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a head kick.
Hogan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Hogan with that takedown attempt.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Whitaker.
Whitaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Whitaker drives through and clinches with Hogan against the cage.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LJ Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Hogan.
Hogan wants a takedown.
Whitaker misses with an elbow strike.
Hogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitaker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whitaker stops a takedown attempt from Hogan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hogan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whitaker smiles and moves away.
Whitaker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Whitaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Whitaker avoids it well.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Whitaker.
Whitaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whitaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker.
Whitaker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hogan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whitaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hogan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Whitaker moves into the clinch.
Whitaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whitaker prevents it.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitaker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hogan's head.
Nice sprawl there from Whitaker as Hogan shoots in.
Whitaker lands with a nice body punch.
Whitaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Whitaker has taken the fight to the clinch.

Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Hogan dodges the punch combination from Whitaker.
Hogan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whitaker.
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hogan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitaker keeps working.

Hogan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker wants to get back to his feet but Hogan drags him back down.
Hogan controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Hogan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hogan working the head and body with strikes.
Hogan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Whitaker some visible discomfort.
Hogan trying to control the position but Whitaker is working away.
Hogan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hogan cracks Whitaker with a big right hand but Whitaker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hogan working the ground and pound but Whitaker is defending the strikes.
Hogan scores with punches from side control.
Whitaker is trying to get back to his feet.
Whitaker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hogan.
Hogan lands an elbow.
Hogan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hogan working the body and head with strikes.
Whitaker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hogan connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Hogan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hogan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Whitaker some visible discomfort.

Hogan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whitaker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Hogan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hogan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hogan is looking to take a break and control but Whitaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whitaker is being controlled here.
Hogan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hogan lands a few punches from side control.
Whitaker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hogan scoring with punches and elbows.
Hogan lands a few punches from side control.

Whitaker is rocked!
Hogan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Whitaker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Hogan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hogan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hogan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hogan working the ground and pound from side control.
Hogan lands an elbow.
Whitaker wants to get back to his feet.
Hogan landing a few strikes.
Hogan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Whitaker down.

Hogan decides to stand back up.

Hogan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan throws an elbow but Whitaker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Whitaker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Whitaker seems to have got his legs back now.

Hogan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Whitaker to his feet.
Whitaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whitaker tries to bum rush Hogan with a series of wild strikes but Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fails with the takedown.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.

Hogan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hogan working the body and head with strikes.
Whitaker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hogan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Hogan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Whitaker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hogan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Whitaker is being controlled here.
Whitaker taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to control the position but Whitaker is working away.

Whitaker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Whitaker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hogan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A punch combination from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Whitaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Whitaker.
Whitaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker can pounce on him.
Whitaker lands a jab to Hogan's midsection.
Whitaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whitaker.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Whitaker lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hogan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Whitaker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
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 Whitaker's face.
Hogan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hogan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hogan misses with a head shot.
Hogan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker really wants to buck Hogan off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan misses with a head shot.
Whitaker is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whitaker 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for LJ Whitaker!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Hulk Hogan!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!