PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost's entrance music is Man With A Harmonica. A fine choice. Lebowski has chosen Europe - The Final Countdown as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hoost
vs
Lebowski

181 cm
25
178 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

187 cm
29
179 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Hoost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lebowski checks it well.
Hoost misses with a head kick.
Hoost with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoost throws a chopping leg kick but Lebowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoost lands a head kick. Lebowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A clash of legs there as Lebowski blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lebowski.
Hoost feints and then cracks Lebowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lebowski down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoost lands with a shot to the body.
Hoost throws a leg kick but Lebowski moved away.
Lebowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoost.
Lebowski with a nice cross.
Hoost misses with the body kick
and Lebowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hoost. That one must have hurt.
Lebowski throws a series of punches but Hoost avoids them all with ease.
Hoost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoost misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lebowski looks to land a combination but Hoost avoids it well.
Hoost throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lebowski misses with a combination
and Hoost counters with a nice body kick.
Hoost keeps Lebowski at a distance using the push kick.
Remy Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a nice looking combination but Hoost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoost throws a solid leg kick but Lebowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoost.
Lebowski blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoost. That's going to slow Lebowski down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoost moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hoost looks to land a body kick but Lebowski moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Hoost 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.

Lebowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoost counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lebowski misses with a double jab
and Hoost counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoost scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoost misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Lebowski misses.
Hoost throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoost.
Hoost scores with a kick to the body.
Hoost feints and then cracks Lebowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lebowski down.
Remy Hoost is winning the standup battle so far.
Lebowski clobbers Hoost with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoost bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lebowski misses with a combination
and Hoost counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lebowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoost takes a swing at Lebowski's ribcage but misses.
Lebowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lebowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoost counters with a nice body shot.
Lebowski is breathing heavily.
Hoost cracks the inside of Lebowski's front leg.
Hoost is looking to wear down Lebowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost scores with a nice strike.
Hoost throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoost, right into the meat.
Hoost lands a two punch combo.
Hoost ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoost slips a jab and a cross from Lebowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remy Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoost scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoost lands a head kick. Lebowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lebowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoost misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Hoost dominated that second 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.

Hoost scores with a kick to the body.
Hoost throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoost throws a leg kick which misses Lebowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Lebowski tries to avoid it.
Hoost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoost thumps Lebowski with a low kick.
Hoost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lebowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lebowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoost.
Hoost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lebowski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hoost has got the better of the exchanges.
Hoost's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoost obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the body from Hoost misses
and Lebowski counters with a left and a right that stings Hoost.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lebowski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hoost - the referee stops the clock and Lebowski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hoost. Lebowski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a wild body kick that Lebowski sees coming a mile off.
Hoost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lebowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoost finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoost throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lebowski's head.
Lebowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lebowski moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lebowski misses.
Hoost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lebowski moves out of range of the body kick from Hoost.
Hoost throws a push kick but Lebowski slaps the foot to one side.
Hoost misses with a double jab
and Lebowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoost.
Lebowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lebowski's knee momentarily.
Lebowski moves out of range of the body kick from Hoost.
Hoost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Hoost clearly takes 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.

Lebowski throws a combination that misses
and Hoost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lebowski's knee momentarily.
Hoost throws a poor cross that misses
and Lebowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoost misses with a hook
and Lebowski counters with a three punch combo that has Hoost backing up. Hoost nods at Lebowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoost lands a leg kick that knocks Lebowski off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Lebowski.
Hoost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lebowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Lebowski moves forwards but Hoost connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lebowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a sloppy head kick and Lebowski moves out of range easily.
Hoost throws a jab but it's blocked by Lebowski.
Hoost tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lebowski is able to avoid easily.
Hoost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lebowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Hoost. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Hoost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Lebowski counter with a right hand.
Hoost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Hoost misses
and Hoost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoost looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoost throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lebowski to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoost just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Lebowski as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Hoost.
Hoost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lebowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoost falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lebowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Lebowski dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lebowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoost swings for the body but Lebowski moves out of range.
Lebowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoost counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hoost misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebowski looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Lebowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoost counters with a low kick, right behind Lebowski 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lebowski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hoost throws a nice head kick!
Lebowski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hoost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoost throws an off balance right hand
and Lebowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoost scores with a head kick. Lebowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lebowski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hoost.
A shot to the body from Hoost misses
and Lebowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hoost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoost fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoost lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hoost throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lebowski throws a combination that misses
and Hoost counters with a nice leg kick.
Lebowski misses with a left hand
and Hoost counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoost.
Hoost swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lebowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lebowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoost makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lebowski really felt that one!
Remy Hoost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoost.
Hoost thumps Lebowski with a low kick.
Lebowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jeff Lebowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoost throws a nice head kick!
Lebowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoost counters with a good, hard body kick but Lebowski shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Hoost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoost 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Hoost!
Remy Hoost is the new welterweight champion!