PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hoy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to -. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoy
vs
Rambo

190 cm
27
199 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

180 cm
30
205 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dane Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rambo is looking to control Hoy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rambo avoid being mounted?
Hoy is keen to just control but Rambo is a slippery customer.
Rambo tries to roll over but Hoy keeps him under control.
Hoy trying to mount his opponent but Rambo defends it.
Rambo is pressing down on Hoy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rambo trying to control the position.
Hoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoy preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hoy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rambo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hoy has Rambo in his guard.
Hoy looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rambo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rambo throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoy controlling Rambo's posture.
Hoy can't keep his opponent in guard - Rambo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rambo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoy manages to get to full guard.
Rambo thows a big elbow that misses.
Rambo throws a strike but Hoy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rambo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hoy hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Rambo working for a guillotine from mount but Hoy is in no mood to give up.
Hoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoy can't escape the position.
Hoy tries to hold on but Rambo pushes him away.
Rambo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy working to try and regain half guard.
Hoy wants to hold on but Rambo pushes him away.
Hoy working to try and regain half guard.
Hoy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rambo thows a huge punch but Hoy dodges it nicely.
Rambo working the head and body with strikes.
Hoy taking some punishment here, with Rambo in his half guard.
Hoy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rambo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rambo's back!
Rambo breaks Hoy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rambo lands a couple of digs.
Hoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rambo stopping the sweep attempt from Hoy.
Rambo wants to pass the guard but Hoy is keeping the position.
Rambo throwing strikes but missing.
Hoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoy, not yet.
Hoy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rambo landing with the ground and pound.
Hoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hoy working for a triangle but Rambo defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rambo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rambo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
John Rambo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoy tries to get to full guard but Rambo has control of the leg.
Hoy is refusing to be controlled, as Rambo sits in half guard.
Rambo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hoy!
Hoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoy is working to get back to half guard.

Rambo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hoy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rambo avoids the attempt from Hoy to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rambo lands a nice shot to the head.
Hoy tries to reverse the position but Rambo maintains control.
Hoy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rambo unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoy taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Hoy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rambo lands a big shot there that rocks Hoy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hoy taking shots to the head.
Hoy is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hoy hang on?
Hoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoy taking shots to the head.

Hoy is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rambo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hoy in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hoy to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Rambo!