PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bamboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamboni comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Hogan has chosen The Faint - The Geeks Were Right as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bamboni
vs
Hogan

167 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
140 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Bamboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan throws a series of punches but Bamboni moves out of range.
Hogan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hogan throws a combination. Bamboni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bamboni looks for the body kick but Hogan saw that one coming.
Hogan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bamboni can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bamboni.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Bamboni avoids it well.
Tony Bamboni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamboni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bamboni throws a nice looking combination but Hogan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hogan misses with a wild combination.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bamboni throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bamboni.

Bamboni has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bamboni has Hogan pressed against the cage, preventing Hogan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hogan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bamboni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hogan up against the cage.
Bamboni seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hogan wants to break free but Bamboni has control.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Bamboni, against the cage.
Bamboni lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to circle away but Bamboni has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bamboni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bamboni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bamboni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bamboni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bamboni.
Bamboni lands a nice knee to the body.
Bamboni holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bamboni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan being controlled against the cage.
Hogan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Bamboni.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Bamboni pushes him off.
Bamboni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bamboni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick there by Bamboni.
Bamboni tries to work over Hogan's front leg with a kick but Hogan checks it.
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bamboni misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni misses with a low kick.

Bamboni rushes Hogan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bamboni avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bamboni throws an elbow but misses.
Bamboni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bamboni tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Bamboni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bamboni 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.

Bamboni moves into the clinch successfully.
Bamboni throws an elbow that misses.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Bamboni, against the cage.
Hogan avoiding damage as Bamboni throws knees to the body.
Hogan is trying to force a seperation but Bamboni has the dominant position.
Bamboni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Hogan is trying to force a seperation but Bamboni has the dominant position.
Hogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bamboni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bamboni pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bamboni lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
Hogan is trying to break free.
Tony Bamboni has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Hogan takes an elbow to the temple.
Bamboni throws an elbow but it misses.
Bamboni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bamboni keeps control of Hogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hogan wants to break free but Bamboni has control.
Bamboni slows down the pace here.
Bamboni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogan's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bamboni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Bamboni.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bamboni gets a clinch.
Hogan tries to pull guard but Bamboni won't allow it.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Bamboni, against the cage.
Bamboni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bamboni lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Bamboni.
Bamboni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bamboni lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Bamboni.
Bamboni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hogan is trying to break free.
Hogan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bamboni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Bamboni.
Hogan is trying to break the clinch but Bamboni has him pressed against the cage.
Hogan is trying to break free.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bamboni.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni keeps control of Hogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bamboni lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
Bamboni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bamboni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hogan tries to break the clinch but Bamboni is controlling the position.
Bamboni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bamboni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bamboni obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamboni looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Bamboni lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bamboni dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hogan!
Hogan checks the leg kick nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bamboni.
Bamboni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bamboni lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tony Bamboni is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogan takes a swing at Bamboni's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Bamboni.
Bamboni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bamboni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bamboni forces Hogan back against the cage and clinches.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bamboni.
Bamboni is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bamboni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan tries to break the clinch but Bamboni is controlling the position.
Bamboni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Bamboni.
Bamboni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hogan's efforts to push away.
Hogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Bamboni won't allow it.
Bamboni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bamboni is stalling here.
Bamboni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni keeps control of Hogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Bamboni.
Bamboni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hogan tries to break free but Bamboni pushes him back against the cage.
Hogan letting Bamboni take a breather here.
Bamboni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Bamboni.
Bamboni throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to break free but Bamboni has control.
Hogan jumps guard but Bamboni stands there with Hogan around his waist. Hogan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Bamboni.
Bamboni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogan's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bamboni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bamboni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tony Bamboni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bamboni throws an elbow but misses.
Bamboni looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Paul Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni pressing his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hogan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bamboni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike.
Bamboni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bamboni.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamboni throws an elbow but it misses.
Bamboni is pushing Hogan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bamboni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bamboni 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bamboni!
Tony Bamboni bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.