PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by The Game. Mike Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hearst Hogan
vs
Green

172 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Green!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green takes one to the side of the head.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Hogan counters with a straight right hand.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hogan pinned against the cage. Hogan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hogan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hogan defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Hogan. No joy for Green on that attempt.
Green tests Hogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Green on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green lands with a hook. Hogan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogan. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green shoots for a takedown but Hogan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunter Hearst Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Green.
Hogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown but Hogan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Green's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Green takes one to the chin there.
Hogan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Green tries to keep at a distance but Hogan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hogan pulls guard effortlessly.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hogan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hogan looking to control.
Hogan pulls Green in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hogan holds on and takes a little breather.
Green must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!

We're going to have a standup here because Hunter Hearst Hogan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green moves out of range as Hogan strikes.

Hogan scores a takedown into full mount!
Hogan looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is bucking up trying to escape but Hogan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Green tries to reverse the position but Hogan maintains control.
Hogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Hogan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Green keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hogan wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
Hogan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hogan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hogan content just to control the position here.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hogan wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Hearst Hogan 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.

Green misses with a hook.
Green throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green tries for a takedown but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green swings widly with a right hand

and Hogan counters with a single leg into guard. Green didn't expect that.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Hunter Hearst Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hogan controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hunter Hearst Hogan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Green closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hogan momentarily.

Green gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hogan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hogan slips nicely into half guard.
Green is refusing to be controlled, as Hogan sits in half guard.
Hogan drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
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!
Hogan drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Hogan working the head and body with strikes.
Hogan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Hogan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hogan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hogan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Hogan is looking for a kimura here.
Green keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Hogan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Green has managed to free his arm - good work.
Green wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hogan prevents Green from improving his position.
Green is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hogan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Green defends it well.
Green tries to kick Hogan off but Hogan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.
Hogan prevents Green from improving his position.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Hearst Hogan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hogan as he jumps to the side.

Hogan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Green was covering up waiting for the punch and Hogan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hogan passes into half guard.
Hogan stalling.
Hogan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hogan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hogan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Green for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy.
Hogan wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hunter Hearst Hogan just wasn't active enough.
Green lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hogan leaves Green with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Green walks into a jab.
Green has a takedown stuffed.
Hunter Hearst Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Green.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hogan gets a double leg takedown into Green's guard.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Hogan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan passes into half guard.
Hogan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.

Hunter Hearst Hogan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Green uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hogan has time to react.

Green gets caught napping as Hogan dives in and scores a takedown. Green manages to retain guard.
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Green wants to sweep here but Hogan controlling him for the moment.
Hogan trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mike Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green seems keen to control Hogan's posture.
Green looking to control but Hogan passes into half guard.
Hogan slows the pace down in half guard.
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!
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 fight!
Hunter Hearst Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hogan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Hunter Hearst Hogan!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Hunter Hearst Hogan!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Hunter Hearst Hogan!

Hunter Hearst Hogan wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Hunter Hearst Hogan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.