PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking has chosen War Machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hack
vs
Hosking

189 cm
22
199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crag Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Hosking!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hack drives through and clinches with Hosking against the cage.
Hosking takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hack working Hosking over with knees to the body.
Hack leaning against his opponent.
Hosking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hack has him pressed against the cage.
Hosking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hack has him pressed against the cage.
Hack effectively controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.

Hack clinches up with Hosking and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Hack.

It looks like Matthew Hosking has been cut.
Hack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hack pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hack.
Hosking looks gassed!
Hack connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Hosking won't want to take too many of those.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hack.
Hack lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosking tries for a takedown but Hack manages to get underhooks.
Hosking takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hack's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hosking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hack slowing the pace effectively.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Hack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hack obliges.
Hosking takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hack avoiding damage.
Hack is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosking fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Hack.
Hack is stalling here.
Hosking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hack digs a right hand into Hosking's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hosking's gas tank.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.
Hack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hosking lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hosking takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack slowing the pace effectively.
Hack crunches a lovely knee into Hosking's ribcage.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hack with a knee to the head.
Hack has Hosking pushed against the cage.
Hack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hack stalling against the cage.
Hack crunches a lovely knee into Hosking's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crag Hack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Hosking's cut.
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.

A bone on bone clash there as Hosking blocks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hosking circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hosking thows a body shot but no joy.

Hack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hack prevents Hosking from breaking the clinch.
Hosking is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hack gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Hack.
Hack dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hack crunches a lovely knee into Hosking's ribcage.
Crag Hack has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack prevents the takedown attempt.
Hack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hosking or not.
Hosking is breathing heavily.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Hack's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hack for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hack pushes Hosking back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Hosking won't want to take too many of those.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hosking in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by Hack.
Hosking takes an elbow to the temple.
Hack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Hosking won't want to take too many of those.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Hosking in his tracks for a moment.
Hack working Hosking over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hack working Hosking over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hack gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hack lands a knee to the head.
Hosking looking for a takedown.
Crag Hack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Hosking.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Hack holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Hack looking to throw knees to the head but Hosking is blocking nicely.
Hack pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack lands an elbow just above Hosking 's eye.
Hack landing knees to the body.
Hack slowing the pace effectively.
Hosking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Hosking's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hosking takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hack.
Hack keeps control of Hosking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hack stalling against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow just above Hosking 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crag Hack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Hosking's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hosking misses with a double jab.
Hosking takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Hosking pushes him off.
Hack is looking to clinch but Hosking is avoiding it.
Hack wants to clinch up but Hosking keeps it at a distance.

Hosking fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hack, pushing him back against the cage.
Hack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hack seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hosking wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hosking can do to turn this around?

Hosking jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Hack decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hosking, up you get!
Hosking takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hosking avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hosking is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hack connects with an inside leg kick.
Hosking has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hack finds it's way round the side to connect with Hosking's head.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crag Hack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hack tries to clinch up but Hosking circles away and keeps his distance.

Hack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hack looking to throw knees to the head but Hosking is blocking nicely.
Hack lands an elbow inside that Hosking shrugs off.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hosking in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack is pushing Hosking up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hosking takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hack holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hosking takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hack avoiding damage.
Hosking is looking to control Hack's arms but Hack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hosking has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosking tries to break free but Hack pushes him back against the cage.
Hosking fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crag Hack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hack gets underhooks to prevent Hosking's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hack - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hack slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.

Hack rushes Hosking and presses him up against the cage.
Hosking has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hack avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crag Hack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Hosking.
Hack lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosking working hard to break the clinch.
Hack has Hosking pressed against the cage.
Hosking tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hosking can't get the takedown.
Hosking tries to circle away but Hack has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hack.
Hack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthew Hosking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crag Hack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hack 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crag Hack!