PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa comes into the arena with Ride the Lighting blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Figueroa
vs
Hodges

165 cm
23
150 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
157 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Hodges!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueroa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hodges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Figueroa misses.

Figueroa rushes Hodges and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hodges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Figueroa working Hodges over with knees to the body.
Figueroa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Figueroa lands a left hand.
Figueroa is struggling to control the position.
Figueroa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hodges blocks an elbow strike.
Figueroa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Figueroa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Figueroa tries to land knees in the clinch but Hodges avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa lands a knee to the body.
Hodges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hodges dodges an elbow strike from Figueroa.
A nice left hand lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Figueroa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Figueroa misses with an elbow over the top.
Figueroa stalls.
Figueroa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Figueroa.
Figueroa taking a breather.
Hodges working hard to break the clinch.
Figueroa trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges is trying to push Figueroa away but Figueroa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Figueroa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Figueroa pushes off an throws an elbow but Hodges leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Figueroa working Hodges over with knees to the body.
Figueroa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Figueroa misses with an elbow strike.
Figueroa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hodges.
Hodges tries to break free but Figueroa pushes him back against the cage.
Hodges avoids the elbow strike from Figueroa, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hodges tries to break free but Figueroa pushes him back against the cage.
Figueroa tries a knee to the head but Hodges blocks it.
Figueroa throws an elbow that misses.
Figueroa has Hodges pressed against the cage.
Figueroa taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa has Hodges pressed against the cage, preventing Hodges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Figueroa prevents Hodges from breaking the clinch.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hodges's efforts to push away.
Hodges is looking to break free of the clinch but Figueroa has double underhooks.
Hodges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Figueroa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
Hodges is looking to break free of the clinch but Figueroa has double underhooks.
Hodges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Figueroa throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hodges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa scores with a jab to the body.
Figueroa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hodges throws a solid leg kick but Figueroa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hodges.
Hodges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figueroa.
Figueroa moves out of range of the body kick.
Figueroa tries to clinch there but Hodges circles away.
Hodges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hodges lands the left hand.
Figueroa loads up on a big right hand but Hodges slips the punch.
Figueroa tries a low kick but Hodges avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hodges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Hodges blocks the leg kick.
Figueroa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hodges's calf.
Figueroa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Figueroa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Figueroa!

Hodges is rocked!
Hodges drops his hands momentarily and Figueroa needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Hodges just on the top of the head. Hodges drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Hodges - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kim Figueroa!
Kim Figueroa retains his featherweight title!
After the big win, Kim Figueroa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.