PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes to the cage accompanied by -. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hoy
vs
Kuusela

190 cm
27
199 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

187 cm
27
190 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dane Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Matti Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Hoy.
Hoy scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuusela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuusela.
Hoy scores with a hook to the body. Kuusela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Kuusela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoy throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoy misses with a head kick.
Hoy tries a low kick but Kuusela avoids it.
Hoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela digs a good hook to Hoy's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoy missing with a left hand there. Kuusela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuusela throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hoy misses.
Kuusela misses with a leg kick.
Hoy throws a solid leg kick but Kuusela takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoy.
Hoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusela manages to avoid it.

Hoy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kuusela napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hoy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kuusela misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hoy wants to control but Kuusela is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Hoy crashes against the mat.
Kuusela managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hoy.
Kuusela sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hoy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuusela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuusela trying to control from the bottom.
Kuusela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusela tries to roll over but Hoy keeps him under control.
Kuusela works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuusela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuusela seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kuusela trying to keep a closed guard but Hoy is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy trying to control but Kuusela is working from the bottom.
Hoy wants to pass the guard but Kuusela is keeping the position.
Hoy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kuusela's guard.
Hoy stops Kuusela from getting back to his feet.
Hoy is looking to take a break and control but Kuusela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusela tries to get to full guard but Hoy has control of the leg.
Kuusela won't allow Hoy to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is trying to stand.
Kuusela trying to control from the bottom.
Hoy is pressing down on Kuusela's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuusela is holding on for now.
Hoy thows a huge punch but Kuusela dodges it nicely.
Hoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hoy is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hoy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Hoy dominated that round.
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.

Kuusela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoy throws a lazy right hand but Kuusela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.

Hoy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuusela is trying to defend but Hoy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoy wants to control but Kuusela is keeping him busy.
Hoy thows a huge punch but Kuusela dodges it nicely.
Kuusela is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hoy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hoy's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Kuusela seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Hoy's chin but Hoy turns very nicely into Kuusela's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Hoy.
Hoy trying to control but Kuusela is working from the bottom.
Hoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuusela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoy is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuusela is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuusela is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kuusela wants to control from the top but Hoy keeps moving.
Hoy is trying to keep Kuusela in close.

We're going to have a standup here because Dane Hoy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuusela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Hoy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuusela lands with a good body shot.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.

Hoy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kuusela on his heels. He'll look to pass Kuusela's guard now, I'm sure.
Hoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuusela is keeping the position for now.
Kuusela wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuusela throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kuusela doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hoy postures up and lands a big shot to Kuusela's brow.
Hoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuusela works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela working a defensive guard here.
Kuusela throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kuusela wants to sweep here but Hoy controlling him for the moment.
Kuusela keeping moving, preventing Hoy from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuusela is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hoy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Dane Hoy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dane Hoy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hoy scores with a takedown into Kuusela's guard.
Hoy throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuusela keeping full guard, as Hoy tries to pass.
Hoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuusela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuusela wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuusela is pulling down on Hoy's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoy, at least for the moment.
Hoy looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela working a defensive guard here.
Hoy works over Kuusela with some ground and pound from guard.
Dane Hoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuusela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoy advances to half guard.
Hoy works his way into side control.
Hoy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hoy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuusela keeps working.
Matti Kuusela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is trying to control Hoy's posture but Hoy avoids it.
Hoy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hoy trying to control the position but Kuusela is working away.
Hoy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hoy working the strikes but Kuusela uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kuusela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hoy trying to control the action but Kuusela is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusela is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuusela punching from the bottom.
Hoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoy is looking to advance position but Kuusela won't allow it.
Hoy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuusela keeps working.
Kuusela wants to improve his position but Hoy is controlling well.
Hoy is keen to just control but Kuusela is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoy trying to control the action but Kuusela is working from the bottom.
Kuusela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuusela wants to control but Hoy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kuusela tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kuusela is refusing to be controlled, as Hoy sits in half guard.
Hoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuusela tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hoy trying to control from half guard but Kuusela is working away.

Kuusela looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Hoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoy, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Hoy!