PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schtolteheim Reinbach III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes to the cage accompanied by Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice. Reinbach III has chosen Suikoden IV - A Formidable Enemy Arrives as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hoy
vs
Reinbach III

190 cm
28
197 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

180 cm
24
202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $55

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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Schtolteheim Reinbach III!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinbach III fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reinbach III shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reinbach III cracks the inside of Hoy's front leg.
Jab, jab by Reinbach III - just one landing.
Reinbach III defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoy.
Hoy blocks the body kick.
Hoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Reinbach III counters with a leg kick.
Reinbach III staying out of range there.
Hoy avoids the body shot from Reinbach III.
Hoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Reinbach III sprawls well. He's pushed Hoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reinbach III thows a body shot but no joy.
Lath Hoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Hoy.
Hoy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lath Hoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinbach III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reinbach III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
Hoy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reinbach III misses with a body kick.
Reinbach III takes a swing at Hoy's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinbach III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoy misses with a looping right.
Reinbach III throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoy with a hook.
Schtolteheim Reinbach III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reinbach III circles away.
Hoy throws a lazy right hand but Reinbach III sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoy digs a good body shot into Reinbach III's ribs.
Reinbach III looks for the body kick but Hoy saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Hoy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoy.
Nice defenses there by Reinbach III.
Reinbach III is looking to land body kicks.
Reinbach III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reinbach III.
Hoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinbach III throws a wild body kick that Hoy sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinbach III throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reinbach III lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reinbach III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reinbach III is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoy rather than just go for the knockout.
Hoy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reinbach III sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoy somewhat.
Hoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reinbach III looks for the body kick but Hoy saw that one coming.
Donk. Reinbach III catches Hoy right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Reinbach III.
Reinbach III misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinbach III. Hoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinbach III just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinbach III misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinbach III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reinbach III throws a front kick aimed at Hoy's knee but Hoy avoids it well.
Reinbach III leaves Hoy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reinbach III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reinbach III wants to land a leg kick but Hoy is out of range.
Reinbach III throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reinbach III misses with a kick to the body.
Reinbach III cracks a nice hook into Hoy's ribs.
Hoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reinbach III takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reinbach III moves out of range of the strikes.
Reinbach III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinbach III moves away.
Reinbach III tries to bum rush Hoy with a series of wild strikes but Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hoy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reinbach III looks gassed!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hoy is looking to take a break and control but Reinbach III is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hoy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Schtolteheim Reinbach III will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reinbach III throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Hoy misses.
A leg kick checked by Hoy.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoy scores with a four punch combination!
Hoy lands a jab to the head.
Reinbach III ducks under a wild hook from Hoy.
Hoy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reinbach III.
Reinbach III avoids the body shot from Hoy.
A left lands for Hoy.
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!
Reinbach III attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reinbach III scores with a hook to the body. Hoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schtolteheim Reinbach III seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reinbach III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoy.
Hoy moves away from the strike by Reinbach III.
Reinbach III takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinbach III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoy.
Reinbach III throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reinbach III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoy.
No luck for Hoy with that takedown attempt.
Reinbach III scoring well with a low kick there.
Reinbach III throws a leg kick which misses Hoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoy tries to avoid it.
Hoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reinbach III lands with a nice body kick.
Hoy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reinbach III defends it nicely.
Reinbach III stuns Hoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reinbach III. Hoy shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinbach III connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reinbach III cracks the inside of Hoy's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Reinbach III. Beautiful body shot.
Reinbach III fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reinbach III digs a good body shot into Hoy's ribs.
Reinbach III chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reinbach III. Reinbach III obviously looking to wear him down.
Reinbach III goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reinbach III lands a leg kick that knocks Hoy off balance momentarily.
Hoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reinbach III throws a one two combo.
Reinbach III lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoy's head.
Reinbach III scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy misses with an uppercut.
Hoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reinbach III lands a two punch combo.
Hoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reinbach III can pounce on him.
Hoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoy swings widly with a right hand
and Reinbach III counters with a straight right hand.
Reinbach III thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Jab from Reinbach III.
Hoy throws a body punch but Reinbach III moves out of range.
Reinbach III lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoy takes a step back to recover.
Hoy throws an overhand right that lands on Reinbach III's shoulder, as Reinbach III tries to avoid the shot.
Hoy connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy throws a hook to the side of Reinbach III's head but Reinbach III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoy moves out of range of the body kick from Reinbach III.
Hoy connects with the punch.
Hoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Reinbach III counters with a good, hard body kick but Hoy shrugs it off.
Hoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoy misses with a hook. Reinbach III ducked under it nicely.
Hoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinbach III moves away.
Reinbach III connects with a leg kick. Hoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reinbach III uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoy.
Reinbach III takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reinbach III scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinbach III stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lath Hoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reinbach III looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Reinbach III does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schtolteheim Reinbach III showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hoy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reinbach III's waist but Reinbach III gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoy off to one side.
Hoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinbach III moves away.
Reinbach III scores with a leg kick.
Reinbach III punishes Hoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Reinbach III scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reinbach III connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reinbach III can pounce on him.
Reinbach III fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinbach III throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reinbach III.
Reinbach III scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reinbach III throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoy.
Reinbach III scores with a decent looking hook.
Hoy misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reinbach III.
Reinbach III tries to land a front kick but Hoy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reinbach III keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reinbach III moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reinbach III moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reinbach III.
Reinbach III connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reinbach III moves away from the strike by Hoy.
A head kick misses from Reinbach III.
A swing and a miss from Hoy.
Hoy throws a jab when Reinbach III was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reinbach III.
Hoy misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinbach III slips under a jab from Hoy.
Reinbach III takes one to the side of the head.
Hoy throws an overhand right that lands on Reinbach III's shoulder, as Reinbach III tries to avoid the shot.
Hoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reinbach III throws a front kick aimed at Hoy's knee but Hoy avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinbach III avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reinbach III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoy's calf.
Reinbach III looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoy is just out of range.
Reinbach III has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reinbach III blocks a jab.
Reinbach III lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hoy.
Reinbach III slips under a jab.
Good work by Hoy as he checks the leg kick.
Jab by Hoy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy throws a body punch but Reinbach III moves out of range.
Hoy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoy as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reinbach III.
Hoy misses with an uppercut. Reinbach III saw that one coming.
Reinbach III misses with a kick to the body.
Reinbach III slips a jab from Hoy.
Schtolteheim Reinbach III is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Reinbach III as Hoy shoots in.
Reinbach III throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reinbach III lands with a nice body kick.
Hoy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reinbach III defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lath Hoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reinbach III scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoy in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reinbach III lands with a nice body kick.
Reinbach III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoy misses with an uppercut. Reinbach III saw that one coming.
Reinbach III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Reinbach III tries to bum rush Hoy with a series of wild strikes but Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoy misses with a straight right.
Hoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reinbach III can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Reinbach III.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Hoy - just one landing.
Reinbach III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lath Hoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reinbach III misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schtolteheim Reinbach III comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reinbach III winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

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