PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Wright
vs
Hoy

172 cm
26
202 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
28
197 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoy.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Hoy off balance momentarily.
Hoy misses the jab.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoy.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hoy checks it.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Lath Hoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright 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.
Wright slips under a jab from Hoy.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Hoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Wright slips a straight right by Hoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright lands an overhand right.

Hoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hoy is trying to control. Wright wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoy is looking for a kimura but Wright is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoy to get the leverage.
Hoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoy wants to take a breather but Wright is having none of it.
Hoy working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wright's thigh. Wright counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lath Hoy.
Hoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a solid body kick.
Wright takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoy's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoy blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoy misses with a hook.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Hoy slips a straight right by Wright.
Hoy throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Hoy lands with a right hand.
Wright looks to land a combination but Hoy avoids it well.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoy scores with a nice right hand.
Hoy misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a thumping low kick.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Hoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoy.
Hoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Hoy misses the jab.
Hoy misses the jab.
Payton Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoy swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
A clash of legs there as Hoy blocks the low kick.
Hoy ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Hoy shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoy with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Hoy checks the leg kick.
Wright slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lath Hoy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
Hoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoy dips to his left and cracks Wright with an uppercut!
Hoy avoids the body shot from Wright.
Nice cross by Hoy.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Hoy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Hoy's shoulder, as Hoy tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wright slips under a jab.
Hoy throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Hoy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hoy dives in and grabs Wright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes down on Hoy's head and hops out.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoy is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoy looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy lands a slapping body shot.
Hoy avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Hoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoy throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoy throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Hoy shrugs it off though.
Payton Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Hoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wright.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright looks to land a body kick but Hoy moved away.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy checks a leg kick nicely.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Hoy misses with a wild body shot.
Wright scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wright.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Hoy.
A shot to the body from Hoy misses
and Wright counters with a body kick that stops Hoy in his tracks momentarily.
Wright throws a front kick that sends Hoy stumbling back into the cage.
Hoy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hoy ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
Wright lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoy backs up against the cage.
Wright scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Wright tries to bum rush Hoy with a series of wild strikes but Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright motions for Hoy to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Wright thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Hoy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hoy avoids a kick to the body.
Hoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoy off to one side.
Payton Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
Hoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Hoy works Wright's body with a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Hoy throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wright.
Hoy misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wright throws a jab when Hoy was well out of range.
Hoy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoy blocks the leg kick.
Hoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wright swivels and escapes.
Hoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Wright sprawls well. He's pushed Hoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright connects with a leg kick. Hoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hoy!
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payton Wright dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Wright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoy if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoy throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright pushes Hoy away with a front kick.
Wright swings for the body but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright is looking to slow Hoy down with leg kicks.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Hoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoy has his takedown stuffed
and Wright counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoy throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Hoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Wright slips a straight right by Hoy.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Hoy in the body.
Wright tries to bum rush Hoy with a series of wild strikes but Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That kick from Wright tenderised Hoy's leg. Hoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright clobbers Hoy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoy throws out the jab.
Hoy throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright looks for the body kick but Hoy saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Wright wants to clinch.
Hoy connects with a body shot.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
Hoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoy throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a low kick, right behind Hoy 's knee.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoy swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoy avoids the body shot from Wright.
Hoy lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
Hoy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright with a nice cross.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Hoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoy throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hoy misses with a straight left.
Wright throws a body punch but Hoy moves out of range.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!

Wright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright tries to work over Hoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoy backwards.
Hoy can't break the clinch.
Hoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wright tries a body shot but Hoy blocks it.
Hoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Wright as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright pushes Hoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoy working aggressively here.
Hoy is working for takedown but Wright is calmly controlling the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Payton Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payton Wright!
In his post fight interview, Payton Wright started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.