PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Melanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piki Hoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melanko comes to the ring accompanied by "This Eminence Front Life I Lead " 2Pac vs The Who. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Melanko
vs
Hoki

198 cm
22
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

195 cm
21
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Melanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piki Hoki!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Melanko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melanko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Melanko fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melanko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Melanko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoki fails with the takedown

and Melanko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoki won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Melanko is trying to get an arm triangle but Hoki is defending well.

Melanko is trying to get an arm triangle but Hoki is defending well.
Hoki tries to buck Melanko off but Melanko is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Melanko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Melanko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hoki, who protects the arm well.

Melanko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Melanko avoids the head kick by Hoki.
Hoki tries to clinch but Melanko is having none of it.
Hoki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Melanko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoki to the mat! Hoki manages to get full guard.
Hoki looks gassed!

Melanko drops back looking for a leg! Hoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hoki manages to kick Melanko off! Melanko jumps back into Hoki's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Melanko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melanko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Melanko drops back looking for a leg! Hoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hoki manages to kick Melanko off! Melanko jumps back into Hoki's guard.

Melanko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melanko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Melanko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Melanko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Melanko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Melanko has gone for a leg lock! Hoki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Melanko's guard.
Melanko keeping full guard, as Hoki tries to pass.

Melanko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Hoki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Melanko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoki has managed to get both his arms back between Melanko's legs - danger averted.
Hoki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Melanko looking for a guillotine here but Hoki defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Melanko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Melanko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Melanko looking for a guillotine here but Hoki defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hoki pushes down on Melanko's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Melanko actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Melanko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Melanko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Melanko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Melanko tries for a kimura but Hoki is defending well.

Melanko has hold of Hoki's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hoki tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Melanko cranks the arm and Hoki screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hoki, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jay Melanko!
A relieved looking Jay Melanko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.