PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Neville has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hogan
vs
Neville

190 cm
23
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neville tries to clinch up
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.

It looks like Robert Neville has been cut.
Hogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neville wants to clinch.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Neville.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Hogan to counter with a crisp jab.
Neville on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hogan catches Neville with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neville moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
A left lands for Hogan.
Neville is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hogan landing strikes from the mount and Neville is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Neville really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Neville really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hogan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Neville looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hogan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan controlling the pace for now.
Hogan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hogan landing strikes from the mount.

That has opened up Robert Neville's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Hogan connects with a massive shot to the dome!

The cut above Robert Neville's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hogan lands a big shot to the head and Neville winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!