PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Echo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hominick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't be touched. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Echo
vs
Hominick

194 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

recos laboratory

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Echo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Hominick!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Echo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hominick looks to land a combination. Echo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Chris Echo has been cut.
Hominick misses with a series of wild punches.
Echo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Echo tries to clinch but Hominick moves out of range.
Echo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Echo clinches.
Echo with a knee to the head.
Hominick avoiding damage as Echo throws knees to the body.
Echo with a knee to the head.
Echo gets underhooks to prevent Hominick's takedown attempt.
Hominick misses with an elbow strike.
Echo prevents Hominick from breaking the clinch.
Hominick can't break the clinch.

Hominick manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hominick.
Hominick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Echo manages to avoid it.
Hominick throws a nice looking combination but Echo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Hominick.
Hominick throws a shot from downtown. Echo moves away and avoids it.
Echo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hominick's waist but Hominick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Echo off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Echo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hominick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Echo tries to clinch there but Hominick circles away.
Hominick circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hominick swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Echo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hominick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Echo landing knees to the body.
Hominick misses with the head strike.
Echo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hominick avoids the damage to the body.
Echo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hominick pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Echo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hominick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Echo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hominick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Echo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Echo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hominick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Echo tries to clinch there but Hominick circles away.

Hominick feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Echo is breathing heavily.

Echo has his foot on Hominick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hominick works his way back into a safe position though.
Hominick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Echo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Echo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hominick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick stopping the sweep attempt from Echo.
Echo looking to control.
Hominick preventing the sweep.
Hominick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Echo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Echo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hominick is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Echo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hominick's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Echo missing with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Echo scores with punches to the body.

Echo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hominick defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Hominick is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Echo is trying to stick to Hominick's back but Hominick is turning into Echo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Echo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hominick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Echo trying to control the position.

Echo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hominick has picked Echo up and slammed him! Echo can't keep hold of the triangle and Hominick manages to pass to side control!
Echo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Echo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hominick's best efforts.
Hominick is controlling the pace.
Hominick's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hominick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Echo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Echo tries to clinch but Hominick moves away

and Hominick counters by clinching up.
Hominick misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Hominick.
Echo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hominick wants to break free but Echo has control.
Hominick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Echo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Echo prevents Hominick from breaking the clinch.
Echo scores a nice knee to the body.
Echo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hominick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hominick breaks the clinch.
Echo looks to clinch
and Hominick counters with an inside leg kick.
Echo shoots for a takedown but Hominick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mark Hominick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hominick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hominick managing to block the knees to the body from Echo.
Hominick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Echo gets underhooks to prevent Hominick's takedown attempt.
Hominick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Echo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Echo landing knees to the body.
Echo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Echo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hominick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Echo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Echo avoiding damage as Hominick throws knees to the body.
Hominick is breathing heavily.
Echo lands a nice knee to the body.
Echo has Hominick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hominick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Echo tries to land a knee to the head but Hominick blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echo prevents Hominick from breaking the clinch.

Hominick manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Echo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Echo checks a low kick from Hominick.
Echo clinches but Hominick breaks the clinch

so Hominick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Echo has his foot on Hominick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hominick works his way back into a safe position though.
Hominick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Echo looking for a sweep. Not yet Echo, not yet.
Echo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echo is working hard here to advance position.

Hominick stands up from Echo's guard - Hominick perhaps looking for a knockout.
Echo darts in trying to clinch

and Hominick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Hominick won't allow Echo to sweep him here.
Echo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hominick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Hominick stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hominick misses with a two punch combination.
Echo tries to clinch there but Hominick circles away.
Echo clinches but Hominick breaks the clinch
and Hominick counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hominick closes the distance and clinches.
Echo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hominick wants a takedown but no success here.

Echo pulls guard successfully.
Echo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hominick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hominick is thwarting Echo's attempts to control the position.
Echo tries to get to full guard but Hominick has control of the leg.

Hominick stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Echo to get to his feet.
Hominick keeps the fight on the outside.
Hominick is looking to clinch but Echo is avoiding it.
Echo blocks a head kick by Hominick.
Hominick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Echo looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hominick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hominick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Echo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hominick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hominick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Echo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Echo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hominick fails with a takedown attempt.
Echo wants to clinch.
Echo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Echo instigates a clinch.
Echo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hominick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Hominick breaks from the clinch.
Hominick throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Echo moves in looking to clinch but Hominick pushes him off.
Hominick tries to close the distance and clinch but Echo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hominick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Echo misses with a knee to the head.
Echo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Echo missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hominick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Echo's cut.
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!

Hominick darts in and clinches Echo up against the cage.
Echo tries a knee to the head but Hominick blocks it.
Hominick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Echo goes for a takedown attempt but Hominick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Echo wants to clinch but Hominick slips to the side
and Hominick counters with a one-two to the body.
Hominick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hominick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Echo shoots in and drives through. Hominick sprawls well.
Echo wants to clinch.
Echo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Echo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Echo closes the distance and clinches.
Echo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hominick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Echo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Echo landing knees to the head.
Echo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hominick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Echo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hominick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Echo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hominick.
Hominick looking to throw knees to the head but Echo is blocking nicely.
Hominick tries to break the clinch but Echo is controlling the position.
Echo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hominick's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hominick is looking to break free of the clinch but Echo has double underhooks.

Hominick breaks the clinch.
Echo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick jabs Echo right on the nose. Echo blinks but takes it well.
Nice takedown defense from Hominick. No joy for Echo on that attempt.
Hominick scores with a jab to the body.
Hominick tries to clinch up but Echo circles away and keeps his distance.

Hominick darts in and clinches Echo up against the cage.
Echo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hominick trying to stall but Echo improves his position.
Echo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hominick smiles and moves away.
Echo looks to clinch

and Hominick counters by clinching up.

Hominick manages to break the clinch.
Echo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hominick pushes Echo up against the cage in a clinch.

Hominick jumps into guard, dragging Echo to the mat.
Echo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Echo drops back looking for a leg! Hominick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hominick manages to kick Echo off! Echo jumps back into Hominick's guard.
Echo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hominick swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Echo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hominick looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hominick looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hominick!
Hominick controlling the position from side mount.
Hominick working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Echo is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hominick avoids the strikes from the bottom by Echo.
Echo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Echo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hominick is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hominick is trying to stick to Echo's back but Echo is turning into Hominick. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hominick's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Echo.

Echo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Echo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Echo wants to control from the top but Hominick keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Echo looking to pass the guard.
Chris Echo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hominick is trying to control the position but Echo postures up.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Echo is looking to clinch.
Hominick scores with a leg kick.
Echo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hominick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hominick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hominick 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hominick!