PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Hoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Hoe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byrd
vs
Hoe

182 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Hoe!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoe.
Hoe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Byrd looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Hoe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Byrd's guard.
Byrd keeping moving, preventing Hoe from controlling successfully.
Hoe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hoe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hoe is pushing down on Byrd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Byrd is fighting to maintain full guard but Hoe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Byrd trying to control here.
Byrd tries to get to full guard but Hoe has control of the leg.
Hoe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Hoe wasn't active enough on the ground.

Hoe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Byrd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hoe passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Byrd!
Hoe with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Byrd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hoe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hoe content just to control the position here.
Hoe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Byrd?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoe landing strikes from the mount.
Hoe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoe landing punches.
Hoe looking to control but Byrd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hoe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Byrd is rocked!
Hoe controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Byrd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoe wants to control the pace but Byrd is squirming around nicely.
Hoe landing punches.
Hoe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hoe tries to control but Byrd wriggling away.
Hoe with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Byrd swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hoe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hoe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoe landing strikes from the mount.
Hoe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hoe controlling from the full mount.
Hoe lands a heavy elbow.
Hoe looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Byrd covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Hoe!