PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barby Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hogin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to real american. Girl has chosen You're my heart, You're me soul as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hogin
vs
Girl

170 cm
34
276 lbs
56 - 23 - 2

180 cm
30
240 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Brute

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 56 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barby Girl!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Barby Girl has been cut.
Hogin throws a head kick that misses.
Hogin throws a head kick that misses.
Girl closes the distance and clinches up with Hogin, looking for a takedown. Girl pushes Hogin against the cage but Hogin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hogin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Girl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hogin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hogin lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girl is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hogin off and has taken his back!
Will Girl go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hogin wants to escape the position.
Hogin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Girl prevents Hogin from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogin is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Girl wants to get back to his feet.
Hogin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girl is thwarting Hogin's attempts to control the position.
Girl keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hogin drops Girl with a beautiful combination! Girl stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hogin is looking for the KO!

That has opened up Barby Girl's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girl avoids the head kick by Hogin.
Hogin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

The cut above Barby Girl's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Girl gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hogin counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Girl badly! He tries to strike back but Hogin puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Girl out cold! Oh man, Girl will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hulk Hogin!