PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

an
vs
Hoy

185 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

191 cm
26
196 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
an scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from an finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoy's head.
Al an seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
an misses with a body shot.
an throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
an misses with a low kick as Hoy jumps back.
Hoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
an blocks a jab.
Hoy moves out of range of the leg kick from an.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoy throws a head kick but an moves out of range.
Hoy scores with the left hand. an knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoy lands a right hook to the body.
an takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoy slips a straight right by an.
an throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
an throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
an shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoy pinned against the cage. Hoy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
an will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the body from an misses
and Hoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps an thinking.
an avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoy misses with an uppercut. an saw that one coming.
Hoy punishes an's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from an.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al an. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hoy has closed the distance and engaged an in a clinch.
Hoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
an looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
an taking a breather.
an tries to work over Hoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
an tries to work over Hoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoy tries to throw a body punch but an avoids it by throwing Hoy back against the cage.
an tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hoy tries to work over an's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
an's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from an.
Hoy scores with a shot to the side of an's head.
A short uppercut from Hoy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
an works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoy lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
an is breathing heavily.
Hoy prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of an backwards.
Hoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoy lands a body shot.
Hoy lands a right hand.
Hoy tries a body shot but an blocks it.
Hoy lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoy.
an is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Hoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoy throws a hook but an blocks it.
an lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy throws a leg kick but an sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
an displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoy throws out the jab.
Hoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
an misses with a looping left.
an uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoy.
Hoy cracks the inside of an's front leg.
A big left from Hoy misses.
an gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
an uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
Nate Hoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
an shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoy as he jumps to the side.
an fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Hoy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A shot to the body from an misses
and Hoy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and an decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hoy's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
an throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoy is controlling an's posture.
an postures up in Hoy's guard and throws a big left but Hoy blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as an accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
an makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
an stays in close to Hoy's body and controls the position.
an trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
an throwing strikes from guard but Hoy blocks nicely.
an working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
an throws a big right hand that misses.
an wants to control from the top but Hoy keeps moving.
Hoy seems keen to control an's posture.
an in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
an trying to control but Hoy is working from the bottom.
an throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
an with a jab.
Hoy lands a leg kick that knocks an off balance momentarily.
an throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoy.
Hoy throws a head kick that misses.
an shoots in for a takedown but Hoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
an's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! an scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoy throws a body punch but an moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoy.
an blocks a jab.
an throws a right hand that Hoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoy also avoids with ease.
an misses with a wild combination.
an slips a straight right by Hoy.
Hoy throws a poor cross that misses
and an counters with a one-two to the body.
Hoy misses with a head kick.
an misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nate Hoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoy misses with an uppercut. an saw that one coming.
Hoy connects with a leg kick. an looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
an moves forwards but Hoy connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from an.
Hoy lands a jab to an's midsection.
A jab from an misses.
an keeps the fight on the outside.

Hoy rushes an and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
an misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
an lands a jab to the head.
an showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoy.
Hoy throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Hoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

an slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on an. That did some damage!
Hoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between an's hands.
Hoy throws a leg kick but an checks it.
an throws a combination that misses
and Hoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps an thinking.
Hoy misses with a looping right.
an looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoy is fending him off so far but an persists. Nope, Hoy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as an throws out the jab.
A low kick from an misses
and Hoy counters with a one-two to the body.

an is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
an fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh an is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
an with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hoy! an is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Hoy!