PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aussie Victory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy has chosen Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Lath Hoy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Victory
vs
Hoy

185 cm
22
202 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Experienced

Poweful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aussie Victory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoy tries for a takedown but Victory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Victory throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victory misses with a wild body shot.
Hoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Victory tries to avoid it but Hoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Victory to the ground. Victory escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Victory scores with a shot to the body.
Victory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Victory connects with a nice looking jab.
Victory misses with a few strikes there.
Victory throws a shot to the body.
Victory misses with an uppercut.
Victory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Victory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Victory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Victory connects with a looping right hand.
Victory throws a series of punches but Hoy avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victory just misses with a punch to the body.
Victory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Victory tries to bum rush Hoy with a series of wild strikes but Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Victory stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoy. Hoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Aussie Victory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
Victory misses with a body shot.
Victory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoy moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Victory. No joy for Hoy on that attempt.
Victory misses with a wild body shot.
Victory takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Victory is looking to wear down Hoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoy motions for Victory to come forward. Hoy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Victory misses with a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Victory. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy throws a head kick that misses.
Hoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Victory.
Victory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoy doesn't seem bothered though.
Victory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hoy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Victory looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Victory is looking for a sweep.

Hoy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Victory knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Victory sneaks back into half guard.

Hoy is trying to work for a kimura but Victory is defending well.
Hoy looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory trying to control here.

Hoy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Victory gets back to full guard.
Victory keeping moving, preventing Hoy from controlling successfully.
Hoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Victory is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Victory wants to sweep here but Hoy controlling him for the moment.
Victory controls Hoy momentarily but Hoy frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Victory gets caught flat footed, as Hoy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hoy wants to pass the guard but Victory is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Victory looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoy is one step ahead there.
Hoy trying to control but Victory is working from the bottom.
Hoy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Victory's guard.

Hoy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hoy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aussie Victory dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Victory fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Victory throws a jab when Hoy was well out of range.
No luck for Hoy with that takedown attempt.
Victory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victory lands a jab to the nose.
Victory cracks Hoy with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Hoy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Victory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid body kick from Hoy.
Hoy staying out of range there.
Victory throws a right and a left that Hoy avoids nicely.
Victory lands with a nice body punch.
Victory punishes Hoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Victory lands with a right hand.
Hoy tries for a takedown but Victory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Victory lands a nice hook to Hoy's body. Hoy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aussie Victory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Victory pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Victory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoy.
Horrible takedown by Hoy or perhaps it was just good defense by Victory which made him look bad.
Aussie Victory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
Hoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Victory swivels and escapes.
Hoy is breathing heavily.
Victory scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hoy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Victory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Victory throws a right hand that Hoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoy also avoids with ease.
Victory swings for the body but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Victory's waist but Victory gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoy off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Victory. Victory gets slowly back to his feet.
Victory stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoy. Hoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Victory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victory as he jumps to the side.
Hoy throws a push kick but Victory slaps the foot to one side.
Hoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aussie Victory is winning the standup battle so far.
Victory lands a jab to Hoy's midsection.

Hoy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Victory's guard.
Victory manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoy manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hoy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Victory is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hoy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Victory's back instead.
Hoy doesn't have the hooks in and Victory manages to turn into his guard.
Hoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Victory is one step ahead there.
Hoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Victory showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hoy trying to control the position.
Victory working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aussie Victory dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Victory checks a leg kick nicely.
Victory lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Victory misses with a wild body shot.
Victory just misses with a punch to the body.
Victory misses with a hook.
Victory misses the shot to the body.
Hoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoy with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Victory to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoy has his takedown stuffed
and Victory counters with a straight right hand.
Victory lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victory just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown but Victory shows good takedown defense.
Aussie Victory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
Victory throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victory lands a nice shot that snaps Hoy's head back.
Hoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Victory.
Victory takes a swing at Hoy's ribcage but misses.
Victory throws a shot to the body.
Victory swings away with a body shot that misses

and Hoy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Victory won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hoy is working to tighten is grip on Victory's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Victory has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hoy is really squeezing tight and eventually Victory passes out! Hoy breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lath Hoy!