PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen The Game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Banks
vs
Hearst Hogan

180 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

172 cm
29
215 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ultra Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks just misses with a punch to the body.
Banks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horrible takedown by Hogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Banks which made him look bad.
Hogan throws a hook but Banks avoids it easily.

Hogan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Banks on his heels. He'll look to pass Banks's guard now, I'm sure.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Banks blocks nicely.
Hogan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hogan trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Banks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Hogan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
Banks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogan throws a strike but Banks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan pulls Banks in close to prevent any damage.
Hogan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banks manages to get himself to full guard.
Hogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banks has momentary wrist control but Hogan slips an elbow through the middle.
Hogan trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Banks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan distracts Banks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Hogan is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hunter Hearst Hogan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Banks throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Banks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Banks punishes Hogan's body with a nice straight punch.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Hogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan misses with a looping left.
Banks scores with a one two! Hogan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Hunter Hearst Hogan has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks checks a low kick from Hogan.
Nice shot by Banks.

Hogan gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hunter Hearst Hogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hunter Hearst Hogan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Banks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hogan slips a straight right by Banks.
Banks lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banks. That's going to slow Hogan down.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Banks scores with a nice body kick.
Banks misses the body punch

and Hogan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Banks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hogan counters with a good low kick that Banks was not able to check.
Hogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to land a leg kick but Hogan saw it coming and moves away.
Banks throws an off balance right hand
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banks slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Hearst Hogan.
Banks connects with a crisp jab.
Banks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banks wants it to stay on the feet.
Banks scores with a nice strike.
Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown but Banks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hogan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Banks shoots in looking for a takedown but Hogan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hogan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banks keeps working.
Hogan tries to score with some ground and pound. Banks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Hogan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Banks, who protects the arm well.
Sloppy strikes there by Hogan.
Hogan controlling the position from side mount.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banks keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan controlling the position.
Banks prevents Hogan from improving position.
Banks taking a bit of punishment here - Hogan scoring with strikes.
Hogan controlling from side mount.
Hunter Hearst Hogan has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan advances to full mount.
Banks is squirming around, avoiding Hogan's attempts to control the action.
Hogan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Banks because Hogan loaded up on that one.
Hogan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan scoring with strikes but Banks is staying in there.
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!
Hogan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hogan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Hearst Hogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hunter Hearst Hogan'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Banks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Banks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Banks connects with the punch.
Banks looks to throw a body kick
and Hogan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks clobbers Hogan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hogan.
Hogan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banks tries to avoid it but Hogan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banks to the ground. Banks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Banks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hogan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hogan cracks Banks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob Banks is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Banks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Hogan 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.
Banks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogan trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Hogan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bob Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Hogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hunter Hearst Hogan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Banks throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Banks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banks misses with a two punch combination.
Banks throws a push kick but Hogan slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks just misses with a punch to the body.
Banks throws a leg kick
and Hogan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Banks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Banks.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banks as he avoids it easily.
Banks lands a right hook to the body.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand

and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Hogan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan with the ground and pound from mount.
Banks is in a horrible position here. Hogan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Banks taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Hogan landing strikes from the mount and Banks is in trouble!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Hearst Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hogan 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Hearst Hogan!
Hunter Hearst Hogan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.