PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloha Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane. Gunn has chosen Audioslave - Exploder as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hoi
vs
Gunn

205 cm
36
267 lbs
33 - 17 - 0

195 cm
29
250 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House

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 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloha Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoi to score with a decent uppercut.
Hoi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Gunn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoi, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Hoi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gunn obliges.
Gunn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Hoi is blocking nicely.
Hoi is trying to maintain a safe position but Gunn gets an underhook and turns Hoi into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunn.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoi.
Hoi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Gunn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hoi up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Gunn's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Hoi wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Gunn.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi prevents a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn digs a right hand underneath Hoi's ribcage. Hoi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Hoi.
Hoi lands with a light punch inside.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoi blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Hoi tries to tie him up.
Hoi prevents a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoi pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
Gunn tries to work over Hoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Gunn leaning against his opponent.
Gunn wants to stall.
Hoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Hoi trying to control the position but instead, Gunn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoi into the cage.
Hoi managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoi scores with a hook to the body.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoi is keeping busy.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoi slowing the pace effectively.
Hoi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gunn misses with a body punch.
Hoi is trying to stall.
Hoi tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Hoi managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn stalling.
Hoi digs a right hand into Gunn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunn's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hoi pulls guard successfully.
Gunn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hoi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gunn manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hoi won't allow Gunn to sweep him here.
Gunn looking to control but Hoi passes into half guard.
Gunn is trying to maintain the position but Hoi is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hoi 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.

A close round but Charles Gunn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hoi connects with a solid leg kick.
Gunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hoi misses with a body kick.
Gunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoi throws the kick towards the body but Gunn avoids it.
Hoi looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi thuds a left hand into Gunn's body.
Hoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a nice body kick.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoi moves away.
Hoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoi throws a leg kick but Gunn moved away.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoi throws a front kick aimed at Gunn's knee but Gunn avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hoi.
Hoi misses with a leg kick.
Hoi lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoi misses with a leg kick
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gunn lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoi thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoi takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Hoi keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aloha Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoi throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Hoi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunn is fending him off so far but Hoi persists. Nope, Gunn circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoi lands with a right hand.
Hoi misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aloha Hoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hoi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gunn is trying to defend but Hoi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gunn wants to control but Hoi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gunn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gunn.
Hoi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Gunn, not yet.
Gunn has his hands on Hoi's head, controlling the position.
Gunn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoi being controlled here momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hoi throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aloha Hoi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hoi swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoi as he connects with a hook.
Gunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gunn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoi, right into the meat.
Gunn tries to move into range but Hoi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoi scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoi throws a leg kick but Gunn checks it.
Gunn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hoi. That one must have hurt.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoi sizes up Gunn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoi duly obliges.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoi.
Hoi takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Charles Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hoi. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoi looks to land a body kick but Gunn moved away.
Aloha Hoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoi.
Hoi takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Hoi throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
Hoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Gunn tenderised Hoi's leg. Hoi is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hoi. Those never looked like landing.
Hoi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hoi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hoi is looking to slow Gunn down with leg kicks.
Gunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoi lands with a shot to the body.
Hoi looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi is looking to wear down Gunn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gunn moves out of range as Hoi throws a body kick.
A low kick from Gunn is predictable there
and Hoi counters with a nice body shot.
Hoi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circling a little - Hoi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gunn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoi.
Gunn walks into a left hand.
Gunn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hoi fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gunn is out of range.
Hoi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoi throws the kick towards the body but Gunn avoids it.
Hoi is looking to chop away at Gunn's legs.
Hoi scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Hoi misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoi.
Hoi connects with a right hand. Gunn shakes it off.
Gunn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hoi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aloha Hoi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloha Hoi!
An intense looking Aloha Hoi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'America's Biggest Loser is that way, you fucking midget.'.