PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Fuel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hogan's choice of entrance music: Real American. 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?

Walker
vs
Hogan

193 cm
30
250 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

190 cm
31
258 lbs
42 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Hogan misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Hulk Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
Hogan throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Hogan slips under a jab from Walker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan scores with a jab.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
Walker moves away from the strike by Hogan.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Hogan's shoulder, as Hogan tries to avoid the shot.
Hogan misses with a hook to the body
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Walker throws a series of punches but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker tries to score with a low kick but Hogan moves his leg out of the way.
Hogan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hogan does no damage.
Hogan misses with a straight left.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Hogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Hogan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Johny Walker has been cut.
Hogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Hogan does it's job there.
Hogan is looking to clinch.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hogan checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hogan.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Hogan punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
Hogan shoots for a double leg takedown but Walker sprawls well. He's pushed Hogan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walker misses with a double jab

and Hogan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Walker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hogan is working Walker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hogan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hogan has managed to get both his arms back between Walker's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walker kicks Hogan off and gets to his feet.
Hogan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Hogan.
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hogan.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker walks into a left hand.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Hogan is out of range.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
Hogan scores with a hook.
Hogan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walker finds it's way round the side to connect with Hogan's head.
Hogan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Hogan checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hogan clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hogan.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.

Walker jumps into guard, dragging Hogan to the mat.
Hogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hogan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Hogan distracts Walker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hogan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hogan is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.

Walker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hogan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walker throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan misses the body punch
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Hogan's head but Hogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Hogan is looking to clinch.
Hogan loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Hogan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Hogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker moves forwards but Hogan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hogan swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hogan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.
Hogan blocks a jab.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker works Hogan's body with a nice hook.
Hogan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hogan scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Walker lands a jab to Hogan's midsection.
Walker connects with a right hand. Hogan shakes it off.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Hogan backs away looking to recover.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogan moves away from the strike by Walker.
Johny Walker is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hogan to score with a decent uppercut.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker connects with a jab.
Hogan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hogan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Hogan checks a leg kick nicely.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Walker.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Hogan wants to clinch.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogan lands a right hook to the body.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Hogan tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Hogan there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hogan, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walker throws a hook but Hogan avoids it easily.
Walker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Hogan's ribs.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
Walker looks to land a combination. Hogan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Hogan lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Hogan tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Walker dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan lands a jab to the nose.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hogan misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Hogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hogan wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogan misses the target.
A jab from Hogan does it's job there.
Hogan looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Hogan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker misses with a double jab.
A jab from Hogan finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Hogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan checks a leg kick nicely.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.

Hogan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walker did well to prevent Hogan getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan stops Walker from getting back to his feet.

Walker pushes Hogan off and gets back to his feet.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hogan on the side of the head.
Walker misses the jab.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.

Hogan takes the fight into the clinch.
Hogan lands a shot to the body.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hogan to keep the fight standing.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hogan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Hogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Hogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker tries to pull guard but Hogan holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Hogan lands with a right to the head.
Hogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Hogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hogan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hogan tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogan can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Hogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hogan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Walker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Walker drops to his knees and Hogan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
Hulk Hogan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.