PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between hulk hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Landen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

hogan
vs
Landen

225 cm
19
250 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

219 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Likes ground

Herbal Shop Helsinki

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hulk hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Landen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hogan shoots in and drives through. Landen sprawls well.
hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Landen. No joy for hogan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hulk hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hogan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Landen as he jumps to the side.

hogan moves into range and clinches up with Landen.
Landen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from hogan.

Landen manages to break the clinch.
hogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Landen clinches but hogan breaks the clinch

and hogan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
hogan trying to control but Landen is working from the bottom.
hogan postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen wants to stand and escape but hogan is having none of it.
Landen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
hogan prevents Landen from getting back to his feet.
Landen lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Landen is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Landen has closed the distance and engaged hogan in a clinch.
hogan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
hogan misses with a knee to the head.
hogan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Landen scores with a shoulder strike.
Landen avoiding damage as hogan throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
hogan stalls.
Landen misses with a body punch.

Landen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landen is one step ahead there.
hogan is breathing heavily.
Landen scoring with punches to the head and body.

Landen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on hogan, up you get!
hogan avoids the body shot from Landen.
hogan clinches but Landen breaks the clinch

and Landen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Landen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen blocks the strikes from hogan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hogan is trying to get back to full guard.
Landen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Landen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Landen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
hogan wants to get back to his feet.
Landen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Landen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so hogan is just riding it out for now. Landen eventually gives up the hold.
Landen trying to control the action but hogan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landen wants to pass to mount but hogan is defending the position.
hogan is trying to stand.

hogan actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Landen is nestled in close to hogan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Landen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Landen's corner calls for a 1-2. Landen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Landen is looking to clinch but hogan is avoiding it.

Landen clinches.
hogan can't find room to land a body shot as Landen controls the action.
Landen slows down the pace here.
Landen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from hogan.
Landen lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hogan trying to stall but Landen improves his position.
Knees to the body from Landen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

hogan successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen postures up in hogan's guard and throws a big left but hogan blocks it.
Landen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

hogan is working an open guard so Landen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
hogan misses with a takedown

and Landen counters by moving into the clinch.
Landen can't get the takedown.
hogan can't break the clinch.
Landen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning hogan up against the cage.
Landen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. hogan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Landen drops down looking for an ankle pick but hogan pulls his leg out and moves away.
hulk hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Landen.
hogan closes the distance looking to clinch

and Landen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. hogan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

hogan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Landen scoring with some ground and pound.
Landen preventing the sweep.
Landen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Landen postures up and lands a big shot to hogan's brow.
hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Landen is proving a slippery customer.

hogan is working an open guard so Landen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen misses the shot to the body.
hogan with a poor takedown

and Landen counters with a takedown into side control.
hogan tries to improve position but can't.
Landen lands a few punches from side control.
hogan is trying to improve his position.
hogan manages to get back to half guard.
Landen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks hogan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Landen trying to mount his opponent but hogan defends it.

Landen decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hogan tries for a takedown but Landen circles away easily

so Landen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
hogan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hogan looking to control.
Landen is looking to stand up but hogan won't let him.
Landen won't allow hogan to get back to his feet.
Landen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of hogan's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet hogan, not yet.
hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Landen is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Landen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

hogan misses with a takedown

and Landen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Landen prevents a takedown attempt there.
hogan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hulk hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of hogans head.

hogan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Landen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip hogan to the mat. hogan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

hogan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Landen passes into side control.
Landen working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hogan wants to control but Landen postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen is working hogan over with some ground and pound from side control.
hogan tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Check out the look on Landen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Landen wants to control but hogan is keeping him busy.
Landen looks up at the clock and then as hogan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Landen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
hogan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Landen decides to stand back up. Landen steps back and let's hogan get back to his feet.
hogan fails with the takedown

and Landen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hogan manages to get to full guard.
hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

hogan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Landen won't allow hogan to sweep him here.

Landen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
hogan wants to sweep here but Landen controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Landen stands up and waves to hogan to follow him.
Landen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Landen has hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
hogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Landen gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Landen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
hogan has had enough of the clinch but Landen keeps him there for the moment.
Landen is working hogan over against the cage.
Good body shot from Landen.
A right handed body shot lands from Landen.
Landen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
hogan tries to stall but Landen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Landen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from hogan.
hogan is pressed up against the cage. Landen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag hogan down to the mat. hogan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
hulk hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hogan throws a body punch but Landen moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Landen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Landen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Landen!