PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus McLoughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLoughlin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cadence to Arms. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yoijimbo's choice of entrance music: Them Crooked Vultures - Elephants. Angus McLoughlin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

McLoughlin
vs
Yoijimbo

200 cm
29
271 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

170 cm
28
280 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Hellbent
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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angus McLoughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoijimbo throws a body kick that misses.
Yoijimbo is looking to slow McLoughlin down with leg kicks.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch up.

Yoijimbo moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoijimbo lands a nice elbow.
Yoijimbo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McLoughlin pushes Yoijimbo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLoughlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoijimbo misses with an elbow strike.
Yoijimbo wants to stall.
McLoughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoijimbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLoughlin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McLoughlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoijimbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoijimbo.
McLoughlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yoijimbo throws an elbow but misses.
McLoughlin lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoijimbo throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoijimbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yoijimbo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLoughlin's defenses.
McLoughlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLoughlin managing to block the knees to the body from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoijimbo tries to stall but McLoughlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoijimbo misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Yoijimbo to work.
McLoughlin can't break the clinch.
McLoughlin lands an uppercut.
Yoijimbo taking a breather.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow but it misses.
McLoughlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoijimbo pushes off an throws an elbow but McLoughlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McLoughlin blocks an elbow strike.
Yoijimbo lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLoughlin takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Angus McLoughlin has been cut.
Yoijimbo looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McLoughlin tries to throw a body punch but Yoijimbo avoids it by throwing McLoughlin back against the cage.
McLoughlin managing to block the knees to the body from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo has McLoughlin pressed against the cage, preventing McLoughlin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McLoughlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoijimbo backwards.
McLoughlin dodges an elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLoughlin.
A head punch on the inside from McLoughlin fails to land.
Yoijimbo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McLoughlin lands with a left to the head.
Yoijimbo blocks a body shot from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLoughlin avoids it.
McLoughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoijimbo.
McLoughlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoijimbo has double underhooks.
McLoughlin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoijimbo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Yoijimbo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McLoughlin fails to land.
McLoughlin dodges an elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
McLoughlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLoughlin avoids the elbow strike from Yoijimbo, against the cage.

McLoughlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLoughlin misses with a combination

and Yoijimbo counters by clinching up.
Yoijimbo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McLoughlin managing to block the knees to the body from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoijimbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McLoughlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoijimbo backwards.
McLoughlin managing to block the knees to the body from Yoijimbo.
McLoughlin misses with a knee strike.
McLoughlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

McLoughlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoijimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoijimbo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoijimbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLoughlin.
A head kick misses from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo throws a sloppy head kick and McLoughlin moves out of range easily.
McLoughlin cracks Yoijimbo with an open hand slap.
McLoughlin misses with a leg kick.
McLoughlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoijimbo throws the kick towards the body but McLoughlin avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLoughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLoughlin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoijimbo avoids the head kick by McLoughlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Angus McLoughlin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angus McLoughlin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yoijimbo closes the distance and pushes McLoughlin back into the cage.
McLoughlin tries to circle away but Yoijimbo has him pinned against the cage.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow inside.
Yoijimbo pushes off an throws an elbow but McLoughlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow inside that McLoughlin shrugs off.

Angus McLoughlin's cut is getting worse.
Yoijimbo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McLoughlin is trying to break free.
Yoijimbo misses with an elbow over the top.
McLoughlin misses with the head strike.

Yoijimbo drops McLoughlin with a big knee straight up the middle! McLoughlin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

McLoughlin is rocked!
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!
Yoijimbo lands a jab to McLoughlin's midsection.
Oh McLoughlin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLoughlin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Look low, kick high! Yoijimbo uses the oldest trick in the book to send McLoughlin tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Yoijimbo is absolutely delighted - when McLoughlin wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hojo Yoijimbo!
Hojo Yoijimbo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.