PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vigilante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogin comes to the cage accompanied by real american. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vigilante's choice of entrance music: Die for Metal. Hulk Hogin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hogin
vs
Vigilante

170 cm
39
276 lbs
66 - 32 - 2

215 cm
30
258 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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 66 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinny Vigilante!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogin scores with a one two! Vigilante had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Vinny Vigilante has been cut.

Vigilante gets caught flat footed, as Hogin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vigilante lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hogin!
Vigilante raining down shots from the mount!
Hogin is desperately trying to improve his position but Vigilante has a good base and remains in mount.
Vigilante scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hogin?
Vigilante controlling his opponent.
Hogin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vigilante lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hogin hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Vigilante connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vigilante lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vigilante has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vigilante raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hogin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vigilante slips a nice elbow through Hogin's hands, connecting with Hogin's forehead.
Hogin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogin wants to get back to full guard.
Hogin missing with punches from the bottom.
Vigilante takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vigilante thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogin's head.
Vigilante trying to control the action but Hogin is working from the bottom.
Hogin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vigilante is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vigilante trying to control but Hogin is working from the bottom.
Vigilante stops Hogin from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vigilante's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vigilante won't allow Hogin to sweep him here.
Hogin is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vigilante pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogin is keeping the position for now.
Vigilante stays in close to Hogin's body and controls the position.
Vigilante's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Hogin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vigilante keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hogin's head.
Vigilante trying to control but Hogin is working from the bottom.
Hogin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vigilante content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hogin keeping moving, preventing Vigilante from controlling successfully.
Hogin striking off his back but it's not causing Vigilante any problems.
Vigilante with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogin keeping moving, preventing Vigilante from controlling successfully.
Vigilante lands a couple of digs.
Vigilante trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigilante landing some decent shots from guard.
Vigilante won't allow Hogin to sweep him here.
Vigilante passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogin trying to hold on to Vigilante's head to control him but Vigilante postures up.
Hogin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vigilante drops an elbow to the side of Hogin's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vigilante is working away from the top position though.
Vigilante is nestled in close to Hogin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Hogin actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Vigilante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Vigilante's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vigilante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crunch! Vigilante slams his shin into Hogin's torso.
Vigilante thumps Hogin with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vigilante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vigilante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hogin.
Hogin misses with a hook. Vigilante ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hogin.
Vigilante lands with a nice body kick.
Vigilante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hogin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vigilante misses with a series of wild punches.

Vigilante drops Hogin with a beautiful combination! Hogin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vigilante is looking for the KO!

Hogin is rocked!

It looks like Hulk Hogin has been cut.
Vinny Vigilante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigilante scores with a spinning back kick!
Oh Hogin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vigilante steps in with a hook that catches Hogin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Vigilante follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hogin looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Vigilante!
A very excited looking Vinny Vigilante made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.