PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dereck Hosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Hogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hogan
vs
Hosholt

199 cm
26
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dereck Hosholt!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hogan closes the distance and pushes Hosholt back into the cage.

Hogan manages to pull guard.
Hogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hogan tries to get out of the position.
Hosholt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Hosholt from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dereck Hosholt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hosholt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hogan defends well and Hosholt ends up having to push Hogan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hosholt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosholt tries to pull guard but Hogan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hogan presses Hosholt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hosholt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hogan to keep the fight standing.
Henry Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dereck Hosholt.

Hogan breaks the clinch.

Hogan shoots in and bounces Hosholt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hogan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Our spies down at at Justice Pain Inc. inform us that Hosholt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hogan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosholt looking to control.
Hogan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hosholt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Hogan wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Hogan shoots in and bounces Hosholt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hosholt keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Hosholt blocks nicely.
Hogan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Henry Hogan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Hogan dives in and scores a takedown into Hosholt's guard.

Hosholt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hosholt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Hosholt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosholt is still trying to improve position.
Hosholt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hogan trying to control but Hosholt is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt is controlling Hogan's posture.

Henry Hogan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hogan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hosholt has time to react.

It looks like Dereck Hosholt has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hosholt throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan throws the kick towards the body but Hosholt avoids it.
We've been told by Hogan's head coaches at Justice Pain Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hosholt 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.
Hogan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hosholt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hosholt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dereck Hosholt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hogan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hogan breaks from the clinch.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hosholt stuffs the takedown.
Henry Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosholt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hogan defends it nicely.

Hosholt gets tackled into the cage by Hogan. Hogan maintains the clinch.
Hogan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hosholt after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hosholt pulls guard.
Hosholt trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.

Hosholt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hosholt has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosholt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hogan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hogan wants to control from the top but Hosholt keeps moving.

Hosholt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hogan working some strikes from top position.
Hogan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt trying to control the position.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Henry Hogan just wasn't active enough.
Hogan shoots in but Hosholt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Hosholt does no damage.

Hogan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hosholt is trying to defend but Hogan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt gets back to full guard.
Hogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hosholt on the ground.

Hosholt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hogan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Hosholt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hosholt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hosholt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Hosholt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hogan defends it easily.
Hosholt is breathing heavily.
Hosholt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Hogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dereck Hosholt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hogan wants to clinch up but Hosholt keeps it at a distance.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Hosholt.

Hogan dives in and scores a takedown into Hosholt's guard.
Hosholt 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.
Hosholt keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.

Hosholt is looking for a triangle but Hogan pushes his legs off easily.
Hogan postures up.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hosholt trying to control the position.
Hogan looking to sit in guard and control but Hosholt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hosholt is one step ahead there.
Hosholt trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hosholt works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is refusing to be controlled, as Hosholt sits in half guard.

Hosholt 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.

Hosholt seems to be working for a kimura but Hogan defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hogan keeps working.
Hogan is trying to control but can't.

Hosholt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hogan sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt is looking to take a break and control but Hogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hosholt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hogan defends it well.
Hogan tries to get to full guard but Hosholt has control of the leg.

Hosholt seems to be working for a kimura but Hogan defends the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dereck Hosholt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hogan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Hogan!