PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lak Risal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogin comes to the cage accompanied by real american. Lak Risal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hogin
vs
Risal

170 cm
22
280 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
286 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lak Risal!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Risal misses.
Hogin throws a hook but Risal blocks it.
Risal staying out of range there.
Risal misses with a double jab.
Hogin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Risal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hogin.
Risal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Risal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Risal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Risal swinging wilding here.
Risal throws a leg kick which misses Hogin's front leg but catches the back leg as Hogin tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Risal checks a leg kick.
Risal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Risal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogin misses with a wild body shot.
Hogin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Risal throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Risal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hogin moves away from the strike by Risal.
Lak Risal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hogin moves into the clinch.
Risal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hogin has him pressed against the cage.
Hogin keeps control of Risal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Risal tries to break the clinch but Hogin is controlling the position.
Hogin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Risal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Risal is looking to break free of the clinch but Hogin has double underhooks.
Hogin lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Lak Risal has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Risal's brow.
Hogin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hogin lands an elbow inside.
Hogin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hogin throws an elbow but misses.
Risal wants to get back to striking at distance but Hogin won't allow it.
Hogin throws an elbow but it misses.
Hogin throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Risal blocks an elbow strike from Hogin.
Risal blocks the elbow strike.
Risal wants to break free but Hogin has control.
Risal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hogin has him pressed against the cage.
Risal tries to break the clinch but Hogin is controlling the position.
Hogin lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Lak Risal's cut even more.
Hogin throws an elbow that misses.
Risal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Risal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hogin has him pressed against the cage.
Hogin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Risal wants to get back to striking at distance but Hogin won't allow it.
Risal avoids the elbow strike from Hogin, against the cage.
Hogin lands a nice elbow.
Hogin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Risal is trying to break the clinch but Hogin has him pressed against the cage.
Hogin misses with an elbow strike.
Risal has had enough of the clinch but Hogin keeps him there for the moment.
Risal blocks an elbow strike from Hogin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogin prevents Risal from breaking the clinch.
Risal can't break the clinch.
Risal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Risal avoids the elbow strike from Hogin, against the cage.
Risal wants to get back to striking at distance but Hogin won't allow it.
Hogin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Risal's defenses.

The cut above Lak Risal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Risal looks gassed!
Risal has had enough of the clinch but Hogin keeps him there for the moment.
Hogin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Risal is trying to break free.
Risal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Risal tries to break the clinch but Hogin is controlling the position.
Risal tries to break the clinch but Hogin is controlling the position.
Hogin throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Hogin.

Lak Risal's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lak Risal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hulk Hogin!