PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hodor Hodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chimo Kowalchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hodor
vs
Kowalchuck

187 cm
28
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hodor Hodor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chimo Kowalchuck!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalchuck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Kowalchuck drives through and clinches with Hodor against the cage.
Hodor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kowalchuck has Hodor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hodor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hodor avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalchuck wants to take the fight to the mat but Hodor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kowalchuck slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodor stops a takedown attempt from Kowalchuck.
Hodor Hodor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chimo Kowalchuck.
Kowalchuck tries to pull guard but Hodor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hodor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kowalchuck has Hodor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hodor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hodor looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Kowalchuck turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
An elbow from Kowalchuck crashes against the mat.
Kowalchuck staying calm.
Kowalchuck throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hodor works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kowalchuck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hodor defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalchuck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kowalchuck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kowalchuck working over Hodor with some ground and pound. Hodor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kowalchuck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kowalchuck not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Hodor is defending against the submission attempts here by Kowalchuck.
Kowalchuck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kowalchuck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalchuck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kowalchuck is trying to control the action in half guard but Hodor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kowalchuck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hodor's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kowalchuck working over Hodor with some ground and pound. Hodor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hodor taking some punishment here, with Kowalchuck in his half guard.
Kowalchuck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kowalchuck working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chimo Kowalchuck dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Hodor. Beautiful body shot.
Kowalchuck cracks Hodor with an open hand slap.
Chimo Kowalchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalchuck walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hodor drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kowalchuck swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hodor's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chimo Kowalchuck!