PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judge Dred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dred comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dred
vs
Hockley

195 cm
19
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

JOKER FIGHTGEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judge Dred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hockley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hockley has closed the distance and engaged Dred in a clinch.
Dred tries to break the clinch but Hockley is controlling the position.

Dred pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Hockley.
Dred bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hockley manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hockley.
Dred lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dred is looking to score with low kicks.
Hockley blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dred.
A punch combination from Dred misses.
Dred throws a solid leg kick but Hockley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dred.
Hockley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dred pinned against the cage. Dred gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hockley checks a leg kick nicely.
Dred throws a nice looking combination but Hockley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hockley throws a right and a left that Dred avoids nicely.
Dred scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hockley in his tracks.
Hockley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dred fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hockley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hockley looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dred takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dred lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dred is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dred.
Dred lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Joe Hockley has been cut.
Dred cracks Hockley with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hockley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dred scores with a sloppy right hand. Hockley should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hockley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dred can pounce on him.
Dred takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dred is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dred lands with a right hand.
Dred scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judge Dred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dred with a jab.
Dred is looking to slow Hockley down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dred.
Dred connects with a jab.
Dred lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Dred.
Dred connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That has opened up Joe Hockley's cut even more.
Dred comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Dred.
Dred throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dred throws a leg kick which misses Hockley's front leg but catches the back leg as Hockley tries to avoid it.
Dred lands a with a good body shot.
Dred connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dred lands a nice looking body shot.
Hockley walks into a left hand.
Dred connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hockley. Hockley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dred cracks Hockley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dred scores with a jab.
Hockley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dred lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dred moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dred lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dred.
Judge Dred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dred throws out a powerful jab.
Dred looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dred throws a leg kick which misses Hockley's front leg but catches the back leg as Hockley tries to avoid it.
Dred lands a jab to the nose.
Dred throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dred digs a good hook to Hockley's body.
Dred fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hockley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dred lands a nice shot that snaps Hockley's head back.
Dred scores with a leg kick.
Dred scores with a punch to the head.
Dred lands a two punch combo.
Hockley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dred lands with a nice body punch.
Dred connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hockley momentarily.
Dred jabs at Hockley's body.
Nice uppercut there from Dred.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dred.
Hockley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dred.
Hockley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dred can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dred lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dred lands a slapping body shot.
Dred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dred displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Dred misses.
Dred lunges at Hockley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hockley's hand.
Hockley misses with a two punch combination.
Dred connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hockley. Hockley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dred clobbers Hockley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dred scores with a nice right hand.
Dred bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dred scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dred.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dred jabs Hockley right on the nose. Hockley blinks but takes it well.
Hockley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dred. Dred obviously looking to wear him down.
Hockley takes one on the button.
Dred digs a good hook to Hockley's body.
Dred fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A good leg kick by Dred.
Hockley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dred's waist but Dred gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hockley off to one side.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dred is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hockley can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Dred.
Judge Dred is winning the standup battle so far.
Dred cracks a nice hook into Hockley's ribs.
Hockley swings for the body but Dred moves out of range.
Hockley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dred can pounce on him.
Dred scores with a three punch combo!
Dred scores with a one two! Hockley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dred feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hockley's calf.
Dred connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Dred.
Dred bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hockley's head.
Dred feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hockley's calf.
Hockley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dred cracks the inside of Hockley's front leg.
Hockley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dred scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dred misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dred cracks the inside of Hockley's front leg.
Dred throws a leg kick which misses Hockley's front leg but catches the back leg as Hockley tries to avoid it.
Hockley throws a combination that misses
and Dred counters with a left to the body.
Hockley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hockley misses the body punch
and Dred counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dred tests Hockley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dred, right into the meat.
Dred showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hockley.
Dred lands with a hook. Hockley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dred keeps the fight on the outside.
Hockley needs to keep his hands up - Dred had a free shot at his head there.
Dred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dred throws a combination. Hockley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dred buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice jab there from Dred.
Dred cracks Hockley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dred swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hockley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dred's corner calls for a 1-2. Dred obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dred jabs at Hockley's body.
Hockley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Dred catches Hockley right on the button with a cross.
Hockley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dred takes one to the side of the head.
Dred takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dred misses with the combination.
Hockley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dred connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hockley's hands.
Hockley misses with a takedown attempt - Dred sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dred scores with a body shot.
Hockley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dred connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dred throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dred goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Dred misses the target.
A combination from Dred does no damage.
Hockley slips a jab and a cross from Dred.
Hockley lands with a nice body punch.
Hockley tries to move into range but Dred moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dred is working the combinations to good effect here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dred.
Dred throws a leg kick but Hockley moved away.
Hockley throws a jab but it's blocked by Dred.
Hockley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dred manages to avoid it.
Hockley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Hockley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dred.
Dred throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dred moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dred takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dred fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dred attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Dred misses.
Dred fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hockley on the side of the head.
Dred checks a leg kick.
Dred fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hockley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dred tries to avoid it but Hockley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dred to the ground. Dred escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Judge Dred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hockley.
Hockley shoots in for a takedown but Dred shows good takedown defense.
Dred scoring well with a low kick there.
Hockley throws a combination. Dred tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Hockley does no damage.
Hockley loads up on a big right hand but Dred slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dred lands a head shot.
Hockley tries to clinch but Dred is having none of it.
Dred feints and then cracks Hockley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hockley down.
Dred uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dred lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hockley's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge Dred dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hockley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dred lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hockley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dred.
Hockley moves forwards but Dred connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dred.
Judge Dred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hockley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hockley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dred connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dred scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Dred there.
Dred moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dred buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Dred.
Dred clobbers Hockley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dred fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hockley.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dred, right into the meat.
Hockley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dred is looking to slow Hockley down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dred throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dred. That's going to slow Hockley down.
Dred connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hockley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hockley tries to move into range but Dred moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dred stuffs the takedown.
Hockley walks into a stiff left hand from Dred.
Hockley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dred looks to land a combination. Hockley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Horrible takedown by Hockley or perhaps it was just good defense by Dred which made him look bad.
Hockley slips under a jab from Dred.
Hockley scores with a hook.
Hockley is looking to clinch.
Dred lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dred darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dred thuds a left hand into Hockley's body.
Nice cross by Dred.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dred cracks Hockley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hockley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch lands to the side of Hockley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dred throws a series of strikes that have Hockley backpedaling.
Dred feints and then cracks Hockley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hockley down.
Hockley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dred throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hockley throws a right and a left that Dred avoids nicely.
Hockley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dred misses with a two punch combination.
Hockley scores with a three punch combo!
Dred with a nice cross.
Dred thows a leg kick but Hockley checks it
and Hockley counters with a three punch combo that has Dred backing up. Dred nods at Hockley to acknowledge the strikes.
Hockley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dred is looking to slow Hockley down with leg kicks.
Hockley lands a nice shot to the body.
Dred stalks Hockley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hockley's face. Hockley staggers backwards, shaken.
Hockley shoots and misses
and Dred counters with a one-two to the body.
Judge Dred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hockley.
A punch combination from Dred misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dred keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Dred blocks the low kick.
Dred feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hockley's calf.
Dred feints and then cracks Hockley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hockley down.
Dred wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hockley throws a head kick but Dred moves out of range.
Dred connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hockley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dred uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dred works over Hockley's head and body with a nice combination.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Hockley does no damage.
Dred scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Dred misses.
Dred scores with a punch to the head.
Dred clobbers Hockley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hockley throws a right hand that Dred ducks under and follows up with a left that Dred also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dred throws a nice looking combination but Hockley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dred misses with a combination

and Hockley counters by clinching up.
Dred wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hockley breaks the clinch.
Hockley scores with the left hand. Dred knows he should have avoided that one.
Dred goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Judge Dred is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dred throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dred throws a hook to the side of Hockley's head but Hockley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hockley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dred tries to avoid it but Hockley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dred to the ground. Dred escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dred.
Hockley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. Dred catches Hockley right on the button with a cross.
Dred connects with a solid leg kick.
Dred cracks Hockley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Dred.
Dred stuns Hockley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joe Hockley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dred scores with a leg kick.
Dred cracks Hockley with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judge Dred showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dred, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge Dred!