PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacobee Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobee Storm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Storm
vs
Hoshi

189 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacobee Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryu Hoshi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Storm gets the takedown into side control.

Storm decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hoshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm connects with the punch.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt - Hoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Hoshi pushes him off.
Hoshi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Storm counters with a leg kick.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Storm shoots in for a double leg but Hoshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacobee Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but Hoshi shows good takedown defense.
Storm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoshi 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.
Storm is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Hoshi - just one landing.
Jab from Hoshi.
Hoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hoshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Hoshi misses.
Hoshi misses with a few strikes there.
Storm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoshi.
Storm shoots in for a double leg but Hoshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoshi counters with a left and a right that stings Storm.
Hoshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoshi throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Jab from Hoshi.
Ryu Hoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hoshi scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoshi. That's going to slow Storm down.
Hoshi works Storm's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoshi, as that shot connected.
Hoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but Hoshi shows good takedown defense.
Hoshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Storm misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoshi.
Hoshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm's head backwards.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoshi.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hoshi.
Hoshi misses with a combination

and Storm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoshi trying to control here.
Storm is pressing down on Hoshi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoshi is holding on for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Storm decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi throws a series of strikes that have Storm backpedaling.
Storm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoshi pinned against the cage. Hoshi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoshi throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Hoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm swings for the body but Hoshi moves out of range.
Hoshi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Storm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Storm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Storm prevents Hoshi from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hoshi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hoshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryu Hoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.
Storm closes the distance and clinches up with Hoshi, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes Hoshi against the ropes but Hoshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Hoshi.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt - Hoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacobee Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoshi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Storm moves into the clinch.
Storm keeps control of Hoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoshi is trying to break free.
Storm lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Hoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshi can't break the clinch.
Hoshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Hoshi looking to stall.

Storm breaks from the clinch.
Hoshi with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Storm!
Hoshi dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Hoshi lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Hoshi misses.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoshi as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm closes the distance and clinches up with Hoshi, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes Hoshi against the ropes but Hoshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoshi looks to land a combination. Storm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoshi misses with a double jab.

Storm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Storm looking for a guillotine from mount but Hoshi is having none of it.
Hoshi is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Storm controlling the position easily from mount.
Storm trying to control but Hoshi is having none of it.
Hoshi can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Storm looking to control but Hoshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hoshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Storm thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hoshi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Storm wants to control the pace but Hoshi is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryu Hoshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoshi slips under a jab.
Hoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
A low kick from Storm is predictable there
and Hoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Hoshi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Storm backs up against the ropes.

Storm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Storm is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hoshi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Storm keeps control of Hoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Storm tries to stall but Hoshi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Storm wants to break free but Hoshi has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoshi.
Hoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Storm as Hoshi tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi scores with a shoulder strike.
Storm tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoshi.
Hoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.
Hoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Storm tries a body shot but Hoshi blocks it.
Hoshi is trying to break free.

Storm pulls Hoshi into guard.
Storm is trying to control the position but Hoshi postures up.
Hoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Storm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoshi looking to sit in guard and control but Storm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hoshi keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Hoshi is looking to stand up but Storm isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm works over Hoshi with some ground and pound from guard.
Hoshi can't keep his opponent in guard - Storm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Storm trying to control the action but Hoshi is working from the bottom.

Storm postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hoshi to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobee Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoshi misses with a combination

and Storm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Storm.
Storm wants to control from the top but Hoshi keeps moving.
Storm throws a strike but Hoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Storm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacobee Storm.
I think Hoshi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Hoshi!