PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimroy Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McHughes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome To My Hood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McHughes
vs
Hoo

187 cm
35
191 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

190 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimroy Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McHughes looks to land a left hand but Hoo moved out of range nicely.
Hoo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McHughes tries to land a leg kick but Hoo saw it coming and moves away.
Hoo throws a low kick but it's checked well by McHughes.
A solid body kick from Hoo.
McHughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoo was well out of range. Poor timing from McHughes.
Hoo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McHughes with a body shot.
Kimroy Hoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McHughes takes a swing at Hoo's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Hoo.
McHughes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoo slips a jab from McHughes.
McHughes connects with a body shot that sends Hoo's belly button to the back.
Hoo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hoo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hoo avoids the body shot from McHughes.
Hoo throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHughes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hoo.
Hoo scores with a jab.
McHughes connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoo looks for the body kick but McHughes saw that one coming.
McHughes lands with a shot to the body.
McHughes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoo on the side of the head.
Hoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McHughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoo.
McHughes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McHughes checks a leg kick.
Hoo lands a head shot.
McHughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
Hoo blocks a leg kick.
Hoo throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoo.
McHughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hoo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McHughes scores with a hook.
McHughes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Hoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoo is looking to clinch but McHughes is avoiding it.
Hoo lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes misses with a jab to the body
and Hoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McHughes cracks Hoo with an open hand slap.
McHughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoo shapes to counter with a head kick.
McHughes misses with a body shot.
Hoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McHughes misses with a low kick.
Hoo throws a body punch but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McHughes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McHughes throws a front kick aimed at Hoo's knee but Hoo avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Hoo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McHughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoo.
McHughes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hoo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoo.
McHughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McHughes misses the shot to the body.
Hoo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McHughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McHughes manages to avoid it.
McHughes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McHughes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoo lands with a nice body punch.
McHughes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoo closes the distance but McHughes moves to the side
and McHughes counters with a nice body shot.
Hoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoo throws a right hand that McHughes ducks under and follows up with a left that McHughes also avoids with ease.
Hoo throws a leg kick but McHughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoo moves in looking to clinch but McHughes pushes him off.
Hoo misses with a body punch
and McHughes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo clobbers McHughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McHughes misses with a body punch
and Hoo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHughes thuds a left hand into Hoo's body.
Hoo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McHughes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoo throws a fast counter high kick but McHughes manages to duck under it in time.
McHughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McHughes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McHughes tries a low kick but Hoo avoids it.
McHughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoo.
A slow jab from Hoo misses its intended target.
McHughes throws a jab when Hoo was well out of range.
Hoo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McHughes with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - McHughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoo lands a leg kick that knocks McHughes off balance momentarily.
McHughes lands a nice looking body shot.
McHughes misses with a looping left.
McHughes tries to land a leg kick but Hoo saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nigel McHughes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McHughes lands a leg kick that knocks Hoo off balance momentarily.
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McHughes ducks right into an uppercut from Hoo.
Hoo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nigel McHughes is winning the standup battle so far.
McHughes fails to land with a series of punches.
McHughes walks into a left hand.
Hoo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McHughes.
McHughes lands a leg kick that knocks Hoo off balance momentarily.
McHughes blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoo.
Hoo misses with a wild body shot.
Hoo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McHughes connects with a solid leg kick.
McHughes throws a lazy uppercut
and McHughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McHughes slips under a jab from Hoo.
As Hoo tries to get set, McHughes tries to push him back and clinch up but Hoo manages to avoid the attempt.
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from McHughes misses its intended target.
Hoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McHughes.
McHughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoo misses with a body shot.
McHughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoo misses with an uppercut.
McHughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McHughes.
Hoo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hoo misses with an uppercut. McHughes saw that one coming.
Hoo lands a right hook to the body.
Hoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Hoo misses its intended target.
Hoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoo throws a leg kick that is checked
and McHughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McHughes just misses with a punch to the body.
McHughes checks a low kick from Hoo.
McHughes misses with a looping left.
Hoo looks for the body kick but McHughes saw that one coming.
McHughes misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes walks into a stiff left hand from Hoo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for McHughes.
McHughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoo counters with a nice low kick that buckles McHughes's knee momentarily.
McHughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoo moves away.
McHughes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A cross from Hoo lands.
McHughes looks to land a right hand but Hoo moved out of range.
Hoo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donk. McHughes catches Hoo right on the button with a cross.
McHughes throws the left hand but Hoo avoids the punch easily.
Hoo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McHughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoo throws a hook but McHughes avoids it easily.
Hoo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McHughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McHughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoo throws out the jab.
McHughes throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McHughes misses.
McHughes takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for McHughes.
McHughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoo moves away.
Hoo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McHughes punishes Hoo's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoo misses with a hook. McHughes ducked under it nicely.
Hoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McHughes counters with a left to the body.
McHughes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hoo misses with an attempted mid kick.
McHughes thuds a left hand into Hoo's body.
A swing and a miss from McHughes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McHughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McHughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
McHughes checks a leg kick.
McHughes loads up on a big right hand but Hoo slips the punch.
It seemed like Hoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo throws a sloppy head kick and McHughes moves out of range easily.
Hoo throws a chopping leg kick but McHughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McHughes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McHughes.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McHughes throws the left hand but Hoo avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Hoo.
Hoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McHughes checks a low kick from Hoo.
McHughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoo.
Hoo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hoo loads up on a big right hand but McHughes slips the punch.
Hoo slips under a jab.
Hoo walks into a straight right hand from McHughes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoo tries to clinch up.
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Hoo tenderised McHughes's leg. McHughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
McHughes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimroy Hoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

McHughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Hoo does it's job there.
Hoo slips a straight right by McHughes.
Hoo tries a head kick but it misses.
McHughes tries to counter by clinching up but Hoo breaks away and moves out of range.
Hoo scores with a jab.
Hoo throws a sloppy head kick and McHughes moves out of range easily.
Hoo feints and then cracks McHughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McHughes down.
McHughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoo.
It seemed like Hoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Hoo.
McHughes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hoo - that will leave a mark!
Hoo throws a head kick that McHughes semi-blocks.
Hoo takes a swing at McHughes's ribcage but misses.
Hoo throws a sloppy head kick and McHughes moves out of range easily.
McHughes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hoo thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from McHughes.
Hoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McHughes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McHughes. Hoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoo scores with a jab to the head.
Hoo scores with a leg kick.
McHughes takes a swing at Hoo's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Hoo blocks the low kick.
McHughes lands a body shot.
Hoo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McHughes throws a front kick aimed at Hoo's knee but Hoo avoids it well.
Hoo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McHughes scores with the left hand. Hoo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McHughes momentarily.
McHughes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoo moves out of range of the leg kick from McHughes.
Hoo misses with a shot to the body
and McHughes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoo throws a low kick, looking for McHughes's leg but McHughes calmly moves out of range.
McHughes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hoo tries a low kick but McHughes avoids it.
Hoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McHughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoo.
Hoo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like McHughes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McHughes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McHughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McHughes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoo thuds his right hand into McHughes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McHughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoo.
Good leg kick by Hoo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McHughes dips to his left and cracks Hoo with an uppercut!
McHughes throws a body kick that misses.
Hoo lands a head kick!
Hoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses McHughes's sensitive parts.
McHughes throws a solid leg kick but Hoo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McHughes.
Hoo moves out of range of the leg kick from McHughes.
A countering left hand to the body from Hoo misses.
McHughes throws a body shot but no joy.
McHughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McHughes.
McHughes checks a leg kick nicely.
Hoo throws a wild body kick that McHughes sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoo.
McHughes throws a low kick but Hoo moves out of range easily.
McHughes throws out a leg kick but Hoo moves out of range and McHughes only half commits.
Hoo throws a head kick but McHughes moves out of range.
Hoo blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McHughes.
Hoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoo looks to score with a jab to the body but McHughes is just out of range.
As Hoo backs away, McHughes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoo connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from McHughes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping McHughes under the eye.
Hoo misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for McHughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoo wants to clinch.
Hoo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling McHughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McHughes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McHughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by McHughes.
A nice leg kick lands there from McHughes.
McHughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McHughes scores with a jab. Hoo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McHughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hoo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McHughes staying out of range there.
Hoo lands a leg kick that knocks McHughes off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimroy Hoo.
Well Hoo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kimroy Hoo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kimroy Hoo waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.