PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Griezmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griezmann comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac – Scared Straight . The crowd seem to be enjoying Hoi's choice of entrance music: Blood Red Sky. This should be a great matchup!

Griezmann
vs
Hoi

210 cm
32
280 lbs
28 - 7 - 0

205 cm
26
252 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Griezmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akamai Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Griezmann misses its intended target.
Griezmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hoi looks for the body kick but Griezmann saw that one coming.
Griezmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoi finds it's way round the side to connect with Griezmann's head.
Hoi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoi misses with a hook. Griezmann ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griezmann. Hoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi throws a push kick but Griezmann slaps the foot to one side.
Griezmann connects with an inside leg kick.
Griezmann throws a jab when Hoi was well out of range.
Griezmann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Griezmann walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Hoi
and Griezmann counters with a leg kick.
Hoi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griezmann's hands.
Griezmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoi.
Hoi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hoi stuns Griezmann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoi cracks a nice hook into Griezmann's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Hoi. Beautiful body shot.
Hoi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griezmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoi keeps Griezmann at a distance using the push kick.
Griezmann is breathing heavily.
Hoi thuds a left hand into Griezmann's body.
Griezmann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoi lands a glancing blow to the side of Griezmann's head.

It looks like Ricardo Griezmann has been cut.
Griezmann takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griezmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griezmann throws a jab when Hoi was well out of range.
Hoi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Griezmann if he has to take too many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Hoi. Beautiful body shot.
Hoi throws a leg kick which misses Griezmann's front leg but catches the back leg as Griezmann tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hoi.
Hoi connects with a leg kick. Griezmann looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griezmann moves out of range of the body kick from Hoi.
Griezmann throwing a counter right hand but Hoi manages to avoid it.
Hoi scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoi.
Nice shot by Hoi.
Hoi scores with a nice right hand.
Griezmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoi moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi scores with a shot to the body.
Griezmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoi misses with a wild body shot.
Hoi lands a jab.
Hoi works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Griezmann misses its intended target.
Griezmann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griezmann throws an overhand right that lands on Hoi's shoulder, as Hoi tries to avoid the shot.
Griezmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoi.
Hoi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Griezmann slips a straight right by Hoi.
Griezmann feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griezmann throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ricardo Griezmann's cut is getting worse.
Hoi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griezmann's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griezmann moves out of range as Hoi throws a body kick.
That kick from Hoi tenderised Griezmann's leg. Griezmann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griezmann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griezmann throws a hook but Hoi blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Hoi misses.
Griezmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Griezmann has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hoi.
Griezmann throws a body punch but Hoi moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Griezmann misses.
Hoi tries a quick counter leg kick but Griezmann is wise to it.
Griezmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoi moves away.
Griezmann on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Griezmann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoi.
Hoi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griezmanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoi jabs Griezmann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Hoi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoi.
Hoi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Ricardo Griezmann's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hoi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griezmann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoi.
Griezmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoi.
Hoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griezmann. That did some damage!
Hoi throws a push kick but Griezmann slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Griezmann was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hoi.
Hoi misses with a few strikes there.
Hoi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Griezmann had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griezmann ducks right into an uppercut from Hoi.
Akamai Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Hoi rushes Griezmann and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hoi - that landed with a thud.
Hoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griezmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoi controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Hoi.

Griezmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griezmann on the side of the head.

Jeez, Ricardo Griezmann's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hoi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Griezmann is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Akamai Hoi!
Akamai Hoi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.