PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rafael Flores has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rafael Flores seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Flores
vs
Hoo

195 cm
29
211 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

194 cm
26
209 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo blocks a jab.
Hoo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hoo scores with a jab.
Hoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flores just misses with a punch to the body.
Flores moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHoo.
Flores misses with a wild body shot.
Flores misses the jab.
Hoo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Flores defends it well.
Flores connects with a body shot that sends Hoo's belly button to the back.
Flores throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rafael Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Flores misses.
Hoo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoo slips under a jab from Flores.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Hoo throws a head kick but Flores moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Hoo - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoo throws a lazy body kick
and Flores finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Flores throws a hook but Hoo avoids it easily.
And Hoo tries to counter it with a takedown but Flores pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hoo slips under a jab.
Hoo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good exchange - Flores coming out on top.
Flores lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flores takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoo throws a looping overhand right but Flores ducks down to avoid it.
Hoo misses with an uppercut
and Flores connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flores jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Flores pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoo is out of range and Flores settles back down.
Hoo shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws a leg kick but Hoo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoo missing with a left hand there. Flores was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flores.
A head kick misses from Hoo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoo staying out of range there.
Flores swings for the body but Hoo moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flores. Hoo shrugs it off though.
Flores looks to land a right hand but Hoo moved out of range.
Flores fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flores cracks Hoo with an open hand slap.
Hoo lands a jab to the head.
Flores throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoo avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flores.
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flores lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flores misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Flores.
Flores scores with a jab.
Flores scores with a body shot.
Flores scores with a push kick.
The fighters circling - Flores throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Flores defends it well.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Flores enables Hoo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Flores manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Flores scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoo thuds a left hand into Flores's body.
Hoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flores throws out the jab.
Hoo counters with a body kick.
Flores misses with a wild body shot.
Rafael Flores is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flores takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Flores is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flores lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Flores.
Flores slips a jab from Hoo.
Flores scoring well with a low kick there.
Flores dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Flores dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Flores misses with a looping right.
Flores scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flores pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hoo back to the cage. Flores follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
An inside leg kick from Flores misses.
Rafael Flores is winning the standup battle so far.
Flores looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flores misses with a looping left.
Flores throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Hoo counters with a shoot takedown. Flores fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoo throws an elbow that misses. Flores uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoo's guard. Nice move by Flores!

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo is pulling down on Flores's head. It's preventing any offense from Flores, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores stopping the sweep attempt from Hoo.
Flores controlling from the top position.
Hoo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoo pulls Flores in close to his closed guard and prevents Flores from doing any damage or advancing position.
Flores controls from within his opponent's guard.

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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo trying to keep a closed guard but Flores is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoo misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hoo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoo takes one on the button.
Hoo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoo misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Flores.
Flores lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoo at a distance.
Flores misses with a wild body shot.
Hoo lands with a slapping head kick.
Flores swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flores throws a shot from downtown. Hoo moves away and avoids it.
Hoo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Flores with a body shot.
Hoo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Flores misses
letting Hoo counter with a right hand.
Flores swings for the body but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flores counters with a stiff right hand.

Hoo is rocked!
Hoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Flores wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Flores finish him?
Both fighters circling a little - Flores finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hoo seems to have recovered his senses.
Flores uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoo.
Flores scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Flores misses.
Hoo feints the counter takedown.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Hoo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Flores dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Flores fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
Hoo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hoo throws an off balance right hand
and Flores counters with a nice body kick.
Hoo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Flores counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoo blocks it.
Flores pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flores blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Hoo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Flores sends Hoo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Flores is motioning to the referee to let Hoo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Flores is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoo can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Flores.
Flores takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Flores.
Hoo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Flores defends it well.
Flores lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hoo throws an overhand right that lands on Flores's shoulder, as Flores tries to avoid the shot.
Flores misses with a looping right.
Flores scores with a jab to the head.
Hoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoo lands a high kick!
Flores misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoo throws a jab but it's blocked by Flores.
Hoo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Flores misses the shot to the body.
Flores cracks Hoo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo looks to throw the jab but Flores is out of range.
Hoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoo drops his hands momentarily and Flores takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hoo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Flores gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hoo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Flores!
A relieved looking Rafael Flores thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.