PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nam Kyu Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mar's entrance music is Through the Fires and Flames . A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kyu Mar
vs
Hobson

186 cm
26
173 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nam Kyu Mar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Hobson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobson tries to clinch up but Mar circles away and keeps his distance.
Hobson misses with a double jab
and Mar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mar ducks under a wild hook from Hobson.
Hobson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hobson throws out the jab.
Mar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mar misses the shot to the body.
Hobson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hobson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson moves to clinch but Mar breaks away
and Mar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hobson thinking.
Hobson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mar.
Mar throws a good cross that connects.
Mitchell Hobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hobson throws an off balance right hand
and Mar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson misses with a hook
and Mar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hobson misses with the combination.
Mar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hobson dodges the punch combination from Mar.
Mar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Mar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hobson.
Hobson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hobson defending well as Mar loads up on a big left hand.
Hobson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hobson thinking.

Hobson clinches up with Mar and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mar avoiding damage.
A bit of stalling here from Hobson.
Hobson scores with a shot to the side of Mar's head.
Hobson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mar blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hobson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Hobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Hobson.
Hobson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mar counters with a left and a right that stings Hobson.
Hobson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mar connects with a jab.
Mar slips a jab from Hobson.
Mar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mar circles away quickly and effectively.
Hobson misses with a body shot.
Mar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hobson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hobson wants to clinch
and Mar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hobson moves to clinch but Mar breaks away
and Mar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hobson dodges the punch combination from Mar.
Hobson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mar counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mar throws a shot from downtown. Hobson moves away and avoids it.
Hobson closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Mar counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mar misses with a few strikes there.
Hobson misses with a body punch
and Mar counters with a nice uppercut.
Hobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mar moves away.
Mar throws a big counter combination but Hobson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hobson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hobson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mar scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nam Kyu Mar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nam Kyu Mar is winning the standup battle so far.
Hobson moves to clinch but Mar breaks away
and Mar counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Mar misses.
Hobson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hobson.
Mar misses the jab.
Hobson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mar.
Hobson darts in trying to clinch
enabling Mar to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson misses with an uppercut
and Mar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Hobson.
A jab from Hobson finds it's way through Mar's defenses.

Mar is rocked!
Hobson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Mar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mar throws a series of punches but Hobson moves out of range.
Hobson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mar seems to have got his legs back now.

Hobson moves into range and clinches up with Mar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hobson.
Mar prevents a body shot from Hobson.
Hobson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hobson misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Hobson - that landed with a thud.
Hobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hobson digs a right hand into Mar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mar's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mar.
Hobson gets through Mar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mar fails to land.
Hobson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Hobson.
Hobson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hobson jumps guard but Mar stands there with Hobson around his waist. Hobson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hobson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mar is trying to break the clinch but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Hobson has a couple of punches blocked by Mar.
Mar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell Hobson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mar stalling the fight.
Hobson works on Mar's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mar.
Hobson lands with a light punch inside.
Hobson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mar blocking some punches.
Hobson lands a shot to the body.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mar lands a hook that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Hobson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mar.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mar lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hobson throws a head punch that misses.
Hobson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Hobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hobson has Mar up against the cage in a clinch.

Hobson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mar slips a straight right by Hobson.
It looked like Mar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hobson.
A lazy left from Hobson finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hobson tries to clinch but Mar is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mar misses its target.
Hobson slips under a jab.
Hobson tries to counter with a clinch but Mar shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Hobson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hobson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Hobson misses.
Hobson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hobson moves in looking to clinch but Mar pushes him off.
Mar throws a big shot that misses.

Hobson moves into the clinch.
Come on Mar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hobson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Hobson.
Mar prevents a body shot from Hobson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mar lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Hobson.
Mar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Hobson.
Hobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mar throws a head punch that misses.
Mar has had enough of the clinch but Hobson keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hobson.
Mar blocks a body shot from Hobson.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mar.
Hobson scores with a hook to the body.
Hobson digs a right hand underneath Mar's ribcage. Mar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hobson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hobson.
Hobson has a couple of punches blocked by Mar.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mar digs a right hand into Hobson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hobson's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hobson tries to throw a body punch but Mar avoids it by throwing Hobson back against the cage.
Hobson pushes Mar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mar backwards.
Hobson blocking some punches.
Hobson misses with some punches.
Hobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hobson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mar's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mar trying to control the position but instead, Hobson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mar into the cage.
Hobson misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mar blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mar.
A body shot lands from Hobson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mar blocking some punches.
Hobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hobson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Hobson really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hobson scores with a body shot.
Hobson tries to clinch up.
Mar throws a right and a left that Hobson avoids nicely.
Hobson wants to counter with a clinch but Mar pushes him away.
A left and a right from Mar both land. Nice combination.
Hobson ducks under a wild hook from Mar.
Hobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Mar misses.
Mar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hobson throws out the jab.
Mar throws a body punch but Hobson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson closes the distance but Mar moves to the side
and Mar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mar defending well as Hobson loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hobson moves in looking to clinch but Mar pushes him off.
A slow jab from Hobson misses its intended target.
Hobson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hobson misses with a hook
and Mar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hobson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mar in his tracks.
Hobson tries to clinch but Mar moves away
and Mar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hobson has closed the distance and engaged Mar in a clinch.
Hobson misses with a punch to the body.
Hobson tries to throw a body punch but Mar avoids it by throwing Hobson back against the cage.
Hobson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson lands with a short shot to the head.
Mar blocking some punches.
Mar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mar is trying to break the clinch but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mar is looking to control Hobson's arms but Hobson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mar has his back to the cage.
Hobson misses with some punches.
Hobson lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Hobson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hobson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mar smiles and moves away.
Hobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mar slips under a jab from Hobson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson throws a right hand that misses
and Mar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hobson misses with an uppercut
and Mar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hobson lands a nice hook to Mar's body. Mar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hobson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Mar misses its target.
Hobson is looking to clinch but Mar is avoiding it.
Mar swats away the attempt to clinch by Hobson.
Nice shot lands for Hobson.
Hobson misses with a combination
and Mar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mar was well out of range. Poor timing from Hobson.
Hobson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hobson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hobson tries to clinch up but Mar circles away and keeps his distance.
Hobson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mar on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hobson misses with a body shot
and Mar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mar swinging wildly here.
Hobson swings widly with a right hand
and Mar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nam Kyu Mar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hobson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mar connects with the punch.
Mar cracks Hobson with an open hand slap.
Hobson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hobson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hobson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hobson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hobson ducks under a wild hook from Mar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson misses with a hook to the body
and Mar counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Mar.
Hobson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mar misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hobson.
Hobson lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hobson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mar backwards.
Hobson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mar backwards.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mar just leaning against Hobson, taking a breather.
Hobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Mar fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson misses with the head strike.
Mar blocking some punches.
Hobson pushes Mar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Hobson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hobson.
Hobson misses with some punches.
Hobson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Hobson breaks from the clinch.
Hobson connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hobson throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson throws out a powerful jab.
Hobson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mar to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mar looks to clinch but Hobson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mar taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mitchell Hobson!
Mitchell Hobson is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Mitchell Hobson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Nam Kyu Mar was interviewed post fight and said 'Humble in victory and defeat. I'll be back. '.