PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoo
vs
Brown

194 cm
29
209 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

184 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Hoo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Hoo feinted with a counter takedown.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Hoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoo counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown thows a leg kick but Hoo checks it

and Hoo counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Hoo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hoo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoo is out of range.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Hoo's head but Hoo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoo.
Nice defenses there by Hoo.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Brown has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Hoo in the body.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
A head kick by Brown misses

and Hoo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hoo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoo trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown wants to improve his position but instead Hoo has moved into half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Hoo wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Hoo is keeping busy.
Hoo winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hoo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown wants to control but Hoo is keeping busy.
Brown has his hands clasped together around Hoo's back. He's all about the action.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown wants to control but Hoo is keeping busy.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown trying to control but Hoo postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoo backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown throws a nice looking combination but Hoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses with the combination.
Hoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown misses with the combination.

Hoo gets the takedown into side control.
Brown is trying to control Hoo's posture but Hoo avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hoo off and has taken his back!
Hoo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo breaks Brown's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoo wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Hoo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoo is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown controls Hoo momentarily but Hoo frees himself.
Hoo is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown striking off his back but it's not causing Hoo any problems.
Hoo is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hoo uses it to pass to side control.
Hoo trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoo.
Hoo trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown has hold of Hoo's hands but Hoo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo working Brown over with strikes.
Hoo working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hoo drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoo.
Hoo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ajai Hoo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brown thows a leg kick but Hoo checks it

and Hoo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hoo working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hoo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Brown moves into full guard.
Hoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Hoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hoo is controlling him.
Hoo distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Hoo from controlling successfully.

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.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Hoo is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Hoo is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Hoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoo lands a jab.
Hoo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoo circles away.
Hoo lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Hoo thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoo checks the leg kick.
Hoo throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Hoo lands with a good body shot.
Hoo lands a head shot.

Hoo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Brown is rocked!
Hoo chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Hoo finish him?
Hoo lands a couple of elbows.
Hoo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Brown wants to stand but Hoo is controlling the position.
Hoo looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Hoo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.

Hoo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoo landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ajai Hoo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ajai Hoo!