PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zamovic Mosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamovic Mosevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoover
vs
Mosevic

171 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 3 - 1

190 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugenio Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zamovic Mosevic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosevic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mosevic moves in looking to clinch but Hoover pushes him off.
Hoover was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hoover swats away the attempt to clinch by Mosevic.
Hoover throws a counter high kick but Mosevic was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mosevic tries to clinch but Hoover is having none of it.
Mosevic closes the distance but Hoover moves to the side

and Hoover counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mosevic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hoover loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mosevic is striking but Hoover is not phased and passes to half guard.
Hoover drops an elbow to the side of Mosevic's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosevic punching from the bottom.
Mosevic punching from the bottom.
Mosevic scores with a few weak punches.
Hoover not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoover blocks the strikes from Mosevic.
Hoover could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosevic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mosevic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mosevic strikes from the bottom but Hoover uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Mosevic tries to improve position but can't.
Hoover lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mosevic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoover wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mosevic wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Mosevic throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Hoover knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mosevic on the ground.
Mosevic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hoover's best efforts.
Mosevic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mosevic trying to strike off his back.
Hoover has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mosevic scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Hoover with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hoover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mosevic 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover lands a couple of digs.
Mosevic trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hoover is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hoover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hoover stays in close to Mosevic's body and controls the position.
Mosevic will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mosevic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hoover passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Mosevic looks winded!
Mosevic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mosevic trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosevic tries to strike from the bottom.
Mosevic is striking off his back. Hoover thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Hoover is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hoover not doing much here.
Hoover blocks the strikes from Mosevic.
Mosevic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mosevic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hoover drops an elbow to the side of Mosevic's head.
Hoover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mosevic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mosevic has hold of Hoover's hands but Hoover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hoover lands a nice short elbow.
Mosevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Mosevic has hold of Hoover's hands but Hoover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hoover working Mosevic over with strikes.
Mosevic is looking for a sweep. Hoover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoover takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hoover drops an elbow to the side of Mosevic's head.
Hoover lands with a punch from half guard.
Mosevic is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mosevic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoover scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hoover connects with a nice short shot to Mosevic's temple.
Mosevic is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Hoover dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hoover circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hoover counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hoover works over Mosevic with some ground and pound from guard.
Hoover scoring with some ground and pound.
Mosevic has momentary wrist control but Hoover slips an elbow through the middle.
Mosevic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mosevic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hoover working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosevic trying to strike off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosevic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mosevic trying to strike off his back.
Mosevic is striking off his back. Hoover thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Hoover blocks the strikes from Mosevic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosevic punching from the bottom.
Mosevic is breathing heavily.
Hoover blocks the strikes from Mosevic.
Hoover working over Mosevic with some ground and pound. Mosevic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mosevic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mosevic punching from the bottom.
Mosevic wants to get back to full guard but Hoover has passed into side control.
Mosevic trying to remain calm as Hoover controls from the top position.
Mosevic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoover scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoover working the body and head with strikes.
Mosevic is looking to regain half guard here but Hoover keeps moving and retains side control.
Hoover working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover landing strikes.
Mosevic throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mosevic wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Hoover takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Mosevic to pass into mount.
Hoover looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Hoover.
Mosevic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hoover with shots to the head and body - Mosevic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hoover lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mosevic hang on?
Mosevic is trying to escape the mount.
Hoover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mosevic can do to turn this around?
Hoover scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mosevic?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hoover cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoover lands a big shot there that rocks Mosevic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hoover lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mosevic hang on?
Mosevic swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hoover putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mosevic is desperately trying to improve his position but Hoover has a good base and remains in mount.
Eugenio Hoover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoover landing strikes from the mount.
Mosevic working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoover lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hoover sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hoover lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosevic is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mosevic throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hoover. What's that going to do exactly?
Mosevic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mosevic is looking to improve his position but Hoover isn't that keen on the idea.
Hoover controlling from mount.
Mosevic swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mosevic taking shots to the head.
Hoover blocks Mosevic's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoover lands with some strikes.
Mosevic is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mosevic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
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!
Mosevic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Hoover dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoover digs a good body shot into Mosevic's ribs.
Mosevic tries to clinch

so Hoover counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hoover controlling from the top position.
Mosevic trying to strike off his back.
Hoover postures up and lands a big shot to Mosevic's brow.
Mosevic striking off his back but it's not causing Hoover any problems.
Mosevic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mosevic will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hoover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mosevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mosevic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mosevic trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mosevic.
Mosevic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mosevic tries to roll over but Hoover keeps him under control.
Hoover is nestled in close to Mosevic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mosevic throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Hoover manages to pass to side control.
Mosevic taking a bit of punishment here - Hoover scoring with strikes.
Hoover working the head and body with strikes.
Mosevic is trying to strike from the bottom but Hoover has passed into full mount.
Hoover in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mosevic throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hoover. What's that going to do exactly?
Zamovic Mosevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosevic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Mosevic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Hoover connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mosevic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hoover controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hoover.
Hoover raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mosevic throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hoover. What's that going to do exactly?
Hoover with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hoover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosevic is bucking up trying to escape but Hoover cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mosevic is working to get back to half guard.
Hoover putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hoover looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mosevic regains half guard.
Hoover blocks the strikes from Mosevic.
Mosevic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hoover moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Mosevic.
Mosevic wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Mosevic tries to bench press Hoover off him but Hoover keeps the position.
Mosevic throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosevic is trying to strike from the bottom but Hoover has passed into full mount.
Mosevic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mosevic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mosevic is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
BOOM! Hoover connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hoover blocks Mosevic's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hoover lands a big shot there that rocks Mosevic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mosevic is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Hoover blocks Mosevic's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mosevic is looking to improve his position but Hoover isn't that keen on the idea.
Eugenio Hoover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mosevic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugenio Hoover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoover has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugenio Hoover!