PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tua Hohepa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua Hohepa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gariniho
vs
Hohepa

185 cm
19
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tua Hohepa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohepa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gariniho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hohepa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gariniho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gariniho seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hohepa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gariniho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice jab there from Gariniho.

It looks like Tua Hohepa has been cut.
Hohepa misses with an uppercut
and Gariniho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hohepa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Gariniho.
Hohepa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gariniho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hohepa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gariniho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tua Hohepa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gariniho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hohepa takes a step back to recover.
Gariniho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gariniho digs a good body shot into Hohepa's ribs.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohepa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
Hohepa misses with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohepa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hohepa swings widly with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a nice leg kick.
Hohepa cracks Gariniho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hohepa misses the body punch
and Gariniho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hohepa connects with the punch.
Hohepa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gariniho counters with a thumping low kick.
Hohepa misses with a straight right.
Hohepa looks to throw the jab but Gariniho is out of range.
Hohepa tries to clinch there but Gariniho circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hohepa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gariniho moves forwards but Hohepa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gariniho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gariniho moves away from the strike by Hohepa.
Hohepa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gariniho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho throws a hook but Hohepa avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Hohepa - just one landing.
Gariniho looks to score with a jab to the body but Hohepa is just out of range.
Hohepa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gariniho.
Gariniho tried to counter with a leg kick but Hohepa avoided it.
Gariniho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hohepa's calf.
Hohepa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Gariniho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gariniho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hohepa to score with a decent uppercut.
Gariniho misses with a kick to the body.
Hohepa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hohepa misses with a right hand
and Gariniho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hohepa misses with an uppercut
and Gariniho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hohepa swings widly with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hohepa looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohepa lands a body shot.
Hohepa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gariniho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hohepa misses with a hook.
Hohepa misses with a hook. Gariniho ducked under it nicely.
Gariniho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hohepa's head backwards.
Hohepa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Hohepa is rocked!
Gariniho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hohepa doesn't seem bothered though.
Gariniho fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hohepa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hohepa looks to clinch but Gariniho throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hohepa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Neyman Gariniho!