PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zephod Beeblebrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beeblebrox
vs
Hoost

195 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Determined

MMA's Best Nutrition
Tesla Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zephod Beeblebrox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beeblebrox throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoost.
Beeblebrox shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoost tries to sprawl out of it but Beeblebrox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoost wants to clinch.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but Beeblebrox pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoost tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeblebrox looks for a takedown but Hoost sprawls well.
Beeblebrox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoost's waist but Hoost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beeblebrox off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zephod Beeblebrox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beeblebrox has a takedown stuffed.
Ernesto Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beeblebrox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beeblebrox looks to land a right hand but Hoost moved out of range.
Hoost tries to clinch there but Beeblebrox circles away.
Beeblebrox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beeblebrox throws a low kick but Hoost avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but Beeblebrox pushes him off.
Beeblebrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beeblebrox paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoost doesn't manage to clinch there - Beeblebrox circles away.
No joy there for Beeblebrox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beeblebrox throws a nice looking combination but Hoost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hoost clinches with his opponent.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beeblebrox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoost landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.
Beeblebrox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beeblebrox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beeblebrox managing to block the knees to the body from Hoost.
Hoost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beeblebrox is breathing heavily.
Hoost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beeblebrox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beeblebrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Beeblebrox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoost tries to clinch but Beeblebrox is having none of it.
Hoost tries to clinch up but Beeblebrox circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beeblebrox scores with a takedown into Hoost's guard.
Beeblebrox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoost is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeblebrox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beeblebrox is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoost has wrist control.
Beeblebrox 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.
Beeblebrox is fighting to break Hoost's control of his arms but Hoost is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Beeblebrox advances to half guard.
Hoost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox wants to pass the guard but Hoost is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoost can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beeblebrox working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hoost's thigh. Hoost counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Beeblebrox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoost is pulling down on Beeblebrox's head to control his posture.
Hoost looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoost, not yet.
Beeblebrox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoost is keeping the position for now.
Beeblebrox passes Hoost's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Beeblebrox with the ground and pound but Hoost uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Beeblebrox tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoost is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beeblebrox drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hoost manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Beeblebrox has Hoost in his guard.
Beeblebrox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beeblebrox is working hard here to advance position.
Beeblebrox throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Beeblebrox has his foot on Hoost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hoost works his way back into a safe position though.

Beeblebrox had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hoost is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Beeblebrox Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hoost's back instead.
Hoost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beeblebrox. 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 hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Beeblebrox working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Beeblebrox has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hoost has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hoost trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Beeblebrox looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Hoost is controlling Beeblebrox 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zephod Beeblebrox dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Beeblebrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beeblebrox looks for a takedown but Hoost sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Hoost tries to clinch up but Beeblebrox circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Beeblebrox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoost doesn't manage to clinch there - Beeblebrox circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beeblebrox paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.

Beeblebrox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hoost wants to get back to full guard.
Beeblebrox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoost holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Beeblebrox seems to be working for a kimura but Hoost defends the submission attempt.
Beeblebrox trying to control from Hoost's half guard. Hoost has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Beeblebrox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Beeblebrox jabs Hoost right on the nose. Hoost blinks but takes it well.
Hoost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beeblebrox misses with the combination.

That's four 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.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.

Beeblebrox closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beeblebrox lands in his opponent's guard.
Beeblebrox tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoost is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beeblebrox passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beeblebrox working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zephod Beeblebrox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beeblebrox 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!