PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hogan
vs
Tillman

175 cm
36
162 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

177 cm
27
160 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Hellbent
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Tillman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan slips under a jab.
Hogan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tillman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hogan scrambles back to his feet.
Tillman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Tillman with a jab.
A big right from Tillman misses.
Tillman loads up on a big right hand but Hogan slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hogan.
Hogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tillman. That did some damage!
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Tillman scores with a punch to the head.
Hogan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hogan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tillman is out of range and Hogan settles back down.
Tillman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tillman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tillman thumps Hogan with a low kick.
Tillman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tillman.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tillman. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan throwing a counter right hand but Tillman manages to avoid it.
Tillman throws a shot from downtown. Hogan moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Good exchange - Hogan coming out on top.
Tillman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tillman takes one to the chin there.
Tillman wants to slow Hogan down by chopping away at his legs.
Hogan throws a body kick that misses.
Tillman wants to land a leg kick but Hogan is out of range.
Hogan cracks the inside of Tillman's front leg.

Tillman moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Tillman misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tillman throws a body kick that misses.
Tillman lands a nice shot that snaps Hogan's head back.
Nice body kick from Hogan.
Tillman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan throws a leg kick but Tillman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tillman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tillman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tillman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tillman sizes up Hogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tillman throws a front kick aimed at Hogan's knee but Hogan avoids it well.
Hogan throws a body punch but Tillman moves out of range.
Tillman throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tillman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tillman tests Hogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tillman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hogan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tillman is able to avoid easily.
Hogan punishes Tillman's body with a nice straight punch.
Hogan connects with a nice looking jab.
Tillman just misses with a punch to the body.
Tillman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tillman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left lands for Tillman.
Tillman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hogan misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan cracks Tillman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tillman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hogan needs to keep his hands up - Tillman had a free shot at his head there.
Tillman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tillman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hogan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hogan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tillman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hogan is able to avoid easily.

Tillman moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Hogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Tillman won't allow it.
Hogan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hogan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tillman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tillman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogan tries to break free but Tillman pushes him back against the cage.
Tillman tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Tillman back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tillman.
Tillman has Hogan pressed against the cage, preventing Hogan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tillman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tillman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Hogan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tillman misses with some punches.
Hogan is trying to break the clinch but Tillman is controlling him.
Hogan tries to break free but Tillman pushes him back against the cage.
Tillman working aggressively here.
Hogan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tillman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Hogan breaks from the clinch.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Tillman uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tillman slips a jab from Hogan.
Hogan misses with an uppercut. Tillman saw that one coming.
Jab by Tillman.
Tillman tries a head kick but it misses.
Tillman blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Tillman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hogan misses with an uppercut. Tillman saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hogan.
Hogan throws a hook but Tillman avoids it easily.
Hogan dips to his left and cracks Tillman with an uppercut!
Tillman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tillman misses the body punch
and Hogan counters with an inside leg kick.
Hogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tillman.
Hogan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tillman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tillman just misses with a punch to the body.
Tillman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hogan takes one on the button.
Tillman throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Hogan.
Tillman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hogan.
Nice defenses there by Hogan.
Pat Tillman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tillman throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tillman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tillman throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
Tillman misses with a lunging right hand
and Hogan counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan avoids a kick to the body.
Hogan cracks Tillman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hogan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tillman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hogan scrambles back to his feet.
Hogan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pat Tillman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Tillman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tillman throws the kick towards the body but Hogan avoids it.
Hogan misses with a body shot.
Hogan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tillman ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
A big left from Hogan misses.
Tillman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Hogan misses.
Tillman missing with a left hand there. Hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogan throws a low kick but Tillman avoids it.
Hogan throws a low kick, looking for Tillman's leg but Tillman calmly moves out of range.
Hogan slips under a jab from Tillman.
Tillman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tillman connects with a leg kick. Hogan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hogan throws out the jab.
Hogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tillman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan misses with an uppercut.
Hogan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tillman blocks a jab.
Hogan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tillman scores with a leg kick.
Tillman throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan slips under a jab.
Hogan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tillman misses with a hook. Hogan ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Hogan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tillman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tillman scores with a head kick.
Hogan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Tillman misses.
Tillman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tillman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Tillman.
Tillman throws a lazy right hand but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tillman walks into a straight right hand from Hogan.
Tillman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
Hogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tillman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tillman connects with a body shot that sends Hogan's belly button to the back.
Tillman misses with a body shot.
Hogan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hogan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tillman misses with a wild body shot.
Tillman misses with a hook.
Tillman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hogan blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tillman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tillman tries to land a body kick
and Hogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tillman.
Tillman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hogan counters with a good low kick that Tillman was not able to check.
Tillman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hogan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hogan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tillman feints a counter leg kick.
Tillman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tillman.
Tillman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tillman misses with a kick to the body.
Tillman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Hogan misses.
Hogan throws a jab when Tillman was well out of range.
Hogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tillman tries a quick counter leg kick but Hogan is wise to it.
Hogan walks into a straight right hand from Tillman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hogan works the jab nicely.
Hogan throws a push kick but Tillman slaps the foot to one side.
Tillman slips a straight right by Hogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Hogan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Hogan as he connects with a hook.
Tillman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hogan throws a combination. Tillman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hogan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tillman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Hogan.
Tillman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hogan throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tillman to score with a decent uppercut.
Hogan slips a straight right by Tillman.
Tillman lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Tillman.
Tillman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hogan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hogan misses with a looping right.
Tillman swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Tillman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hogan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tillman scrambles back to his feet.
Hogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hogan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tillman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hogan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tillman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hogan moves out of range of the leg kick from Tillman.
Tillman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tillman misses with a head kick.
Hogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tillman.
Tillman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hogan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tillman thuds his shin into the meat of Hogan's side.
Tillman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hogan.
Hogan throws a jab when Tillman was well out of range.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Tillman's head but Tillman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogan is looking to slow Tillman down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Tillman blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tillman.
Tillman throws out a counter right but Hogan avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tillman misses the shot to the body.
Tillman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hogan.
Tillman throws a leg kick but Hogan checks it.
Hogan loads up on a big right hand but Tillman slips the punch.
Hogan slips under a jab from Tillman.
Hogan missing with a left hand there. Tillman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tillman cracks Hogan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tillman throws a leg kick but Hogan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tillman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hogan has time to react.
The fighters circling - Tillman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hogan misses the shot to the body.
Tillman scoring well with a low kick there.
Tillman moves away from the strike by Hogan.
Tillman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hogans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tillman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Tillman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tillman swings widly with a right hand
and Hogan counters with a leg kick.
Hogan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tillman.
Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on Tillman's shoulder, as Tillman tries to avoid the shot.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Tillman tries to land a front kick but Hogan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tillman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tillman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tillman tries to clinch up.
Hogan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tillman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Hogan needs to keep his hands up - Tillman had a free shot at his head there.
Hogan misses with a kick to the body.
Tillman wants to land a leg kick but Hogan is out of range.
Tillman stuns Hogan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hogan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hogan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tillman lands with a good body shot.
Tillman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tillman moves out of range of the body kick from Hogan.
Tillman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hogan blocks it well.
Nice shot by Tillman.
Hogan connects with a leg kick. Tillman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tillman sizes up Hogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tillman misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Hogan misses.
Hogan misses with an uppercut. Tillman saw that one coming.
Tillman feints the counter takedown.
Tillman misses with a looping left.
Tillman misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hogan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hogan misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tillman takes one to the chin there.
Hogan misses with a head kick.
Tillman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tillman.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pat Tillman.
Well Tillman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pat Tillman!
Our winner, Pat Tillman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.