PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Hate Work (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hackenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hackenberg has chosen Cum On Feel The Noize as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hate Work
vs
Hackenberg

170 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, I Hate Work!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Hackenberg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Work dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Work bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Work takes the fight into the clinch.
Hackenberg lands with a right to the head.
Hackenberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hackenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Work uses good head movement to avoid it.
Work slows down the pace here.
Work is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hackenberg is keeping busy.
Hackenberg scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackenberg lands a shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hackenberg lands an uppercut.
Work is trying to maintain a safe position but Hackenberg gets an underhook and turns Work into the cage.
Work taking a breather.
Hackenberg effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenberg lands a left hand.
Work blocks a body shot from Hackenberg.
Work is looking to control Hackenberg's arms but Hackenberg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Work has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by I Hate Work.
Hackenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Work sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Work moves out of range as Hackenberg strikes.
Work throwing a counter right hand but Hackenberg manages to avoid it.
Work throws a hook but Hackenberg blocks it.
Hackenberg wants to counter the offense by Work and move into the clinch position.

Work darts in and clinches Hackenberg up against the cage.
Hackenberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Work backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hackenberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Work struggles to land a body shot inside as Hackenberg controls his hands.
Work is pushing Hackenberg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Work tries to work over Hackenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hackenberg misses with some punches.
Work looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hackenberg as Work tries to tie him up.
Hackenberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hackenberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hackenberg lands a right hand.
Work looking to slow down the pace here.
Work tries a body shot but Hackenberg blocks it.
Hackenberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Work controls his hands.
Work lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Work doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Hackenberg.
A short uppercut from Hackenberg.
Work tries to work over Hackenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hackenberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hackenberg scores with a hook to the body.
Work is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenberg pushes Work back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Work letting Hackenberg take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackenberg.
A left hand lands to the body for Hackenberg.
A right hand to the body from Hackenberg.
Work pushes Hackenberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Work misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hackenberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hackenberg breaks the clinch.
Hackenberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hackenberg slips a jab from Work.
Work uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackenberg.
A big left from Work misses.
Work throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hackenberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Work misses with a hook
and Work takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackenberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hackenberg takes a swing at Work's ribcage but misses.
Hackenberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Work swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Work misses the jab.
Hackenberg tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hackenberg tests Work's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Work jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Work misses with a hook.
Hackenberg throws a shot to the body.
Work misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hackenberg misses with a left hand
and Work counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hackenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Work sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hackenberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Work on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Work walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Work throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Hackenberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hackenberg moves away from the strike by Work.

Work closes the distance and pushes Hackenberg back into the cage.
Hackenberg lands a shoulder strike.
Hackenberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Work backwards.
Work is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Work tries a body shot but Hackenberg blocks it.
Hackenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Hackenberg.
Ray Hackenberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hackenberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Work's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hackenberg lands with a short shot to the head.

Work is rocked!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oh Work is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hackenberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Hackenberg lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Work to his knees! Hackenberg keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Hackenberg!
Ray Hackenberg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.