PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bickle
vs
Hoo

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
33
209 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoo.

Bickle gets caught flat footed, as Hoo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bickle is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hoo dives into side control.

Hoo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hoo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bickle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hoo connects with a decent elbow.
Bickle is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hoo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoo prevents Bickle from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Hoo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hoo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bickle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoo blocks Bickle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bickle is bucking up trying to escape but Hoo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo with the ground and pound from mount.
Bickle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoo dominating with strikes here.
Bickle is desperately trying to improve his position but Hoo has a good base and remains in mount.
Bickle is working hard here to advance position.
Hoo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bickle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hoo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Bickle is rocked!
Hoo softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Bickle is out cold! Hoo jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ajai Hoo!