PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hungarian Hotdog (ranked 2339 p4p, 288 weight class) and Evan Rooney (ranked 3299 p4p, 390 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hotdog might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to George Ezra - Budapest. Hungarian Hotdog has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hotdog
vs
Rooney

191 cm
27
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hungarian Hotdog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rooney throws a sloppy head kick and Hotdog moves out of range easily.
Hotdog avoids the head kick by Rooney.
Evan Rooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Hotdog.
Hotdog blocks a head kick by Rooney.
Hotdog throws a hook but Rooney avoids it easily.
Rooney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hotdog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hotdog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rooney lands with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rooney.
Hotdog seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rooney moves away from the strike by Hotdog.
Rooney looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rooney thows a body kick. Hotdog tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rooney has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hotdog looks to land a right hand but Rooney moved out of range.
Rooney throws a wild body kick that Hotdog sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotdog misses with a looping left.
Hotdog throws a shot from downtown. Rooney moves away and avoids it.
Hotdog moves out of range as Rooney throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Rooney.
Rooney throws a head kick that misses.
Hotdog scores with a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rooney.
Rooney throws a push kick but Hotdog slaps the foot to one side.
Rooney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rooney throws a lazy body kick
letting Hotdog counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Rooney.
Hotdog swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rooney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rooney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rooney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rooney.
Hotdog is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rooney walks into a stiff left hand from Hotdog.
Hotdog avoids a kick to the body.
Hotdog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rooney has time to react.
Rooney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hotdog connects with a nice looking jab.
Hotdog moves out of range of the body kick from Rooney.
Rooney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hotdog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rooney scrambles back to his feet.
Rooney misses with a kick to the body.
Hotdog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hotdog takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hotdog is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rooney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hotdog.
Rooney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rooney is looking to land body kicks.
Rooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotdog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Rooney lands but Hotdog takes it in his stride.
Rooney throws a head kick that misses.
Rooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Hotdog finds it's target.
Hotdog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rooney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hotdog.
Rooney throws the kick towards the body but Hotdog avoids it.
Rooney gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hotdog counters with a nice uppercut.
Hotdog throws a hook but Rooney blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rooney throws a push kick but Hotdog slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotdog lands a lovely overhand right.

Rooney is rocked!
Rooney slips a straight right by Hotdog.
Rooney is still on wobbly legs! Can Hotdog finish him?
The fighters circling - Hotdog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rooney seems to have recovered his senses.
Hotdog jabs at Rooney's body.
Hotdog swings for the body but Rooney moves out of range.
Rooney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hotdog.
Hotdog is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rooney throws a head kick that misses.
Rooney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hotdog is out of range.
Rooney looks to land a body kick but Hotdog moved away.
Hotdog jabs Rooney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Hotdog misses.
Hotdog misses with a body shot.
Rooney was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hotdog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hungarian Hotdog will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rooney scores with a shot to the body.
Hotdog is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hotdog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rooney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rooney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Rooney.
Rooney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Hotdog on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rooney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rooney throws a body kick that misses
and Hotdog counters with a stiff right hand.
Rooney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rooney scoring well with a low kick there.
Hungarian Hotdog is winning the standup battle so far.
Rooney misses with a kick to the body
and Hotdog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hotdog blocks the body kick.
Rooney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hotdog.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hotdog moves out of range of the body kick from Rooney.
Rooney throws the kick towards the body but Hotdog avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotdog moves out of range of the leg kick from Rooney.
Hotdog clobbers Rooney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hotdog avoids a kick to the body.
Rooney takes one on the button.
Hotdog throws a big shot that misses.
And Rooney responds with a good body kick, but Hotdog manages to step out the way in time.
Hotdog misses with a hook. Rooney ducked under it nicely.
Rooney is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rooney throws a leg kick but Hotdog sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hotdog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rooney misses with a head kick.
Hotdog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hotdog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Hotdog.
Rooney throws a wild body kick that Hotdog sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Hotdog misses the target.
Rooney lands a head kick!
Rooney throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney misses with a head kick.
Rooney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hotdog loads up on a big right hand but Rooney slips the punch.
Rooney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hotdog lunges at Rooney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rooney's hand.
Rooney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rooney throws a head kick that misses
and Hotdog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hotdog throws a poor cross that misses
and Rooney makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rooney throws a sloppy head kick
and Hotdog counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rooney thinking.
Rooney is breathing heavily.
Hotdog takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rooney throws a head kick that misses
and Rooney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rooney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rooney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rooney throws a low kick, looking for Hotdog's leg but Hotdog calmly moves out of range.
Hotdog throws the left hand but Rooney avoids the punch easily.
Hotdog connects with the punch.
Rooney throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hotdog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Hotdog as he checks the leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rooney might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hotdog has got the better of the exchanges.
Hotdog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Hotdog.
Hotdog blocks a head kick by Rooney.
Rooney throws a leg kick but Hotdog checks it.
Hotdog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooney manages to avoid it.
Rooney tries a head kick but it misses.
Rooney throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hotdog on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick by Rooney misses
enabling Hotdog to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotdog looks to score with a jab to the body but Rooney is just out of range.
Hotdog throws a hook but Rooney blocks it.
Hotdog moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRooney.
Hotdog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hotdog misses the shot to the body.
Hotdog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rooney moves away.
Rooney is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hotdog throws a jab but it's blocked by Rooney.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rooney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rooney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rooney tries a head kick but it misses.
Hotdog scores with a nice right hand.
Hotdog throws a shot from downtown. Rooney moves away and avoids it.
Rooney throws a sloppy head kick and Hotdog moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hungarian Hotdog dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rooney throws a sloppy head kick
and Hotdog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rooney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hotdog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rooney can pounce on him.
Hotdog with a nice cross.
Rooney throws a leg kick
and Hotdog counters with a big right hand! Oh Rooney is in trouble here! Hotdog follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hungarian Hotdog!
An out of breath Hungarian Hotdog thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.