PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Huricane (ranked 2301 p4p, 316 weight class) and Little Tony (ranked 2184 p4p, 298 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Huricane
vs
Tony

191 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

ZZ POPS

Sinners Fight Wear

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Huricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Little Tony!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony slips under a jab.
Huricane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
Huricane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Huricane has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Safe Space in the buildup to the fight.
Huricane moves in looking to clinch but Tony pushes him off.
Tony takes a swing at Huricane's ribcage but misses.
Huricane fails to land with a series of punches.
Huricane tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.

Tony moves into the clinch.
Tony throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huricanes head.
Tony stalls.
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huricane tries a knee to the head but Tony blocks it.
Huricane throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony working aggressively here.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tony misses with a body punch.
Huricane has a couple of punches blocked by Tony.
Tony scores with a shoulder strike.
Tony scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tony.
Huricane is trying to stall.
Tony looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tony throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tony creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tony tries to work over Huricane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tony lands a right hand.
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tony is looking to control Huricane's arms but Huricane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tony has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Tony.
Still in the clinch, Huricane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tony lands with a left to the head.
Huricane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tony has had enough of the clinch but Huricane keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Tony to work.

Tony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony takes a swing at Huricane's ribcage but misses.
Tony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huricane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huricane is looking to clinch but Tony is avoiding it.
Tony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huricane manages to avoid it.
Huricane moves away from the strike by Tony.
Tony lands a nice hook to Huricane's body. Huricane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huricane throws a hook to the side of Tony's head but Tony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Tony.
Tony thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huricane moves out of range as Tony strikes.
Tony throws a hook but Huricane avoids it easily.
Huricane tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.
Huricane doesn't manage to clinch there - Tony circles away.

Huricane gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huricane wants to stall.
A short right from Huricane on the inside.
Huricane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huricane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huricane takes a shot to the head.
Tony misses with a punch on the inside.
Huricane tries to stall but Tony uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tony scores with a shoulder strike.
Huricane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tony.
Tony has a couple of punches blocked by Huricane.
Tony blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huricane.
Tony misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huricane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Huricane fails to land.
Huricane looking to stall.
Huricane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Huricane scores with a hook to the body.
Tony lands a shoulder strike.
Tony struggles to land a body shot inside as Huricane controls his hands.
Huricane is leaning against Tony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tony pushes Huricane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tony tries to work over Huricane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tony tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Tony back against the cage.
Tony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Huricane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huricane tries to clinch
and Tony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huricane walks into a straight right hand from Tony.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Tony dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Huricane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tony throws a jab when Huricane was well out of range.
Huricane tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.
Huricane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tony swats away the attempt to clinch by Huricane.
Tony misses with a hook.
Huricane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huricane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huricane is looking to clinch.
Huricane tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huricane tries to clinch but Tony moves out of range.
Tony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Huricane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Huricane closes the distance and pushes Tony back into the cage.
Huricane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huricane throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tony scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huricane misses with an elbow over the top.
Tony lands with a short shot to the head.
Huricane scores with a shoulder strike.
Huricane blocks an uppercut.
Huricane is trying to break the clinch but Tony has him pressed against the cage.
Tony lands a right hand.
Huricane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tony backwards.
Tony tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Tony back against the cage.
Tony working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Huricane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tony misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tony fails to land.
Tony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tony avoids a wild elbow strike from Huricane.
Tony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tony misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Huricane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huricane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tony blocks an uppercut.
Tony has a couple of punches blocked by Huricane.

Huricane breaks from the clinch.
Tony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huricane moves away.
Huricane wants to clinch.

Huricane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huricane scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Huricane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tony fails to land.
Tony pushes Huricane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tony lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little Tony seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tony cracks Huricane with a nice body shot.
Tony throws a punch but it's blocked by Huricane.
Tony misses with a body punch.
Tony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huricane is leaning against Tony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huricane stalling in the clinch.
Tony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huricane taking a breather.
Tony lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huricane backwards.
Huricane takes a shot to the head.
Tony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tony displaying some good clinch control by pressing Huricane up against the cage.
Tony lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huricane tries to stall but Tony uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tony tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Tony back against the cage.
Tony can't find room to land a body shot as Huricane controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Huricane fails to land.
Huricane prevents a body shot from Tony.
Stalling in the clinch from Tony.
Huricane trying to stall but Tony improves his position.
Huricane has Tony pushed against the cage.
Tony can't find room to land a body shot as Huricane controls the action.
Tony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tony scores with a hook to the body.
Huricane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tony scores with a shoulder strike.
Tony is working Huricane over against the cage.
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huricane misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Tony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tony lands a nice shot to the body.
Huricane slips a jab from Tony.
Huricane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huricane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tony misses with a body shot.
Tony misses with a looping left.
Tony gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Huricane.
Tony lands an overhand right.
Huricane wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huricane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Huricane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Huricane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tony manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tony! But no joy.
Huricane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tony throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huricane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
Huricane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Huricane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Huricane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tony throws a poor cross that misses
and Huricane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Huricane tries to clinch up.
Huricane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huricane moves out of range as Tony strikes.
Huricane is looking to counter punch.
Tony just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Tony misses
and Huricane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huricane misses with an uppercut.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Huricane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Huricane gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huricane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tony misses with some punches.
Tony lands an uppercut.

It looks like Rod Huricane has been cut.
Huricane trying to stall but Tony improves his position.
Tony tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huricane's elbow.
Tony takes a shot to the head.
Huricane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Huricane lands a shoulder strike.
Huricane lands a nice uppercut.
Tony tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huricane's elbow.
Tony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huricane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tony tries a body shot but Huricane blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huricane.
Tony swings wildly with an uppercut but Huricane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huricane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rod Huricane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huricane backwards.
Tony digs a right hand into Huricane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huricane's gas tank.
Tony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tony.
Huricane trying to stall but Tony improves his position.
Tony struggles to land a body shot inside as Huricane controls his hands.
Tony misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Huricane looking to slow down the pace here.
Huricane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Huricane misses with the head strike.
Huricane avoiding damage.
Tony lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huricane backwards.
Tony misses with a punch on the inside.
Tony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huricane misses with the head strike.

Tony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tony misses with an uppercut. Huricane saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Little Tony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tony 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Tony!
Little Tony seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.