PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markus Somerkoski (ranked 2720 p4p, 326 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 3450 p4p, 394 weight class). Hogan has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hulk Hogan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Somerkoski
vs
Hogan

171 cm
25
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Markus Somerkoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hogan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hogan showed some decent athleticism there.

Somerkoski actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Hogan there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan working Somerkoski over with strikes.
Somerkoski is pressing down on Hogan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
My spies in Temp Spar Gym inform me that Hogan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Somerkoski looking for a guillotine here but Hogan defends easily.
Hogan cracks Somerkoski with a solid left hand.
Hogan stands up over Somerkoski, holding on to his feet. Hogan throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Somerkoski is out cold! Hogan lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
During a confident post fight interview, Hulk Hogan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.