PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernesto Hoost is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Parsons
vs
Hoost

150 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoost clinches with his opponent.
Hoost connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Thomas Parsons has been cut.
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parsons could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parsons's face.
Parsons is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hoost connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Parsons goes down! Hoost jumps into full mount looking to finish!

Parsons is rocked!
Hoost content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons tries to reverse the position but Hoost maintains control.
Hoost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hoost stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Parsons tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hoost counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoost.
Parsons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parsons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parsons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoost lands a knee to the body.
Hoost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parsons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoost lands a knee to the head.
Hoost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parsons wants to break free but Hoost has control.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost stops a takedown attempt from Parsons.
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parsons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parsons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoost just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hoost.
Parsons is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoost has double underhooks.
Parsons has had enough of the clinch but Hoost keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Hoost.
Parsons taking a breather.
Hoost scores a nice knee to the body.
Parsons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parsons blocks it with crossed arms.
Parsons tries to pull guard but Hoost won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
Parsons fails to pull guard.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost prevents Parsons from breaking the clinch.
Parsons looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Hoost.
Parsons looking to slow down the pace here.
Parsons seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hoost is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Hoost connects with a knee to the head.
Parsons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hoost.
Parsons is trying to break free.
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parsons.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parsons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoost tries to land knees in the clinch but Parsons avoids the damage to the body.
Parsons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoost just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parsons tries for a takedown but Hoost manages to get underhooks.
Parsons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Parsons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Hoost.
Parsons tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Hoost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Parsons's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parsons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parsons swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hoost clinches.
Hoost lands a knee to the head.
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parsons's face.
Knees to the body from Hoost.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoost crunches a lovely knee into Parsons's ribcage.
Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parsons blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parsons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoost scores a nice knee to the body.
Ernesto Hoost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoost.
Hoost landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parsons is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoost has double underhooks.
Parsons tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parsons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoost lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parsons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parsons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parsons jumps guard but Hoost stands there with Parsons around his waist. Parsons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parsons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
Parsons tries to pull guard but Hoost holds him up against the cage and eventually Parsons drops back down to his feet.
Parsons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoost just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parsons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
Parsons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoost just stands there and leans against the cage.
Parsons avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
Parsons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoost walks away with a smile on his face. Parsons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Parsons tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hoost moves into the clinch.
Parsons tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Parsons blocks with his arms.
Hoost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parsons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoost as Parsons tries to tie him up.
Parsons throws an elbow that misses.
Parsons wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Hoost.
Parsons takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Hoost.
Parsons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoost walks away with a smile on his face. Parsons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Parsons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parsons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoost as he jumps to the side.
Hoost tries to clinch but Parsons moves out of range.
Hoost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hoost darts in and clinches Parsons up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Parsons is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Hoost.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parsons blocks it with crossed arms.
Parsons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoost walks away with a smile on his face. Parsons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Parsons is avoiding it.
Parsons doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoost circles away.
Parsons tries for a takedown but Hoost sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but Parsons pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Parsons darts in trying to clinch

and Hoost holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hoost lands a nice knee to the body.
Parsons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parsons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parsons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoost tries to land knees in the clinch but Parsons avoids the damage to the body.
Parsons tries to pull guard but Hoost holds him up against the cage and eventually Parsons drops back down to his feet.
Hoost gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parsons.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parsons's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Hoost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Parsons's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Parsons or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoost which made him look bad.
Parsons swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.
Parsons tries to clinch but Hoost moves away

and Hoost holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parsons is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoost has double underhooks.
Hoost landing knees to the head.
Parsons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoost landing knees to the head.
Hoost scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoost lands a knee to the body.
Hoost scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoost missing with knees to the body.
Parsons can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoost crunches a lovely knee into Parsons's ribcage.
Parsons fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoost landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoost connects with a knee to the head.
Hoost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parsons's face.
Parsons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parsons.
Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
Parsons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Parsons blocks with his arms.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parsons's face.
Parsons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoost crunches a lovely knee into Parsons's ribcage.
Parsons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hoost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parsons's face.
A knee to the head by Hoost.
Parsons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parsons is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoost has double underhooks.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parsons misses with a knee to the head.
Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
Hoost tries to land knees in the clinch but Parsons avoids the damage to the body.
Ernesto Hoost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Parsons looking for a takedown.
Parsons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hoost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parsons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoost is keeping busy.
Parsons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parsons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoost just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parsons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parsons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parsons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoost has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parsons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parsons jumps guard but Hoost stands there with Parsons around his waist. Parsons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Parsons drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoost gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parsons tries to pull guard but Hoost holds him up against the cage and eventually Parsons drops back down to his feet.
Hoost landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parsons is working for takedown but Hoost is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hoost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parsons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoost prevents Parsons from breaking the clinch.
Parsons is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Parsons tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hoost landing knees to the head.
Parsons is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parsons tries to pull guard but Hoost won't allow it.
Hoost blocks an uppercut.
Thomas Parsons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parsons creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Hoost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoost 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Hoost!