PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Tulip (ranked 2296 p4p, 2886 weight class) and Joe Hogan (ranked 312 p4p, 380 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tulip
vs
Hogan

165 cm
24
169
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
182
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinny Tulip!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan misses with an uppercut. Tulip saw that one coming.
Tulip lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tulip showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hogan.
Tulip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Tulip throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tulip looks to land a combination but Hogan avoids it well.
Tulip misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogan throws a hook but Tulip avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Tulip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hogan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tulip wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan closes the distance but Tulip moves to the side
enabling Tulip to counter with a crisp jab.
Tulip lands a jab-cross combination.
Tulip lunges at Hogan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hogan's hand.
Hogan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hogan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tulip takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tulip changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hogan throws a push kick but Tulip slaps the foot to one side.
Tulip throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tulip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogan.
Tulip smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan scoring well with a low kick there.
Tulip sizes up Hogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hogan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hogan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tulip throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Tulip's head but Tulip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tulip tries to land a leg kick but Hogan saw it coming and moves away.
Hogan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tulip has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tulip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tulip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tulip takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hogan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hogan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tulip misses with a hook. Hogan ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulip ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hogan lands a nice looking body kick.
Hogan takes a swing at Tulip's ribcage but misses.
Hogan throws the left hand but Tulip avoids the punch easily.
Hogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hogan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hogan feints and then cracks Tulip's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tulip down.

Hogan drives through and clinches with Tulip against the cage.
Tulip wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hogan keeps control of Tulip as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tulip looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hogan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tulip lands with a nice combination. Hogan backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Joe Hogan has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to land a leg kick but Tulip is out of range.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Tulip.
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tulip cracks Hogan with an open hand slap.
Tulip throws a series of punches but Hogan moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hogan.
Tulip is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tulip throws an overhand right that lands on Hogan's shoulder, as Hogan tries to avoid the shot.
Hogan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogan throws a leg kick
and Tulip counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tulip throws the kick towards the body but Hogan avoids it.
Hogan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Tulip dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hogan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big right from Tulip misses.
Tulip swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Tulip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hogan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hogan misses with a double jab.
Hogan moves away from the strike by Tulip.
Tulip throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
Tulip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogan looks for the body kick but Tulip saw that one coming.
Joe Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tulip connects with a single shot there.
Hogan is looking to chop away at Tulip's legs.
A quick step to the side and Tulip tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tulip lands a nice hook to Hogan's body. Hogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tulip stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hogan.
Hogan wants to clinch.
Tulip misses with a straight right.
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tulip.
A head kick misses from Hogan.
Tulip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hogan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tulip is out of range and Hogan settles back down.
Tulip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Tulip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulip takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hogan - that will leave a mark!
Tulip throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
Hogan motions for Tulip to come forward. Hogan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hogan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hogan.
Hogan throws a leg kick but Tulip sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tulip uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulip on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tulip throws a combination that misses
and Hogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tulip swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tulip jabs Hogan right on the nose. Hogan blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Hogan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulip throws a body shot but no joy.
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tulip darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tulip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hogan tries to work over Tulip's front leg with a kick but Tulip checks it.
Vinny Tulip is winning the standup battle so far.
Tulip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tulip misses with a double jab.
Hogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tulip.
Tulip scores with a nice head shot.
Tulip misses the jab.
Tulip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tulip throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan defending well as Tulip loads up on a big left hand.
Tulip misses with an uppercut
and Hogan counters with a stiff right hand.
Hogan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hogan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hogan there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Hogan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tulip is out of range and Hogan settles back down.
Hogan thows a body kick. Tulip tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tulip missing with a left hand there. Hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogan flicks out a counter leg kick but Tulip steps away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hogan checks a leg kick.
Tulip looks to land a combination but Hogan avoids it well.
Tulip slips a jab from Hogan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vinny Tulip will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Hogan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hogan misses with a leg kick
and Tulip counters with a left and a right that stings Hogan.
Tulip misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Tulip.
Hogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Hogan.
Hogan throws a nice head kick!
Hogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Tulip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tulip throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
Tulip throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Tulip does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hogan misses its intended target.
Tulip checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hogan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hogan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hogan throws a chopping leg kick but Tulip manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hogan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tulip throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogan misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Hogan.
Hogan scores with a push kick.
Tulip loads up on a big right hand but Hogan slips the punch.
Hogan throws a wild body kick that Tulip sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.
Hogan is looking for the big counter here.
Tulip throws a shot from downtown. Hogan moves away and avoids it.
Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hogan feints a counter leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hogan.
Tulip blocks a head kick by Hogan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Hogan misses.
Hogan is looking to score with low kicks.
Tulip will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tulip lands a nice looking body shot.
Tulip throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan throws a leg kick
and Tulip counters with a stiff right hand.
Tulip throws a jab when Hogan was well out of range.
Tulip swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Tulip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogan can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tulip to score with a decent uppercut.
Hogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tulip misses with the combination.
Hogan throws a combination that misses
letting Tulip counter with a right hand.
Hogan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tulip missing with a left hand there. Hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Tulip was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hogan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Tulip counters with a left and a right that stings Hogan.
Hogan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tulip misses with a left hand
and Hogan counters with a body kick.
Hogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a leg kick.
Tulip throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulip fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hogan on the side of the head.
Tulip misses with an uppercut.
Hogan throws out a counter right but Tulip avoids it with no problem.
Tulip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Tulip throws a hook to the side of Hogan's head but Hogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Hogan.
Tulip throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hogan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tulip works over Hogan's head and body with a nice combination.
Hogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tulip.
Despite the aggression on Hogan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tulip on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Tulip clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hogan's cut.
That's time! Tulip's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A low kick from Hogan misses
and Tulip counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tulip wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Tulip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tulip works Hogan's body with a nice hook.
Tulip works over Hogan's head and body with a nice combination.
Hogan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tulip.
Tulip is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Tulip lands a jab to Hogan's midsection.
Hogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tulip misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Hogan.
Tulip checks a leg kick.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Tulip.
Tulip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hogan throws out the jab.
Tulip looks to land a left hand but Hogan moved out of range nicely.
Tulip misses with a two punch combination.
Tulip blocks the body kick.
Tulip scores with a jab.
Hogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hogan misses with a wild combination.
Tulip swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tulip is able to avoid easily.
Tulip scores with a hook to the body. Hogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tulip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tulip will feel that in the morning.
Tulip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.
Hogan tries to clinch but Tulip moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulip throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Hogan tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by Tulip. Beautiful body shot.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tulip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan throws a leg kick but Tulip checks it.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Tulip sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulip tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tulip keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tulip avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hogan motions for Tulip to come forward. Hogan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Tulip misses.
Tulip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tulip connects with a right hand. Hogan shakes it off.
Tulip works the jab nicely.
Tulip with a jab.
Hogan throws a series of punches but Tulip moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Tulip misses its target.
Hogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tulip is looking to counter punch.
Hogan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tulip crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hogan - the referee stops the clock and Tulip gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hogan. Tulip manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hogan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tulip moves out of range of the body kick from Hogan.
Hogan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulip misses with a wild body shot.
Tulip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tulip misses with an uppercut. Hogan saw that one coming.
Tulip avoids the head kick by Hogan.
Tulip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tulip.
Hogan unleashes a big counter combination but Tulip bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hogan misses with a left hand
letting Tulip counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Tulip had his way with Joe Hogan in that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hogan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hogan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tulip takes one to the chin there.
Hogan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tulip bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tulip swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.
Hogan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tulip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulip throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Hogan connects with a solid leg kick.
Tulip throws a lazy right hand but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulip scores with a jab to the body.
Tulip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tulip looks to land a combination. Hogan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tulip was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hogan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hogan throws a leg kick which misses Tulip's front leg but catches the back leg as Tulip tries to avoid it.
Tulip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogan tests Tulip's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tulip misses with a hook to the body
and Hogan counters with a one-two to the body.
Tulip lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tulip throws a good cross that connects.
Hogan misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulip connects with a body shot that sends Hogan's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulip. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tulip.
Hogan throws a jab when Tulip was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Tulip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hogan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tulip connects with a single shot there.
Tulip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulip. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan throws a hook but Tulip blocks it.
Tulip takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tulip moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulip throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hogan misses with a looping left.
Hogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Tulip.
Hogan throws a combination that misses
letting Tulip counter with a right hand.
Hogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hogan tried to score with a low kick but Tulip checks it.
Tulip throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tulip throws out a powerful jab.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tulip went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Tulip.
A telegraphed right hand from Tulip misses the target.
Hogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hogan throws a leg kick but Tulip moved away.
Hogan looks to land a body kick but Tulip moved away.
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!
Hogan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hogan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hogan throws a combination that misses
enabling Tulip to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogan throws a jab when Tulip was well out of range.
Tulip swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hogan.
Tulip connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Tulip showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tulip, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Tulip!
Vinny Tulip retains his welterweight title!