PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Hog (ranked 2944 p4p, 3998 weight class) and Elijah Mohamed (ranked 368 p4p, 470 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hog
vs
Mohamed

175 cm
19
165
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
168
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Coconut Supplement Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Hog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Mohamed!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hog throws a looping overhand right but Mohamed ducks down to avoid it.
Hog throws a jab when Mohamed was well out of range.
Mohamed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hog moves forwards but Mohamed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hog bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mohamed's head.
Mohamed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hog lands with an overhand left.
Mohamed swings for the body but Hog moves out of range.
Mohamed throws a right and a left that Hog avoids nicely.
Elijah Mohamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohamed slips under a jab from Hog.
Mohamed loads up on a big right hand but Hog slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Hog misses the target.
Mohamed moves out of range as Hog strikes.
Mohamed throws an overhand right that lands on Hog's shoulder, as Hog tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohamed misses with a body shot
and Hog counters with a straight right hand.
Hog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hog walks into a left hand.
Mohamed misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mohamed.
Mohamed scores with a body shot.
Hog throws a hook but Mohamed blocks it.
Mohamed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mohamed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hog.
Jab from Hog.

It looks like Elijah Mohamed has been cut.
Hog is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hog throws a right hand that misses
and Mohamed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mohamed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hog.
Mohamed lands a nice shot to the body.
Hog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mohamed.
Hog is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Mohamed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Mohamed.
A swing and a miss from Mohamed.
Mohamed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hog backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohamed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hog momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hog swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hog throws a looping overhand right but Mohamed ducks down to avoid it.
Mohamed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hog ducks under a wild hook from Mohamed.
Hog wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mohamed scores with the left hand. Hog knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Hog.
It looked like Hog was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mohamed.
Mohamed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hog misses with a straight left.
Hog lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hog.
Hog is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hog misses with a right hand
and Mohamed counters with a left and a right that stings Hog.
Hog lands with a nice body punch.
Mohamed falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hog to counter with a crisp jab.
Mohamed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohamed misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hog slips under a jab from Mohamed.
Some wild striking there from Hog.
Mohamed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohamed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hog's head backwards.
Mohamed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hogs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hog swinging wildly here.
Mohamed misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mohamed!
A slow jab from Mohamed misses its intended target.
Hog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mohamed lands a jab to the head.
Hog throws a hook to the side of Mohamed's head but Mohamed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hog misses with an uppercut
and Mohamed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mohamed cracks Hog with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mohamed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hog misses with an uppercut. Mohamed saw that one coming.
Mohamed misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Hog misses the target.
Mohamed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mohamed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mohamed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mohamed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hog slips a jab and a cross from Mohamed.
Mohamed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hog.
Mohamed appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Mohamed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Mohamed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mohamed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mohamed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hog.
Hog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mohamed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mohamed.
Hog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mohamed throws a nice looking combination but Hog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mohamed misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Mohamed.
A left lands for Mohamed.
Mohamed misses with a combination

and Hog holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohamed has had enough of the clinch but Hog keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hog just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mohamed's brow.
Hog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hog misses with a body punch.
Hog jumps guard but Mohamed stands there with Hog around his waist. Hog gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hog has Mohamed pressed against the cage, preventing Mohamed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hog manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hog jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mohamed walks away with a smile on his face. Hog gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mohamed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hog looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mohamed swings for the body but Hog moves out of range.
Mohamed throws a jab when Hog was well out of range.
Hog misses with a lunging right hand
and Mohamed counters with a straight right hand.
Mohamed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mohamed.
Mohamed swings widly with a right hand
and Hog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mohamed ducks under a wild hook from Hog.
Hog has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hog drops his hands momentarily and Mohamed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab by Hog.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohamed connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Mohamed as he connects with a hook.
Mohamed punishes Hog's body with a nice straight punch.
Mohamed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mohamed throws a lazy right hand but Hog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hog connects with a body shot.
Hog doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohamed circles away.
Hog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mohamed lands a nice hook to Hog's body. Hog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mohamed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mohamed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mohamed misses with a straight left.

Hog clinches up with Mohamed and pushes him back against the cage.
Hog is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mohamed to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Hog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hog jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mohamed walks away with a smile on his face. Hog gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mohamed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hog swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Hog drops his hands momentarily and Mohamed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mohamed slips a jab from Hog.
Hog throws a hook but Mohamed avoids it easily.
Mohamed throws a right hand that Hog ducks under and follows up with a left that Hog also avoids with ease.
Mohamed looks to throw the jab but Hog is out of range.
Mohamed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mohamed scores with a nice right hand.
Mohamed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mohamed misses with a combination

and Hog counters by clinching up.
Hog throws an elbow but it misses.
Mohamed working hard to break the clinch.

Mohamed breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohamed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mohamed misses with a looping left.
Mohamed scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hog throws a shot to the body.
Hog is looking to clinch.
Mohamed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hog was well out of range. Poor timing from Mohamed.
Hog tries to clinch but Mohamed is having none of it.
Hog has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mohamed.
Mohamed throws a hook but Hog blocks it.
Hog defending well as Mohamed loads up on a big left hand.
Mohamed throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Mohamed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elijah Mohamed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mohamed misses with a hook
and Hog counters with a stiff right hand.
Elijah Mohamed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hog scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mohamed misses with a right hand
and Hog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mohamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mohamed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mohamed jabs Hog right on the nose. Hog blinks but takes it well.
Hog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mohamed looks to throw the jab but Hog is out of range.
Hog misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mohamed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hog throws a shot from downtown. Mohamed moves away and avoids it.
Mohamed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mohamed.
Hog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hog throws a jab when Mohamed was well out of range.
Mohamed lands a nice looking body shot.
Mohamed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hog manages to avoid it.
Hog moves out of range of the strikes.
Mohamed misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hog was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mohamed.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Hog.
Hog lands an elbow that stopped Mohamed in his tracks for a moment.
Hog misses with a punch to the body.
Hog lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Mohamed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mohamed misses with a shot to the body
and Hog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Hog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hog rushes Mohamed and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hog is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hog prevents Mohamed from breaking the clinch.
Mohamed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Mohamed.
Mohamed is trying to break the clinch but Hog is controlling him.
Mohamed takes an elbow to the temple.

Mohamed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hog moves to clinch but Mohamed breaks away
and Mohamed counters with a one-two to the body.
Mohamed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mohamed unleashes a big counter combination but Hog bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hog slips a straight right by Mohamed.
Hog slips a jab from Mohamed.
Hog is looking to counter the offense by Mohamed and move into the clinch.
Hog has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mohamed finds it's way round the side to connect with Hog's head.
Mohamed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mohamed misses its intended target.
Mohamed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Mohamed. Beautiful body shot.
Hog just misses with a punch to the body.
Mohamed misses with a looping right.
Mohamed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hog counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hog.
Mohamed lands a nice looking body shot.
Mohamed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mohamed misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hog to counter with a crisp jab.
Hog lands with a good body shot.
Mohamed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hog throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Mohamed on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That has opened up Elijah Mohamed's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hog throws a shot from downtown. Mohamed moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hog misses the target.
Hog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Hog moves into the clinch successfully.
Hog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mohamed wants to break free but Hog has control.
Hog lands an elbow just above Mohamed 's eye.
Hog jumps guard but Mohamed stands there with Hog around his waist. Hog gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Elijah Mohamed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hog just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mohamed's brow.
Hog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mohamed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hog pushes off an throws an elbow but Mohamed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mohamed misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hog.

Mohamed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Hog.
I think Mohamed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Mohamed!
Elijah Mohamed thanked the fans post fight for their support.