PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hobo Garrincha (ranked 613 p4p, 671 weight class) and Chu Ho Soon (ranked 37 p4p, 41 weight class). Ho Soon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carl Orff - O Fortuna. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Garrincha
vs
Ho Soon

170 cm
28
141
10 - 3 - 1

175 cm
35
145
27 - 15 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chu Ho Soon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garrincha, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Garrincha misses its intended target.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Garrincha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Garrincha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ho Soon tests Garrincha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrincha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a body kick.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrincha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
Garrincha missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Garrincha.
Ho Soon looks to clinch
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrincha moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Garrincha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ho Soon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garrincha throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Ho Soon is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick
and Garrincha counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon darts in trying to clinch
and Garrincha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garrincha swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a series of strikes. Garrincha will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon thows a body kick. Garrincha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garrincha misses with a hook.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Garrincha misses.
Garrincha moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho Soon scores with a four punch combination!
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Garrincha is having none of it.
Garrincha throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Garrincha.
Ho Soon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garrincha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garrincha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garrincha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ho Soon tries to land a front kick but Garrincha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that misses
and Garrincha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Garrincha strikes.
Garrincha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrincha's head.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garrincha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrincha. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrincha misses with an uppercut.

Garrincha tries to keep at a distance but Ho Soon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon blocking some punches.
Garrincha lands a knee to the body.
Garrincha missing with knees to the body.
Garrincha lands a right hand.
Garrincha slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrincha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon is stalling here.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
Garrincha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garrincha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garrincha is looking to control Ho Soon's arms but Ho Soon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garrincha has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ho Soon as the two fighters clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha.
Ho Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrincha lands a knee to the body.
Garrincha throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Soon.

Garrincha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garrincha looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garrincha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrincha throws a front kick aimed at Ho Soon's knee but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Garrincha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Ho Soon has Garrincha up against the cage in a clinch.
Garrincha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho Soon avoids it.

Garrincha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrincha misses with a straight left.
Garrincha misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrincha is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Garrincha avoids the punch easily.
And Garrincha counters with a quick kick to the body but Ho Soon blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrincha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Garrincha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ho Soon. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon pushes Garrincha away with a front kick.
Ho Soon connects with the punch.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrincha.
Garrincha throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws a lazy body kick
and Garrincha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Garrincha misses.
Garrincha misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrincha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Garrincha ducks down to avoid it.
Garrincha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Garrincha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Soon.
Garrincha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Garrincha circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Garrincha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon dodges the punch combination from Garrincha.
Garrincha throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrincha cracks Ho Soon with an open hand slap.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrincha moves away.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Ho Soon tenderised Garrincha's leg. Garrincha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garrincha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garrincha swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho Soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha slips a jab and a cross from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Garrincha misses its intended target.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Garrincha avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
Garrincha misses with a straight right.
Garrincha blocks the body kick.
Garrincha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrincha missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garrincha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Garrincha.
Garrincha misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrincha.
Garrincha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Ho Soon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrincha misses with a left hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
letting Ho Soon counter with a right hand.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Ho Soon both land. Nice combination.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Garrincha ducks down to avoid it.
Garrincha slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Garrincha throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Garrincha lands a nice shot to the body.
Garrincha connects with a body shot.
Ho Soon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garrincha finds it's way round the side to connect with Ho Soon's head.
Garrincha lands a body shot.
Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
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 Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Garrincha cracks Ho Soon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
As Ho Soon looks to move away, Garrincha throws a big counter combo but Ho Soon just gets out of the way.
Garrincha's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrincha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho Soon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garrincha moves out of range of the body kick from Ho Soon.

Ho Soon instigates a clinch.

Garrincha breaks the clinch.
Ho Soon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho Soon doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrincha circles away.
Ho Soon throws a head kick but Garrincha moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrincha lands a nice shot to the body.

Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
Ho Soon stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Soon is trying to maintain a safe position but Garrincha gets an underhook and turns Ho Soon into the cage.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garrincha lands a good knee to the midsection. Ho Soon won't want to take too many of those.
Ho Soon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrincha backwards.
Garrincha pushes Ho Soon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Garrincha fails to land.
Garrincha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrincha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrincha stalls.
A short right from Ho Soon on the inside.
Garrincha lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garrincha blocks an uppercut.
Garrincha presses Ho Soon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hobo Garrincha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha blocks a body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrincha has Ho Soon pushed against the cage.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ho Soon - that landed with a thud.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.

Ho Soon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrincha blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garrincha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ho Soon.
Garrincha is looking to land body kicks.
Ho Soon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garrincha blocks it well.
Garrincha scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Ho Soon as he connects with a hook.
Garrincha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho Soon.

Ho Soon instigates a clinch.
Ho Soon gets through Garrincha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garrincha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ho Soon blocks it with crossed arms.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Garrincha controls the action.
Ho Soon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ho Soon.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho Soon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ho Soon lands a left hand.
Garrincha prevents a body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrincha controls his hands.
Garrincha presses Ho Soon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body 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!
Garrincha cracks Ho Soon with a nice body shot.
Garrincha blocks an uppercut.
Ho Soon is trying to break the clinch but Garrincha has him pressed against the cage.
Garrincha lands a body shot.
Ho Soon looking to stall.
Garrincha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrincha tries to work over Ho Soon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ho Soon.
Nice body punch from Garrincha.
Ho Soon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrincha trying to control the position but instead, Ho Soon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garrincha into the cage.
Garrincha blocks a body shot from Ho Soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garrincha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobo Garrincha!
After winning the bout, Hobo Garrincha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.