PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Hoost (ranked 24047 p4p, 2892 weight class) and Homas Oleman (ranked 504 p4p, 345 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hoost
vs
Oleman

178 cm
21
170
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
28
155
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Homas Oleman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleman stuns Hoost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oleman misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hoost to counter with a crisp jab.
Oleman misses the jab.
Hoost scores with a punch to the head.
We've been told by Hoost's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Hoost does it's job there.

It looks like Homas Oleman has been cut.
Oleman looks to clinch
and Hoost counters with a nice body shot.
Oleman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oleman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Oleman moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Hoost lands a hook that snaps the head of Oleman backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoost misses with the head strike.
Hoost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oleman backwards.
Oleman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hoost missing with knees to the body.
Hoost blocks an uppercut.
Oleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoost.
Oleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoost's elbow.
Hoost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoost misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Hoost as the two fighters clinch.
Oleman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoost up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoost.
Oleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoost lands a shot to the body.
Hoost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oleman backwards.
Hoost lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Oleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oleman.
Oleman working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoost.
Hoost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oleman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hoost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oleman throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hoost.
Hoost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oleman taking a breather.
Hoost misses with some punches.
Hoost missing with knees to the body.
Oleman misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost gets through Oleman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oleman.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Oleman tries to work over Hoost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oleman can't find room to land a body shot as Hoost controls the action.
Hoost throws a head punch that misses.
Oleman misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Hoost.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost scores with a hook to the body.
Hoost tries a body shot but Oleman blocks it.
Hoost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oleman blocks a body shot from Hoost.
Oleman looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Hoost to work.
Hoost works on Oleman's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oleman.
Hoost misses with some punches.
Hoost struggles to land a body shot inside as Oleman controls his hands.
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Oleman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hoost works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hercules Hoost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Homas Oleman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hoost moves forwards but Oleman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oleman throws a looping overhand right but Hoost ducks down to avoid it.
Hoost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oleman wants to clinch.
Oleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoost misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleman works Hoost's body with a nice hook.
Oleman scores with a hook.
Oleman misses with a body shot
and Hoost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Oleman gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oleman.
Hercules Hoost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoosts head.
A bit of stalling here from Oleman.
Hoost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oleman working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Oleman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hoost tries to work over Oleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoost lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but Oleman blocks it.
Oleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oleman.
Oleman blocks an uppercut.
Oleman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoost is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleman misses with the head strike.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oleman lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oleman blocks a body shot from Hoost.
A right hand to the body from Hoost.
Oleman blocks an uppercut.
Hoost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oleman backwards.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but Oleman blocks it.
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oleman.
Oleman managing to block the knees to the body from Hoost.
The referee calls for Oleman to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoost.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Oleman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoost is keeping busy.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoost tries to land knees in the clinch but Oleman avoids the damage to the body.
Oleman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Oleman fails to land.
Oleman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oleman can do to turn this around?
Oleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oleman blocks it with crossed arms.
Oleman managing to block the knees to the body from Hoost.
A short uppercut from Hoost.
Hoost misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oleman's elbow.
Oleman blocks an uppercut.
Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Oleman is blocking nicely.
Oleman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hoost scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoost gets through Oleman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oleman avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoost misses with a punch to the body.
Oleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oleman tries to throw a body punch but Hoost avoids it by throwing Oleman back against the cage.
Oleman taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hercules Hoost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Homas Oleman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Oleman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoost misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick from Hoost, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oleman scores with a jab. Hoost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoost throws a hook to the side of Oleman's head but Oleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Oleman misses.
Oleman is looking to clinch.
Oleman looks to clinch
and Hoost counters with a good low kick that Oleman was not able to check.
Homas Oleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoost circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoost takes one to the chin there.
Hoost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oleman wants to clinch but Hoost slips to the side
and Hoost counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oleman slips under a jab.
Oleman tries to clinch but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Oleman closes the distance and clinches.
Hercules Hoost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoost tries a body shot but Oleman blocks it.
Hoost has a couple of punches blocked by Oleman.
Oleman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oleman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oleman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oleman throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoosts head.
Oleman taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoost.
Hoost misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oleman tries to throw a body punch but Hoost avoids it by throwing Oleman back against the cage.
Oleman has a couple of punches blocked by Hoost.
Oleman has a couple of punches blocked by Hoost.
Hoost struggles to land a body shot inside as Oleman controls his hands.
Oleman blocks a body shot from Hoost.
Oleman prevents a body shot from Hoost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Oleman fails to land.
Oleman blocking some punches.
Oleman avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
Hoost misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoost scores with a shot to the side of Oleman's head.
Oleman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoost letting Oleman take a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oleman scores with a shoulder strike.
Homas Oleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

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 Hercules Hoost.
Well Hoost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

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