PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Hoost (ranked 125 p4p, 181 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 18 p4p, 23 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hoost
vs
Line

202 cm
36
259
37 - 13 - 0

194 cm
39
243
39 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Line misses with a straight left.
Hoost throws a quick counter kick to the body but Line avoids it.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Line looks for the body kick but Hoost saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoost misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Line misses with a hook.
Hoost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Hoost was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Line swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Line swings widly with a right hand
and Hoost counters with a body kick that stops Line in his tracks momentarily.
Line missing with a left hand there. Hoost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Line.
Line misses with a jab to the body
and Hoost counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Line misses with a lunging right hand

and Hoost counters with a crisp right hand that drops Line! Hoost lets Line back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Gothic Line has been cut.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
Hoost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line tries to clinch but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Line misses the jab.
Hoost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Line throws a body punch but Hoost moves out of range.
As Line backs away, Hoost returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gothic Line will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Line.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Line throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hoost counters with a nice uppercut.
Line misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost blocks a head kick by Line.
Line throws the left hand but Hoost avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Line tries to clinch but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost is looking to counter punch.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoost was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Line throws a sloppy head kick
and Hoost counters with a nice kick to the body.
Line misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost slips under a jab.
Line throws a sloppy body shot
and Hoost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Line is breathing heavily.
Hoost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gothic Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost slips under a jab.
Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Line misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Line misses
and Hoost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Line misses.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Line looks to throw a body kick
and Hoost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Line misses with a jab to the body
and Hoost counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Hoost ducks down to avoid it.
Line connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Hoost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Line misses with an uppercut
and Line takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Clarence Hoost will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hoost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hoost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line 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.
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoost counters with a three punch combo that has Line backing up. Line nods at Hoost to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost blocks a head kick by Line.
As Line looks to move away, Hoost throws a big counter combo but Line just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line misses with a combination
and Hoost counters with a right hand to the body.
Line misses with a body shot
and Hoost counters with a nice body kick.
Line takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoost.
Hoost throws a quick counter kick to the body but Line avoids it.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoost was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
It appears Hoost was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Hoost thinks about countering with a body kick.
Line tries to clinch up.
Hoost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Line looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Line throws a right hand that misses
and Hoost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Line in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line throws the left hand but Hoost avoids the punch easily.
Hoost moves away from the strike by Line.
Hoost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Line tries to clinch there but Hoost circles away.
Hoost looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Line fails in his attempt to clinch.
Line throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Line connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoost momentarily.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Line swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hoost counters with a nice kick to the body.
Line doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoost circles away.
Hoost throws a big counter combination but Line scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Line misses the body punch
and Hoost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence Hoost showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Hoost!
A victorious Clarence Hoost thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.