PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gold T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold T has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

T
vs
Hoost

199 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

210 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Bio-Tech Industries

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 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernesto Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T fails with a takedown attempt.
T shoots in but no luck this time.

T closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hoost did well to prevent T getting side control.
T landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hoost is not content to let T control the position.
T throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
T tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoost knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with T in particular looking to stall.
T tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoost knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
T throwing shots but Hoost is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
T tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hoost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten T somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gold T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
T is breathing heavily.
Hoost tries to clinch up but T circles away and keeps his distance.
T shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoost but Hoost pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hoost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from T.
Hoost is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but T swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but T swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
T fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoost wants to clinch.

Hoost drives through and clinches with T against the cage.
Hoost is struggling to control the position.
Hoost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoost has T pressed against the cage.
Hoost lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoost crunches a lovely knee into T's ribcage.
Hoost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has T in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoost.
A knee to the head by Hoost.
Hoost lands an elbow inside that T shrugs off.
Hoost leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hoost connects with a knee to the head.
Hoost landing knees to the body.
Hoost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hoost just leaning against T, taking a breather.
Hoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoost has T pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Hoost's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
T is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoost gets an underhook and turns T into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoost is pressed up against the cage. T has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoost down to the mat. Hoost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hoost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hoost. No joy for T on that attempt.
T shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoost pinned against the cage. Hoost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
T fails with a takedown attempt.
T fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but T paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but T swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hoost gets a clinch.
Hoost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Hoost dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoost tries to clinch but T moves out of range.
Hoost is looking to clinch but T is avoiding it.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but T swats him away and circles back towards the center.
T fails to land the takedown.
T circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoost tries to clinch but T is having none of it.
T avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
T tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hoost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten T somewhat.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but T pushes him off.
Hoost tries to clinch but T is having none of it.
Hoost wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but T swats him away and circles back towards the center.

T tries to keep at a distance but Hoost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoost content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hoost lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoost unloads a knee to the mid-section. T lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoost lands an elbow inside.
Hoost scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoost lands a knee to the head.
Hoost stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gold T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoost landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
T tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoost smiles and moves away.
No luck for T with that takedown attempt.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but T paws at him with a jab and circles away.
T closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoost circles away.
Ernesto Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hoost moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoost crunches a lovely knee into T's ribcage.
T goes for a takedown attempt but Hoost pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoost doesn't manage to clinch there - T circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost tries to clinch there but T circles away.
T keeps the fight on the outside.
T avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
T swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.

Hoost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with T, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Hoost.
Hoost landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

T has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hoost clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
T lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hoost.
Hoost controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
T throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hoost!

T is looking for a choke. Hoost gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Hoost manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
T is trying to keep Hoost in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
T manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Hoost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
T tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoost swivels and escapes.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
T circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but T pushes him off.
T keeps the fight on the outside.

T fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoost sprawls well initially but T persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hoost regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from T.
T might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoost is looking to stand up but T isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoost keeping moving, preventing T from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
T has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
T trying to control but Hoost is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as T accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hoost uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gold T is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hoost clinches with his opponent.
Hoost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
T is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hoost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
T drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoost gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gold T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoost.
Gold T has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

T works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
T wants to stand and escape but instead Hoost has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
T on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if T tries to get out of the position.
T trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
T wants to improve his position but instead Hoost has moved into half guard.
T wants to get back to full guard.
T is trying to control but can't.
Hoost prevents T from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
T has a hand on Hoost's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hoost takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
T throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
T tries to hold on but Hoost pushes him away.
Hoost trying to control but T is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
T tries to hold on but Hoost pushes him away.
Hoost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
T is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
T throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

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 Gold T.
I think Hoost 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30

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