|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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!
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
29
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
|
205 cm
19
224 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
|
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Hodges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
Fighter defending well as Hodges loads up on a big left hand.
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
Hodges misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Hodges keeps it at a distance.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Hodges circles away.
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
Hodges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
New Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Hodges circles away.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Hodges misses with a looping right.
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hodges looks to land a combination. Fighter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hodges misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Hodges misses.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
Hodges swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Hodges circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hodges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Hodges throws a nice looking combination but Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hodges loads up on a big right hand but Fighter slips the punch.
Fighter drives through and clinches with Hodges against the cage.
Fighter landing knees to the head.
Fighter looking to throw knees to the head but Hodges is blocking nicely.
Fighter with a knee to the head.
Fighter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hodges blocks it with crossed arms.
Hodges trying to control the position but instead, Fighter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hodges into the cage.
Fighter throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but Hodges blocks it.
Hodges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fighter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hodges's face.
Fighter lands a knee to the head.
Hodges is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Fighter.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
Hodges is rocked!
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh Hodges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hodges seems to have got his legs back now.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but Hodges blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fighter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fighter lands a knee to the head.
Fighter prevents the takedown attempt.
Fighter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hodges blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Fighter.
Hodges trying to stall but Fighter improves his position.
Fighter misses with a knee strike.
Fighter misses with a knee strike.
Hodges looking to stall.
Fighter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hodges's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hodges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Hodges lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hodges wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Hodges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter is pressed up against the cage. Hodges has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fighter down to the mat. Fighter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hodges is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fighter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hodges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fighter moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New Fighter dominated that round.
That's time! Hodges's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Hodges looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Hodges keeps it at a distance.
Hodges throws a lazy right hand but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hodges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hodges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fighter at a distance.
Fighter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hodges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter is looking to clinch but Hodges is avoiding it.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
Hodges finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hodges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fighter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hodges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hodges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges moves out of range.
Hodges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Hodges keeps it at a distance.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Hodges. Those never looked like landing.
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fighter drives through and clinches with Hodges against the cage.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter looking to throw knees to the head but Hodges is blocking nicely.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter with a knee to the head.
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fighter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hodges's face.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hodges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter blocking some punches.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Hodges.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hodges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hodges looking to stall.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hodges avoiding damage.
Hodges has hold of one of Fighter's legs. Fighter is fighting the takedown attempt but Hodges gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hodges wants to pass the guard but Fighter is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
Hodges slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hodges is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hodges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fighter is keeping the position for now.
Fighter is trying to control the position but Hodges postures up.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Hodges from controlling successfully.
Hodges wants to pass the guard but Fighter is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hodges sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Justin Hodges just wasn't active enough.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges moves out of range.
Hodges throws a hook to the side of Fighter's head but Fighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hodges throws out a loose jab but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
Hodges cracks a nice hook into Fighter's ribs.
Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter prevents a body shot from Hodges.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but New Fighter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hodges is looking to chop away at Fighter's legs.
Hodges is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fighter's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Hodges circles away from the clinch attempt.
New Fighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hodges lands a really nice looking cross but Fighter seems unphased.
Hodges connects with a nice looking jab.
Donk. Hodges catches Fighter right on the button with a cross.
Hodges throws a solid leg kick but Fighter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hodges.
Fighter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hodges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Hodges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fighter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hodges looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hodges is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fighter is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter trying to control but Hodges postures up.
Hodges works his way into full mount!
Hodges looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fighter is bucking up trying to escape but Hodges cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fighter tries to lock up and control but Hodges gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fighter bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges is adopting a defensive guard.
Fighter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hodges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fighter is one step ahead there.
Hodges looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a big right hand that misses.
Fighter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hodges pulls Fighter in close to his closed guard and prevents Fighter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fighter clinches.
Fighter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hodges's face.
Hodges trying to control the position but instead, Fighter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hodges into the cage.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hodges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hodges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but Hodges blocks it.
Justin Hodges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter looking to throw knees to the head but Hodges is blocking nicely.
New Fighter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fighter as Hodges tries to tie him up.
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hodges misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Fighter.
New Fighter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hodges is working for takedown but Fighter is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hodges wants to stall.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
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 Justin Hodges.
I think Fighter 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... New Fighter!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
78% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
