PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Dude has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dude
vs
Hoover

180 cm
28
179 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick from Hoover lands but Dude takes it in his stride.
Hoover throws out a loose jab but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hoover.
Hoover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoover.
Hoover misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoover misses the jab.
Hoover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoover misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover throws a jab but it's blocked by Dude.
Dude avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoover throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Donk. Hoover catches Dude right on the button with a cross.
Hoover misses with a hook
and Dude counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoover thinking.
Dude showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoover.
Hoover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoover looks to score with a jab to the body but Dude is just out of range.
Ryan Hoover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dude slips a straight right by Hoover.
Hoover throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hoover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoover throws a sloppy head kick and Dude moves out of range easily.
Hoover throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hoover looks to land a body kick but Dude moved away.
No joy there for Hoover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoover misses with a lunging right hand
and Dude counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover swings widly with a right hand
and Dude counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoover doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoover lands a lovely overhand right.
Hoover moves out of range as Dude strikes.
Hoover throws a wild body kick that Dude sees coming a mile off.
Hoover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoover.
Hoover misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Hoover.
Hoover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoover goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoover lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoover cracks the inside of Dude's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoover was well out of range. Poor timing from Dude.
Dude closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Hoover dominated that round.
That's time! Dude's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hoover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoover thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoover lands a really nice looking cross but Dude seems unphased.
Hoover fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dude checks it well.
Hoover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoover.
Dude throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoover.
Dude wants to land a leg kick but Hoover is out of range.
Hoover misses with a body kick.
Hoover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover connects with a crisp jab.
Hoover throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoover lands with a straight right. Dude didn't see that one coming.
Hoover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dude manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
Hoover misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Dude misses.
Hoover throws a head kick but Dude moves out of range.
Hoover moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoover.
Hoover throws a shot from downtown. Dude moves away and avoids it.
Dude blocks a jab.
Hoover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoover misses with a body kick.
Dude blocks the body kick.
Hoover tries to work over Dude's front leg with a kick but Dude checks it.
Dude slips under a jab.
Hoover connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoover.
Hoover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Hoover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Hoover.
Dude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dude misses with a hook. Hoover ducked under it nicely.
Hoover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan Hoover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoover.
Hoover swings widly with a right hand

and Dude counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dude.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dude has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hoover is trying to keep an underhook but Dude manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hoover trying to control but Dude postures up.
Hoover is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dude scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dude scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude works his way into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dude wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoover keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dude works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

It looks like Ryan Hoover has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude is working Hoover over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dude scores with a couple of short elbows.

Hoover is rocked!

That has opened up Ryan Hoover's cut even more.
Dude lands a strong strike to the head of Hoover. That's dazed him! Dude looking to finish here. Hoover is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dude lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Dude!