PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hosking
vs
hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo

172 cm
24
161 lbs
5 - 8 - 1

190 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

de vir lotonial ronaldo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hosking wants to get back to his feet but de vir lotonial ronaldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hosking tries to land a sweep but no joy.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing strikes but missing.
de vir lotonial ronaldo prevents Hosking from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vincent Hosking.

de vir lotonial ronaldo looking to score a takedown here. Hosking is defending well but de vir lotonial ronaldo drives through and ends up in Hosking's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throws an elbow that misses. Hosking uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in de vir lotonial ronaldo's guard. Nice move by Hosking!

de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hosking's waist but Hosking gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de vir lotonial ronaldo off to one side.
de vir lotonial ronaldo fails with the takedown
and Hosking counters with a solid body kick.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots and misses
and Hosking counters with an outside leg kick.
Vincent Hosking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo.
de vir lotonial ronaldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
de vir lotonial ronaldo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hosking counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

de vir lotonial ronaldo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
de vir lotonial ronaldo looks gassed!
Hosking pulls de vir lotonial ronaldo in close to prevent any damage.
de vir lotonial ronaldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
de vir lotonial ronaldo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hosking not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Vincent Hosking has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
de vir lotonial ronaldo tries for a takedown but Hosking circles away easily
and Hosking counters with a low kick, right behind de vir lotonial ronaldo 's knee.
No luck for de vir lotonial ronaldo with that takedown attempt.
Hosking shoots in and drives through. de vir lotonial ronaldo sprawls well.
Hosking pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hosking dives in and grabs de vir lotonial ronaldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. de vir lotonial ronaldo pushes down on Hosking's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hosking throws a head kick but de vir lotonial ronaldo moves out of range.
de vir lotonial ronaldo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hosking sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten de vir lotonial ronaldo somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hosking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hosking as he jumps to the side.
Hosking doesn't manage to clinch there - de vir lotonial ronaldo circles away.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hosking's waist but Hosking gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de vir lotonial ronaldo off to one side.
de vir lotonial ronaldo closes the distance and clinches up with Hosking, looking for a takedown. de vir lotonial ronaldo pushes Hosking against the cage but Hosking circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hosking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de vir lotonial ronaldo.
de vir lotonial ronaldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hosking avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hosking sprawls well. He's pushed de vir lotonial ronaldo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hosking shoots in but de vir lotonial ronaldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
de vir lotonial ronaldo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hosking is fending him off so far but de vir lotonial ronaldo persists. Nope, Hosking circles away and we're back to standing.
de vir lotonial ronaldo fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hosking.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosking ducks down and throws a hook to the body but de vir lotonial ronaldo moves away.
Hosking throws a head kick but de vir lotonial ronaldo moves out of range.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hosking as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Hosking will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

de vir lotonial ronaldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hosking counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hosking leaves de vir lotonial ronaldo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in but Hosking avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vincent Hosking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo.
Hosking shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
de vir lotonial ronaldo tries for a takedown but Hosking circles away easily
and Hosking counters with a left and a right that stings de vir lotonial ronaldo.
de vir lotonial ronaldo walks into a stiff left hand from Hosking.

de vir lotonial ronaldo is rocked!
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de vir lotonial ronaldo has his takedown stuffed

and Hosking counters with a shoot takedown. de vir lotonial ronaldo fights it but they end up in guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is still in real trouble! Can Hosking finish him?
Hosking has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosking trying to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo is working from the bottom.
de vir lotonial ronaldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Hosking from controlling successfully.
de vir lotonial ronaldo seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Vincent Hosking just wasn't active enough.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown but Hosking shows good takedown defense.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots and misses

and Hosking counters by clinching up.

Hosking manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hosking looking to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo passes into half guard.
Hosking is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is thwarting Hosking's attempts to control the position.
Hosking is trying to stand back up but de vir lotonial ronaldo is controlling him
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vincent Hosking wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hosking is defended easily by de vir lotonial ronaldo.

Hosking has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hosking gets underhooks to prevent de vir lotonial ronaldo's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosking tries to break the clinch but de vir lotonial ronaldo is controlling the position.
Hosking unloads a knee to the mid-section. de vir lotonial ronaldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hosking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
de vir lotonial ronaldo blocks a head kick by Hosking.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots and misses
and Hosking counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hosking. de vir lotonial ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hosking stuffs the takedown.
Hosking shoots in for a takedown but de vir lotonial ronaldo shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from de vir lotonial ronaldo is defended easily by Hosking.
Hosking stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosking slaps away a takedown attempt from de vir lotonial ronaldo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
de vir lotonial ronaldo dives in and grabs Hosking's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hosking pushes down on de vir lotonial ronaldo's head and hops out.
Hosking tries to clinch up but de vir lotonial ronaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hosking tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
de vir lotonial ronaldo fails with a takedown attempt.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hosking as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hosking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hosking counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hosking tries to clinch there but de vir lotonial ronaldo circles away.
Hosking motions for de vir lotonial ronaldo to come forward. Hosking throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Hosking dominated that second round.
That's time! Hosking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

de vir lotonial ronaldo misses with a takedown

so Hosking counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

de vir lotonial ronaldo is working an open guard so Hosking takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hosking tries to close the distance and clinch up but de vir lotonial ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

de vir lotonial ronaldo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Hosking scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de vir lotonial ronaldo looks for a takedown but Hosking sprawls well.
de vir lotonial ronaldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de vir lotonial ronaldo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vincent Hosking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hosking slaps away a takedown attempt from de vir lotonial ronaldo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
de vir lotonial ronaldo tries for a takedown but Hosking circles away easily

and Hosking counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for de vir lotonial ronaldo!
de vir lotonial ronaldo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hosking.
Vincent Hosking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hosking can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de vir lotonial ronaldo is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that de vir lotonial ronaldo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hosking throwing strikes here but de vir lotonial ronaldo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hosking throwing strikes but de vir lotonial ronaldo bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de vir lotonial ronaldo stops Hosking from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vincent Hosking wasn't doing enough on the ground.
de vir lotonial ronaldo looks for a takedown but Hosking sprawls well.

de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. de vir lotonial ronaldo showed some decent athleticism there.
Hosking wants to get back to his feet.
Hosking trying to control here.
Hosking pushes de vir lotonial ronaldo off but de vir lotonial ronaldo dives into side control.
Hosking might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hosking tries to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to take his back.
Hosking is covering up but some of the strikes from de vir lotonial ronaldo are getting through and doing damage.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands strikes to the head.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de vir lotonial ronaldo doesn't have the hooks in and Hosking manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Hosking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hosking 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Hosking!
Vincent Hosking decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.