PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Tatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatov comes to the cage accompanied by Soundgarden - Superunknown. Hogg has chosen Last Ones Standing as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tatov
vs
Davis Hogg

201 cm
29
294 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

195 cm
25
327 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 Clothing)

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Tatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tatov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tatov avoids a kick to the body.
Hogg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogg tries a low kick but Tatov avoids it.
Good shot there by Hogg.
Hogg ducks under a wild hook from Tatov.
Tatov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogg throws a body kick that misses.
Tatov cracks Hogg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hogg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatov.
Tatov needs to keep his hands up - Hogg had a free shot at his head there.
Hogg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hogg.
Tatov checks a leg kick.
Hogg throws a leg kick but Tatov checks it.
Tatov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogg.
Hogg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hogg misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Hogg.
Tatov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hogg connects with a solid leg kick.
Hogg avoids the body shot from Tatov.
Tatov fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Tatov throws a low kick but Hogg moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hogg. That's going to slow Tatov down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tatov. That's going to slow Hogg down.
Hogg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tatov looks to land a left hand but Hogg moved out of range nicely.
Hogg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatov throws a leg kick
and Hogg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hogg wants to slow Tatov down by chopping away at his legs.
Hogg tries to clinch up.
Hogg connects with a right hand. Tatov shakes it off.
Jefferson Davis Hogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tatov looks to land a right hand but Hogg moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tatov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hogg gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tatov counters with a left to the body.
Hogg connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hogg. That's going to slow Tatov down.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatov slips under a jab.
Hogg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tatov backs up against the cage.

Hogg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatov avoids it.
Hogg digs a right hand into Tatov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tatov's gas tank.
Hogg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tatov is breathing heavily.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatov avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatov blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatov takes a shot to the head.
Hogg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatov can't find room to land a body shot as Hogg controls the action.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg avoiding damage as Tatov throws knees to the body.
Hogg managing to block the knees to the body from Tatov.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Tatov is blocking nicely.
Hogg tries to work over Tatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogg prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Tatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg crunches a lovely knee into Tatov's ribcage.
Hogg misses with a body punch.
Tatov misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Davis Hogg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tatov misses with a few strikes there.
Tatov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Hogg.
Hogg is looking to land body kicks.
Hogg scores with a hook.
Tatov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hogg.
Tatov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hogg misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatov walks into a straight right hand from Hogg.
Hogg feints and then cracks Tatov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatov down.
Hogg thuds his right hand into Tatov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tatov throws a low kick but Hogg moves out of range easily.
Hogg throws a wild body kick that Tatov sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg pushes Tatov away with a front kick.
Hogg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hogg. That one must have hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hogg.
Hogg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatov's calf.

Hogg pushes Tatov up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogg avoiding damage.
Hogg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tatov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatov avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Tatov blocks with his arms.
Hogg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tatov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hogg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Igor Tatov has been cut.
Hogg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tatov or not.
Tatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tatov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jefferson Davis Hogg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tatov avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatov avoids the damage to the body.
Tatov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hogg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tatov or not.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.
Hogg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Tatov is rocked!
Tatov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oh Tatov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatov seems to have got his legs back now.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatov blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Tatov blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Tatov blocks with his arms.
Tatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogg.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
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!
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hogg is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hogg backwards.
Tatov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Tatov avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Tatov avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.

Tatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tatov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogg.
Hogg throws the left hand but Tatov avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Hogg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tatov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogg's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Davis Hogg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Tatov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hogg - that will leave a mark!
Hogg clobbers Tatov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hogg tries to clinch but Tatov is having none of it.
Tatov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tatov keeps the fight on the outside.

Hogg clinches with his opponent.
Tatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogg blocks it with crossed arms.
Hogg is working Tatov over against the cage.
Hogg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatov is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Hogg connects with a knee to the head.
Hogg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatov trying to land knees to the body.
Hogg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatov is defending well for now.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogg taking a breather.
Tatov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hogg after a bit of a struggle.
Tatov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hogg to keep the fight standing.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Tatov blocks with his arms.
Hogg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Tatov is blocking nicely.
Tatov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatov stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatov can't find room to land a body shot as Hogg controls the action.
Tatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Igor Tatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogg lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Tatov - that landed with a thud.
Hogg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hogg with a knee to the head.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Tatov is blocking nicely.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Tatov blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatov.
Hogg scores with a hook to the body.
Tatov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hogg blocks an uppercut.
Hogg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatov's face.
Tatov goes for a takedown attempt but Hogg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Tatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hogg clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatov lands an uppercut.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatov tries a body shot but Hogg blocks it.
A knee to the head by Hogg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatov.
Tatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogg.
Tatov trying to control the position but instead, Hogg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tatov into the cage.
Tatov trying to land knees to the body.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Tatov misses with a knee strike.
Hogg cracks Tatov on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jefferson Davis Hogg!
Jefferson Davis Hogg gave a mention to Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).