PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Last Ones Standing. King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lou Reed - Perfect Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Davis Hogg
vs
King

195 cm
26
327 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

216 cm
30
309 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi King!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a jab-cross combination.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Hogg counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.

Hogg gets a clinch.
Hogg can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Hogg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
King looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Hogg controls the action.
Hogg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Hogg struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Hogg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King lands a right hand.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Hogg landing knees to the head.

It looks like Levi King has been cut.
Hogg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King takes a knee to the side of 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!
King blocks an uppercut.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hogg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hogg obliges.
Hogg working King over with knees to the body.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hogg backwards.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Hogg tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Hogg back against the cage.
King is leaning against Hogg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hogg tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogg's elbow.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Hogg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogg working aggressively here.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogg's defenses.

It looks like Jefferson Davis Hogg has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogg looking to slow down the pace here.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for King to work.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Davis Hogg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hogg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hogg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.

King gets tackled into the cage by Hogg. Hogg maintains the clinch.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King lands a right hand.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Hogg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King lands a nice elbow.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg misses with the head strike.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

King pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hogg wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hogg stopping the sweep attempt from King.

King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King looking to control.

King looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hogg has picked King up and slammed him! King can't keep hold of the triangle and Hogg manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hogg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hogg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hogg lands an overhand right.
Hogg throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hogg rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogg.

King gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King tries to pass to full mount but Hogg defends it.
Hogg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from King.
King is pushing down on Hogg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hogg is fighting to maintain full guard but King has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg wants to control but King is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with King in particular looking to stall.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

King is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hogg sees it coming and defends easily.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogg's head.
Hogg tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Hogg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control from half guard but Hogg is working away.
Hogg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King trying to control the action but Hogg is working from the bottom.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Hogg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
King looks to land a strike but Hogg avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hogg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

King gets tackled into the cage by Hogg. Hogg maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hogg.
Jefferson Davis Hogg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoggs head.
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Hogg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King lands a nice elbow.
Hogg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg lands a shoulder strike.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Hogg lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Hogg.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Hogg struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg lands an uppercut.
Hogg swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
A short left from King.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogg.
Hogg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hogg connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hogg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Hogg lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Hogg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hogg lands a nice knee to the body.
Hogg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Hogg digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Hogg back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hogg.
Hogg has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogg misses with a body punch.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hogg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Davis Hogg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hogg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Davis Hogg!
Jefferson Davis Hogg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry), into his post fight interview.