PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kywuan Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry comes into the arena with http://youtu.be/tgA-wVkuZGo blaring out of the sound system. Johnny Hobo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Terry
vs
Hobo

200 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kywuan Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Hobo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Terry.
Terry wants to control but Hobo is keeping him busy.

Terry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hobo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Terry prevents Hobo from escaping the position.
Terry taking a breather here.
Hobo defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry wants to control but Hobo is keeping him busy.
Hobo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Terry has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Terry controlling from side mount.
Terry moves into full mount!
Hobo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Terry working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Terry.

Terry looking for a guillotine from mount but Hobo is having none of it.
Hobo is trying to stand up.

Terry looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hobo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Hobo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Terry.
Terry lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry controlling his opponent.
Terry with the ground and pound from mount.
Terry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hobo is looking to escape.
Terry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Terry is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hobo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hobo!
Terry is breathing heavily.

Terry wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobo wants to clinch.
Hobo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Terry takes a step back to recover.
Terry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terry wants to clinch up but Hobo keeps it at a distance.
Hobo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terry slaps away a takedown attempt from Hobo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kywuan Terry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hobo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terry wants to clinch up but Hobo keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hobo.
Hobo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hobo shoots in looking for a takedown. Terry tries to sprawl out of it but Hobo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hobo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terry walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hobo.
Hobo shoots in for a takedown but Terry shows good takedown defense.
Hobo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terry is fending him off so far but Hobo persists. Nope, Terry circles away and we're back to standing.
Kywuan Terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Hobo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kywuan Terry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terry looks to clinch

and Hobo moves into the clinch.
Hobo is trying to break the clinch but Terry is controlling him.
Hobo is trying to break the clinch but Terry is controlling him.
Hobo lands an elbow inside.
Terry is trying to break the clinch but Hobo has him pressed against the cage.
Terry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Terry stalling in the clinch but Hobo improves position.
Terry tries to break the clinch but Hobo is controlling the position.
Hobo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hobo can't break the clinch.
Terry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hobo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hobo checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Terry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Terry misses with a head kick.
Hobo tries to clinch but Terry is having none of it.
Hobo misses with a head kick.
Terry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hobo tries to clinch but Terry is having none of it.
Terry swats away the attempt to clinch by Hobo.

Hobo pushes Terry up against the cage in a clinch.
Hobo lands a nice elbow.
Hobo slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hobo is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hobo.
Terry tries to break the clinch but Hobo is controlling the position.
Hobo is trying to stall.
Terry throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Hobo breaks from the clinch.
Hobo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hobo misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hobo.
Hobo shoots in for a double leg but Terry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hobo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hobo swats away the attempt to clinch by Terry.
Hobo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Terry swats away the attempt to clinch by Hobo.
Terry throws a leg kick but Hobo moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hobo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hobo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Hobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hobo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Terry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hobo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hobo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hobo but Hobo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Terry has a takedown stuffed.
Hobo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Terry pinned against the cage. Terry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Terry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hobo. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hobo tries to close the distance and clinch but Terry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobo feints and then cracks Terry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terry down.
Hobo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hobo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kywuan Terry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hobo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hobo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terry was well out of range. Poor timing from Hobo.
A solid body kick from Hobo.
Terry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hobo. Hobo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hobo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Terry sprawls well. Terry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hobo gets slowly back to his feet.
Hobo dives in and grabs Terry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Terry pushes down on Hobo's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hobo instigates a clinch.
Hobo tries to break the clinch but Terry is controlling the position.
Hobo lands an elbow just above Terry 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hobo trying to land knees to the body.
Terry tries for a takedown. No joy.

Hobo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobo connects with a high kick.
Hobo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Terry blocks a head kick by Hobo.
Hobo lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnny Hobo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hobo moves into the clinch.
Hobo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terry avoids it.
Terry takes an elbow to the temple.
Hobo tries to break free but Terry pushes him back against the cage.
Terry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terry slowing the pace effectively.
Hobo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hobo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Terry up against the cage.
Hobo missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hobo.
Terry managing to block the knees to the body from Hobo.
Terry managing to block the knees to the body from Hobo.
Terry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hobo lands a knee to the body.
Terry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hobo is defending well.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hobo obliges.

Hobo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobo throws a right and a left that Terry avoids nicely.
Hobo throws a hook but Terry avoids it easily.
Terry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Hobo clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hobo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hobo 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hobo!