PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Boothe
vs
Hogg

190 cm
42
215 lbs
45 - 19 - 0

185 cm
27
260 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, JD Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boothe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogg.

Hogg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boothe can't find room to land a body shot as Hogg controls the action.
Hogg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boothe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boothe's brow.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Boothe avoids the damage to the body.
Boothe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boothe managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Boothe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hogg backwards.
Boothe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hogg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Thomas Boothe has been cut.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Boothe is blocking nicely.
Boothe can't find room to land a body shot as Hogg controls the action.
Boothe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boothe is breathing heavily.
Hogg lands a nice knee to the body.
Boothe avoids the elbow strike from Hogg, against the cage.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Boothe avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boothe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg lands an elbow just above Boothe 's eye.
Boothe takes an elbow to the temple.
Hogg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hogg scores with a shot to the side of Boothe's head.
Hogg misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hogg lands an elbow that stopped Boothe in his tracks for a moment.
Hogg with a knee to the head.
Hogg landing knees to the body.
Hogg landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hogg.
Still in the clinch, Hogg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hogg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hogg lands an elbow just above Boothe 's eye.
Hogg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boothe tries to throw a body punch but Hogg avoids it by throwing Boothe back against the cage.
Hogg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg lands a shot to the body.
Hogg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boothe backwards.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hogg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boothe tries to work over Hogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Hogg lands an elbow just above Boothe 's eye.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogg.
Hogg lands a shoulder strike.
Hogg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Boothe breaks from the clinch.
JD Hogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boothe misses with a body shot.
Hogg wants to clinch up but Boothe keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Boothe misses the target.

Hogg drives through and clinches with Boothe against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hogg.
Hogg with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hogg.
Hogg pushes Boothe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boothe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hogg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hogg tries a body shot but Boothe blocks it.
Hogg lands with a light punch inside.
Hogg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boothe's defenses.
Hogg lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Hogg.
Hogg prevents a body shot from Boothe.
Hogg scores with a shot to the side of Boothe's head.
Hogg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hogg lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Boothe blocks it.
Hogg lands a left hand.
Hogg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boothe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Hogg.

Boothe is rocked!
Boothe has had enough of the clinch but Hogg keeps him there for the moment.
Hogg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg lands an elbow that stopped Boothe in his tracks for a moment.
Hogg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Boothe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hogg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hogg tries a body shot but Boothe blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hogg has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Boothe goes down! Hogg pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Hogg moves into full mount!
Hogg controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JD Hogg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Boothe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boothe tries to keep at a distance but Hogg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boothe seems to have got his legs back now.
Boothe is trying to break the clinch but Hogg is controlling him.
Boothe struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogg controls his hands.

Boothe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hogg moves in looking to clinch but Boothe pushes him off.
Hogg on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Hogg pushes Boothe up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogg scores with a shot to the side of Boothe's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boothe.
Boothe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boothe's efforts to push away.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boothe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boothe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hogg has him pressed against the cage.
Boothe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hogg backwards.
Boothe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Boothe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe blocks an elbow strike from Hogg.

Boothe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hogg tries to clinch there but Boothe circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Boothe misses the target.
Hogg tries to clinch but Boothe moves out of range.
JD Hogg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hogg pushes Boothe up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogg.
Hogg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boothe's defenses.
Boothe scores with a shot to the side of Hogg's head.
Hogg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boothe working aggressively here.
Hogg misses with some punches.
Boothe managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg lands a damaging elbow.
Hogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boothe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boothe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boothe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boothe works on Hogg's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Boothe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hogg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boothe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hogg doesn't manage to clinch there - Boothe circles away.
Boothe pushes Hogg away with a front kick.
Hogg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hogg wants to clinch.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch but Boothe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boothe circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Hogg looks to move away, Boothe throws a big counter combo but Hogg just gets out of the way.

Hogg rushes Boothe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boothe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogg lands an elbow inside.
Boothe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Boothe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boothe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boothe misses with a hook. Hogg ducked under it nicely.
And Hogg responds with a good body kick, but Boothe manages to step out the way in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hogg clinches.
Boothe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Boothe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hogg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hogg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogg.
A hook to the body from Hogg.
Hogg lands a nice uppercut.
Hogg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boothe's face.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hogg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boothe backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogg lands a left hand.
Boothe is trying to push Hogg away but Hogg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boothe is trying to break free.
Hogg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boothe backwards.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Boothe is blocking nicely.
Boothe misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boothe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hogg lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogg.
Hogg lands a nice uppercut.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boothe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Boothe tries to throw a body punch but Hogg avoids it by throwing Boothe back against the cage.
Boothe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boothe is defending well for now.
Hogg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hogg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
JD Hogg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boothe misses with a body punch.

Boothe breaks the clinch.
Hogg doesn't manage to clinch there - Boothe circles away.

Hogg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JD Hogg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Boothe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hogg moves in looking to clinch but Boothe pushes him off.
Boothe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boothe throws a leg kick but Hogg checks it.

Boothe tries to keep at a distance but Hogg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hogg throws a knee to the head but misses.

Boothe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boothe thuds a left hand into Hogg's body.

Hogg moves into the clinch.
Hogg tries to work over Boothe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boothe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boothe blocks an elbow strike from Hogg.
Hogg lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogg.
Boothe takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Boothe's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hogg on the inside.
Hogg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boothe managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Boothe throws a head punch that misses.
Hogg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boothe's elbow.
Boothe blocks an elbow strike from Hogg.
Hogg landing knees to the head.
Boothe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogg's elbow.
Boothe blocks an elbow strike.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogg is working Boothe over against the cage.
Boothe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hogg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hogg.
Boothe blocks the elbow strike.
Hogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas Boothe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg struggles to land a body shot inside as Boothe controls his hands.
Hogg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boothe's efforts to push away.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Boothe avoids the damage to the body.

Boothe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boothe throws a low kick but Hogg moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Hogg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boothe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogg is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hogg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boothe misses with some punches.
Boothe managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Boothe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boothe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogg's elbow.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boothe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg pushes Boothe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Boothe avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Hogg misses with a punch on the inside.
Boothe throws a head punch that misses.
Boothe digs a right hand into Hogg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hogg's gas tank.
Hogg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
JD Hogg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hogg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boothe wants to break the clinch but can't.

Boothe manages to break the clinch.
Boothe keeps the fight on the outside.
Boothe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hogg's head backwards.

Hogg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boothe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hogg has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hogg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Boothe blocks with his arms.
Boothe throws a head punch that misses.
Boothe blocks an elbow strike from Hogg.
Boothe tries a body shot but Hogg blocks it.
Boothe cracks Hogg with a nice body shot.
Hogg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Boothe is trying to break the clinch but Hogg has him pressed against the cage.
Boothe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
JD Hogg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hogg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JD Hogg!
JD Hogg is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, JD Hogg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.