PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hogan (ranked 1539 p4p, 156 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 2137 p4p, 210 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by Papoose feat. Cassidy - John F. Kennedy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hogan
vs
Bakiyev

175 cm
39
162 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

171 cm
33
163 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Hogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Bakiyev throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bakiyev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've been told by Hogan's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ben Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan misses with an uppercut.
Hogan throws a hook but Bakiyev avoids it easily.
Hogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakiyev circles away.
Bakiyev with a nice cross.
Hogan lands an overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bakiyev checks a leg kick.
Hogan throws a hook but Bakiyev avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses.
Hogan wants to clinch up but Bakiyev keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Hogan misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan throws a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Hogan tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Bakiyev misses its intended target.
Bakiyev checks a low kick from Hogan.
Bakiyev jabs at Hogan's body.
Bakiyev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bakiyev connects with a jab.
Bakiyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakiyev cracks Hogan with a good jab.
Hogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hogan looks to land a right hand but Bakiyev moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bakiyev there.
Hogan tries a low kick but Bakiyev avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev jabs at Hogan's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakiyev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hogan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bakiyev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bakiyev slips under a jab from Hogan.
Bakiyev works the jab nicely.
Hogan is looking to clinch but Bakiyev is avoiding it.
Hogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hogan misses with a left hand
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hogan throws a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hogan misses with a right hand
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hogan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hogan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hogan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Bakiyev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Hogan there.
The crowd cheers as Bakiyev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hogan doesn't seem phased though.
Bakiyev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from Hogan tenderised Bakiyev's leg. Bakiyev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bakiyev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hogan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bakiyev blocks the leg kick.
Bakiyev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hogan misses with a body kick.
Bakiyev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hogans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hogan misses with a looping left.
Hogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bakiyev slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bakiyev! But no joy.
Hogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hogan throws a low kick, looking for Bakiyev's leg but Bakiyev calmly moves out of range.
Hogan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bakiyev's calf.
Hogan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good leg kick by Hogan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bakiyev connects with a jab.
Bakiyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bakiyev! But no joy.
Bakiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Bakiyev cracks a nice hook into Hogan's ribs.
Bakiyev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Hogan misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hogan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Hogan. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan misses with an uppercut.
Bakiyev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bakiyev ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Bakiyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hogan swings widly with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bakiyev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bakiyev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakiyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogan.
Bakiyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogan lands a head shot.
Hogan digs a good body shot into Bakiyev's ribs.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Bakiyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakiyev connects with a right hand. Hogan shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakiyev.
Hogan throws a good cross that connects.
Bakiyev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bakiyev checks a low kick from Hogan.
A nice side step and Bakiyev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bakiyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bakiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Hogan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bakiyev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hogan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hogan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bakiyev jabs Hogan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bakiyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakiyev.
As Bakiyev looks to move away, Hogan throws a big counter combo but Bakiyev just gets out of the way.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
Hogan throws a low kick, looking for Bakiyev's leg but Bakiyev calmly moves out of range.
Bakiyev scores with a nice head shot.
Bakiyev lands with a good body shot.
Bakiyev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bakiyev cracks a nice hook into Hogan's ribs.
Hogan misses with a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hogan can pounce on him.
Bakiyev thuds a left hand into Hogan's body.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
Hogan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev slips a jab from Hogan.
Bakiyev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hogan misses with a hook.
Bakiyev jabs at Hogan's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakiyev scores with a shot to the body.
Hogan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hogan drops his hands momentarily and Bakiyev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bakiyev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, jab by Hogan - just one landing.
Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on Bakiyev's shoulder, as Bakiyev tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Bakiyev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bakiyev jabs at Hogan's body.
Hogan feints and then cracks Bakiyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bakiyev down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toktogulovich Bakiyev 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. And we move into the final round!

Hogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Bakiyev ducks right into an uppercut from Hogan.
Bakiyev throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan throws a hook but Bakiyev blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Bakiyev blocks the leg kick.
Bakiyev blocks a jab.
Bakiyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Bakiyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Bakiyev's head but Bakiyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bakiyev! But no joy.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hogan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Bakiyev lands with a nice body punch.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Hogan loads up on a big right hand but Bakiyev slips the punch.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hogan misses its intended target.
Bakiyev checks a leg kick.
Bakiyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hogan moves away from the strike by Bakiyev.
Hogan throwing a counter right hand but Bakiyev manages to avoid it.
Bakiyev throws a hook but Hogan avoids it easily.
Bakiyev throws a lazy right hand but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev scores with a decent looking hook.
Bakiyev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hogan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hogan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakiyev throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hogan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogan scores with a leg kick.
Hogan ducks right into an uppercut from Bakiyev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bakiyev throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan throwing a counter right hand but Bakiyev manages to avoid it.
Bakiyev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bakiyev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hogan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hogan looks to clinch
and Bakiyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hogan thinking.
Hogan tests Bakiyev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogan 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.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
A jab lands there for Hogan.
Hogan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bakiyev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
Hogan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Bakiyev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakiyev keeps the fight on the outside.
Bakiyev lands a nice shot that snaps Hogan's head back.
Bakiyev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hogan's head.
Hogan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bakiyev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bakiyev throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Bakiyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hogan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bakiyev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
Our winner, Toktogulovich Bakiyev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.