PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Hogan (ranked 2827 p4p, 7866 weight class) and Yamakinme Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamakinme Crazy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hogan
vs
Crazy

191 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
179
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamakinme Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Crazy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Crazy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crazy lands a nice hook to Hogan's body. Hogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hogan misses with an uppercut. Crazy saw that one coming.
Hogan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crazy throws a right hand that Hogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Hogan also avoids with ease.
Hogan thuds a left hand into Crazy's body.
Hogan throws an off balance right hand
and Crazy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hogan scores with a spinning back kick!
Hogan misses with a combination
enabling Crazy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ian Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crazy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogan.
Crazy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Ian Hogan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy 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.
Hogan misses the jab.
Crazy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Crazy thinks about the counter body kick.
Hogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crazy lands with a nice body punch.
Crazy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crazy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Crazy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hogan.
Hogan swings widly with a right hand
letting Crazy counter with a right hand.
Crazy moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
Hogan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crazy counters with a series of strikes. Hogan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy throws a leg kick but Hogan moved away.
Hogan tries to move into range but Crazy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Crazy lands a body shot.
Hogan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crazy scores with a nice right hand.
Hogan misses with a hook. Crazy ducked under it nicely.
Hogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hogan thumps Crazy with a low kick.
Hogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crazy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hogan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crazy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hogan scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy checks a low kick from Hogan.
Crazy connects with a nice looking jab.
Crazy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crazy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crazy throws a good cross that connects.

Hogan is rocked!
Crazy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crazy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan misses with a right hand
and Hogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Hogan is predictable there
and Crazy counters with a nice body shot.
Hogan throws an off balance right hand
and Hogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hogan throws a series of punches but Crazy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crazy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hogan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hogan throws a combination that misses
and Crazy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hogan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crazy lands a nice shot that snaps Hogan's head back.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crazy!
Oh Hogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right-left combo lands from Crazy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan throws a lazy head kick
and Crazy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crazy's corner calls for a 1-2. Crazy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crazy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crazy duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamakinme Crazy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Hogan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Crazy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Crazy scores with a jab.
Ian Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogan connects with a looping right hand.
Hogan scores with a sloppy right hand. Crazy should have avoided that one.
Hogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crazy throws out a powerful jab.
Crazy lands with an overhand left.
Hogan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Crazy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crazy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hogan thinking.
Crazy digs a good body shot into Hogan's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crazy wants to land a leg kick but Hogan is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Crazy does it's job there.
Hogan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hogan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hogan misses with an uppercut.
Crazy throws a leg kick but Hogan moved away.
A jab lands there for Crazy.
Crazy lands with an overhand left.
Hogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Crazy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hogan misses with a double jab
and Crazy counters with a left to the body.
Crazy punishes Hogan's body with a nice straight punch.
Crazy throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan misses with a shot to the body
and Crazy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hogan thinking.
Crazy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Crazy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hogan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hogan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crazy counters with a right hand to the body.
Crazy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hogan throws an off balance right hand
and Crazy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crazy lands a nice looking body shot.
Crazy's corner calls for a 1-2. Crazy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Crazy.
Hogan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hogan throws a leg kick
and Crazy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
Crazy throws a leg kick that misses.
Crazy lands a head shot.
Hogan moves out of range as Crazy throws a body kick.
Crazy scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Crazy.
Some bone on bone action there as Hogan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crazy throws out a leg kick but Hogan moves out of range and Crazy only half commits.
Crazy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crazy cracks Hogan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crazy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy stuns Hogan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hogan blocks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Crazy.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Crazy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hogan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crazy counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Crazy does it's job there.
A low kick from Hogan misses
and Crazy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crazy's corner calls for a 1-2. Crazy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamakinme Crazy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ian Hogan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Crazy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hogan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crazy connects with a right hand. Hogan shakes it off.
Crazy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hogan throws a lazy head kick
and Crazy counters with a left to the body.
Hogan misses with a left hand
and Crazy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Crazy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crazy.
Hogan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crazy lands a really nice looking cross but Hogan seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crazy counters with a series of strikes. Hogan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crazy throws out a leg kick but Hogan moves out of range and Crazy only half commits.
A bone on bone clash there as Hogan blocks the leg kick.
Hogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice combination there by Crazy.
Hogan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hogan misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Crazy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crazy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crazy blocks the body kick.
Crazy throws a combination. Hogan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan throws a hook but Crazy avoids it easily.
Crazy throws a fast counter high kick but Hogan manages to duck under it in time.
Decent striking displayed by Crazy there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy looks for the body kick but Hogan saw that one coming.
Hogan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crazy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hogan.
Hogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crazy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hogan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Crazy connects with a nice looking jab.
Hogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A leg kick checked by Hogan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a leg kick
and Crazy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crazy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hogan misses with a left hand
and Crazy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hogan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Crazy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hogan thinking.
Crazy lands a slapping body shot.
Crazy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hogan is out of range.
Yamakinme Crazy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hogan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crazy counters with a nice uppercut.
Crazy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hogan misses with a right hand
and Crazy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Crazy counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left and a right from Crazy both land. Nice combination.
Hogan misses with a hook
enabling Crazy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogan takes one to the chin there.
Crazy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogan is looking to slow Crazy down with leg kicks.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Crazy counters with a straight right hand.
Ian Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crazy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yamakinme Crazy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crazy 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamakinme Crazy!