PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hoost might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All I Do Is Win. Ernesto Hoost has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hoost
vs
Gail

200 cm
24
285 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

189 cm
24
265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost tries to clinch but Gail moves out of range.
Gail keeps the fight on the outside.
Gail circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gail keeps the fight on the outside.
Gail is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoost.
Gail misses with a looping right.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but Gail pushes him off.
Gail just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gail keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Gail swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoost wants to clinch.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Hoost tries to clinch but Gail moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost tries to clinch but Gail moves out of range.
Hoost slips a straight right by Gail.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Gail swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoost tries to clinch but Gail is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gail misses the target.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but Gail pushes him off.
Hoost wants to clinch.
Hoost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gail.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Gail is avoiding it.
Hoost wants to clinch.
Gail waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoost.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Gail is avoiding it.
Hoost fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoost doesn't manage to clinch there - Gail circles away.
A big left from Gail misses.

Hoost moves into range and clinches up with Gail.
Hoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gail drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoost prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Hoost.
Hoost is pressed up against the cage. Gail has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoost down to the mat. Hoost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ernesto Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Hoost tries to clinch up.
Gail keeps the fight on the outside.
Gail fails to land the takedown.
Hoost tries to clinch but Gail moves out of range.
Gail fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoost manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoost.
Gail circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hoost rushes Gail and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gail tries to pull guard but Hoost holds him up against the cage and eventually Gail drops back down to his feet.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.
Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gail blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gail blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Gail blocks an elbow strike.
Gail jumps guard but Hoost stands there with Gail around his waist. Gail gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gail is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gail has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hoost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gail avoids a wild elbow strike from Hoost.
Gail tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Gail blocks with his arms.
Gail tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gail is working for takedown but Hoost is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hoost misses with a knee to the head.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gail drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoost misses with a knee to the head.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gail goes for a takedown attempt but Hoost pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Gail. That snapped Hoost's head back.
Hoost tries to clinch but Gail is having none of it.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
Gail looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoost is just out of range.
Ernesto Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gail looks to land a left hand but Hoost moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Hoost dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gail sizes up Hoost with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gail throws a lazy right hand but Hoost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gail throws a lazy right hand but Hoost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gail misses with a body shot.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gail misses the jab.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Gail is avoiding it.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gail throws a looping overhand right but Hoost ducks down to avoid it.
Hoost slips a jab from Gail.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gail misses with an uppercut. Hoost saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gail. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gail scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost doesn't manage to clinch there - Gail circles away.
Gail connects with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gail, as that shot connected.
Gail scores with a nice head shot.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.

Gail decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gail seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gail is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gail is working for a kimura but Hoost is defending it quite comfortably.
Hoost wants to improve his position but Gail is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hoost to regain full guard.
Gail trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gail lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gail stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoost is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoost keeping moving, preventing Gail from controlling successfully.
Gail postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gail throws out a loose jab but Hoost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gail has a takedown stuffed.
Ernesto Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Gail is avoiding it.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Gail takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gail changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hoost looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hoost holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hoost dodges the ground and pound from Gail.
Gail taking a break here but Hoost is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gail tries to pass to full mount but Hoost defends it.
Gail is keen to just control but Hoost is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gynther Gail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoost staying out of range there.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoost tries to clinch up but Gail circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gail.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Gail swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but Gail pushes him off.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost wants to clinch.
Hoost wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost tries to clinch but Gail moves out of range.
Gail waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoost.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Gail is avoiding it.
Gail thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gail avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
Gail throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but Gail pushes him off.

Gail fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoost sprawls well initially but Gail persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gail wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoost keeps working.
Hoost keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gail keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hoost taking some punishment here, with Gail in his half guard.
Hoost keeping hold of Gail's head, controlling as best he can.
Gail throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gail trying to mount his opponent but Hoost defends it.
Gail thows a huge punch but Hoost dodges it nicely.
Gail has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost wants to get back to his feet.
Hoost keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gail not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gail tries to pass to full mount but Hoost defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoost moves away from the strike by Gail.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gail misses with a hook.
Ernesto Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gail thuds his right hand into Hoost's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoost doesn't manage to clinch there - Gail circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gail avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gail shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoost sprawls well. Hoost wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gail gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Gail swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gail swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoost is looking to clinch but Gail is avoiding it.
Gail scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gail misses with a straight right.
Gail missing with a left hand there. Hoost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gynther Gail comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gail 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gynther Gail!