PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Cleagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by The real American. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hogan
vs
Cleagen

189 cm
26
225 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

189 cm
24
265 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Cleagen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Cleagen with that takedown attempt.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cleagen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cleagen tries to buck Hogan off but Hogan is having none of it.
Cleagen parries the strikes from Hogan easily there. Hogan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cleagen to escape.
Cleagen is looking for a sweep.
Hogan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cleagen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hogan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hogan tries to score with some ground and pound. Cleagen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hogan trying to control the position but Cleagen is working away.

Hogan stands up.
Cleagen tries for a takedown but Hogan circles away easily

and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cleagen won't be happy with that.
Cleagen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Hogan is trying to get an arm triangle but Cleagen is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hogan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cleagen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cleagen tries to bench press Hogan off him but Hogan keeps the position.
Hogan trying to control the action but Cleagen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen tries to bench press Hogan off him but Hogan keeps the position.
Cleagen looks gassed!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cleagen shoots and misses

and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown. Cleagen fights it but they end up in guard.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Cleagen.
Hogan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Hogan drops back looking for a leg! Cleagen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cleagen manages to kick Hogan off! Hogan jumps back into Cleagen's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cleagen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cleagen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cleagen, not yet.
Hogan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking to sit in guard and control but Cleagen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cleagen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Hogan has his feet on Cleagen's thighs here. He's pushed Cleagen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cleagen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hulk Hogan!