PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hoyte Hologen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellek Matufoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hologen
vs
Matufoson

180 cm
26
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoyte Hologen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hellek Matufoson !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hologen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matufoson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hologen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matufoson . That's going to slow Hologen down.
Matufoson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hologen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matufoson moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matufoson , right into the meat.
Matufoson misses with a hook.
A big left from Hologen misses.
Matufoson lands a leg kick that knocks Hologen off balance momentarily.
Matufoson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hologen's calf.
Hologen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matufoson throws a jab when Hologen was well out of range.
Matufoson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hologen tries to clinch there but Matufoson circles away.
Matufoson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matufoson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matufoson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hologen's calf.
Matufoson ducks under a wild hook from Hologen.
Hologen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hologen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Matufoson tenderised Hologen's leg. Hologen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hologen checks a low kick from Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a leg kick which misses Hologen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hologen tries to avoid it.
Hologen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matufoson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hologen checks a leg kick.
Matufoson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hologen is out of range.
Matufoson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matufoson throws a low kick but Hologen moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matufoson .
Hologen checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hologen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hologen throws a hook to the side of Matufoson 's head but Matufoson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matufoson misses with a looping left.
Matufoson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hologen's head.
Matufoson loads up on a big right hand but Hologen slips the punch.
Matufoson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hologen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matufoson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hellek Matufoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson slips under a jab from Hologen.
Matufoson throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick lands from Matufoson .
Hologen throws a head kick but Matufoson moves out of range.
Matufoson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hologen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a solid leg kick but Hologen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matufoson .
Matufoson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Matufoson .
A slapping leg kick lands for Matufoson .
Hologen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hologen moves out of range of the leg kick from Matufoson .
Matufoson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hologen moves out of range of the leg kick from Matufoson .
An inside leg kick lands from Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a big shot that misses.
Matufoson misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson connects with an inside leg kick.
Matufoson throws a low kick but Hologen moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Hologen.
Decent striking displayed by Matufoson there.
A leg kick checked by Hologen.
Hologen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matufoson 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.

Hologen instigates a clinch.
Hologen wants to break free but Matufoson has control.
Hologen keeps control of Matufoson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hologen tries to circle away but Matufoson has him pinned against the cage.

Hologen jumps guard and drags Matufoson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Matufoson passes Hologen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matufoson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hologen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Matufoson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hologen is trying to escape the mount.
Hologen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matufoson on the ground.
Matufoson trying to control but Hologen is having none of it.
Hologen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matufoson unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hellek Matufoson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice straight punches there by Matufoson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matufoson .
Matufoson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hologen.
Matufoson looks to land a left hand but Hologen moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Hologen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matufoson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hologen.
Matufoson throws a low kick but Hologen avoids it.
Matufoson throws a solid leg kick but Hologen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matufoson .
Hologen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hellek Matufoson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matufoson misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matufoson wants to land a leg kick but Hologen is out of range.
Hologen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hologen looks to throw the jab but Matufoson is out of range.
A slow jab from Matufoson misses its intended target.
Hologen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hologen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matufoson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matufoson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hologen closes the distance and clinches.

Hologen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matufoson misses with an uppercut.
Hologen throws a head kick that misses.
Hologen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hologen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Matufoson misses.
Matufoson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hologen was well out of range. Poor timing from Matufoson .
Hologen throws a head kick but Matufoson moves out of range.

Hologen moves into the clinch successfully.

Hologen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hologen checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Matufoson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hologen checks a leg kick.
Hologen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Matufoson right on the button. Matufoson goes down! Hologen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hologen gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoyte Hologen!