PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Junior
vs
Hooke

177 cm
24
217 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

181 cm
28
211 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TJ Hooke!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Junior looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Junior slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooke wants to stand but Junior is controlling the position.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Hooke is retaining full guard.
Hooke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hooke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Junior is controlling him.
Junior seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Carlos Junior wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hooke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Junior momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Junior shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Junior was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Junior with a couple of short strikes.
Hooke is trying to stand.
Junior landing strikes, looking to finish!
Junior with shots to the head and body - Hooke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Junior punishing his opponent with strikes.
Junior is landing with some decent strikes but Hooke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Junior is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hooke looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooke taking shots to the head.
Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Junior is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Junior with good strikes from the mount here!
Junior landing shots from mount.
Junior content just to control the position here.
Hooke is bucking up trying to escape but Junior cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hooke?
Junior lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Junior controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Junior connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Junior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Junior scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hooke?
Junior content just to control the position here.
Junior with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Junior cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Junior content just to control the position here.
Junior lands a big shot there that rocks Hooke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Junior raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Junior looking to isolate an arm here. Hooke doesn't see it coming and as Junior extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Junior!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Junior!