PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover comes to the cage accompanied by It's hard out here for a pimp. Key has chosen prom queen as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoover
vs
Key

192 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

168 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Las Vegas, Antoine Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Key!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover throws a nice head kick!
Hoover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Key takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hoover lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hoover looks to land a combination. Key sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Key avoids the head kick by Hoover.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoover. That snapped Key's head back.
Hoover misses with a two punch combination.
Hoover goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hoover's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hoover duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoover looks to land a combination. Key sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoover scores with a three punch combo!
Key blocks a head kick by Hoover.
Hoover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hoover shoots in and drives through. Key sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoover connects with a high kick.
Hoover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoover lands with a nice combination. Key backs away looking to recover.
Hoover looks to land a combination but Key avoids it well.
Key takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hoover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hoover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Hoover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Key avoids the head kick by Hoover.
Hoover's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hoover duly obliges.
Hoover throws a series of punches but Key moves out of range.
Hoover throws a right and a left that Key avoids nicely.
Hoover throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Hoover.
Key takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoover throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Hoover misses with the combination.
Hoover swinging wilding here.
Hoover is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hoover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Hoover 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.

Hoover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antoine Hoover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoover misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Hoover lands but Key takes it in his stride.
Key takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Key showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Key blocks a head kick by Hoover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover works over Key's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Hoover.
Hoover scores with a head kick.
Hoover tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Key avoids the head kick by Hoover.
Nice takedown defense from Key. No joy for Hoover on that attempt.
Hoover throws a series of punches but Key moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoover throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Hoover misses with a head kick.
Hoover throws a head kick but Key moves out of range.
Key takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hoover lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hoover.
Hoover connects with a high kick.
Hoover throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover tries to bum rush Key with a series of wild strikes but Key uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoover.
Hoover throws a nice head kick!
Hoover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoover lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Hoover.
Hoover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Key moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoover throws a combination. Key tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoover misses with a few strikes there.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses.
Hoover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hoover lands with a nice combination. Key backs away looking to recover.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses.
Hoover lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoover scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoover lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Hoover dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoover throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoover.
A left and a right from Hoover both land. Nice combination.
Hoover throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Key's head.
Hoover plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Hoover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Hoover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoover works over Key's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover scores with a three punch combo!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoover.
Hoover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Key moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Key avoids the head kick by Hoover.
Hoover throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoover misses with a double jab.
Key takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A left and a right from Hoover both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover lunges at Key with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Key's hand.
Hoover plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hoover throws a one two combo.
Hoover lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Hoover.
Hoover lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hoover.
Hoover lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoover misses with a double jab.
Antoine Hoover is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover lands with a nice combination. Key backs away looking to recover.
Hoover stalks Key and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Key's face. Key staggers backwards, shaken.
Key blocks a head kick by Hoover.
A punch combination from Hoover misses.
Antoine Hoover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoover throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Key's head.
Hoover lands a high kick!
A left and a right from Hoover both land. Nice combination.
Hoover throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hoover!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover lands with a slapping head kick.
Hoover tries to bum rush Key with a series of wild strikes but Key uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoover lands a high kick!
Hoover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoover misses with a two punch combination.
Hoover throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Key.
Paul Key has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoover lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Hoover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoover has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Hoover!