PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogg has chosen Last Ones Standing as his entrance music. Edmond Dantes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dantes
vs
Davis Hogg

213 cm
24
300 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
324 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogg.
Dantes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogg was well out of range. Poor timing from Dantes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dantes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogg.
Hogg avoids a kick to the body.
Hogg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dantes.
Dantes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edmond Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dantes throws a big shot that misses.
Dantes misses with a lunging right hand
and Hogg counters with an inside leg kick.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dantes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogg doesn't manage to clinch there - Dantes circles away.
Dantes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hogg takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
Dantes is breathing heavily.
Hogg crunches a lovely knee into Dantes's ribcage.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Dantes blocks with his arms.
Hogg scores with a shot to the side of Dantes's head.
Hogg landing knees to the body.
Dantes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hogg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dantes tries to work over Hogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dantes working aggressively here.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Dantes avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Edmond Dantes has been cut.
Hogg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hogg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hogg landing knees to the head.
Hogg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dantes working hard to break the clinch.
Hogg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Dantes is blocking nicely.
Hogg has Dantes pressed against the cage, preventing Dantes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hogg lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hogg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hogg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hogg pushes Dantes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hogg crunches a lovely knee into Dantes's ribcage.
Hogg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hogg lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Dantes is rocked!

Edmond Dantes's cut is getting worse.
Dantes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Dantes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Hogg.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dantes's face.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Dantes managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dantes seems to have got his legs back now.
Dantes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dantes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Hogg.
Hogg crunches a lovely knee into Dantes's ribcage.
Hogg has Dantes tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Dantes to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jefferson Davis Hogg!
Jefferson Davis Hogg opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.