PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schrank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wand in his prime: Eat knees bitch!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hug
vs
Schrank

176 cm
30
300 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

205 cm
22
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ DOUBLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Schrank!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug blocks a head kick by Schrank.
Schrank ducks under a wild hook from Hug.
Schrank ducks right into an uppercut from Hug.
Hug throws a head kick but Schrank moves out of range.
Hug thuds a left hand into Schrank's body.
Hug looks to throw a body kick
and Schrank makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hug is looking to chop away at Schrank's legs.
Hug throws a poor cross that misses
and Schrank counters with a head kick. That will keep Hug thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schrank moves out of range of the body kick.
Hug slips a jab and a cross from Schrank.
Schrank misses with a body kick.
Schrank throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hug on the side of the head.

It looks like Andy Hug has been cut.
Frank Schrank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrank fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hug checks it well.

Hug gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hug throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hug misses with a punch to the body.
Hug lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schrank backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but Schrank blocks with his arms.
Hug misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hug throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schrank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schrank misses with a body punch.
Hug tries to land knees in the clinch but Schrank avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Hug.
Schrank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schrank struggles to land a body shot inside as Hug controls his hands.
Schrank misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schrank.
Schrank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schrank tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
Hug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schrank misses with a punch on the inside.
Hug trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hug obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schrank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schrank looks gassed!
Hug scores with a hook to the body.
Hug lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schrank backwards.
A knee to the head by Hug.

It looks like Frank Schrank has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug struggles to land a body shot inside as Schrank controls his hands.
Schrank working aggressively here.
Hug with a knee to the head.
Hug lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schrank or not.
Schrank takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Hug as the two fighters clinch.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hug scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hug lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schrank backwards.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hug pushes Schrank back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hug.
Schrank takes a shot to the head.
Hug lands with a right to the head.

Schrank is rocked!
Hug unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Schrank! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hug is unloading with more strikes now! Schrank drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Hug!
Andy Hug managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, into his post fight interview.