PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to r this town i 101. Hogan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Real American kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Solomon Ares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hulk Hogan's chin.

Ares
vs
Hogan

195 cm
31
280 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

190 cm
29
286 lbs
33 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ares is breathing heavily.
Hogan scores with a jab. Ares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hogan thuds a left hand into Ares's body.
Ares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogan.
Hogan throws an off balance right hand

and Ares counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hogan!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Ares there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hogan regains half guard.
Hogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ares.
Ares has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ares working the head and body with strikes.
Ares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ares wants to pass to mount but Hogan is defending the position.
Ares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogan defending well though.
Ares throwing shots but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Hogan taking some punishment here, with Ares in his half guard.
Ares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ares prevents Hogan from improving his position.
Hogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ares.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogan defending well though.
Ares thows a huge punch but Hogan dodges it nicely.
Ares throws a strike but Hogan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ares scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ares landing with the ground and pound.
Ares throwing strikes but missing.
Ares landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ares throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses. Ares uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hogan's guard. Nice move by Ares!
Ares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ares throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ares wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hogan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan is looking to advance position but Ares has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ares with shots to the head and body - Hogan looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Ares dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogan. Ares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ares lands a nice looking body kick.

Ares dives in and scores a takedown into Hogan's guard.
Ares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hogan's head.
Ares throws an elbow that misses. Hogan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ares's guard. Nice move by Hogan!
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ares wants to get back to his feet but Hogan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares looking for a sweep. Not yet Ares, not yet.
Hogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ares is retaining full guard.
Solomon Ares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ares looking for a sweep. Not yet Ares, not yet.
Ares can't keep his opponent in guard - Hogan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hogan with the ground and pound but Ares uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.
Ares throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Ares postures up.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Hogan is trying to keep Ares in close.
Ares stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Ares is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.

Ares drops back looking for a leg! Hogan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hogan manages to kick Ares off! Ares jumps back into Hogan's guard.
Hogan looking to control.
Hogan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Ares dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
Hogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ares manages to avoid it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hogan enables Ares to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hogan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ares throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ares throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ares working the ground and pound but Hogan is defending the strikes.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet but Ares drags him back down.
Ares in side control, throwing shots but Hogan defends.
Ares in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ares tries to score with some ground and pound. Hogan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hogan parries the strikes from Ares easily there. Ares is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hogan to escape.
Hogan parries the strikes from Ares easily there. Ares is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hogan to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares tries to score with some ground and pound. Hogan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ares throwing strikes but Hogan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hogan tries to advance to mount but Ares instead regains half guard.
Hogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hogan misses with a head shot. Ares uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ares keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hogan is looking to work some ground and pound but Ares has wrist control.
Ares keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ares keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Ares.
Solomon Ares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a strike but Ares rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hulk Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ares distracts Hogan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ares is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Ares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ares, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Ares!
In his post fight interview, Solomon Ares started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.