PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hogan
vs
Welsh

190 cm
27
210 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

184 cm
35
218 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan throws out a powerful jab.
Welsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Welsh clinches up with Hogan and pushes him back against the cage.
Hogan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hogan presses Welsh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Hogan breaks the clinch.
Hogan misses with a left hand
and Welsh counters with a nice uppercut.
Hogan throws a combination that misses
and Welsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hogan thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan throws a lazy uppercut

and Welsh counters with a shoot takedown. Hogan fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Welsh has gone for a leg lock! Hogan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Welsh's guard.
Hogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hogan controls the pace.

Hogan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Welsh, up you get!
Welsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hogan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Welsh.
Hogan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Welsh is defended easily by Hogan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Welsh or perhaps it was just good defense by Hogan which made him look bad.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Welsh.
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Welsh counters with a solid body kick.
Welsh walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan stuffs the takedown.
Hogan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Welsh avoids the body shot from Hogan.
Hogan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hogan scores with a nice right hand.
Hogan throws a big shot that misses.
Welsh misses with a head kick.
Welsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Hogan lands with an uppercut that bounces Welsh off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welsh looks for a takedown but Hogan sprawls well.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown but Hogan shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Hogan misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan throws a shot from downtown. Welsh moves away and avoids it.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand

and Welsh counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hogan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Welsh slips under a jab from Hogan.
Welsh avoids the body shot from Hogan.
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Welsh has his takedown stuffed

and Hogan counters by clinching up.
Hogan lands an uppercut.
Hogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Welsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hogan's efforts to push away.
Hogan pressing his opponent against the cage.

Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh slips a straight right by Hogan.
Hulk Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh avoids the body shot from Hogan.
Hogan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hogan swings widly with a right hand
and Welsh counters with a right hand to the body.
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welsh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
Welsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Welsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Welsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hogan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh shoots in but no luck this time.

Welsh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hogan sprawls well initially but Welsh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hogan gets back to full guard.
Welsh is pushing down on Hogan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hogan is fighting to maintain full guard but Welsh has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hogan is trying to stand back up but Welsh is controlling him

Welsh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Welsh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rick Welsh has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hogan is defending against the submission attempts here by Welsh.

Welsh is trying to work for a kimura but Hogan is defending well.
Welsh thows a huge punch but Hogan dodges it nicely.
Welsh prevents Hogan from standing back up.
Hogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Welsh on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to stand back up but Welsh manages to pass into side control.
Hogan tries to escape but Welsh is in control.

Welsh tries for a kimura but Hogan is defending well.
Hogan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hogan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Welsh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan tries to escape but Welsh is in control.

Welsh swings around for an armbar but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Welsh's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rick Welsh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hogan misses with a jab to the body
and Welsh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Welsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan misses the jab.
Welsh slips under a jab from Hogan.
Welsh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hogan misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan looks to land a right hand but Welsh moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Hogan works Welsh's body with a nice hook.
Hogan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Welsh doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Welsh moves away from the strike by Hogan.
Hogan throws a looping overhand right but Welsh ducks down to avoid it.
Hogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Welsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Welsh.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hogan as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Welsh wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hogan slips under a jab.
Hogan misses with a double jab.
Welsh is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Hogan checks a low kick from Welsh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Hogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Welsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Welsh moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
Welsh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Welsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Welsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Welsh cracks a nice hook into Hogan's ribs.
Hogan throws a jab but it's blocked by Welsh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Welsh.
Hogan looks to land a right hand but Welsh moved out of range.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Welsh counters with a nice uppercut.
Welsh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hogan looks to land a left hand but Welsh moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan misses the shot to the body.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Welsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hulk Hogan.
I think Hogan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!