PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horton Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Musachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hoo
vs
Musachi

178 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Horton Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremiah Musachi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musachi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoo as he jumps to the side.
Musachi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hoo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoo lands a head kick. Musachi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hoo throws a head kick that misses

and Musachi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hoo's guard now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hoo keeping moving, preventing Musachi from controlling successfully.
Hoo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Musachi's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo stops Musachi from standing up.
Musachi wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoo throws a strike but Musachi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hoo is striking but Musachi is not phased and passes to half guard.
Musachi throwing shots but Hoo is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musachi is looking to take a break and control but Hoo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoo is looking to improve his position.
Musachi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoo keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeremiah Musachi.
Musachi misses with a head kick.

Hoo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hoo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo cracks Musachi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hoo lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoo working the ground and pound from side control.
Hoo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Musachi down.

Hoo swings around for an armbar but Musachi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hoo's guard.
Musachi won't allow Hoo to sweep him here.
Hoo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Musachi controls the pace.

Musachi drops back looking for a leg! Hoo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hoo manages to kick Musachi off! Musachi jumps back into Hoo's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Musachi advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoo is looking to control Musachi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoo avoid being mounted?
Hoo is looking to get back to full guard here but Musachi has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hoo tries to improve position but can't.
Hoo is working hard here to advance position.

Musachi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hoo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Musachi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hoo is squirming around, avoiding Musachi's attempts to control the action.
Hoo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Musachi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoo is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Horton Hoo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hoo wants to land a leg kick but Musachi is out of range.
Musachi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoo avoids the body shot from Musachi.
Hoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Musachi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Musachi misses with a few strikes there.
Musachi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoo.
Hoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Musachi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoo can pounce on him.
Musachi shoots in for a takedown but Hoo shows good takedown defense.
Hoo feints and then cracks Musachi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Musachi down.
Musachi dives in and grabs Hoo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoo pushes down on Musachi's head and hops out.
Horton Hoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremiah Musachi.
Musachi is breathing heavily.
Musachi wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Musachi.
A low kick from Musachi is predictable there

and Hoo counters with a shoot takedown. Musachi fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Musachi on the ground.
Hoo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoo forces his way into half guard.
Hoo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Musachi's head.
Hoo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hoo tries to pass to full mount but Musachi defends it.
Musachi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo passes to full mount!
Hoo breaks from Musachi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hoo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Musachi is trying desperately to improve position.
Musachi regains half guard.
Hoo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Musachi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hoo tries to pass to full mount but Musachi defends it.
Hoo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo lands strikes from half guard.
Musachi is trying to stand up here but Hoo is controlling him well.

Hoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Horton Hoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoo is nestled in close to Musachi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Musachi has hold of Hoo's hands but Hoo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Musachi has hold of Hoo's hands but Hoo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hoo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Musachi is rocked!
Hoo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Musachi is still in real trouble! Can Hoo finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musachi manages to get to full guard.
Musachi seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo stands up over Musachi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Musachi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Musachi trying to control the position.
Hoo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoo chips away with some ground and pound.
Hoo landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horton Hoo dominated that second round.
That's time! Hoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hoo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hoo lands in his opponent's guard.
Musachi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoo preventing the sweep.
Hoo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Musachi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoo is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musachi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hoo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoo scoring with punches to the head and body.

Musachi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Musachi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Musachi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Musachi is trying to keep Hoo in close.
Hoo throwing strikes but missing.
Hoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jeremiah Musachi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Musachi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musachi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoo.
Hoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Musachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musachi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Musachi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoo manages to get himself to full guard.

Hoo has an active guard here but Musachi has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo trying to control here.
Hoo is looking to improve his position.
Hoo trying to control from the bottom.
Musachi is pressing down on Hoo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoo is holding on for now.
Hoo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoo wants to sweep here but Musachi controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hoo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Musachi is aware though and is defending well.
Horton Hoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoo keeping moving, preventing Musachi from controlling successfully.
Hoo wants to control the position but Musachi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hoo manages to get to full guard.
Hoo keeping moving, preventing Musachi from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horton Hoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoo 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horton Hoo!