PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvydas Sabonis (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sabonis
vs
Davis Hogg

210 cm
31
300 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

195 cm
31
327 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabonis thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Sabonis. Beautiful body shot.
Hogg takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Jefferson Davis Hogg has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabonis throws a head kick but Hogg moves out of range.
Sabonis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hogg.
Sabonis throws a leg kick
and Hogg counters with a low kick, right behind Sabonis 's knee.
Hogg throws a jab when Sabonis was well out of range.

Hogg moves into the clinch successfully.
Sabonis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks it.
Hogg blocks an uppercut.
Sabonis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hogg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sabonis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogg.
Hogg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sabonis backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis is looking to control Hogg's arms but Hogg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sabonis has his back to the cage.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Sabonis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogg blocking some punches.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Hogg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sabonis backwards.
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sabonis blocks it with crossed arms.
Hogg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sabonis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sabonis is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabonis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabonis digs a right hand underneath Hogg's ribcage. Hogg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sabonis misses with a body punch.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Sabonis is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabonis.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabonis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sabonis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabonis presses Hogg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sabonis tries to work over Hogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabonis avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabonis taking a breather.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sabonis - that landed with a thud.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sabonis avoids it.
Hogg misses with a body punch.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogg controls his hands.
Hogg has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hogg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hogg.

It looks like Arvydas Sabonis has been cut.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabonis.
Hogg misses with a body punch.
Hogg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabonis.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks with his arms.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Sabonis is blocking nicely.
Hogg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sabonis's face.
Sabonis wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hogg obliges.
Hogg working Sabonis over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogg lands a body shot.
Sabonis is trying to stall.
Sabonis lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabonis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sabonis tries to work over Hogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogg lands a nice knee to the body.
Hogg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hogg.
Hogg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sabonis backwards.
Sabonis avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sabonis avoids it.
Hogg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabonis avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sabonis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Davis Hogg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hogg connects with a leg kick. Sabonis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Sabonis blocks the leg kick.
Arvydas Sabonis is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogg throws a leg kick
and Sabonis counters with a left to the body.
Hogg ducks right into an uppercut from Sabonis.

Hogg has closed the distance and engaged Sabonis in a clinch.
Sabonis slowing the pace effectively.
Hogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabonis blocks an elbow strike from Hogg.
Hogg lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabonis tries a body shot but Hogg blocks it.
Hogg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sabonis backwards.
Hogg tries a body shot but Sabonis blocks it.
Sabonis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hogg backwards.
Sabonis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis tries to work over Hogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Hogg.
Sabonis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabonis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabonis can't find room to land a body shot as Hogg controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabonis.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sabonis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg working Sabonis over with knees to the body.
Sabonis lands a shoulder strike.
Hogg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogg lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hogg.
Hogg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sabonis backwards.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sabonis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabonis misses with a punch to the body.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Hogg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks it.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks it.
Hogg being controlled against the cage.
Sabonis managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis trying to stall but Hogg improves his position.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabonis avoids the damage to the body.
Sabonis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sabonis.
Hogg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sabonis's elbow.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Hogg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogg.
Sabonis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sabonis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sabonis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sabonis backwards.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Sabonis tries to stall but Hogg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabonis working aggressively here.
Sabonis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabonis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogg.
Still in the clinch, Sabonis scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hogg crunches a lovely knee into Sabonis's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hogg obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Davis Hogg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hogg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Sabonis tries to keep at a distance but Hogg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hogg blocks an uppercut.
Sabonis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hogg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabonis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hogg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogg working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hogg obliges.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
Hogg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sabonis's face.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sabonis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg throws an elbow that misses.
Sabonis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sabonis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Hogg throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabonis.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabonis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hogg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sabonis backwards.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Sabonis is blocking nicely.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogg lands with a short shot to the head.
Arvydas Sabonis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogg.
Sabonis stalling the fight.
Sabonis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Hogg scores with a shoulder strike.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks with his arms.
Hogg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabonis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hogg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hogg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hogg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hogg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hogg obliges.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Hogg lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Sabonis is rocked!
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sabonis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg tries to throw a body punch but Sabonis avoids it by throwing Hogg back against the cage.
Hogg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sabonis or not.
Hogg tries to throw a body punch but Sabonis avoids it by throwing Hogg back against the cage.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Sabonis is blocking nicely.
Hogg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabonis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sabonis avoids it.
Sabonis trying to stall but Hogg improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis throws a head punch that misses.
Sabonis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg works on Sabonis's body with a couple of short punches.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sabonis is defending well for now.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks it.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sabonis misses with a body punch.
Sabonis takes a shot to the head.
Sabonis misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabonis.
Hogg connects with a knee to the head.
Sabonis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Davis Hogg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hogg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Davis Hogg!
A relieved looking Jefferson Davis Hogg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.