PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerventes Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison comes to the cage accompanied by The Beast by Tech N9ne. Hogan has chosen The Game as his entrance music. Cerventes Bison has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bison
vs
Hearst Hogan

190 cm
36
213 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

172 cm
35
215 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cerventes Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hogan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bison prevents Hogan from moving into mount.
Bison is trying to get back to half guard.
Bison is working hard here to advance position.
Bison is pushing Hogan's head away, looking to escape. Hogan manages to hold on to the position though.
Hogan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hogan.
Hogan tries to score with some ground and pound. Bison controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hogan controlling the position from side mount.
Hogan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hogan lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hogan.
Hogan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Hogan crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Hogan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hogan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bison struggling a bit here.
Bison is not content to let Hogan control the position.

Hogan is trying to get an arm triangle but Bison is defending well.
Hogan looking to control but instead Bison has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hogan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hogan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan unloads with some shots from mount but Bison bucks and avoids them well.
Bison blocking the ground and pound.
Bison tries to lock up and control but Hogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hogan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bison has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bison!

Hogan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison throws an elbow that misses. Hogan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bison's guard. Nice move by Hogan!
Hogan looking to sit in guard and control but Bison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hogan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Bison stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bison is looking to stand up but Hogan won't let him.
Bison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
Hogan trying to control the position.
Hogan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bison manages to get himself to full guard.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Bison keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bison is looking to stand up but Hogan isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Hearst Hogan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hogan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hogan blocks a jab.
Hogan fails with the takedown.

Bison clinches up with Hogan and pushes him back against the cage.
Bison misses with a punch on the inside.
Bison lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bison.
Hogan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bison smiles and moves away.
A big right from Hogan misses.
Hogan on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison lands with an overhand left.
Hogan misses the jab.
Bison missing with a left hand there. Hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hogan backs up against the cage.
Good leg kick by Bison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but Bison shows good takedown defense.
Cerventes Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Hearst Hogan.
A big right from Hogan misses.
Bison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bison.
Hogan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cerventes Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan goes for a double leg but Bison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bison continues to drive forward.
Bison misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison digs a right hand underneath Hogan's ribcage. Hogan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Bison.
Hogan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bison is leaning against Hogan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Hogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bison.
Bison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hogans head.
Hogan is looking for a takedown.
Bison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
Bison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
Bison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
Bison pushes Hogan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bison.
Hogan takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to circle away but Bison has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bison fails to land.
Bison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bison.
Bison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bison lands a right hand.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bison scores a nice knee to the body.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bison pushes Hogan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bison.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bison.
A body shot lands from Bison.

Bison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison throws a one two combo.
Bison connects with a looping right hand.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bison.
Hogan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hogan under the eye.
Cerventes Bison is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bison.
Hogan loads up on a big right hand but Bison slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan walks into a jab.

Hogan closes the distance and pushes Bison back into the cage.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cerventes Bison dominated that second round.
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. 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.

Bison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bison throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogan.
It looks like Bison has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bison tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bison.
Hogan takes one to the chin there.
Bison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Bison moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Bison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cerventes Bison has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Hogan drags the fight down to the ground.
Hogan looking to control.
Bison tries to stand but Hogan is controlling from the bottom.
Bison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hogan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hogan scoring with strikes but Bison is staying in there.
Hogan is landing with some decent strikes but Bison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison is in a horrible position here. Hogan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bison holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hogan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hogan landing shots from mount.
Hogan wants to control the pace but Bison is squirming around nicely.
Hogan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bison's face.
Hogan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bison tries to reverse the position but Hogan maintains control.
Hogan misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking to control but Bison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hogan cracks Bison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bison gets back to half guard.
Hogan with the ground and pound but Bison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses. Bison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hogan's guard. Nice move by Bison!
Hogan is trying to keep Bison in close.
Bison wants to get up but he can't break Hogan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hogan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison is looking to stand up but Hogan won't let him.

Hogan has his foot on Bison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bison works his way back into a safe position though.
Hogan pulls Bison in to control the position.
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 throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunter Hearst Hogan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bison is in close to Hogan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hogan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bison wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan is trying to keep Bison in close.

Bison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Hearst Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hogan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Hearst Hogan!
After winning the bout, Hunter Hearst Hogan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.