PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nam Kyu Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mar has chosen Through the Fires and Flames as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hobson
vs
Kyu Mar

185 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

186 cm
27
173 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Hobson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nam Kyu Mar!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hobson throws an overhand right that lands on Mar's shoulder, as Mar tries to avoid the shot.
Mar moves out of range as Hobson strikes.
Mar throws out a counter right but Hobson avoids it with no problem.
Hobson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mar misses with a looping right.
Hobson misses with an uppercut.
Mar fails to land with a series of punches.

Hobson closes the distance and pushes Mar back into the cage.
Mar is trying to break the clinch but Hobson is controlling him.
Mar is trying to break the clinch but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mar tries to work over Hobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hobson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mar's coach down at Better Alternative ($800/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson is leaning against Mar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mar's elbow.
A short left from Hobson.
Hobson prevents Mar from breaking the clinch.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Mar working hard to break the clinch.
Hobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mar takes a shot to the head.
Mar is trying to break free.
Mar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hobson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mar fails to land.
Hobson lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hobson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hobson blocks a body shot from Mar.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mar.
Mar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hobson lands a body punch.
Mar tries to break the clinch but Hobson is controlling the position.
Hobson can't find room to land a body shot as Mar controls the action.
Hobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hobson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hobson manages to break the clinch.
Hobson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mar counters with a stiff right hand.
Hobson is looking to clinch.
Mar misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mar slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hobson. Mar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hobson.
Hobson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mar keeps the fight on the outside.
Mar jabs Hobson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hobson looks to land a right hand but Mar moved out of range.
Hobson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hobson misses with a right hand
letting Mar counter with a right hand.
Mar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hobson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mar counters with a nice body shot.
Hobson moves in looking to clinch but Mar pushes him off.
Hobson looks to throw the jab but Mar is out of range.
Mar is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hobson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson works on Mar's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hobson.
A head punch on the inside from Hobson fails to land.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hobson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobson's elbow.
Mar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mar misses with a punch to the body.
Mar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mar can't find room to land a body shot as Hobson controls the action.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mar.
Hobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mar's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hobson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Hobson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hobson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mar to counter with a crisp jab.
Hobson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mar misses with a wild combination.
Mar cracks Hobson with a right hand to the side of the head.

Hobson closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hobson.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hobson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mar.
Hobson gets through Mar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mar's elbow.
Mar blocking some punches.
Hobson prevents Mar from breaking the clinch.
Mar is looking to break free of the clinch but Hobson has double underhooks.
Hobson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Hobson manages to break the clinch.

Hobson instigates a clinch.
Mar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mar.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hobson prevents Mar from breaking the clinch.
Hobson throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hobson breaks from the clinch.
Mar throws a one two combo.
Nam Kyu Mar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mar throws a right and a left that Hobson avoids nicely.
Hobson misses with a right hand
and Mar counters with a two punch combo.
Mar slips under a jab.
Hobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Hobson moves into range and clinches up with Mar.
Hobson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mar can do to turn this around?
Hobson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hobson lands an uppercut.
Hobson blocks a body shot from Mar.
Mar tries to break the clinch but Hobson is controlling the position.
Mar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hobson is keeping busy.
Hobson scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hobson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mar struggles to land a body shot inside as Hobson controls his hands.
Mar blocks an uppercut.
Mar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hobson up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mar.
Hobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mar controls his hands.
Hobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mar tries to work over Hobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hobson.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hobson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mar backwards.
Mar is trying to force a seperation but Hobson has the dominant position.
Mar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell Hobson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Hobson.
Mar looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Hobson.
Mar trying to stall but Hobson improves his position.
Hobson misses with some punches.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mar.
Hobson misses with a body punch.
Mar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mar is trying to break the clinch but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Hobson scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Hobson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hobson wants to clinch
letting Mar counter with a right hand.
Nam Kyu Mar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hobson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hobson tries to clinch
letting Mar counter with a right hand.
Mar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hobson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mar's hands.
Mar misses with a few strikes there.
Hobson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mar manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson tries to clinch but Mar moves away
and Mar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hobson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Mar gets tackled into the cage by Hobson. Hobson maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mar tries to break free but Hobson pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hobson misses with a punch to the body.
Mar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hobson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mar's efforts to push away.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hobson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mar swings wildly with an uppercut but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hobson.
Mar stalling in the clinch but Hobson improves position.

Mar breaks the clinch.
Hobson misses with a wild body shot.
Mar misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mar throws a body shot but no joy.
Hobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mar circles away quickly and effectively.
Mar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hobson looks to clinch
and Mar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hobson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Mar! He's out on his feet! Hobson rushes in and drops Mar with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mitchell Hobson!
Mitchell Hobson retains his welterweight title!
Mitchell Hobson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Nam Kyu Mar stepped up to the mic, saying 'Humble in victory and defeat. I'll be back. '.