PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between D Botwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover has chosen Trial By Fire: Testament as his entrance music. Antoine Hoover will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Botwin
vs
Hoover

188 cm
18
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Non-Stop Nutrition
Boondock Fightwear

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D Botwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoine Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover scores with a punch to the head.
Hoover blocks the body kick.
Hoover goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Botwin is rocked!

It looks like D Botwin has been cut.
Hoover misses with a wild combination.
Oh Botwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Botwin fails to land the takedown.
Hoover throws a jab when Botwin was well out of range.
Botwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoover misses with a few strikes there.

Botwin clinches up with Hoover and pushes him back against the cage.
Hoover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Botwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoover wants to break free but Botwin has control.
Hoover wants to break free but Botwin has control.
Hoover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Botwin can't break the clinch.
Botwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Botwin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoover smiles and moves away.
Hoover fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Hoover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Botwin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hoover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Botwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Botwin instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Botwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoover wants to break free but Botwin has control.
Botwin keeps control of Hoover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Botwin wants to break free but Hoover has control.

Botwin jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Botwin is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hoover throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Botwin's body to avoid the submission. Botwin has instead reached around Hoover's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Botwin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). D Botwin!