HB FightNight 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandijs Meisters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Prochenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meisters
vs
Prochenko

195 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
235 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandijs Meisters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Prochenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prochenko misses with a hook.
Prochenko throws a hook but Meisters blocks it.
Prochenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Meisters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Meisters tries to score a power double leg takedown but Prochenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meisters somewhat.
Prochenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prochenko misses with a straight left.
Prochenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meisters at a distance.
Meisters slips a straight right by Prochenko.
Meisters tries to clinch but Prochenko moves out of range.
Prochenko misses with an uppercut. Meisters saw that one coming.
Prochenko scores with a jab. Meisters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prochenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meisters is breathing heavily.
Prochenko throws the left hand but Meisters avoids the punch easily.
Prochenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prochenko throws a combination that misses
and Meisters counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prochenko misses the shot to the body.

Meisters moves into the clinch successfully.
Meisters drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Prochenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandijs Meisters. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Meisters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meisters takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Sandijs Meisters has been cut.
Meisters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prochenko is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Meisters hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Victor Prochenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armondo Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jones
vs
Rodriguez

195 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armondo Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rodriguez jabs at Jones's body.
Armondo Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oooooh!!! Rodriguez has knocked Jones down with a huge combo! Rodriguez steps away and waves a wobbly Jones back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Thomas Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodriguez throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Jones crashing down! Jones tries to stagger back to his feet but Rodriguez just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Jones asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armondo Rodriguez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Pansoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Riggs
vs
Pansoy

177 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Pansoy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pansoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Uncle Pansoy has been cut.
Riggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pansoy.
Riggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Pansoy is rocked!
Riggs drops Pansoy with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pansoy! Riggs dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Derek Riggs!