PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hooker (ranked 4242 p4p, 3692 weight class) and Miri Vanderbilt (ranked 0 p4p, 441 weight class). Dan Hooker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miri Vanderbilt's chin.

Hooker
vs
Vanderbilt

183 cm
21
165
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
155
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Hooker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miri Vanderbilt!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbilt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanderbilt swinging wildly here.
Vanderbilt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hooker circles away quickly and effectively.
Hooker darts in looking for a takedown but Vanderbilt gets double underhooks and turns Hooker into the cage.
Knees to the body from Hooker.
Vanderbilt looks winded!

Hooker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooker not doing much here.
Hooker throwing shots but Vanderbilt is blocking nicely.
Hooker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hooker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Hooker seems content to control.
Hooker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hooker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker unloads with some shots from mount but Vanderbilt bucks and avoids them well.
Vanderbilt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hooker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hooker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hooker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hooker controlling the position easily from mount.
Hooker with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vanderbilt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hooker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hooker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooker throwing strikes here but Vanderbilt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hooker controlling the position easily from mount.
Vanderbilt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hooker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vanderbilt hang on?

Vanderbilt is rocked!
Vanderbilt takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hooker's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hooker!
In his post fight interview, Dan Hooker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.