PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Rezende (ranked 4715 p4p, 4546 weight class) and Saebergur Hoisson (ranked 572 p4p, 0 weight class). Saebergur Hoisson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rezende
vs
Hoisson

193 cm
18
215
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
209
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Rezende!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saebergur Hoisson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoisson swings for the body but Rezende moves out of range.
Rezende scores with a hook to the body. Hoisson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Rezende closes the distance and clinches.
Hoisson trying to control the position but instead, Rezende has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoisson into the cage.
Hoisson taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoisson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rezende drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoisson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hoisson trying to control the position but instead, Rezende has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoisson into the cage.
Rezende's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoisson avoids the elbow strike from Rezende, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoisson as Rezende tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Hoisson.
Hoisson misses with a punch to the body.
Hoisson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rezende tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hoisson is trying to maintain a safe position but Rezende gets an underhook and turns Hoisson into the cage.
A short right from Hoisson on the inside.
Hoisson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoisson avoiding damage.
Rezende blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rezende is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lion Rezende. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoisson stalling in the clinch but Rezende improves position.
Hoisson leaning against his opponent.
Hoisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rezende backwards.
Hoisson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saebergur Hoisson.
Hoisson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rezende ducks under a wild hook from Hoisson.
Rezende moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rezende rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoisson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoisson throws a series of punches but Rezende avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Rezende with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoisson darts in and clinches Rezende up against the cage.
Rezende is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoisson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hoisson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoisson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rezende looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rezende has Hoisson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoisson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Hoisson.
Rezende has Hoisson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoisson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rezende goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoisson prevents it.
Rezende is breathing heavily.
Hoisson gets through Rezende's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rezende goes for a takedown attempt but Hoisson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hoisson scores with a jab. Rezende acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saebergur Hoisson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rezende darts in and clinches Hoisson up against the cage.
Hoisson cracks Rezende with a nice body shot.
Hoisson is pressed up against the cage. Rezende has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoisson down to the mat. Hoisson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoisson lands with a cross.
Hoisson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rezende dodges the punch combination from Hoisson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoisson. That's going to slow Rezende down.
Rezende throws a lazy right hand but Hoisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rezende takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rezende takes a jab right on the kisser.

Hoisson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoisson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rezende tries to work over Hoisson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoisson scores with a shoulder strike.
Rezende can't find room to land a body shot as Hoisson controls the action.
Hoisson looking to stall.
Hoisson pushes Rezende back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoisson can't find room to land a body shot as Rezende controls the action.
Hoisson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Hoisson on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hoisson.
Hoisson tries to stall but Rezende uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoisson gets underhooks to prevent Rezende's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoisson.
Rezende blocks an uppercut.
Hoisson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rezende controls his hands.
Rezende wants a takedown.
Hoisson can't find room to land a body shot as Rezende controls the action.
Hoisson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rezende is keeping busy.
Rezende swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoisson.
Rezende is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoisson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoisson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rezende drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoisson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoisson.
Hoisson digs a right hand into Rezende's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rezende's gas tank.
Hoisson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saebergur Hoisson dominated that round.
That's time! Rezende's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hoisson misses with the combination.
Jab by Hoisson.

Rezende instigates a clinch.
Hoisson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoisson looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoisson is pressed up against the cage. Rezende has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoisson down to the mat. Hoisson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rezende is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rezende takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoisson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoisson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoisson swinging wildly here.
Rezende tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoisson swivels and escapes.
Hoisson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saebergur Hoisson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoisson clinches up against the cage.
Rezende tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoisson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lion Rezende. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rezende blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoisson misses with the head strike.
Rezende has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hoisson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hoisson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoisson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rezende is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rezende takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hoisson on the inside.
Rezende has Hoisson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoisson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hoisson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoisson is trying to stall.
Hoisson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoisson can't find room to land a body shot as Rezende controls the action.
Rezende misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hoisson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoisson is leaning against Rezende and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoisson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hoisson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoisson.
Hoisson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hoisson gets through Rezende's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoisson looking to slow down the pace here.
Rezende is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoisson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoisson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoisson is leaning against Rezende and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoisson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoisson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoisson trying to stall but Rezende improves his position.
Hoisson taking a breather.
Hoisson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Rezende has denied him.
Hoisson stalling in the clinch but Rezende improves position.
Hoisson is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Hoisson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rezende misses with the head strike.
Saebergur Hoisson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoisson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hoisson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoisson is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saebergur Hoisson.
Hoisson clobbers Rezende with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoisson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Hoisson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoisson gets through Rezende's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoisson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rezende wants a takedown.
Hoisson is trying to maintain a safe position but Rezende gets an underhook and turns Hoisson into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hoisson.
Hoisson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoisson is looking to control Rezende's arms but Rezende gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoisson has his back to the cage.
Hoisson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rezende swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoisson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoisson gets underhooks to prevent Rezende's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Hoisson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Hoisson - that landed with a thud.
Hoisson looking to stall.
Hoisson lands a nice uppercut.
Hoisson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rezende tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoisson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoisson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rezende backwards.
Hoisson looking to stall.
Hoisson lands with a right to the head.
Hoisson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saebergur Hoisson.
Hoisson lands a nice hook to Rezende's body. Rezende takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lion Rezende is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoisson lands a leg kick that knocks Rezende off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saebergur Hoisson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rezende tries to keep at a distance but Hoisson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoisson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rezende backwards.
Rezende drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoisson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoisson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoisson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoisson looking to slow down the pace here.
Rezende prevents a body shot from Hoisson.
Hoisson misses with the head strike.
Rezende pushes Hoisson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rezende is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hoisson is defending well.
Hoisson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoisson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoisson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lion Rezende. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rezende has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hoisson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoisson wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hoisson lands with a right to the head.
Rezende blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hoisson.
A hook to the body from Hoisson.
Hoisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rezende backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hoisson misses with a punch to the body.
Rezende is working for takedown but Hoisson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hoisson lands a left hand.
Hoisson trying to control the position but instead, Rezende has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoisson into the cage.
Hoisson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rezende uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoisson lands a shoulder strike.
Hoisson tries a body shot but Rezende blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rezende is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoisson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hoisson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rezende backwards.
Hoisson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoisson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoisson lands an uppercut.
Hoisson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rezende backwards.

Rezende breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rezende has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoisson finds it's way round the side to connect with Rezende's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoisson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hoisson pushes Rezende up against the cage in a clinch.
Rezende misses with the head strike.
Hoisson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoisson is trying to stall.
Hoisson lands an uppercut.
Hoisson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoisson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hoisson.
Hoisson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Hoisson.
Hoisson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoisson looking to stall.
Hoisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rezende backwards.
Hoisson misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rezende as Hoisson tries to tie him up.
Hoisson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoisson looking to slow down the pace here.
Rezende is looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rezende tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoisson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoisson is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saebergur Hoisson.
Rezende tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rezende on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoisson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoisson misses with a wild body shot.
Lion Rezende seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoisson.
Hoisson lands with a straight right. Rezende didn't see that one coming.
Hoisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rezende manages to avoid it.
Rezende moves forwards but Hoisson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saebergur Hoisson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rezende tries to clinch but Hoisson is having none of it.
Hoisson throws a leg kick which misses Rezende's front leg but catches the back leg as Rezende tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rezende walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoisson works the jab nicely.
Rezende tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rezende is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoisson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lion Rezende has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saebergur Hoisson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoisson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saebergur Hoisson!
Our winner, Saebergur Hoisson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.