PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dharya Bhate (ranked 4774 p4p, 4925 weight class) and Mackin Hooez (ranked 338 p4p, 345 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bhate
vs
Hooez

178 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
148
0 - 0 - 0

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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dharya Bhate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mackin Hooez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooez fails to land the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bhate fails with the takedown.

Hooez gets a clinch.

Hooez jumps guard and drags Bhate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Hooez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bhate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bhate wants to pass the guard but Hooez is keeping the position.

Bhate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooez is pulling down on Bhate's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhate tries to free his leg and advance position but Hooez is retaining full guard.
Hooez has Bhate pulled in close to control his posture.

Bhate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hooez controlling the position.
Bhate tries to free his leg and advance position but Hooez is retaining full guard.

Bhate got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hooez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bhate has managed to get both his arms back between Hooez's legs - danger averted.
Bhate passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hooez wants to control but Bhate postures up.

Bhate tries for a kimura but Hooez is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hooez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Bhate swings around for an armbar but Hooez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bhate's guard.

Bhate looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hooez passes into half guard.
Hooez is controlling the pace.
Bhate is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bhate actively working from the bottom here.

Bhate actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bhate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bhate being controlled here, momentarily.
Bhate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hooez's guard.

Bhate wants to pass the guard but Hooez is keeping the position.
Bhate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hooez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bhate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bhate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Who's going to make the next move?

Bhate is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hooez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bhate thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bhate is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hooez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dharya Bhate will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hooez instigates a clinch.
Bhate is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hooez to keep the fight standing.
Bhate tries to pull guard but Hooez won't allow it.

Hooez pulls guard successfully.
Bhate postures up.

Bhate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hooez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bhate wants to pass the guard but Hooez is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate is working hard here to advance position.

Bhate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hooez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hooez has control of Bhate's left arm, preventing Bhate from doing any damage.
Hooez is trying to control the position but Bhate postures up.

Bhate thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Bhate drops back looking for a leg! Hooez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hooez manages to kick Bhate off! Bhate jumps back into Hooez's guard.

Bhate thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hooez keeping full guard, as Bhate tries to pass.

Bhate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bhate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hooez controlling Bhate's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Bhate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hooez feints and as Bhate raises his hands in defense, Hooez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hooez content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bhate is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bhate has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hooez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bhate.
Bhate is looking to reverse the position.
Bhate is trying to work for a sweep but Hooez has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bhate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hooez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bhate is trying to reverse the position but instead Hooez has taken his back - oops!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Bhate's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hooez controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mackin Hooez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hooez gets a clinch.

Hooez pulls guard successfully.

Bhate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bhate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hooez working a defensive guard here.

Bhate thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Bhate drops back looking for a leg! Hooez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hooez manages to kick Bhate off! Bhate jumps back into Hooez's guard.
Hooez pulls Bhate in close to his closed guard and prevents Bhate from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bhate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bhate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhate is fighting to break Hooez's control of his arms but Hooez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Bhate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bhate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Bhate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bhate thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Hooez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hooez is trying to keep Bhate in close.
Mackin Hooez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hooez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bhate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bhate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Hooez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hooez keeping full guard, as Bhate tries to pass.
Hooez is trying to control the position but Bhate postures up.

Bhate thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooez is trying to control the position but Bhate postures up.
Bhate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hooez is keeping the position for now.

Bhate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bhate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hooez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hooez controlling from the top position.
Bhate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hooez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Bhate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hooez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhate can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hooez controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bhate looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bhate looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hooez passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bhate is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bhate is looking for a sweep. Hooez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bhate looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mackin Hooez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hooez 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mackin Hooez!