PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miura Guts (ranked 1654 p4p, 2042 weight class) and Johnny Hogg (ranked 197 p4p, 236 weight class). Hogg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Styx - Renegade. Johnny Hogg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Guts
vs
Hogg

195 cm
23
250
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
250
5 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Champion Apparel

Conviction
Conquer

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miura Guts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guts looks to land a body kick but Hogg moved away.
Guts looks for the body kick but Hogg saw that one coming.

Hogg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Guts's half guard.
Guts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hogg is in close to Guts's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Guts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogg postures up and lands a big shot to Guts's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg preventing the sweep.
Guts wants to hit a sweep here but Hogg passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Guts there!
Hogg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guts hang on?
Guts is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg with a couple of short strikes.
Hogg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guts's face.
Hogg prevents Guts from getting the reversal.
Guts is in a horrible position here. Hogg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Guts is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hogg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hogg prevents Guts from getting the reversal.
Hogg breaks from Guts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hogg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guts?
Guts tries to reverse the position but Hogg maintains control.
Hogg unloading with bombs!
Guts bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Hogg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Guts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hogg working for a triangle but Guts defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guts with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hogg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hogg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hogg has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Guts doesn't defend quickly enough and Hogg has managed to lock this one up! Can Guts escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hogg on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Hogg!
Our winner, Johnny Hogg, 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.