PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tua Hohepa (ranked 2958 p4p, 1790 weight class) and Hiya Pleb (ranked 329 p4p, 209 weight class). Hiya Pleb will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hohepa
vs
Pleb

178 cm
22
190
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tua Hohepa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiya Pleb!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pleb rushes Hohepa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pleb lands a body punch.
Pleb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hohepa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A bit of stalling here from Pleb.
Pleb lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pleb.
Pleb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hohepa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pleb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohepa was well out of range. Poor timing from Pleb.
An attempted straight right counter from Hohepa misses the target.
Pleb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hohepa avoids the body shot from Pleb.

Pleb darts in and clinches Hohepa up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohepa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hohepa is trying to stall.
Pleb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hohepa wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hohepa backwards.
A short left from Pleb.
Pleb digs a right hand into Hohepa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hohepa's gas tank.
Hohepa is breathing heavily.
Pleb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pleb pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pleb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pleb has Hohepa pressed against the cage, preventing Hohepa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pleb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pleb tries to work over Hohepa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pleb throws a head punch that misses.
Pleb working aggressively here.
Pleb cracks Hohepa with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohepa lands an uppercut.
Pleb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleb.
Pleb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pleb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hohepa taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pleb.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pleb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pleb struggles to land a body shot inside as Hohepa controls his hands.
Pleb misses with some punches.
Pleb pushes Hohepa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hohepa is trying to break the clinch but Pleb has him pressed against the cage.
Pleb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleb misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pleb digs a right hand underneath Hohepa's ribcage. Hohepa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pleb working aggressively here.
Hohepa blocks a body shot from Pleb.
Hohepa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pleb.
Pleb misses with a punch to the body.
Pleb scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Pleb.
Pleb holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hohepa.
Hohepa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pleb fails to land.
Pleb controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Pleb.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleb.
Pleb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pleb working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Hohepa.
Hohepa blocks an uppercut.
Pleb misses with a body punch.
Pleb is leaning against Hohepa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pleb lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hohepa's elbow.
Pleb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pleb is leaning against Hohepa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleb.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hiya Pleb dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pleb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pleb goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hohepa misses the body punch
and Pleb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hohepa thinking.
Pleb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hohepa moves away.
Hohepa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pleb, as that shot connected.
Pleb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohepa was well out of range. Poor timing from Pleb.

Pleb has closed the distance and engaged Hohepa in a clinch.
Pleb has a couple of punches blocked by Hohepa.
Pleb working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Pleb - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleb pushes Hohepa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pleb lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pleb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pleb working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Pleb.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleb lands a hook that snaps the head of Hohepa backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pleb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pleb tries to throw a body punch but Hohepa avoids it by throwing Pleb back against the cage.
Hohepa takes a shot to the head.
Hohepa has a couple of punches blocked by Pleb.
Pleb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pleb misses with the head strike.
Hohepa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hohepa has Pleb pushed against the cage.
Pleb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pleb.
A head punch on the inside from Pleb fails to land.
A short right from Pleb on the inside.
Pleb slows down the pace here.
Pleb is working Hohepa over against the cage.
Pleb throws a head punch that misses.
Pleb will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hohepa up against the cage.
Pleb lands a shot to the body.
Pleb lands a shot to the body.
Pleb presses Hohepa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pleb misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pleb fails to land.
Hohepa lands with a light punch inside.
Hohepa stalling in the clinch but Pleb improves position.
Pleb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pleb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pleb lands with a short shot to the head.
Pleb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pleb.
Pleb misses with some punches.
Pleb lands a nice shot to the body.
Pleb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pleb lands with a right to the head.
Hohepa takes a shot to the head.
Hiya Pleb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pleb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hohepa backwards.
Pleb lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohepa blocks a body shot from Pleb.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pleb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pleb - that landed with a thud.
Hohepa prevents a body shot from Pleb.
Pleb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hohepa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pleb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hohepa is trying to push Pleb away but Pleb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pleb misses with a punch to the body.
Pleb tries to throw a body punch but Hohepa avoids it by throwing Pleb back against the cage.
Pleb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pleb lands a nice uppercut.
Pleb misses with some punches.
Pleb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hiya Pleb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hohepa misses with a body punch
and Pleb counters with a nice body shot.
Pleb scores with the left hand. Hohepa knows he should have avoided that one.
Pleb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hohepa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pleb catches Hohepa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hohepa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pleb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hohepa slips a straight right by Pleb.

Pleb closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleb.
Pleb misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pleb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pleb stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hohepa is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohepa is trying to break the clinch but Pleb is controlling him.
Pleb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleb controlling the action here for a moment.
Hohepa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pleb fails to land.
Pleb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pleb lands with a right to the head.
Pleb lands with a light punch inside.
Pleb has a couple of punches blocked by Hohepa.
Hohepa is trying to maintain a safe position but Pleb gets an underhook and turns Hohepa into the cage.
Pleb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tua Hohepa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hohepa's elbow.
Pleb lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pleb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Hohepa is rocked!
Pleb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Hohepa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hohepa blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Pleb scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pleb lands an uppercut.
Pleb unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hohepa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pleb is unloading with more strikes now! Hohepa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiya Pleb!