PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Sushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloha Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi has chosen Rock You Like a Hurricane as his entrance music. Yoshi Sushi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sushi
vs
Hoi

187 cm
21
275 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

205 cm
24
267 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Divine - Drugs (158 products)

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshi Sushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aloha Hoi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sushi throws a leg kick but Hoi checks it.
Sushi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sushi.
Hoi works Sushi's body with a nice hook.
Hoi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Yoshi Sushi has been cut.
Yoshi Sushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sushi is just out of range.
Hoi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sushi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sushi looks for the body kick but Hoi saw that one coming.
Sushi moves in looking to clinch but Hoi pushes him off.
No luck for Sushi with that takedown attempt.
Sushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoi.
Hoi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sushi.
Sushi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sushi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sushi is breathing heavily.
Hoi scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi looks to land a right hand but Sushi moved out of range.
Hoi misses with the combination.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sushi moves away.
Sushi slips under a jab.
Sushi shoots in and drives through. Hoi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Sushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoi moves out of range of the body kick.
Sushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoi.
Sushi slips a jab and a cross from Hoi.
Sushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoi throws a right and a left that Sushi avoids nicely.
Sushi slips under a jab.
Hoi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sushi rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheers as Hoi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sushi doesn't seem phased though.
Hoi looks to throw the jab but Sushi is out of range.
Sushi misses with a low kick.
Hoi throws a lazy right hand but Sushi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sushi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoi as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Sushi.

Sushi shoots in and bounces Hoi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sushi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sushi is fighting to break Hoi's control of his arms but Hoi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hoi being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushi trying to control but Hoi is working from the bottom.
Sushi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoi wants to stand and escape but Sushi is having none of it.
Sushi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hoi keeping moving, preventing Sushi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sushi sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshi Sushi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hoi cracks Sushi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Yoshi Sushi's cut is getting worse.
Sushi misses with a body kick.
Sushi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sushi at a distance.
Sushi shoots for a takedown but Hoi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoi cracks Sushi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sushi.
A left lands for Hoi.
Hoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sushi is just out of range.
Sushi avoids the body shot from Hoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aloha Hoi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Sushi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sushi looks to land a body kick but Hoi moved away.
Hoi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoi jabs Sushi right on the nose. Sushi blinks but takes it well.

Yoshi Sushi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sushi tries to clinch but Hoi moves out of range.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Sushi avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Hoi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Jeez, Yoshi Sushi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hoi missing with a left hand there. Sushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoi misses with a wild body shot.
Hoi misses with an uppercut.
Sushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sushi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoi throws a big shot that misses.
Sushi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hoi is breathing heavily.
Hoi throws a lazy right hand but Sushi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Sushi.
Sushi misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoi.

Sushi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hoi is staying active underneath Sushi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sushi not doing much here.
Sushi is looking to advance position but Hoi won't allow it.
Hoi is pressing down on Sushi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi wants to stand up but Sushi is controlling him.
Sushi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hoi wants to sweep here but Sushi controlling him for the moment.
Hoi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sushi is controlling him.
Sushi passes Hoi's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi tries to kick Sushi off but Sushi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Sushi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sushi wants to control but Hoi is keeping him busy.
Sushi trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hoi is trying to stand up here but Sushi is controlling him well.
Sushi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sushi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sushi prevents Hoi from improving his position.
Sushi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sushi works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshi Sushi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Sushi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sushi.

Sushi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoi, pushing him back against the cage.
Sushi keeps control of Hoi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sushi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Aloha Hoi has been cut.
Hoi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoi stalls.
A short body shot lands from Hoi as the two fighters clinch.
Sushi is looking to control Hoi's arms but Hoi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sushi has his back to the cage.
Hoi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoi digs a right hand underneath Sushi's ribcage. Sushi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoi is trying to break the clinch but Sushi is controlling him.
Hoi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Sushi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoi.
Sushi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoi is defending well for now.
Sushi tries a knee to the head but Hoi blocks it.
Sushi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoi tries to throw a body punch but Sushi avoids it by throwing Hoi back against the cage.
Sushi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoi.
Sushi lands an elbow inside that Hoi shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushi throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sushi obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sushi trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hoi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sushi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sushi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hoi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sushi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hoi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hoi as the two fighters clinch.

Hoi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoi looks to land a left hand but Sushi moved out of range nicely.
Hoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Sushi.
Hoi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sushi tries to clinch there but Hoi circles away.
Hoi throws the left hand but Sushi avoids the punch easily.
Hoi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sushi's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sushi shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoi tries to sprawl out of it but Sushi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aloha Hoi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoi misses the shot to the body.

Sushi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sushi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sushi prevents Hoi from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Sushi seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoi looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushi wants to control but Hoi is keeping him busy.
Sushi content to control rather than advance.
Sushi trying to mount his opponent but Hoi defends it.
Sushi stops Hoi from getting back to his feet.
Sushi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hoi is trying to stand back up but Sushi is controlling him
Hoi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sushi takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoi works on Sushi's body with a couple of short punches.
Sushi tries to stall but Hoi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoi prevents a body shot from Sushi.
Hoi managing to block the knees to the body from Sushi.
Nice body punch from Hoi.

Hoi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoi throws a shot from downtown. Sushi moves away and avoids it.
Hoi misses the shot to the body.
Sushi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoi circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoshi Sushi.
I think Sushi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Sushi!