PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo has chosen Who let the dogs out as his entrance music. Victor Melo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Victor Melo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hook
vs
Melo

190 cm
23
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
218 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

[MMABR] Philter Nutri {q144 for 10$}

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Melo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook swats away the attempt to clinch by Melo.
Melo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hook cracks Melo with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Victor Melo has been cut.
A jab from Hook does it's job there.
Hook cracks Melo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hook is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hook lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hook.

Melo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hook, pushing him back against the cage.
Hook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That has opened up Victor Melo's cut even more.
Melo taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Hook.
Melo looks gassed!
Hook lands with a short shot to the head.
Melo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Melo is trying to maintain a safe position but Hook gets an underhook and turns Melo into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hook seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Melo's brow.
Hook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Hook.
Hook works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hook throws an elbow but misses.
Melo avoids a wild elbow strike from Hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook lands with a left to the head.
Melo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melo.
Hook is leaning against Melo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hook is working Melo over against the cage.
Hook misses with an elbow over the top.
Hook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hook manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hook.
A short body shot lands from Hook as the two fighters clinch.
Hook just leaning against Melo, taking a breather.
Hook misses with an elbow strike.
Melo managing to block the knees to the body from Hook.
Hook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Melo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hook.
Hook just leaning against Melo, taking a breather.
Hook lands with a short shot to the head.
Hook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melo avoids it.
Hook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melos head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hook.
Hook works on Melo's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Hook as the two fighters clinch.
Melo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hook avoids the damage to the body.
Hook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melo avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hook.
Hook tries to land knees in the clinch but Melo avoids the damage to the body.
Hook looking to throw knees to the head but Melo is blocking nicely.
Hook works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hook taking a breather.
Hook lands with a short shot to the head.
Hook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hook.
Hook stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Hook.

The cut above Victor Melo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Melo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Hook.
Hook slows down the pace here.
Hook lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hook.
Melo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hook is keeping busy.
Hook works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hook tries to land knees in the clinch but Melo avoids the damage to the body.
Hook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hook lands an uppercut.
Hook lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Hook.
Come on Hook - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hook scores with a shot to the side of Melo's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hook.
Nice elbow from Hook.
A short uppercut from Hook.
Hook lands a body punch.
Hook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Melo's brow.
A short left from Hook.
Hook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melos head.
Hook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hook leaning against his opponent.
Hook lands with a light punch inside.
Hook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hook lands with a light punch inside.
Hook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hook pushes off an throws an elbow but Melo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hook - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hook pushes off an throws an elbow but Melo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hook.
Hook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hook tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hook lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Hook.
Hook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hook tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Hook lands a nice shot to the body.
Hook pushes Melo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hook misses with an elbow strike.
Hook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hook just leaning against Melo, taking a breather.
Hook lands a nice uppercut.
Melo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hook slowing the pace effectively.
Hook gets through Melo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hook.
Hook pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hook lands a shoulder strike.
Hook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hook avoids it.
Hook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hook is struggling to control the position.
Hook works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hook throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Hook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Melo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Melo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melo tries to clinch up but Hook circles away and keeps his distance.
Hook lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Hook moves into range and clinches up with Melo.
Hook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melo can do to turn this around?
Hook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Melo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hook misses with an elbow strike.
Hook blocks an elbow strike.
Hook lands with a right to the head.
Hook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Hook blocks an elbow strike.
Hook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hook throws an elbow but misses.
Melo dodges an elbow strike from Hook.
A right handed body shot lands from Hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melo avoids it.
A short right from Hook on the inside.
Hook works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hook digs a right hand underneath Melo's ribcage. Melo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hook is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hook lands with a right to the head.
Melo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hook avoids the damage to the body.
Hook throws an elbow that misses.
Melo dodges an elbow strike from Hook.
Come on Hook - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hook avoids the elbow strike from Melo, against the cage.
Melo missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hook cracks Melo with a nice body shot.
Hook missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hook.
Hook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hook pushes Melo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hook lands a left hand.
Melo blocks an elbow strike.
Hook looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Hook.
Roy Hook has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Hook.
Hook scores with a shot to the side of Melo's head.
Still in the clinch, Hook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Melo avoids the elbow strike from Hook, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hook.
Hook leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Melo avoiding damage as Hook throws knees to the body.
Hook tries to land knees in the clinch but Melo avoids the damage to the body.
Melo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hook is defending well for now.
Hook pushes off an throws an elbow but Melo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hook lands a left hand.
Hook pushes Melo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Melo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hook is defending well for now.
Hook lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hook.
Hook lands a hook that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hook.
Hook lands with a right to the head.
Hook just leaning against Melo, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Melo up against the cage.
Hook misses with an elbow over the top.
Melo is looking to control Hook's arms but Hook gets an underhook and turns him. Now Melo has his back to the cage.
Hook avoiding damage as Melo throws knees to the body.
Hook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hook gets through Melo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hook is leaning against Melo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hook tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hook is leaning against Melo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hook blocks an elbow strike from Melo.
Melo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hook throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hook.
Hook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Hook scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Melo tries a knee to the head but Hook blocks it.
Hook lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hook.
Melo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four 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.
A shot in the inside from Hook.
A short left from Hook.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hook.
Hook misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hook.
A short body shot lands from Hook as the two fighters clinch.
Hook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hook lands with a short shot to the head.
Melo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hook blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hook.
Hook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Hook.
Melo taking a breather.
Melo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Melo dodges an elbow strike from Hook.
Hook lands with a short shot to the head.
Hook lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hook.
Hook leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Hook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Melo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hook gets a clinch.
Hook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hook controlling the action here for a moment.
Hook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hook managing to block the knees to the body from Melo.
Hook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hook lands with a right to the head.
Hook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hook.
Hook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hook scores with a hook to the body.
Hook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hook lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Melo dodges an elbow strike from Hook.
Hook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Hook.
Hook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Melo letting Hook take a breather here.
Hook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Melo avoiding damage as Hook throws knees to the body.
Hook managing to block the knees to the body from Melo.
Melo blocks an elbow strike.
Hook lands with a left to the head.
Hook avoids the elbow strike from Melo, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hook.
Hook managing to block the knees to the body from Melo.
Melo misses with a knee strike.
Hook displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melo up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hook.
Hook blocks an elbow strike from Melo.
A short right from Hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hook scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hook.
A hook to the body from Hook.
Melo pushes off an throws an elbow but Hook leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hook lands a body punch.
Hook lands a right hand.
Hook stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Hook throws an elbow that misses.
Hook stalling in the clinch.
Hook creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Melo's defenses.
Hook misses with an elbow over the top.
Melo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hook lands a nice uppercut.
Hook lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hook.
Hook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Hook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melos head.
Hook is working Melo over against the cage.
Hook pushes Melo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hook scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo stalling in the clinch but Hook improves position.
Hook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melos head.
Hook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hook managing to block the knees to the body from Melo.
Still in the clinch, Hook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hook gets through Melo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Melo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hook lands an uppercut.
Hook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hook scores with a shot to the side of Melo's head.
Hook is struggling to control the position.
Melo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hook holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hook lands an uppercut.
Hook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hook lands a body punch.
Melo wants to stall.
Hook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hook trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Melo.
Melo trying to stall but Hook improves his position.
Hook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Hook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hook is struggling to control the position.
Hook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Victor Melo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melo trying to stall but Hook improves his position.
Hook digs a right hand into Melo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Melo's gas tank.
Melo misses with an elbow over the top.
Hook misses with an elbow over the top.
Hook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hook.
Hook blocks an elbow strike.
Hook lands an uppercut.
Hook blocks an elbow strike from Melo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hook.
Hook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hook blocks the elbow strike.
Roy Hook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Melo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hook's brow.
Hook dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Hook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Hook!