PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hoy's choice of entrance music: Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zaire
vs
Hoy

182 cm
31
189 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

190 cm
34
197 lbs
28 - 20 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Syndicate Nutrition

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 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Zaire cracks Hoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Hoy there.
Hoy looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Hoy throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Hoy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zaire moves out of range as Hoy strikes.
Hoy lands a lovely overhand right.
Zaire misses with a hook. Hoy ducked under it nicely.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Hoy moved away.
Jab by Zaire.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoy at a distance.
Hoy missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Hoy checks it.
Zaire tries to clinch but Hoy is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy shoots for a takedown but Zaire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Hoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Hoy saw that one coming.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoy. That did some damage!
Hoy looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Zaire is looking to clinch.
Zaire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lath Hoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoy moves away.
A swing and a miss from Hoy.
Hoy with a jab.
Zaire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoy.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
Zaire throws an overhand right that lands on Hoy's shoulder, as Hoy tries to avoid the shot.
Hoy throws a jab when Zaire was well out of range.
Hoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaire lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Zaire - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zaire.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Zaire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Hoy catches Zaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoy ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Hoy misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Hoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zaire doesn't seem phased though.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Hoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaire pinned against the cage. Zaire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zaire misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hoy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zaire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoy throws a looping overhand right but Zaire ducks down to avoid it.

Hoy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Hoy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zaire keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Zaire is trying to control but can't.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Zaire looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zaire wants to control but Hoy is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire controlling the position well.
Hoy is keen to just control but Zaire is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaire tries to roll over but Hoy keeps him under control.
Zaire makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zaire.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoy wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Hoy is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zaire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoy defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Zaire as he connects with a hook.
Hoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hoy misses with a takedown attempt - Zaire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hoy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zaire has time to react.
Zaire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zaire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoy's calf.
Hoy looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Hoy throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Hoy's head but Hoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Zaire misses with a straight left.
Hoy misses with a hook. Zaire ducked under it nicely.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaire - that will leave a mark!
A left and a right from Hoy both land. Nice combination.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoy misses with a right hand
and Zaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
Zaire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoy.
Zaire thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Zaire.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zaire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoy is breathing heavily.
Hoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Zaire shoots in and bounces Hoy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zaire trying to control but Hoy is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire looking to pass the guard.
Zaire lands a couple of elbows.
Hoy trying to keep a closed guard but Zaire is proving a slippery customer.
Zaire controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Hoy keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zaire throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy working a defensive guard here.
Zaire looking to pass the guard.
Zaire seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zaire connects with the punch.
Zaire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zaire thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaire scores with a hook to the body. Hoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zaire defending well as Hoy loads up on a big left hand.
Hoy throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands with a right hand.
Zaire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Hoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaire is fending him off so far but Hoy persists. Nope, Zaire circles away and we're back to standing.
Zaire walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zaire lands a head shot.
Zaire slips a straight right by Hoy.
Zaire wants to slow Hoy down by chopping away at his legs.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Hoy.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Hoy moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoy.
Zaire lands with a good body shot.
Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Hoy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Zaire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Hoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire throws a series of punches but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoy circles away.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Zaire takes a swing at Hoy's ribcage but misses.
Zaire throws an overhand right that lands on Hoy's shoulder, as Hoy tries to avoid the shot.
Hoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaire momentarily.
Zaire lands a jab.
Zaire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire takes a swing at Hoy's ribcage but misses.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoy jabs Zaire right on the nose. Zaire blinks but takes it well.
Zaire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaire misses with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hoy. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zaire.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaire throws out a loose jab but Hoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoy looks to land a combination but Zaire avoids it well.
Hoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaire.
Hoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoy takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoy throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Zaire lands.
Hoy throws a series of punches but Zaire moves out of range.

Zaire clinches.
Zaire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoy.
Hoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaire.
Hoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zaire.
Hoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaire missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaire.
Hoy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire blocks an uppercut.
Zaire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zaire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoy moves away from the strike by Zaire.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire swings for the body but Hoy moves out of range.
Zaire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zaire connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaire throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hoy misses.
Hoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire misses with a hook to the body

and Hoy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zaire's guard now.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Hoy from controlling successfully.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaire wants to sweep here but Hoy controlling him for the moment.
Zaire managing to control the position.
Zaire trying to keep a closed guard but Hoy is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lath Hoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaire working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zaire 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
An out of breath Abdullah Zaire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.