PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyubi Sojat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyubi Sojat struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs 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. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hogan
vs
Sojat

183 cm
25
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyubi Sojat!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojat scores with a spinning back kick!
Sojat doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sojat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sojat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogan is one step ahead there.
Hogan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hogan postures up.
Sojat keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hogan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan throws a strike but Sojat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan controls Sojat momentarily but Sojat frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojat trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet but Sojat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sojat advances to half guard.
Sojat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hogan keeps working.
Sojat tries to pass to full mount but Hogan defends it.

Hogan is defending against the submission attempts here by Sojat.
Hogan is trying to stand back up but Sojat is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hogan.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogan managing to control the position.
Sojat wants to pass the guard but Hogan is keeping the position.
Hogan controls Sojat momentarily but Sojat frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Hogan.
Sojat avoids the head kick by Hogan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojat misses with a takedown attempt - Hogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hogan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hogan blocks a jab.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Sojat.
Sojat tries for a takedown but Hogan circles away easily
and Hogan counters with a right hand to the body.
Joe Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyubi Sojat.
Sojat shoots and misses
and Hogan counters with a left to the body.
Sojat throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
Sojat with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hogan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sojat's guard now.

Sojat looking for a guillotine here but Hogan defends easily.
Sojat looks winded!
Sojat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sojat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hogan defends it easily.
Sojat being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hogan dominated that round.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hogan avoids the head kick by Sojat.
Sojat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sojat is not content to let Hogan control the position.

Sojat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sojat throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, if Hogan 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.
Hogan prevents Sojat from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hogan trying to control from half guard but Sojat is working away.

We're going to have a standup here because Joe Hogan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Hogan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hogan breaks from the clinch.
Sojat shoots and misses

and Hogan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Sojat is looking for a triangle but Hogan pushes his legs off easily.
Sojat is trying to keep Hogan in close.
Sojat is breathing heavily.
Hogan slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sojat trying to control here.
Hogan controlling the action here.
Sojat wants to stand back up but Hogan manages to pass into side control.
Sojat taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hogan lands a nice forearm strike.
Hogan happy to just control the position for now.
Hogan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hogan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sojat taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojat is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan taking a breather here.
Sojat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hogan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sojat!
Sojat working to try and regain half guard.
Sojat is squirming around, avoiding Hogan's attempts to control the action.
Hogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sojat is looking to improve his position but Hogan isn't that keen on the idea.
Hogan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sojat?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojat tries to lock up and control but Hogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sojat can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sojat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan lands a couple of good shots and Sojat has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hogan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sojat is taking damage to the body and head.
Hogan lands a shot to the head.
Sojat just trying to survive but Hogan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Hogan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sojat defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hogan landing with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan lands with a hammerfist to the side of Sojat's head.

Sojat is trying to defend against the choke here but Hogan has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Hogan Tightens the hold and Sojat taps out furiously! Hogan displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Hogan!