PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deliruim Bipolar (ranked 5400 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hogan (ranked 5610 p4p, 493 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bipolar
vs
Hogan

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deliruim Bipolar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hogan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Bipolar tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bipolar blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bipolar.
Bipolar working Hogan over with knees to the body.
Hogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bipolars head.
Bipolar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Bipolar.
Bipolar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hogan misses with some punches.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Hogan takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Joe Hogan has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Hogan avoiding damage as Bipolar throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Bipolar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bipolar blocking some punches.
Bipolar throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Bipolar.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Bipolar, against the cage.
Hogan working aggressively here.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Bipolar tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bipolar.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bipolar throws an elbow but misses.
Bipolar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bipolar scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bipolar is struggling to control the position.
Bipolar tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Bipolar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Hogan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bipolar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Bipolar.
Bipolar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
Bipolar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bipolar tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Bipolar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bipolar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
Bipolar tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hogan.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Bipolar.
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Bipolar.
Bipolar tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Bipolar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Bipolar.
Bipolar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Bipolar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan misses with some punches.
Hogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bipolar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bipolar backwards.
Bipolar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bipolar trying to land knees to the body.
Bipolar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Hogan.
Bipolar tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Hogan misses with some punches.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bipolar holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Hogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bipolar.
Hogan misses with some punches.
Bipolar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hogan working aggressively here.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bipolar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bipolar's brow.
Bipolar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bipolar lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Bipolar slows down the pace here.
Hogan scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Hogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Hogan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hogan forces Bipolar back against the cage and clinches.
Hogan lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bipolar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Bipolar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogan.

It looks like Deliruim Bipolar has been cut.
Bipolar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hogan up against the cage.
Hogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bipolar backwards.
Bipolar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bipolar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogan's defenses.
Hogan avoiding damage as Bipolar throws knees to the body.
Bipolar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bipolar takes an elbow to the temple.
Bipolar effectively controlling the action here.
Hogan working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe Hogan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Hogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogan lands an elbow just above Bipolar 's eye.
Bipolar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bipolar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bipolar.
Hogan working aggressively here.
Bipolar lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bipolar misses with a knee strike.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bipolar blocking some punches.
Hogan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bipolar backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bipolar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.
Bipolar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Hogan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bipolar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bipolar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Bipolar.
Hogan throws a head punch that misses.
Bipolar avoids a wild elbow strike from Hogan.
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Bipolar.
Bipolar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bipolar misses with an elbow over the top.
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Bipolar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Bipolar lands a nice knee to the body.
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Bipolar.
Bipolar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bipolar crunches a lovely knee into Hogan's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hogan.
Hogan being controlled against the cage.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Bipolar.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bipolar taking a breather.
Hogan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bipolar.
Bipolar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bipolar is stalling here.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bipolar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bipolar blocking some punches.
Bipolar lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Bipolar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
Hogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bipolar backwards.
Hogan throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bipolar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bipolar avoids the elbow strike from Hogan, against the cage.
Bipolar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bipolar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Hogan.
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Bipolar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bipolar.
Hogan being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Hogan moves into the clinch successfully.
Bipolar trying to land knees to the body.
Bipolar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bipolar tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bipolar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bipolar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bipolar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hogan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bipolar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bipolar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bipolar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bipolar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bipolar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hogan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bipolar uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bipolar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bipolar.
Bipolar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bipolar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bipolar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bipolar blocks an uppercut.
Hogan pushes off an throws an elbow but Bipolar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bipolar backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bipolar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hogan working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bipolar leaning against his opponent.
Hogan working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Bipolar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Bipolar.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Bipolar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Bipolar lands a nice elbow.
Bipolar is pushing Hogan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bipolar misses with a knee to the head.
Bipolar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bipolar.
Hogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bipolar backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bipolar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hogan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bipolar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bipolar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hogan up against the cage.
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Bipolar.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Bipolar.
Bipolar blocking some punches.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Hogan avoiding damage as Bipolar throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bipolar.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bipolar misses with an elbow strike.
Bipolar landing knees to the head.
Bipolar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Bipolar.
Bipolar lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan working aggressively here.
Joe Hogan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan misses with an elbow strike.
Bipolar blocking some punches.
A short left from Hogan.
Deliruim Bipolar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bipolar.
Hogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bipolar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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 Deliruim Bipolar.
Well Hogan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hogan!
Joe Hogan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.