PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 435 p4p, 663 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 55 p4p, 87 weight class). Hoppe comes into the arena with Wind of Change blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Hoppe
vs
Thai

173 cm
33
159
26 - 13 - 1

178 cm
30
165
15 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Thai lands but Hoppe takes it in his stride.
Thai has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hoppe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hoppe is looking to clinch but Thai is avoiding it.
Thai takes a swing at Hoppe's ribcage but misses.
Hoppe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hoppe's head.
Hoppe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Hoppe moves out of range easily.
Hoppe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoppe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Hoppe misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoppe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoppe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoppe. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thai! But no joy.
Thai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoppe misses with a straight right.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoppe connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Thai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thai avoids the body shot from Hoppe.
Thai lands a leg kick that knocks Hoppe off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoppe.
Thai thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Hoppe misses its intended target.
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.

Hoppe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thai!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoppe is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoppe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thai takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Hoppe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hoppe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thai keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe lands a few punches from side control.
Hoppe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thai some visible discomfort.
Hoppe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hoppe tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Thai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thai taking a bit of punishment here - Hoppe scoring with strikes.
Thai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hoppe connects with a decent elbow.

Hoppe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thai wants to control but Hoppe postures up.
Hoppe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe wants to control but Thai is keeping him busy.
Hoppe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thai tries to buck Hoppe off but Hoppe is having none of it.
Hoppe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hoppe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Hoppe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thai wants to control but Hoppe postures up.
Hoppe grinds an elbow into Thai's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoppe is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoppe scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Hermann Hoppe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thai throws a body punch but Hoppe moves out of range.
Hoppe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoppe.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hoppe walks into a straight right hand from Thai.
Hoppe scores with a shot to the body.

Thai has managed to clinch.
Hoppe works on Thai's body with a couple of short punches.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoppe.
Hoppe is working for takedown but Thai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hoppe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoppe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoppe managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
A body shot lands from Hoppe.
Hoppe looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Hoppe blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoppe wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoppe.
I was talking to Hoppe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hoppe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoppe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hoppe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Hoppe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hoppe throws a body shot but no joy.
Hans Hermann Hoppe is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoppe looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Hoppe.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hoppe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoppe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thai avoids it really well and circles away.
Hoppe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoppe lands a jab to Thai's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoppe moves out of range of the body kick from Thai.
Hoppe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoppe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thai defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoppe.
Nice sprawl there from Thai as Hoppe shoots in.
Thai scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Thai.
Hoppe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hans Hermann Hoppe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoppe.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoppe is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoppe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Hoppe shakes him off and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Hoppe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hoppe distracts Thai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai wants to sweep but no luck.
Thai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoppe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hoppe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Hoppe drops back looking for a leg! Thai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thai manages to kick Hoppe off! Hoppe jumps back into Thai's guard.
Thai has control of Hoppe's left arm, preventing Hoppe from doing any damage.
Hoppe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Long Thai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hoppe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Hoppe pushes him away.
Thai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoppe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Hoppe pushes him away.
Thai scores with a jab to the body.
Thai misses with a low kick as Hoppe jumps back.
Hoppe digs a good hook to Thai's body.
Hoppe tries to clinch up but Thai circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai throws a looping overhand right but Hoppe ducks down to avoid it.
Hoppe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thai manages to circle out of the way.

Hoppe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thai sprawls well initially but Hoppe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thai is not content to let Hoppe control the position.
Thai is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe trying to control the action but Thai is working from the bottom.
Hoppe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hans Hermann Hoppe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoppe is keen to just control but Thai is a slippery customer.
Thai wants to improve his position but Hoppe is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hoppe connects with a nice short shot to Thai's temple.
Hoppe trying to control the action but Thai is working from the bottom.
Thai is looking to control Hoppe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thai avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Hoppe.
Hoppe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thai wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying is best to control the position here.
Thai trying to control but Hoppe postures up.

Hoppe is looking for a kimura but Thai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoppe to get the leverage.
Thai is trying to maintain the position but Hoppe is very close to passing his half guard.
Thai wants to get back to his feet.
Thai trying to control but Hoppe postures up.
Ground and pound from Hoppe.
Hoppe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoppe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thai wants to get back to full guard.
Hoppe wants to pass to mount but Thai is defending the position.
Thai pushes Hoppe off looking to stand but Hoppe dives back in and keeps control.
Hoppe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?

Hoppe seems to be working for a kimura but Thai defends the submission attempt.
Thai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoppe.

Hoppe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thai sees it coming and defends easily.
Hoppe winds up and cracks Thai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe lands strikes from half guard.
Hoppe trying to control from half guard but Thai is working away.
Thai preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hoppe prevents Thai from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Hoppe there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hoppe connects with a nice short shot to Thai's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoppe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hoppe is trying to work for a kimura but Thai is defending well.
Thai tries to roll over but Hoppe keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Hermann Hoppe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoppe 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Hermann Hoppe!
After the big win, Hans Hermann Hoppe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HELLS BALLS RECOVERY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.