PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 321 p4p, 616 weight class) and Pascal Henry (ranked 41 p4p, 79 weight class). Hoppe comes into the arena with Wind of Change blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hoppe
vs
Henry

173 cm
33
159
27 - 13 - 1

170 cm
33
165
22 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic 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 27 - 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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pascal Henry!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry avoids the body shot from Hoppe.
Hoppe moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoppe jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Hoppe lands a right hook to the body.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Hoppe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoppe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoppe.
Henry throws out a counter right but Hoppe avoids it with no problem.
Hoppe tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Henry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoppe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoppe misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoppe.
Hoppe connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Hoppe throws a body shot but no joy.

Hoppe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hoppe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Hoppe working the head with strikes.
Hoppe landing a few strikes.
Henry is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hoppe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hoppe looks up at the clock and then as Henry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hoppe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoppe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Henry some visible discomfort.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppe working the head with strikes.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe cracks Henry with a big elbow.
Henry tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Henry taking a bit of punishment here - Hoppe scoring with strikes.
Hoppe working away.
Hoppe trying to control the position but Henry is working away.
Hoppe is really struggling to control Henry but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoppe working away.
Henry tries to bench press Hoppe off him but Hoppe keeps the position.
Henry gets back to half guard.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoppe working Henry over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to control but can't.
Hoppe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.

Hoppe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henry defends it well.
Hoppe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoppe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoppe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hoppe cracks Henry with a solid left hand.
Hoppe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henry's head.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hoppe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Hoppe from controlling successfully.
Hoppe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoppe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoppe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hoppe is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.
Henry is controlling Hoppe's posture.
Hoppe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Hoppe from controlling successfully.
Hoppe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoppe is working Henry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoppe trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Hoppe throws a big right hand that misses.

Hoppe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hoppe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hoppe stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Hermann Hoppe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hoppe swinging wildly here.
Hoppe slips a straight right by Henry.

Hoppe shoots in and gets a takedown into Henry's guard.

Henry uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Henry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Henry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hoppe to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Henry is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hoppe presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hoppe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoppe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoppe's knee momentarily.
Hoppe misses with a right hand
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoppe somewhat.
Hoppe throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Hoppe throws a combination that misses
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hans Hermann Hoppe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pascal Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoppe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Hoppe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henry is controlling Hoppe's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Henry trying to control here.
Henry is concentrating on defense, preventing Hoppe from advancing position.
Hoppe is keen to just control but Henry is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to improve his position but Hoppe is controlling well.
Hoppe drops an elbow to the side of Henry's head.
Henry trying to hold on to Hoppe's head to control him but Hoppe postures up.
Henry is not content to let Hoppe control the position.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoppe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Hoppe there.
Hoppe lands strikes from half guard.
Henry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
Hoppe pushing down on Henry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hoppe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe thows a huge punch but Henry dodges it nicely.
Henry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoppe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hoppe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Henry wants to pass the guard but Hoppe is keeping the position.
Hoppe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hoppe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Henry stands up from Hoppe's guard - Henry perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hoppe throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Henry throws out a counter right but Hoppe avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe misses with a hook
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoppe.

Henry explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henry wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Hoppe.
Hoppe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
As Hoppe backs off Henry throws a huge counter combo but Hoppe manages to avoid it all.
Hoppe with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoppe jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Hoppe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoppe.
Henry scores with a jab.
Hoppe connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoppe. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Hoppe with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.

Hoppe clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry 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.
Hoppe lands with a nice body punch.
Hoppe misses with a combination
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe misses with an uppercut
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry unleashes a big counter combination but Hoppe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hoppe looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoppe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoppe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoppe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoppe looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Hoppe.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoppe.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoppe's hands.
Pascal Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Hoppe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Henry manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoppe misses with a takedown
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoppe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoppe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
Hoppe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoppe.
Henry misses with a hook.
Hoppe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Despite the aggression on Henry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hoppe connects with a jab.
Hoppe digs a good hook to Henry's body.
Hoppe shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.
Hoppe staying out of range there.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hoppe or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry, which made it look bad.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Hoppe.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoppe.
Hoppe looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry connects with a leg kick.
Hoppe is looking to wear down Henry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoppe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoppe throws a head kick that misses
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Hoppe throws a big shot that misses.
Hoppe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hoppe.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry slips a jab from Hoppe.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pascal Henry.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!