PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hip Hop (ranked 699 p4p, 872 weight class) and Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 93 p4p, 114 weight class). Hop comes to the cage accompanied by Hard in Da Paint. On his way into the cage it seems that Hip Hop has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hip Hop seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hop
vs
Friedrichsen

200 cm
27
246
20 - 6 - 0

200 cm
27
286
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Sportivité

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hip Hop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Friedrichsen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedrichsen scores with a jab.

Hop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hop misses with the head strike.
Hop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hop blocks a body shot from Friedrichsen.
Hop misses with a body punch.
Hop misses with a punch on the inside.
Hop lands with a right to the head.
Friedrichsen cracks Hop with a nice body shot.
Hop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friedrichsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Friedrichsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Friedrichsen tries a body shot but Hop blocks it.
Friedrichsen stalling in the clinch.
Friedrichsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Friedrichsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Friedrichsen working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friedrichsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hop blocks a body shot from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hop tries a body shot but Friedrichsen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friedrichsen.
Hop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Friedrichsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Friedrichsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Friedrichsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedrichsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hop lands a nice hook to Friedrichsen's body. Friedrichsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hop misses with an uppercut

and Friedrichsen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hop! Friedrichsen lets Hop back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Hop is rocked!

It looks like Hip Hop has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hop misses with a right hand
and Friedrichsen scores with a counter punch that sends Hop to the canvas! Friedrichsen smells blood - he's punishing Hop with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hop has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Friedrichsen!
Our winner, Erik Friedrichsen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.