PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Hooper (ranked 2029 p4p, 1675 weight class) and Jeffery Berwick (ranked 288 p4p, 249 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hooper
vs
Berwick

180 cm
20
179
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
184
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danilo Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffery Berwick!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hooper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Berwick napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Berwick gets back to half guard.

Berwick actively working from the bottom here.

Berwick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berwick on the ground.

Berwick looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Berwick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Berwick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berwick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hooper.
Berwick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hooper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hooper trying to control but Berwick is working from the bottom.

Berwick is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hooper throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Berwick's body to avoid the submission. Berwick has instead reached around Hooper's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Berwick arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeffery Berwick!
A relieved looking Jeffery Berwick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.