PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Sedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hop comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac ambitionz az a ridah. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hop
vs
Sedin

179 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Dan Hop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Sedin!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hop shoots for a takedown but Sedin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sedin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sedin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sedin won't allow Hop to sweep him here.
Hop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sedin.
Sedin wants to control from the top but Hop keeps moving.
Sedin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sedin wants to control from the top but Hop keeps moving.
Hop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hop keeping full guard, as Sedin tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hop throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hop feints and as Sedin raises his hands in defense, Hop changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sedin is pulling down on Hop's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hop is looking to work some ground and pound but Sedin has wrist control.
Sedin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hop wants to control from the top but Sedin keeps moving.
Sedin is pulling down on Hop's head. It's preventing any offense from Hop, at least for the moment.
Sedin is looking to stand up but Hop isn't so interested in that idea.
Hop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sedin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hop.
Sedin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hop wants to stand and escape but instead Sedin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sedin advances position into side control!
Hop is breathing heavily.
Sedin working the ground and pound but Hop is defending the strikes.
Sedin tries to move to mount but Hop blocks the move with his legs.
Sedin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hop prevents Sedin from improving position.
Sedin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hop works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sedin on the ground.
Sedin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sedin prevents Hop from standing back up.
Hop has hold of Sedin's hands but Sedin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sedin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sedin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sedin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hop is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sedin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sedin working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sedin wants to control but Hop is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Sedin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sedin landing a few strikes.
Hop avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sedin.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hop tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sedin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hop defending against the ground and pound.
Sedin lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sedin counters with a single leg into guard. Hop didn't expect that.
Sedin passes Hop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sedin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Sedin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sedin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sedin.
Sedin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sedin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sedin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sedin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hop tries to roll over but Sedin keeps him under control.
Sedin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sedin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hop throws a right hand that Sedin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sedin also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hop.

Sedin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sedin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Sedin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hop turns into him and now he's in Sedin's guard.

Hop gets to his feet - Sedin follows without any prompting.
Dan Hop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hop misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hop gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sedin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sedin won't allow Hop to get back to his feet.
Sedin throws a big right hand that misses.
Henrik Sedin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sedin slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sedin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hop keeps working.
Hop is looking for a sweep. Sedin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hop tries to clinch but Sedin moves out of range.

Sedin gets a takedown into half guard.
Hop tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sedin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hop wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sedin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Sedin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hop manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ground and pound from Sedin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hop is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sedin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hop is trying to work for a sweep but Sedin has mounted him!
Sedin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hop because Sedin loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrik Sedin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sedin misses with a takedown
and Hop counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Hop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sedin's guard.
Sedin pulls Hop in close to prevent any damage.

Hop drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sedin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hop has Sedin in his guard.
Sedin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Sedin crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedin is chipping away with strikes.
Sedin moves into full mount!
Sedin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sedin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sedin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hop looks a forlorn figure.
Sedin throws some wild stikes that Hop manages to avoid easily.
Sedin looking to finish Hop with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hop!
Sedin thowing shots but they're missing.
Sedin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hop can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sedin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sedin breaks from Hop's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sedin punching from mount but Hop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sedin lands a big elbow.

Sedin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hop is on top in guard.
Hop has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sedin is proving hard to escape from.
Hop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sedin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sedin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hop thows a big elbow that misses.
Sedin seems keen to control Hop's posture.
Hop throws and elbow that misses. Sedin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hop's guard. Nice move by Sedin!
Sedin advances to half guard.
Sedin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hop defending well though.
Hop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sedin.
Sedin throwing shots but Hop is blocking nicely.
Sedin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hop defending well though.
Hop is trying to stand back up but Sedin is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sedin is looking to take a break and control but Hop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sedin throwing shots but Hop is blocking nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hop with a poor takedown

and Sedin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sedin is trying to control. Hop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sedin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sedin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sedin working the head and body with strikes.
Hop has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sedin is working away from the top position though.
Sedin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Sedin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sedin 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Sedin!