PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gina Bad Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hoppus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bad Ass
vs
Hoppus

199 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gina Bad Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Hoppus!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoppus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bad Ass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bad Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoppus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bad Ass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bad Ass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Hoppus tries to keep at a distance but Bad Ass has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hoppus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Ass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoppus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Gina Bad Ass has been cut.
Bad Ass is breathing heavily.
Hoppus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bad Ass digs a good hook to Hoppus's body.

Nice combo by Hoppus! Oh, that's hurt him - Bad Ass falls to the canvas and Hoppus follows him into side control.

Bad Ass is rocked!

Hoppus is trying to get an arm triangle but Bad Ass is defending well.
Oh Bad Ass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoppus scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppus wants to control but Bad Ass is keeping him busy.
Bad Ass seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoppus landing a few strikes.

Hoppus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bad Ass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoppus on the ground.
An elbow from Hoppus crashes against the mat.
Bad Ass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bad Ass tries to get out of the position.
The strikes coming from Hoppus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bad Ass tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoppus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hoppus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hoppus is chipping away with strikes.

Gina Bad Ass's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Ass takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Gina Bad Ass's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hoppus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hoppus swings around for an armbar but Bad Ass sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hoppus's guard.
Hoppus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bad Ass.

Hoppus kicks Bad Ass off and gets to his feet.
Bad Ass is looking to clinch but Hoppus is avoiding it.
Bad Ass thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoppus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bad Ass circles away quickly and effectively.
Bad Ass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoppus throws a series of punches but Bad Ass moves out of range.
Bad Ass dodges the punch combination from Hoppus.
Bad Ass throws a sloppy body shot
and Hoppus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoppus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bad Ass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoppus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bad Ass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bad Ass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bad Ass's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bad Ass duly obliges.
Bad Ass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoppus.
Bad Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoppus swinging wildly here.
Hoppus misses with a series of wild punches.
Bad Ass throws a shot from downtown. Hoppus moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Bad Ass does no damage.
Bad Ass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoppus tries to bum rush Bad Ass with a series of wild strikes but Bad Ass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoppus connects with a jab.
Hoppus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoppus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoppus misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoppus is looking to clinch but Bad Ass is avoiding it.
Hoppus looks to land a combination but Bad Ass avoids it well.
Hoppus slips a jab from Bad Ass.
Hoppus connects with a jab.
Hoppus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoppus tries to clinch there but Bad Ass circles away.
Hoppus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bad Ass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoppus throws a right hand that Bad Ass ducks under and follows up with a left that Bad Ass also avoids with ease.
Bad Ass throws a nice looking combination but Hoppus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoppus tries to close the distance and clinch but Bad Ass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoppus cracks Bad Ass with an open hand slap.
Hoppus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoppus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bad Ass.
Bad Ass moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hoppus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gina Bad Ass's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bad Ass misses with a combination
and Hoppus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bad Ass tries to clinch but Hoppus moves out of range.
Hoppus throws a right and a left that Bad Ass avoids nicely.
Hoppus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bad Ass.
Bad Ass swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoppus.
Hoppus tries to clinch up but Bad Ass circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoppus looks to land a left hand but Bad Ass moved out of range nicely.
Gina Bad Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoppus lands with an overhand left.
Bad Ass's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bad Ass duly obliges.
Bad Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoppus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoppus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bad Ass slips a jab and a cross from Hoppus.
Bad Ass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoppus.
Some wild striking there from Hoppus.
Hoppus is breathing heavily.
Bad Ass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Ass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoppus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoppus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoppus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bad Ass misses with a body shot.
Hoppus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bad Ass counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoppus throws a series of punches but Bad Ass moves out of range.
Hoppus jabs at Bad Ass's body.
Hoppus misses with a double jab.

Bad Ass pushes Hoppus up against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Ass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bad Ass throws a head punch that misses.

Bad Ass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bad Ass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoppus throws out the jab.
Bad Ass works the jab nicely.
Hoppus moves in looking to clinch but Bad Ass pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus is looking to clinch.
Bad Ass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoppus misses with a two punch combination.
Hoppus swinging wildly here.
Bad Ass tries to clinch up but Hoppus circles away and keeps his distance.
Bad Ass lands with a cross.
Mark Hoppus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoppus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bad Ass.
Hoppus throws a lazy right hand but Bad Ass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bad Ass dodges the punch combination from Hoppus.
Hoppus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bad Ass keeps the fight on the outside.
Bad Ass scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bad Ass closes the distance and clinches.
Bad Ass lands a body punch.
Hoppus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bad Ass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoppus backwards.

Bad Ass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bad Ass clinches.
Bad Ass lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Bad Ass.
A short uppercut from Bad Ass.
Hoppus tries to break free but Bad Ass pushes him back against the cage.

Bad Ass breaks from the clinch.
Bad Ass keeps the fight on the outside.
Bad Ass throws a right hand that Hoppus ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoppus also avoids with ease.

Bad Ass rushes Hoppus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Ass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoppus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Bad Ass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Ass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bad Ass lands a nice shot to the body.
Bad Ass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoppus's efforts to push away.
Bad Ass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoppus backwards.

Bad Ass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bad Ass tries to clinch up.
Hoppus tries to clinch but Bad Ass is having none of it.
Hoppus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bad Ass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoppus doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoppus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bad Ass.
Hoppus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bad Ass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoppus falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bad Ass holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bad Ass manages to break the clinch.
Hoppus throws a combination that misses
and Bad Ass counters with a three punch combo that has Hoppus backing up. Hoppus nods at Bad Ass to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gina Bad Ass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gina Bad Ass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Bad Ass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoppus.
Hoppus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bad Ass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Bad Ass does no damage.
Hoppus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bad Ass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoppus misses with a few strikes there.
Bad Ass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoppus in his tracks.
Hoppus throws a right hand that Bad Ass ducks under and follows up with a left that Bad Ass also avoids with ease.
Bad Ass looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoppus is just out of range.

Bad Ass rushes Hoppus and presses him up against the cage.
Bad Ass lands with a light punch inside.
Bad Ass lands a left hand.
Bad Ass lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoppus misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoppus trying to control the position but instead, Bad Ass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoppus into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoppus tries to circle away but Bad Ass has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bad Ass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoppus can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Ass's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bad Ass seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bad Ass is working Hoppus over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bad Ass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoppus is trying to maintain a safe position but Bad Ass gets an underhook and turns Hoppus into the cage.
Bad Ass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bad Ass prevents Hoppus from breaking the clinch.
Bad Ass has a couple of punches blocked by Hoppus.
Bad Ass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoppus is trying to break the clinch but Bad Ass is controlling him.
Hoppus working hard to break the clinch.
Hoppus can't break the clinch.
Bad Ass has had enough of the clinch but Hoppus keeps him there for the moment.

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.
Bad Ass pushes Hoppus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bad Ass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoppus prevents Bad Ass from breaking the clinch.
Bad Ass lands with a short shot to the head.
Bad Ass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bad Ass digs a right hand into Hoppus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoppus's gas tank.
Hoppus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bad Ass working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bad Ass.
Bad Ass misses with a punch to the body.

Hoppus manages to break the clinch.
Hoppus cracks Bad Ass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bad Ass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bad Ass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoppus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoppus throws a combination that misses
enabling Bad Ass to counter with a crisp jab.
Bad Ass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoppus misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bad Ass.
Bad Ass has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hoppus misses with a shot to the body
and Bad Ass counters with a two punch combo.
Bad Ass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bad Ass throws a lazy right hand but Hoppus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoppus looks to land a combination. Bad Ass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoppus wants to clinch
and Bad Ass counters with a straight right hand.
Bad Ass fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoppus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bad Ass.
Hoppus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bad Ass.
Bad Ass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoppus moves in looking to clinch but Bad Ass pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Ass looks to land a combination but Hoppus avoids it well.
Hoppus throws a combination. Bad Ass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hoppus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bad Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoppus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bad Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoppus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bad Ass.
Bad Ass thuds his right hand into Hoppus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Hoppus misses.
Bad Ass digs a good hook to Hoppus's body.
Bad Ass tries to clinch up.
Hoppus tries to clinch but Bad Ass is having none of it.
Hoppus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoppus slips a jab from Bad Ass.
Bad Ass tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gina Bad Ass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bad Ass 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gina Bad Ass!