PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apachi Hopachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagger Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyde has chosen Papa Roach - Time Is Running Out as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jagger Cyde enters the cage!

Hopachi
vs
Cyde

195 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

186 cm
19
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apachi Hopachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jagger Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopachi is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Cyde works the jab nicely.

It looks like Apachi Hopachi has been cut.
Cyde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Cyde looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cyde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hopachi is keeping the position for now.
Cyde throwing strikes from guard but Hopachi blocks nicely.
Cyde wants to pass the guard but Hopachi is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyde forces his way into half guard.
Hopachi is doing well to control the position and prevent Cyde from advancing to side control.
Cyde wants to take a breather but Hopachi is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hopachi trying to control from the bottom.
Hopachi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hopachi tries to get out of the position.
Hopachi is trying to get back to full guard.

Cyde seems to be looking for submissions.

Cyde is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hopachi has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyde is trying to control. Hopachi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachi tries to get to full guard but Cyde has control of the leg.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopachi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopachi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyde moves away.
Apachi Hopachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopachi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopachi manages to avoid it.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Cyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopachi.
Hopachi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopachi tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
Cyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopachi.
Cyde blocks a jab.
Apachi Hopachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopachi.

Hopachi moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopachi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopachi misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopachi.
Cyde has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hopachi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopachi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hopachi lands a knee to the head.
Hopachi is breathing heavily.
Hopachi tries to land a knee to the head but Cyde blocks with his arms.
Hopachi looking to throw knees to the head but Cyde is blocking nicely.
Cyde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hopachi.
Hopachi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cyde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jagger Cyde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apachi Hopachi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hopachi tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
Hopachi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
Cyde misses with a wild combination.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopachi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopachi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopachi tries to clinch up but Cyde circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopachi is just out of range.
Cyde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyde changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hopachi tries to avoid it but Cyde manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hopachi to the ground. Hopachi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cyde looks to throw the jab but Hopachi is out of range.
Cyde fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Cyde.
Hopachi is looking to clinch.
Hopachi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopachi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
Hopachi moves in looking to clinch but Cyde pushes him off.
Cyde swinging wildly here.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Cyde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopachi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cyde looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Apachi Hopachi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jagger Cyde.
Hopachi is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Hopachi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Cyde.

Cyde bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cyde works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hopachi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cyde advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde with shots to the head and body - Hopachi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cyde throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cyde throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hopachi because Cyde loaded up on that one.
Cyde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hopachi is looking to escape.
Hopachi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cyde on the ground.
Hopachi is trying to reverse the position but instead Cyde has taken his back - oops!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cyde tries to keep control of the position but Hopachi is staying busy.

Cyde looking to break Hopachi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hopachi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cyde will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Cyde looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Hopachi is controlling Cyde 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Cyde wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jagger Cyde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apachi Hopachi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cyde throws a hook but Hopachi blocks it.
Hopachi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopachi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cyde.
Cyde throws a leg kick but Hopachi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopachi.
Cyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopachi tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Hopachi slips under a jab from Cyde.
Cyde tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hopachi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cyde somewhat.
A big right from Cyde misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Cyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopachi is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopachi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cyde ducks under a wild hook from Hopachi.
Hopachi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cyde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hopachi tries to clinch up but Cyde circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopachi slips a jab from Cyde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hopachi slaps away a takedown attempt from Cyde, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Apachi Hopachi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jagger Cyde.
Hopachi misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Hopachi throws a shot from downtown. Cyde moves away and avoids it.
Hopachi fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hopachi closes the distance and pushes Cyde back into the cage.
Cyde tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cyde is working for takedown but Hopachi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hopachi misses with a knee strike.
Hopachi stops a takedown attempt from Cyde.

Hopachi successfully pulls guard.
Hopachi wants to get back to his feet but Cyde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hopachi keeping moving, preventing Cyde from controlling successfully.
Jagger Cyde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachi 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.
Cyde trying to control but Hopachi is working from the bottom.
Hopachi controls Cyde momentarily but Cyde frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cyde is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hopachi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cyde has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Hopachi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Apachi Hopachi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cyde 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jagger Cyde!