PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hippity Hop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hippity Hop is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Light
vs
Hop

195 cm
21
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Light!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hippity Hop!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Light shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Light thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Light wants to control but Hop is keeping him busy.
Light wants to pass the guard but Hop is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hop is trying to stand back up but Light is controlling him
Light looks to land a strike but Hop avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Light trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Light looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hop circles away quickly and effectively.
Light avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Light is breathing heavily.
No luck for Light with that takedown attempt.
Hop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hop throws a left and a right that both miss

and Light counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Light trying to control the action but Hop is working from the bottom.
Light prevents Hop from standing back up.

Light wants to work for an arm triangle but Hop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Light trying to mount his opponent but Hop defends it.
Light not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light thows a huge punch but Hop dodges it nicely.
Hop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Light.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Light moves away from the strike by Hop.
Hop misses with an uppercut.
Hop throws a lazy right hand but Light sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Light or perhaps it was just good defense by Hop which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Light. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hop lands a jab to Light's midsection.
Hop throws a jab but it's blocked by Light.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hop missing with a left hand there. Light was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Light shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hop sprawls well. Hop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Light gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Hop misses its intended target.
Hop scores with a jab to the body.
Light ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hop. Light does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hop slips a jab from Light.
Light closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hop circles away.
Hop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Light uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hop.
Hop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hop connects with a body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Light tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Light bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hop throws an overhand right that lands on Light's shoulder, as Light tries to avoid the shot.
Light takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Light fails with the takedown.
Nice shot by Hop.
A jab from Hop does it's job there.
Hop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Light shoots in for a double leg but Hop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hop swinging wildly here.

Light decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Light is nestled in close to Hop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Light thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hop's head.
Light wants to pass to mount but Hop is defending the position.
Light is trying to control. Hop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Light seems to be looking for submissions.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Light tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hop knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Light is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hop sees it coming and defends easily.
Hop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Light.

Light scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Light tries for a kimura but Hop is defending well.
Light scores with a couple of short elbows.

Light tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Light has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Light is looking to take a break and control but Hop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Light looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hop is avoiding damage well.
Light slows the pace down.
Hop parries the strikes from Light easily there. Light is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hop to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hippity Hop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hop throws a hook but Light avoids it easily.
Hop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hop throws a hook to the side of Light's head but Light sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Light looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hop is fending him off so far but Light persists. Nope, Hop circles away and we're back to standing.
Hop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Light shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hop throws a hook but Light avoids it easily.
Hop looks to score with a jab to the body but Light is just out of range.
Light misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Light ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hop just misses with a punch to the body.
Light slips under a jab.
Hop is breathing heavily.
Light misses with the combination.
Hop misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hop gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Light passes Hop's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hop is not content to let Light control the position.
Light slips a nice elbow through Hop's hands, connecting with Hop's forehead.
Hop pushes Light off looking to stand but Light dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Light is looking for a kimura here.
Light has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Light missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Light is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hop is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Light!
Bobby Light retains his heavyweight title!