PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Hoop has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hoop
vs
Alvarez

180 cm
26
200 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

183 cm
23
199 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hoop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaime Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoop misses with a body shot.
Hoop looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alvarez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hoop throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alvarez throws a jab when Hoop was well out of range.
Hoop is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hoop scores with a jab.
Hoop scores with a leg kick.
Hoop stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Hoop.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hoop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Hoop just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Hoop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Hoop finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Hoop shows good takedown defense.
John Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez tried to score with a low kick but Hoop checks it.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Hoop moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Hoop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaime Alvarez.
Hoop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoop swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hoop wants to land a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Hoop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
Hoop connects with a leg kick. Alvarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoop throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoop's waist but Hoop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoop is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Hoop circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoop throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoop.
Hoop cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but Hoop checks it

and Hoop counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoop's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Hoop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hoop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoop.
Nice body punch from Hoop.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoop is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Alvarez looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Hoop.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Hoop to work.
Hoop missing with knees to the body.
Hoop is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Hoop.
Hoop lands a body shot.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Hoop.
Hoop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoop is pushing Alvarez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Hoop works on Alvarez's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Hoop stalls.
Hoop misses with a body punch.
Hoop blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoop.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoop controls his hands.
Hoop digs a right hand into Alvarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvarez's gas tank.
Hoop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Hoop cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
Hoop struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Hoop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoop pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoop gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoop scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hoop scores with a nice short uppercut.

Alvarez is rocked!
Hoop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoop finish him?
Hoop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoop pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoop is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Hoop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Hoop unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Alvarez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hoop is unloading with more strikes now! Alvarez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Hoop!
John Hoop very nearly forgot to thank Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Jaime Alvarez spoke after the fight, saying 'He's a good fighter, I need to go back to the gym and work on some things. My fans can expect a win next time!'.