PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hopper
vs
London

201 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil London!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

London looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hopper!
London is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hopper's shoulder. That is not cool.

London decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hopper to his feet.
Hopper shoots and misses

and London counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hopper!
Hopper is not content to let London control the position.
Hopper parries the strikes from London easily there. London is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hopper to escape.
London taking a breather here.

London stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
London misses with a double jab

and Hopper moves into the clinch.

London escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
London lands a nice hook to Hopper's body. Hopper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

London gets a double leg takedown into Hopper's guard.
London postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
London has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
London pushing down on Hopper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

London is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, London seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
London drops an elbow to the side of Hopper's head.
Hopper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but London scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hopper is rocked!
London scores with a big shot! Hopper's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hopper! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil London!