PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Hibberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Topps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Topps is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kings Never Die. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hibberts
vs
Topps

185 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 Las Vegas, Mario Hibberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Topps!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topps has his takedown stuffed
and Hibberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hibberts cracks Topps with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Hibberts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Topps is trying to defend but Hibberts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Topps has one foot on Hibberts's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
James Topps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Topps fails with the takedown.
Hibberts lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hibberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Topps's waist but Topps gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hibberts off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hibberts is defended easily by Topps.
Hibberts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Topps swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Hibberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Topps chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Topps darts in looking for a takedown but Hibberts gets double underhooks and turns Topps into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hibberts moves into the clinch.
Topps tries to pull guard but Hibberts holds him up against the cage and eventually Topps drops back down to his feet.
Topps tries to pull guard but Hibberts holds him up against the cage and eventually Topps drops back down to his feet.
Topps throws a head punch that misses.
Topps gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hibberts.
Hibberts tries to circle away but Topps has him pinned against the cage.
Topps tries to pull guard but Hibberts won't allow it.
Hibberts jumps guard but Topps turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Topps manages to pull guard.
Hibberts is stalling in the full guard.
Topps wants to stand but Hibberts is controlling the position.
Hibberts trying to control but Topps is working from the bottom.
Hibberts seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Topps wants to stand and escape but Hibberts is having none of it.
Topps keeping moving, preventing Hibberts from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hibberts gets to his feet - Topps follows without any prompting.
Topps doesn't manage to clinch there - Hibberts circles away.
Hibberts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Topps swivels and escapes.
Hibberts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Topps but Topps pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hibberts is breathing heavily.
Topps with a poor takedown
and Hibberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Hibberts moves into the clinch successfully.
Hibberts working hard to break the clinch.

Hibberts manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hibberts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Topps missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hibberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Topps with a nice head shot there.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hibberts pushes Topps off and gets back to his feet.
Topps lands with a kick to the temple. Hibberts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Mario Hibberts has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hibberts clinches up with Topps and pushes him back against the cage.

Topps pulls guard effortlessly.

Hibberts gets to his feet. Topps looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hibberts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Topps at a distance.
Hibberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Topps manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hibberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hibberts misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mario Hibberts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Hibberts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Topps fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hibberts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Topps sprawls well. Topps wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hibberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Hibberts darts in looking for a takedown but Topps gets double underhooks and turns Hibberts into the cage.
Hibberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Topps sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Hibberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hibberts darts in and clinches Topps up against the cage.

Hibberts jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Topps chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Topps accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hibberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Topps gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Topps postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
James Topps has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topps is working Hibberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Topps lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Mario Hibberts's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Topps trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Topps with a nice head shot there.
Topps stands up over Hibberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Jeez, Mario Hibberts's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mario Hibberts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Topps!
Our winner, James Topps, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.