PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Loel (ranked 1581 p4p, 183 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 1666 p4p, 192 weight class). Loel comes to the cage accompanied by Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Loel
vs
Hooper

180 cm
30
187 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

180 cm
35
175 lbs
25 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sportivité
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Loel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Loel misses with a body kick.
Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Loel misses.
Loel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hooper.
Hooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Loel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Loel.
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Loel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hooper, pushing him back against the cage.
Loel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loel lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Troy Hooper has been cut.
Hooper avoids a wild elbow strike from Loel.
Hooper tries to throw a body punch but Loel avoids it by throwing Hooper back against the cage.
Loel is trying to break the clinch but Hooper is controlling him.
Hooper presses Loel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Loel trying to control the position but instead, Hooper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Loel into the cage.
Loel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Loel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hooper lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hooper.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper lands a shoulder strike.
Loel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loel wants to break free but Hooper has control.
Loel blocking some punches.
Hooper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loel lands an uppercut.

Hooper breaks from the clinch.
Loel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hooper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Loel closes the distance and pushes Hooper back into the cage.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Hooper.
Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper can't find room to land a body shot as Loel controls the action.
Hooper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Loel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Loel scores with a nice hook to the head.

Loel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hooper doesn't seem bothered though.
Loel misses with a wild combination.
Loel throws a nice looking combination but Hooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loel moves out of range as Hooper strikes.
Loel throws a head kick but Hooper moves out of range.
Loel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yuri Loel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooper cracks a nice hook into Loel's ribs.
Loel is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Loel misses with a leg kick.
Hooper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hooper misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with an uppercut. Loel saw that one coming.
Loel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hooper goes for a double leg but Loel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Loel continues to drive forward.
Loel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hooper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hooper is looking to land body kicks.
Loel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Loel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hooper wants to counter with a clinch but Loel pushes him away.
Hooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hooper throws a body kick that misses.
Hooper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loel.
Hooper sizes up Loel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loel swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Loel manages to break the clinch.
Hooper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hooper.
Loel moves out of range of the strikes.
Hooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loel.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hooper.
Hooper lands a jab to Loel's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loel avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Loel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Loel.
Hooper misses with an uppercut.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Troy Hooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Troy Hooper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hooper misses with a wild combination.
Hooper takes a swing at Loel's ribcage but misses.
Hooper misses with a hook. Loel ducked under it nicely.
Loel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loel slips a straight right by Hooper.
Troy Hooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loel misses with a looping left.
Hooper lands a glancing blow to the side of Loel's head.
Hooper jabs Loel right on the nose. Loel blinks but takes it well.
Hooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loel is looking to counter punch.
Hooper moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hooper feints and then cracks Loel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loel down.
Loel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loel misses with a left hand
and Hooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hooper tries to clinch there but Loel circles away.
Loel loads up on a big right hand but Hooper slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper missing with a left hand there. Loel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loel moves away from the strike by Hooper.
Hooper lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Loel.
Loel just misses with a punch to the body.
Loel misses with a wild body shot.
Loel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Loel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hooper throws out a powerful jab.
Hooper misses with a looping left.
Loel throws the left hand but Hooper avoids the punch easily.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooper misses with an uppercut
and Loel counters with a stiff right hand.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Hooper misses with a body punch
and Loel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a hook. Loel ducked under it nicely.
Loel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Loel misses with a body punch
and Hooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooper scores with a jab to the body.
Hooper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loel was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Loel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hooper misses with a hook
and Loel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Loel throws a sloppy head kick and Hooper moves out of range easily.
Loel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooper is just out of range.
Hooper moves out of range of the body kick from Loel.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Loel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hooper.
Hooper missing with a left hand there. Loel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper tries to clinch but Loel is having none of it.
Hooper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loel throws a jab when Hooper was well out of range.
No joy there for Hooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loel ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Hooper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Loel throws a lazy right hand but Hooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Hooper finds it's way through Loel's defenses.
Hooper slips under a jab.
Hooper walks into a stiff left hand from Loel.
Hooper slips a jab from Loel.
Loel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooper blocks a jab.
Hooper slips under a jab from Loel.
Loel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loel throws a hook to the side of Hooper's head but Hooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hooper.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A left lands for Hooper.
Hooper lunges at Loel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loel's hand.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Loel's head but Loel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loel throws a jab but it's blocked by Hooper.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Loel is out of range.
Hooper misses with a hook. Loel ducked under it nicely.
Hooper jabs Loel right on the nose. Loel blinks but takes it well.
Loel moves away from the strike by Hooper.
Jab from Hooper.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loel moves away.
Loel is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Hooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Troy Hooper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Loel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hooper checks it well.
Loel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooper is just out of range.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Loel moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Loel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hooper.
Hooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hooper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hooper lands with a right hand.
Loel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Loel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hooper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Loel with a body shot.
No joy there for Loel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Hooper.
The fighters circling - Loel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loel throws a lazy right hand but Hooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Hooper does it's job there.
Loel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Danga de danga de dang - Hooper scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loel drops his hands momentarily and Hooper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Loel is just out of range.
Hooper connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hooper. Beautiful body shot.
Loel drops his hands momentarily and Hooper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Loel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the body from Loel misses
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away.
Hooper swings for the body but Loel moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loel checks a leg kick.
Hooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loel to score with a decent uppercut.
Hooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loel throws a nice head kick!
Loel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loel throws a body punch but Hooper moves out of range.
Loel throws a hook to the side of Hooper's head but Hooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loel misses with a looping right.
Hooper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hooper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hooper punishes Loel's body with a nice straight punch.
Loel throws a nice looking combination but Hooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hooper gets a clinch.
Hooper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hooper digs a right hand underneath Loel's ribcage. Loel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hooper dodges an elbow strike from Loel.
Hooper is working Loel over against the cage.
Hooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Loel.
Loel blocks a body shot from Hooper.
Yuri Loel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with the head strike.
Troy Hooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hooper scores with a hook to the body.
Loel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoopers head.
A short right from Hooper.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hooper digs a right hand underneath Loel's ribcage. Loel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hooper.
Hooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hooper wants the takedown. Loel is fighting it off but Hooper persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Loel's guard against the cage.
Loel wants to sweep here but Hooper controlling him for the moment.
Hooper postures up and lands a big shot to Loel's brow.
Hooper preventing the sweep.
Hooper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hooper is working Loel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hooper.
Hooper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Loel is looking to stand up but Hooper isn't so interested in that idea.
Hooper cracks Loel with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loel is trying to keep Hooper in close.
Hooper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Loel is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hooper manages to get himself to full guard.

Hooper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hooper is trying to control the position but Loel postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Hooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hooper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Hooper!
Troy Hooper was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.