PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 463 p4p, 59 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 816 p4p, 100 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hoppe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wind of Change. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hermann Hoppe
vs
Hageman

173 cm
26
161 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

172 cm
28
164 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoppe takes the fight into the clinch.
Hageman swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoppe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoppe uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Hoppe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hoppe blocks a body shot from Hageman.
Hoppe wants to take the fight to the mat but Hageman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hoppe looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Hageman fails to land.
Hoppe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hageman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoppe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hageman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Hageman breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hoppe darts in and clinches Hageman up against the cage.
Hoppe wants to take the fight to the mat but Hageman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hageman is pressed up against the cage. Hoppe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hageman down to the mat. Hageman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hageman swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe misses with a takedown attempt - Hageman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hageman throws a leg kick

and Hoppe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hageman's guard.
Hoppe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoppe tries to free his leg and advance position but Hageman is retaining full guard.
Hoppe is looking to work some ground and pound but Hageman has wrist control.
Hageman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hageman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoppe defends it easily.
Hageman is trying to hold Hoppe in close to prevent damage but Hoppe has managed to pass into half guard.
Hageman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hageman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoppe.
Hageman controls Hoppe momentarily but Hoppe frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoppe controlling from the top position.
Hoppe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoppe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoppe with a nice head shot there.
Hoppe throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoppe pushes down on Hageman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hoppe is thwarting Hageman's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe wants to free his trapped foot but Hageman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hageman is trying to control but can't.
Hoppe works his way into full mount!
Hoppe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hoppe breaks from Hageman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hoppe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hageman taking shots to the head.

It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Hageman is working to get back to half guard.
Hoppe trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hoppe landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Hoppe lands a big shot there that rocks Hageman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hoppe with shots to the head and body - Hageman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hageman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hageman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoppe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hageman is in a horrible position here. Hoppe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hoppe scoring with strikes but Hageman is staying in there.
Hageman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoppe cracks Hageman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Hermann Hoppe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hoppe tries to clinch up but Hageman circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoppe throws a head kick that misses.
Hoppe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hageman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoppe somewhat.
Hoppe fails with the takedown.
Hageman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hageman throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hoppe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hageman breaks the clinch.
Hageman throws a low kick but Hoppe avoids it.
Hoppe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hageman can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman throws a solid leg kick but Hoppe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hageman.
Hageman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoppe.
Diego Hageman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hageman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hageman cracks Hoppe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hoppe shoots in for a takedown but Hageman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hans Hermann Hoppe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoppe connects with a nice looking jab.
Hageman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hageman misses the shot to the body.
Hageman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hoppe counters with a single leg into guard. Hageman didn't expect that.
Hoppe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hageman trying to control the position.
Hoppe forces his way into half guard.
Hoppe is stalling here. Hageman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hoppe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hageman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoppe tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hoppe is trying to get back to half guard.
Hageman wants to stand but Hoppe has his arm trapped.
Hoppe is not content to let Hageman control the position.
Hoppe is trying to control Hageman's posture but Hageman avoids it.
Hoppe is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman wants to stand but Hoppe is controlling his arm.
Hoppe is not content to let Hageman control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoppe is looking for a sweep.
Hageman gets to mount! Hoppe was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hoppe looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hageman has good solid back control here.
Hoppe rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman controlling the action here.
Hageman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Hoppe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoppe is trying to get back to full guard.
Hageman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppe wants to get back to full guard.

Hoppe actively working from the bottom here.
Hoppe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Hageman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A big left from Hageman misses.
Hageman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hageman throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hoppe counters with a single leg into guard. Hageman didn't expect that.
Hageman pulls Hoppe in close to prevent any damage.
Hoppe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hageman pulls Hoppe in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppe postures up and lands a big shot to Hageman's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoppe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hoppe trying to control but Hageman is working from the bottom.
Hoppe 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.
Hoppe looking to sit in guard and control but Hageman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman wants to get up but he can't break Hoppe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hageman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Hoppe is looking for a triangle but Hageman pushes his legs off easily.
Hoppe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hageman manages to get himself to full guard.

Hoppe is looking to work some ground and pound but Hageman has wrist control.
Hageman keeping moving, preventing Hoppe from controlling successfully.
Hoppe is looking to work some ground and pound but Hageman has wrist control.
Hoppe trying to control but Hageman is working from the bottom.
Hoppe is working Hageman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe postures up.

Hageman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoppe defends well.
Hoppe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hoppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Hageman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hageman keeping full guard, as Hoppe tries to pass.
Hoppe postures up.
Hoppe trying to control but Hageman is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe passes Hageman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hoppe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hoppe slips a nice elbow through Hageman's hands, connecting with Hageman's forehead.
Hans Hermann Hoppe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hageman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoppe working Hageman over with strikes.

Hoppe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoppe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe wants to control but Hageman is keeping him busy.
Hageman controlling the position for now.
Hoppe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoppe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hageman keeps working.

Hageman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hoppe pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoppe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoppe lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Hermann Hoppe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoppe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Hermann Hoppe!
Hans Hermann Hoppe 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.