PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Hooper (ranked 2354 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Jermaine Fizzelstiks (ranked 316 p4p, 474 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hooper
vs
Fizzelstiks

180 cm
21
191
5 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
198
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danilo Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jermaine Fizzelstiks!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hooper is trying to pull guard but Fizzelstiks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hooper leaning his opponent against the cage.

Hooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Fizzelstiks circles away.
Fizzelstiks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hooper clinches.

Fizzelstiks manages to break the clinch.

Hooper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fizzelstiks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hooper is in Fizzelstiks's guard.
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!
Hooper prevents Fizzelstiks from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fizzelstiks is looking to stand up but Hooper isn't so interested in that idea.
Hooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fizzelstiks wants to stand but Hooper is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Fizzelstiks is retaining full guard.
Hooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hooper tries to bum rush Fizzelstiks with a series of wild strikes but Fizzelstiks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hooper throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Fizzelstiks to counter with a crisp jab.
Fizzelstiks slips a jab and a cross from Hooper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fizzelstiks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
Hooper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fizzelstiks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hooper misses with a wild combination.
Fizzelstiks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hooper tries to bum rush Fizzelstiks with a series of wild strikes but Fizzelstiks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fizzelstiks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice sprawl there from Fizzelstiks as Hooper shoots in.
Fizzelstiks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hooper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fizzelstiks back to the cage. Hooper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Fizzelstiks circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fizzelstiks! But no joy.
Hooper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hooper throws a wild body kick that Fizzelstiks sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Fizzelstiks misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks checks a low kick from Hooper.
A little jabbing left from Fizzelstiks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jermaine Fizzelstiks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fizzelstiks dodges the punch combination from Hooper.
Hooper tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fizzelstiks defends well and Hooper ends up having to push Fizzelstiks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danilo Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hooper breaks the clinch.
Hooper is looking to clinch.

Hooper clinches up against the cage.

Fizzelstiks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fizzelstiks slips a jab and a cross from Hooper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fizzelstiks! But no joy.
Hooper shoots for a double leg takedown but Fizzelstiks sprawls well. He's pushed Hooper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hooper fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hooper has Fizzelstiks up against the cage in a clinch.

Fizzelstiks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fizzelstiks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hooper misses with a combination
and Fizzelstiks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fizzelstiks lands with an uppercut that bounces Hooper off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hooper.
Hooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fizzelstiks throws a hook but Hooper avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Hooper dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hooper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Hooper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fizzelstiks wants to stand up but Hooper is controlling him.
Hooper throws an elbow that misses. Fizzelstiks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hooper's guard. Nice move by Fizzelstiks!

Hooper wants to get back to his feet but Fizzelstiks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hooper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fizzelstiks dives into side control.
Hooper is looking to regain half guard here but Fizzelstiks keeps moving and retains side control.
Hooper tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Fizzelstiks gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fizzelstiks checks a leg kick.
Hooper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danilo Hooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Hooper tries to clinch but Fizzelstiks is having none of it.
Hooper tries to clinch but Fizzelstiks is having none of it.
Danilo Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooper tests Fizzelstiks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Hooper is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fizzelstiks.
Hooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fizzelstiks! But no joy.
Hooper wants to clinch up but Fizzelstiks keeps it at a distance.
Hooper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hooper closes the distance and clinches up with Fizzelstiks, looking for a takedown. Hooper pushes Fizzelstiks against the cage but Fizzelstiks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fizzelstiks! But no joy.
Fizzelstiks misses with a lunging right hand
and Hooper counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Fizzelstiks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fizzelstiks slips a jab and a cross from Hooper.
Hooper misses with a wild combination.
Hooper tries to clinch but Fizzelstiks is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fizzelstiks! But no joy.
Fizzelstiks takes one to the chin there.
Hooper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fizzelstiks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fizzelstiks can do to turn this around?
Hooper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fizzelstiks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hooper throws a nice looking combination but Fizzelstiks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Fizzelstiks circles away.
It seemed like Fizzelstiks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Fizzelstiks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hooper throws a looping overhand right but Fizzelstiks ducks down to avoid it.
Fizzelstiks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fizzelstiks needs to keep his hands up - Hooper had a free shot at his head there.
A left and a right from Hooper both land. Nice combination.
Hooper blocks a jab.
Hooper throws a right hand that Fizzelstiks ducks under and follows up with a left that Fizzelstiks also avoids with ease.
Hooper is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hooper throws a combination that misses

and Fizzelstiks counters with a nice right hand that sends Hooper toppling to the canvas! Hooper scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fizzelstiks finish him?!

Hooper is rocked!
Fizzelstiks shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Hooper takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Fizzelstiks sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Hooper bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jermaine Fizzelstiks!
An out of breath Jermaine Fizzelstiks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.