PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Sipila (ranked 788 p4p, 994 weight class) and Hip Hop (ranked 91 p4p, 106 weight class). Hop comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hard in Da Paint kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hip Hop has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juha Sipila's chin.

Sipila
vs
Hop

224 cm
27
265
8 - 2 - 0

200 cm
31
246
25 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Sipila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hip Hop!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sipila swings widly with a right hand
and Hop counters with a nice leg kick.
Hop avoids the head kick by Sipila.
It seemed like Hop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sipila connects with a solid leg kick.
Sipila tries to bum rush Hop with a series of wild strikes but Hop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sipila throws out a powerful jab.
Sipila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hop.
Sipila jabs at Hop's body.

Sipila closes the distance and clinches.
Hop misses with a punch to the body.
Hop blocks an elbow strike from Sipila.
Sipila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sipila.
Sipila lands a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sipila throws an elbow but misses.
Sipila lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hop backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sipila lands an uppercut.
Hop blocks an uppercut.
Hop misses with a punch to the body.
Hop tries to throw a body punch but Sipila avoids it by throwing Hop back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sipila.
Sipila really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sipila prevents a body shot from Hop.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sipila.
Sipila lands a nice elbow.
Sipila lands an elbow inside that Hop shrugs off.
Hop throws a punch but it's blocked by Sipila.
Hop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hop digs a right hand underneath Sipila's ribcage. Sipila let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sipila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hop takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Hip Hop has been cut.
Hop struggles to land a body shot inside as Sipila controls his hands.
Sipila throws a head punch that misses.
Hop lands a body punch.
Sipila blocking some punches.
Hop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sipila throws a punch but it's blocked by Hop.
Hop avoiding damage as Sipila throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sipila has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short body shot lands from Hop as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hop misses with some punches.
Hop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sipila is breathing heavily.
Hop throws a head punch that misses.
Sipila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sipila lands a nice shot to the body.
Sipila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hop swings wildly with an uppercut but Sipila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sipila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hop's elbow.
Hop blocks a body shot from Sipila.
Hop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sipila's elbow.
Sipila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hop misses with a punch on the inside.
Sipila tries a body shot but Hop blocks it.
Sipila scores with a shoulder strike.
Hop can't find room to land a body shot as Sipila controls the action.
Sipila lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hop backwards.
Hop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Sipila.
Hop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sipila.
A head punch on the inside from Hop fails to land.
Hop blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hop lands with a left to the head.
Hop avoids a wild elbow strike from Sipila.
Sipila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sipila lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hop or not.
A body shot lands from Hop.
A short right from Sipila on the inside.
Sipila lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hop lands a shoulder strike.
Hop misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hop.
Hop blocks a body shot from Sipila.
Sipila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sipila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hop misses with some punches.
Hop tries a body shot but Sipila blocks it.
Hop misses with some punches.
Hop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sipila lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hop misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sipila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sipila lands with a short shot to the head.
Sipila tries to throw a body punch but Hop avoids it by throwing Sipila back against the cage.
Hop lands a nice uppercut.
Sipila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hop lands with a right to the head.
Hop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sipila misses with a punch on the inside.
Sipila lands an elbow just above Hop 's eye.
Sipila misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Hop.
Hop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sipilas head.
A head punch on the inside from Hop fails to land.
Hop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Hop.
Sipila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sipila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hop lands a left hand.
Hop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hop moves away from the strike by Sipila.
A countering left hand to the body from Hop misses.
Hop throws a push kick but Sipila slaps the foot to one side.
Sipila tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hop tries a quick counter leg kick but Sipila is wise to it.
Sipila throws a head kick but Hop moves out of range.

Hop cracks Sipila with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sipila looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hop finish him?

It looks like Juha Sipila has been cut.
Sipila throws a body punch but Hop moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sipila. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Hop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hop throws a body punch but Sipila moves out of range.
Sipila throws a right hand that misses
and Hop scores with a counter punch that sends Sipila to the canvas! Hop smells blood - he's punishing Sipila with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sipila has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hip Hop!
Hip Hop spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.