PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Hooper (ranked 4154 p4p, 6001 weight class) and Daaniel Teteny (ranked 539 p4p, 660 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hooper
vs
Teteny

180 cm
25
191
8 - 12 - 0

191 cm
28
190
7 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 8 - 12 - 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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teteny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hooper tries to avoid it but Teteny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hooper to the ground. Hooper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teteny looks winded!

Hooper gets a double leg takedown into Teteny's guard.
Hooper controlling from the top position.
Hooper wants to control from the top but Teteny keeps moving.
Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Teteny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooper distracts Teteny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Teteny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooper sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hooper stands and throws Teteny's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hooper throws a strike aimed at the side of Teteny's head but Teteny avoids it well.
Hooper remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hooper looking to control but instead Teteny has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teteny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hooper is just content to waste time from the top position. Teteny takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Hooper gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Teteny fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hooper.
Teteny fails with a takedown attempt.
Danilo Hooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daaniel Teteny.

Hooper shoots in and bounces Teteny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper trying to control but Teteny is working from the bottom.
Hooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hooper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four 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.
Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hooper looking to sit in guard and control but Teteny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooper keeping moving, preventing Teteny from controlling successfully.
Hooper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hooper wants to stand and escape but Teteny is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hooper is on top in guard.

Hooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Hooper dominated that round.
That's time! Hooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hooper lands a slapping body shot.
Hooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hooper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Teteny is trying to defend but Hooper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hooper throwing shots but Teteny is blocking nicely.
Hooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teteny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Teteny's head.
Teteny is breathing heavily.
Teteny is not content to let Hooper control the position.
Hooper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Teteny defending well though.
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 decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hooper scores with a sloppy right hand. Teteny should have avoided that one.
Teteny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teteny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danilo Hooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teteny on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hooper misses with a double jab.

Teteny gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hooper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Teteny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hooper.
Hooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hooper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Teteny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danilo Hooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Teteny has wrist control.
Teteny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hooper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hooper drops Teteny with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Teteny! Hooper dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danilo Hooper!
Our winner, Danilo Hooper, 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.