PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minato Namakazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cameron hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Namakazi
vs
hopper

178 cm
20
172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Minato Namakazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, cameron hopper!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namakazi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. hopper tries to avoid it but Namakazi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag hopper to the ground. hopper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Namakazi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
hopper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Namakazi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Namakazi.
Nice takedown defense from hopper. No joy for Namakazi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minato Namakazi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hopper moves out of range of the leg kick from Namakazi.
Namakazi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with hopper but hopper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Namakazi as hopper shoots in.

hopper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Namakazi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Namakazi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

hopper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
hopper looks gassed!
Namakazi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namakazi wants to get back to full guard.
Namakazi is pressing down on hopper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Namakazi is looking to stand up but hopper isn't so interested in that idea.
Namakazi wants to sweep but no luck.
hopper is fighting to break Namakazi's control of his arms but Namakazi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Namakazi wants to sweep here but hopper controlling him for the moment.
Namakazi is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Namakazi has hopper pulled in close to control his posture.
hopper stopping the sweep attempt from Namakazi.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Namakazi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Namakazi fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi misses with a takedown

and hopper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Namakazi's guard.
Namakazi trying to control the position.
hopper being controlled here momentarily.
hopper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Namakazi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for hopper!
hopper taking shots to the head.
Namakazi controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namakazi wants to control the pace but hopper is squirming around nicely.
Namakazi throws some wild stikes that hopper manages to avoid easily.
Namakazi punching from mount but hopper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Namakazi with the ground and pound from mount.
hopper taking shots to the head.
Namakazi looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Namakazi wants to control the pace but hopper is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minato Namakazi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

hopper slaps away a takedown attempt from Namakazi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Namakazi shoots in for a takedown but hopper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Namakazi throws a sloppy head kick and hopper moves out of range easily.
hopper dodges the punch combination from Namakazi.
Namakazi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Namakazi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. hopper defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minato Namakazi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Namakazi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Namakazi is trying hard to land a takedown here. hopper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Namakazi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Namakazi closes the distance and clinches.
hopper is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Namakazi.
hopper prevents Namakazi from breaking the clinch.
Namakazi lands a nice shot to the body.
Namakazi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Namakazi is looking to break free of the clinch but hopper has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Namakazi scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Namakazi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Namakazi cracks hopper with a nice body shot.
Namakazi works on hopper's body with a couple of short punches.
Namakazi lands with a right to the head.

Namakazi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Namakazi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice takedown defense from hopper. No joy for Namakazi on that attempt.
Namakazi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Namakazi lands a two punch combo.
hopper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Namakazi.
Namakazi shoots in for a takedown but hopper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. hopper defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Namakazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Namakazi scores with a takedown into hopper's guard.
Namakazi trying to stand up but can't free himself from hopper's guard.
hopper keeping moving, preventing Namakazi from controlling successfully.
Namakazi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Namakazi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. hopper is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

hopper is looking for a triangle but Namakazi pushes his legs off easily.
hopper has a closed guard, preventing Namakazi from standing up.
Namakazi working some strikes from top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Namakazi tried to score with a low kick but hopper checks it.

Namakazi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Namakazi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Namakazi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Namakazi 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.
Namakazi working hopper over with strikes here.
Namakazi looking to ground and pound but hopper is blocking nicely.
hopper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
hopper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
hopper wants to hold on but Namakazi pushes him away.
Namakazi lands with some strikes.
Namakazi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Namakazi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Namakazi throws some wild stikes that hopper manages to avoid easily.
Namakazi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minato Namakazi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Namakazi.
Minato Namakazi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hopper has a takedown stuffed.
Namakazi throws a series of punches but hopper moves out of range.
Namakazi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
hopper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Namakazi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

hopper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Namakazi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
hopper looking to control.
hopper keeping moving, preventing Namakazi from controlling successfully.
Namakazi works over hopper with some ground and pound from guard.
hopper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namakazi wants to control from the top but hopper keeps moving.
Namakazi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Namakazi stands up and waves to hopper to follow him.
Namakazi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Namakazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Namakazi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but hopper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Namakazi moves into the clinch successfully.
hopper has had enough of the clinch but Namakazi keeps him there for the moment.
Namakazi lands an elbow inside.
hopper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Namakazi's efforts to push away.
hopper prevents Namakazi from breaking the clinch.
Namakazi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Namakazi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Namakazi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Namakazi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
hopper is trying to break the clinch but Namakazi is controlling him.
Namakazi works on hopper's body with a couple of short punches.
Namakazi is trying to break the clinch but hopper has him pressed against the cage.
Namakazi tries for a takedown. No joy.
hopper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Namakazi is working hopper over against the cage.
Namakazi working hard to break the clinch.
Namakazi has hopper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. hopper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minato Namakazi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hopper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi lands a right hand that snaps the head of hopper backwards.
hopper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Namakazi's efforts to push away.
Namakazi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning hopper up against the cage.
Namakazi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. hopper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Namakazi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Namakazi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Namakazi darts in and clinches hopper up against the cage.
Namakazi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Namakazi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Namakazi shoots in and drives through. hopper sprawls well.
Minato Namakazi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Namakazi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
hopper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Namakazi has a takedown stuffed.
Namakazi shoots in but hopper avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hopper tries to clinch
and Namakazi counters with a nice uppercut.
cameron hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Namakazi moves in looking to clinch but hopper pushes him off.
Namakazi misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Namakazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Namakazi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps hopper's head backwards.
hopper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Namakazi blocks a head kick by hopper.
Minato Namakazi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Namakazi misses with a few strikes there.
Namakazi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
hopper slaps away a takedown attempt from Namakazi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Namakazi is defended easily by hopper.

And that's the end of the fight!
Minato Namakazi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Namakazi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minato Namakazi!