PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Perfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mr Perfect enters the cage!

Hopper
vs
Perfect

155 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nelson Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Perfect!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper tries to clinch but Perfect moves out of range.
Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Perfect to counter with a crisp jab.
Perfect misses with an uppercut. Hopper saw that one coming.
Perfect goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perfect ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopper moves away.
Perfect swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopper is looking to clinch.
Hopper moves out of range as Perfect strikes.
A head kick by Hopper misses
and Perfect counters with a slapping leg kick.
Perfect fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perfect with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopper shoots and misses
and Perfect counters with a nice body kick.
Perfect throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perfect connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perfect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perfect makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Perfect throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hopper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Perfect.
That kick from Perfect tenderised Hopper's leg. Hopper is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perfect.
Perfect cracks the inside of Hopper's front leg.
Perfect throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perfect.
Hopper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perfect thuds his shin into the meat of Hopper's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perfect.
Perfect feints and then cracks Hopper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopper down.
Perfect throws a head kick that Hopper semi-blocks.
Perfect lands a head kick. Hopper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Nelson Hopper has been cut.
Perfect ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopper moves away.
Perfect with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Perfect tenderised Hopper's leg. Hopper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perfect scoring well with a low kick there.
Perfect throws a head kick that Hopper semi-blocks.
Perfect lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mr Perfect is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perfect throws a nice head kick!
Jab, jab by Perfect - just one landing.
Perfect scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect throws a head kick that Hopper semi-blocks.
Perfect lands a lovely overhand right.
Hopper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perfect.
Perfect throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mr Perfect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Perfect.
Nice defenses there by Hopper.
A good leg kick by Perfect.
Perfect misses with an uppercut.
Perfect thows a body kick. Hopper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Perfect lands a leg kick that knocks Hopper off balance momentarily.
Hopper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perfect can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perfect scores with a head kick.
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!
A good leg kick by Perfect.
Perfect dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopper. That did some damage!
Hopper 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.
Perfect connects with a high kick.
Perfect plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perfect.
Perfect scores with a head kick.
Hopper slips a jab from Perfect.
Hopper misses with a takedown
and Perfect counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perfect looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Perfect dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Hopper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hopper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perfect showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopper.
Perfect has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perfect feints and then cracks Hopper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopper down.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt
and Perfect counters with a good low kick that Hopper was not able to check.
Perfect connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perfect throws an overhand right that lands on Hopper's shoulder, as Hopper tries to avoid the shot.
Perfect throws a hook but Hopper blocks it.
Perfect lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perfect buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perfect with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perfect lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper 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.
Perfect with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopper slips a jab and a cross from Perfect.
Perfect fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopper.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perfect.
Perfect throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Perfect tenderised Hopper's leg. Hopper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt
and Perfect counters with a low kick, right behind Hopper 's knee.
Perfect lands a leg kick that knocks Hopper off balance momentarily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hopper. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Perfect lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper slips under a jab from Perfect.
A jab from Perfect misses.
Perfect thumps Hopper with a low kick.
Perfect scores with a decent looking hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hopper might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Perfect misses.
Perfect explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Perfect throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Perfect.
Perfect moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perfect feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hopper's calf.
Perfect digs a good body shot into Hopper's ribs.
Perfect looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perfect waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopper.
Mr Perfect seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perfect moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perfect fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopper.
Perfect throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perfect feints and then cracks Hopper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopper down.
Perfect throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson Hopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perfect.
Perfect feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hopper's calf.
Perfect scores with a kick to the body.
Perfect throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perfect chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perfect feints and then cracks Hopper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopper down.
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!
Perfect looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perfect throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perfect throws a head kick that half lands.
Perfect scores with a leg kick.
Hopper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perfect.
Hopper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perfect is looking to slow Hopper down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perfect lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perfect.
Perfect throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hopper's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Perfect showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nelson Hopper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Perfect throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Perfect.
Perfect is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perfect thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hopper if he has to take too many more of those.
Perfect goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Nelson Hopper's cut is getting worse.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perfect - that will leave a mark!
Perfect dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopper. That did some damage!
Hopper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perfect keeps Hopper at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perfect chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick from Perfect lands but Hopper takes it in his stride.
Perfect lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopper's sensitive parts.
Perfect lands with a kick to the temple. Hopper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfect is looking to slow Hopper down with leg kicks.
Perfect moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perfect is looking to slow Hopper down with leg kicks.
Perfect fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perfect lands a head kick!
Perfect throws a head kick that half lands.
Perfect looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perfect throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hopper.
Perfect swings for the body but Hopper moves out of range.
Hopper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perfect lands a head kick!

Nelson Hopper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect thumps Hopper with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perfect can pounce on him.
Hopper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Perfect tenderised Hopper's leg. Hopper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Perfect misses.
Mr Perfect is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopper with a poor takedown
and Perfect makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perfect lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perfect thumps Hopper with a low kick.
Perfect swings for the body but Hopper moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perfect.
Perfect lands with a nice body kick.
Perfect thows a body shot but no joy.
Perfect with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perfect lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hopper has his takedown stuffed
and Perfect counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perfect is looking to slow Hopper down with leg kicks.
Perfect lands a leg kick that knocks Hopper off balance momentarily.
Perfect lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perfect throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perfect buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perfect lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perfect throws a series of punches but Hopper avoids them all with ease.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Perfect.
Perfect feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hopper's calf.
Hopper 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.
Perfect is looking to slow Hopper down with leg kicks.
Perfect throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perfect scores with a head kick.
Perfect goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nelson Hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Perfect comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perfect has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Perfect!