PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farid Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farid Bashir has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bashir
vs
Hopper

187 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Farid Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cameron Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper is looking to clinch.
Bashir jabs Hopper right on the nose. Hopper blinks but takes it well.
Hopper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopper blocks a head kick by Bashir.

Bashir drops Hopper with a beautiful combination! Hopper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bashir is looking for the KO!

Hopper is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashir steps in with a hook that catches Hopper right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bashir follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hopper looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Farid Bashir!
A determined Farid Bashir didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!