PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ho Chi Min (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chi Min
vs
Hoop

182 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Chi Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hoop!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi Min slips under a jab.
Chi Min staying out of range there.
Chi Min swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chi Min takes one to the side of the head.
Chi Min looks for the body kick but Hoop saw that one coming.
Hoop throws out a counter right but Chi Min avoids it with no problem.
Hoop throws an overhand right that lands on Chi Min's shoulder, as Chi Min tries to avoid the shot.
Hoop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chi Min counters with a nice body kick.
Chi Min moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoop clobbers Chi Min with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoop misses with a few strikes there.
Chi Min ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoop misses with a looping right.
As Hoop looks to move away, Chi Min throws a big counter combo bu Hoop just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoop's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoop throws an off balance right hand
and Chi Min counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chi Min.
A big left from Hoop misses.
Chi Min looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoop.
Hoop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chi Min counters with a solid body kick.
Chi Min looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoop connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoop lands a two punch combo.
Nice body kick there by Chi Min.
Chi Min feints and then cracks Hoop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoop 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!
Hoop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi Min jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hoop throws an off balance right hand
and Chi Min counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoop misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Chi Min.
Hoop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop throws a hook but Chi Min avoids it easily.
Hoop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi Min thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chi Min thows a body kick. Hoop tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Chi Min.
Chi Min wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chi Min looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, jab by Chi Min - just one landing.
Chi Min uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoop.
Hoop looks to land a left hand but Chi Min moved out of range nicely.
Hoop digs a good body shot into Chi Min's ribs.
Chi Min lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chi Min takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chi Min smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hoop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop lands a jab to Chi Min's midsection.
Chi Min ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoop looks to land a left hand but Chi Min moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Hoop misses.
Chi Min jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Chi Min clinches up against the cage.
Chi Min lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Chi Min on the inside.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Chi Min avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Hoop avoiding damage as Chi Min throws knees to the body.
Chi Min scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chi Min.
Chi Min misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chi Min avoids the elbow strike from Hoop, against the cage.
Chi Min crunches a lovely knee into Hoop's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoop misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chi Min lands with a right to the head.
Chi Min throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoop.
Hoop can't find room to land a body shot as Chi Min controls the action.
Chi Min tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chi Min misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoop.
Chi Min misses with some punches.
Hoop tries to work over Chi Min's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chi Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoop stalling.
Chi Min throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoop.
Hoop is trying to stall.
Chi Min utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Hoop.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chi Min obliges.
Chi Min lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoop wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Hoop will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Chi Min looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chi Min tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Hoop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chi Min feinted with a counter takedown.
Hoop looks to land a left hand but Chi Min moved out of range nicely.
Hoop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
John Hoop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Hoop misses.
And Chi Min counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoop blocks it.
Hoop misses with a hook. Chi Min ducked under it nicely.
Hoop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chi Min moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi Min moves out of range as Hoop throws a body kick.
Chi Min misses with a body kick.
Chi Min throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hoop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Min manages to avoid it.
Hoop takes a swing at Chi Min's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoop throws a lazy uppercut
and Chi Min counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoop's knee momentarily.
Hoop works over Chi Min's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoop misses with a straight right.
Hoop tries to bum rush Chi Min with a series of wild strikes but Chi Min uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Chi Min has closed the distance and engaged Hoop in a clinch.
Hoop lands a hook that snaps the head of Chi Min backwards.
Hoop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chi Min misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chi Min has a couple of punches blocked by Hoop.
Hoop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hoop trying to land knees to the body.
Chi Min pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chi Min.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chi Min avoids it.
Hoop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoop blocks an elbow strike.
Hoop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chi Min tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoop avoids it.
Chi Min lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ho Chi Min has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chi Min misses with a punch on the inside.
Chi Min misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chi Min tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chi Min.
A head punch on the inside from Hoop fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Chi Min has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Chi Min throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoops head.
Hoop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Chi Min avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Chi Min comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop has a couple of punches blocked by Chi Min.
Chi Min tries to work over Hoop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chi Min lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoop backwards.
Hoop can't find room to land a body shot as Chi Min controls the action.
Hoop misses with a punch to the body.
Chi Min misses with some punches.
Chi Min softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chi Min lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chi Min misses with a knee strike.
Hoop managing to block the knees to the body from Chi Min.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Chi Min avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Hoop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chi Min.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Chi Min avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Hoop trying to stall but Chi Min improves his position.
Chi Min lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoop.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoop as Chi Min tries to tie him up.
Hoop looking to throw knees to the head but Chi Min is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min avoiding damage as Hoop throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Chi Min scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chi Min wants to stall.
Hoop misses with a punch on the inside.
Chi Min misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chi Min blocks an uppercut.
Hoop can't find room to land a body shot as Chi Min controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chi Min.
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chi Min creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hoop - that landed with a thud.
Chi Min throws a head punch that misses.
Hoop lands an uppercut.
Hoop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chi Min's elbow.
Hoop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Hoop.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chi Min takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Hoop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoop, as that shot connected.
Hoop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chi Min keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Hoop.
Hoop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi Min was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoop.
Hoop misses with the combination.
Hoop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoop throws a shot from downtown. Chi Min moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoop misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoop. Chi Min does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chi Min takes one to the side of the head.
Chi Min moves out of range of the strikes.
Chi Min slips under a jab.
Chi Min is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Min finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoop swinging wildly here.
Chi Min moves away from the strike by Hoop.
Hoop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chi Min throws a head kick that misses.
Hoop throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoop misses with a hook.
And Chi Min counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoop blocks it.
Hoop misses with a low kick.
Hoop throws a jab when Chi Min was well out of range.
Hoop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chi Min ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoop now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chi Min thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hoop misses with a double jab.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
Chi Min lands with a nice body kick.
Hoop lands with a good body shot.
Hoop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi Min was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoop.
A head kick misses from Chi Min.
Hoop works the jab nicely.
Hoop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Hoop misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoop looks to score with a jab to the body but Chi Min is just out of range.
Hoop takes a swing at Chi Min's ribcage but misses.
Hoop moves out of range as Chi Min throws a body kick.
Chi Min takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chi Min steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoop.
Chi Min lands with a nice body kick.
Hoop moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoop throws a shot to the body.
Hoop lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoop throws a hook but Chi Min avoids it easily.
Hoop misses with a double jab.

Chi Min moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chi Min lands a nice knee to the body.
Chi Min lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoop scores a nice knee to the body.
Chi Min lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chi Min tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoop avoids the damage to the body.
Hoop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chi Min looking to throw knees to the head but Hoop is blocking nicely.
Hoop misses with the head strike.
Hoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chi Min.
Hoop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chi Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chi Min lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoop backwards.
Ho Chi Min has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Hoop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chi Min looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoop misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Hoop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hoop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hoop!
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