PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emil Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie The Wrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hooper
vs
The Wrath

160 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie The Wrath!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from The Wrath.
As The Wrath looks to move away, Hooper throws a big counter combo bu The Wrath just gets out of the way.
Hooper moves in looking to clinch but The Wrath pushes him off.
Hooper shoots in looking for a takedown but The Wrath manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hooper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hooper misses with a low kick.
Hooper misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by The Wrath. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper misses with a head kick.
The Wrath is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Wrath tries to clinch but Hooper moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Wrath!
Hooper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And The Wrath tries to counter it with a takedown but Hooper pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wrath displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hooper.
The Wrath feints the counter takedown.

The Wrath drives through with a takedown into Hooper's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

The Wrath decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hooper throws a front kick aimed at The Wrath's knee but The Wrath avoids it well.
Hooper really is a fat lump.
The Wrath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Wrath closes the distance but Hooper moves to the side
and Hooper counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath moves in looking to clinch but Hooper pushes him off.
The Wrath displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

The Wrath shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hooper is trying to defend but The Wrath finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Wrath decides to stand up.
Hooper throws the kick towards the body but The Wrath avoids it.
Hooper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Wrath but The Wrath pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emil Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Wrath shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

The Wrath decides to stand and escape the position.
The Wrath tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hooper throws a wild body kick that The Wrath sees coming a mile off.
The Wrath tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

The Wrath shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hooper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hooper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Wrath gets to his feet - Hooper follows without any prompting.

The Wrath looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

The Wrath stands up and waves to Hooper to follow him.
Hooper tried to score with a low kick but The Wrath checks it.
Hooper slips a jab and a cross from The Wrath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie The Wrath dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hooper tries to bum rush The Wrath with a series of wild strikes but The Wrath uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Wrath swinging wildly here.
Hooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Wrath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hooper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Wrath lands a glancing blow to the side of Hooper's head.
The Wrath wants to clinch up but Hooper keeps it at a distance.
As The Wrath looks to move away, Hooper throws a big counter combo bu The Wrath just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper throws a leg kick

and The Wrath counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Wrath.

The Wrath breaks the clinch.
Hooper misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Wrath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

The Wrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Wrath fails to land with a series of punches.
As The Wrath looks to move away, Hooper throws a big counter combo bu The Wrath just gets out of the way.
Emil Hooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from The Wrath.

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

The Wrath gets to his feet. Hooper looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Wrath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The Wrath shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hooper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Wrath gets to his feet - Hooper follows without any prompting.

The Wrath drives through with a takedown into Hooper's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

The Wrath gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Wrath is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath dodges the punch combination from Hooper.
The Wrath tries to clinch but Hooper is having none of it.
The Wrath throws a one two combo.

The Wrath drives through with a takedown into guard.

The Wrath stands up from Hooper's guard - The Wrath perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hooper shoots in but no luck this time.
The Wrath drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hooper defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hooper instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Wrath breaks from the clinch.
Hooper misses with a body kick.
The Wrath lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hooper backs up against the cage.
The Wrath throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper walks into a jab.

The Wrath closes the distance and clinches.
Hooper prevents The Wrath from breaking the clinch.
Hooper trying to land knees to the body.
Hooper struggles to land a body shot inside as The Wrath controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie The Wrath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The Wrath throws a combination. Hooper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Hooper tries to sprawl but The Wrath drives through with a takedown into half 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 is trying to maintain the position but The Wrath is very close to passing his half guard.

The Wrath stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hooper to get to his feet.
The Wrath lands with a nice combination. Hooper backs away looking to recover.
The Wrath swinging wildly here.
It looked like Hooper was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jamie The Wrath seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wrath stalks Hooper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hooper's face. Hooper staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick from Hooper misses.
Hooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from The Wrath finds it's way through Hooper's defenses.
Hooper throws a body kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from The Wrath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with the combination.
The Wrath scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Wrath scores with a decent looking hook.
The Wrath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The Wrath clinches up against the cage.

The Wrath manages to break the clinch.
The Wrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper shoots in looking for a takedown. The Wrath tries to sprawl out of it but Hooper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Wrath manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by The Wrath.
The Wrath lands a jab to Hooper's midsection.
Hooper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Wrath throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from The Wrath as Hooper shoots in.
The Wrath changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

The Wrath scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

The Wrath escapes and gets back to his feet.
The Wrath fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hooper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

The Wrath moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Wrath is defending well for now.

The Wrath pulls guard.
Emil Hooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamie The Wrath is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Wrath is looking to stand back up but Hooper counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by The Wrath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie The Wrath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Wrath 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie The Wrath!