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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Roger (ranked 4136 p4p, 467 weight class) and Alexander Hyperion (ranked 5162 p4p, 549 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 cm
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200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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184 cm
28
189 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Roger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Hyperion! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hyperion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hyperion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Hyperion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roger moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hyperion lands with an uppercut that bounces Roger off the cage and back into range. Roger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Hyperion scores with a head kick. Roger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Nice cross by Hyperion. Hyperion throws a hook but Roger blocks it. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roger!
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! Roger missing with a left hand there. Hyperion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hyperion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roger. Roger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Roger defending well as Hyperion loads up on a big left hand. Hyperion misses with the combination.
Hyperion takes one on the button. Roger throws the left hand but Hyperion avoids the punch easily. A combination from Hyperion does no damage. Hyperion misses the jab. Alexander Hyperion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hyperion checks a leg kick. Hyperion with a hook. Roger missing with a left hand there. Hyperion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A little jabbing left from Hyperion on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Hyperion.
Hyperion scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Roger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyperion. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Roger misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Roger 's head but he takes it in his stride. Hyperion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Hyperion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Roger lands with a hook. Hyperion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyperion. Roger throws a head kick that misses. Roger misses with a looping right. Roger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyperion. Roger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hyperion circles away quickly and effectively. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Roger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Hyperion blocks a jab. Roger ducks under a wild hook from Hyperion. Roger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Hyperion scores with a one two! Roger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Hyperion misses with a hook. Roger ducked under it nicely. Hyperion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hyperion throws a shot from downtown. Roger moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hyperion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roger. Hyperion moves out of range of the body kick from Roger.
Roger moves out of range of the strikes. Hyperion connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyperion misses the target. A big right from Roger misses. Hyperion misses with a wild body shot. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roger, right into the meat.
Hyperion scores with a hook. No joy there for Hyperion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roger avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hyperion fails to land with a series of punches.
Hyperion throws out a powerful jab. Roger slips under a jab. Hyperion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Roger missing with a left hand there. Hyperion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hyperion scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Hyperion connects with a single shot there. Hyperion throws a front kick that sends Roger stumbling back into the cage. Hyperion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roger is able to avoid easily. Hyperion is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hyperion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Hyperion cracks Roger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Roger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyperion. Roger moves out of range of the strikes. A counter left hand to the body from Roger misses its target. Hyperion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roger.
Roger looks to land a combination but Hyperion avoids it well. Roger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hyperion's calf. Hyperion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Roger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyperion. Roger misses with an uppercut. Roger misses with a double jab.
Hyperion tests Roger's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hyperion takes a kick to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hyperion scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Roger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hyperion checks a leg kick nicely. Sloppy strikes from Roger. Those never looked like landing. Hyperion looks to throw the jab but Roger is out of range. Roger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Hyperion misses. Roger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hyperion cracks Roger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Good shot there by Hyperion. Hyperion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hyperion avoids the body shot from Roger.
Roger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hyperion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roger. Roger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A slow jab from Hyperion misses its intended target. Roger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyperion. Hyperion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roger. Hyperion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hyperion throws a head kick that misses. It looked like Roger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. A punch combination from Hyperion misses. Hyperion with a hook. Roger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyperion can pounce on him.
Nice shot by Hyperion. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Hyperion dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Roger throws a head kick that misses. Hyperion throws out a powerful jab. Roger jabbing away but nothing is landing. Roger throws a right and a left that both miss. Hyperion throws a lazy right hand but Roger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Roger looks to land a left hand but Hyperion moved out of range nicely. Roger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Hyperion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A punch combination from Hyperion misses. Hyperion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roger walks into a left hand. Alexander Hyperion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Roger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyperion. Alexander Hyperion seems to be getting the better of the standup. Roger looks for the body kick but Hyperion saw that one coming. Hyperion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Roger misses with a wild body shot. Hyperion scores with a jab to the body. Hyperion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Nice cross by Roger. Hyperion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roger walks into a stiff left hand from Hyperion. Roger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hyperion scores with a jab. Hyperion misses with an uppercut. Roger saw that one coming. Hyperion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Hyperion swings away with a leg kick that misses. Roger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyperion. Hyperion checks a low kick from Roger. Roger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roger dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A big left from Roger misses. Hyperion looks like he wants to counter punch here. A lazy left from Hyperion finds it's target. Roger misses with a looping left. Roger walks into a jab. Hyperion has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hyperion slips under a jab. A slow jab from Roger misses its intended target. 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! Hyperion scores with a leg kick.
Hyperion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Hyperion checks a low kick from Roger.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Roger. Those never looked like landing. Hyperion scores with a hook. Hyperion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roger moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hyperion throws a jab but it's blocked by Roger. Roger throws a jab when Hyperion was well out of range. Roger moves away from the strike by Hyperion. Roger moves out of range as Hyperion strikes. Roger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Hyperion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hyperion connects with a body shot that sends Roger's belly button to the back. Roger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyperion moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hyperion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Hyperion throws a jab but it's blocked by Roger. Hyperion throws a big shot that misses. Hyperion throws a body kick that misses. Roger misses with an uppercut. Hyperion saw that one coming. Roger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Roger takes one on the button. Roger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Roger clobbers Hyperion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Hyperion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hyperion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Roger slips a straight right by Hyperion. Hyperion displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Roger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Roger slips under a jab. A punch combination from Hyperion misses. Hyperion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roger dodges the punch combination from Hyperion.
Roger throws a head kick but Hyperion moves out of range.
Hyperion scores with a spinning back kick! Hyperion feints and then cracks Roger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roger down. Hyperion throws an overhand right that lands on Roger's shoulder, as Roger tries to avoid the shot. Roger throws a half hearted mid kick. Hyperion misses with an uppercut. Roger saw that one coming. Roger misses the shot to the body. The fighters circling - Roger throws out the jab but it was never going to land. This has been an exciting period of action! Hyperion pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hyperion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roger misses with a hook. Nice defenses there by Hyperion. Hyperion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Hyperion cracks the inside of Roger's front leg. Roger slips a jab and a cross from Hyperion.
Hyperion closes the distance and lands a one-two. Hyperion throws a head kick but Roger moves out of range.
Roger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hyperion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roger is out of range and Hyperion settles back down. Hyperion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Roger lands a jab. Roger throws a series of punches but Hyperion moves out of range. Roger connects with a jab. Hyperion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Hyperion connects with a single shot there. Sloppy strikes from Hyperion. Those never looked like landing. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Roger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Hyperion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Roger just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Roger misses the target. Roger throws a sloppy head kick and Hyperion moves out of range easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Hyperion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Roger looks to land a right hand but Hyperion moved out of range. Hyperion misses with a double jab.
Hyperion scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Hyperion lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roger misses with a looping right. Hyperion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Roger misses with a series of wild punches.
Hyperion dips to his left and cracks Roger with an uppercut! Hyperion lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hyperion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roger. Roger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyperion. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hyperion misses with the combination.
Hyperion lands with a nice body punch. Nice uppercut there from Hyperion. Hyperion avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hyperion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roger dodges the punch combination from Hyperion.
A slow jab from Roger misses its intended target. A chopping leg kick lands by Hyperion. Roger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyperion throws out the jab. Roger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Hyperion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roger throws a hook but Hyperion avoids it easily. Hyperion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roger. Hyperion misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Roger. Hyperion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Hyperion misses with a combination
and Roger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Roger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hyperion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Hyperion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Roger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Roger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyperion. Roger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyperion. Roger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Hyperion misses with a double jab.
Alexander Hyperion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roger looks to land a combination but Hyperion avoids it well. Hyperion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roger. Roger tries to bum rush Hyperion with a series of wild strikes but Hyperion uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hyperion lands the left hand. Hyperion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Hyperion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Roger tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyperion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roger. A head kick misses from Roger. Nice straight punches there by Roger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roger. Roger throws a hook but Hyperion blocks it. Roger throws a body shot but no joy. Hyperion fails to land with a series of punches.
Hyperion lands the left hand. Hyperion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hyperion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Roger avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Roger works Hyperion's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hyperion throws a nice looking combination but Roger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hyperion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Roger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Roger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Roger staying out of range there. Roger walks into a left hand. Hyperion is looking to land body kicks. Hyperion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roger. Nice uppercut lands for Hyperion. That snapped Roger's head back.
Roger throws a low kick but Hyperion avoids it. A right-left combo lands from Hyperion. Hyperion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Roger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Hyperion slips a jab and a cross from Roger.
Hyperion throws a jab but it's blocked by Roger. Roger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Roger throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyperion. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A punch lands to the side of Roger 's head but he takes it in his stride. Roger lands a body shot.
Hyperion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roger tests Hyperion's chin there with a solid looking shot. Roger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Roger walks into a left hand. Good standup being displayed there by Hyperion as he connects with a hook. An inside leg kick lands from Roger. Roger lands with an overhand left. Hyperion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roger swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hyperion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roger. Roger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean Roger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Roger misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hyperion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Hyperion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Roger thuds his right hand into Hyperion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight! Alexander Hyperion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Hyperion 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Alexander Hyperion! Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Alexander Hyperion! Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Alexander Hyperion!
Alexander Hyperion wins by unanimous decision! Alexander Hyperion decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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