PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hooper (ranked 3055 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miralem Besic (ranked 4814 p4p, 0 weight class). Miralem Besic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hooper
vs
Besic

163 cm
25
137 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miralem Besic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Besic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hooper goes for a double leg but Besic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Besic continues to drive forward.
Besic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Besic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Besic lands a nice shot to the body.

Besic takes the fight into the clinch.
Hooper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Besic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Besic tries to avoid it but Hooper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Besic to the ground. Besic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Besic. Those never looked like landing.
Hooper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Besic sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Besic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hooper doesn't seem phased though.
Besic lands a nice looking body shot.

Besic cracks Hooper with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hooper looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Besic finish him?

Hooper is rocked!

It looks like Lukas Hooper has been cut.
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!
Besic thuds a left hand into Hooper's body.
Miralem Besic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Besic avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Besic clobbers Hooper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Besic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Besic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Besic sends Hooper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Besic is motioning to the referee to let Hooper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Hooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hooper gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Besic points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Hooper wakes up just in time to hear Besic thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miralem Besic!