PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klem Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hopper
vs
Watson

180 cm
23
150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

177 cm
24
154 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klem Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopper has time to react.
Hopper wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Hopper.
Hopper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hopper avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Hopper throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throws a combination that misses

and Hopper moves into the clinch.

Hopper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson scores with a hook.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hopper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hopper breaks from the clinch.
Hopper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Watson digs a good body shot into Hopper's ribs.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hopper moves into the clinch.
Watson can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hopper tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Hopper throws a head punch that misses.
Hopper has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hopper fails to pull guard.

Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hopper rushes Watson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Watson breaks the clinch.
Watson tries to land a front kick but Hopper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Hopper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a combination. Hopper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hopper misses with a few strikes there.
Hopper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Watson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopper finish him?
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopper tries to work over Watson's front leg with a kick but Watson checks it.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Hopper.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson slips under a jab.

Hopper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hopper working hard to break the clinch.

Watson breaks from the clinch.
Watson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopper.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Hopper blocks a head kick by Watson.
Hopper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Hopper.
Watson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopper's head.
Hopper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watson misses with an uppercut. Hopper saw that one coming.
Hopper moves out of range of the body kick.
Watson throws a leg kick
and Hopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopper throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Hopper waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watson misses with a hook to the body
and Hopper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopper wants to clinch.
Watson misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Hopper's shoulder, as Hopper tries to avoid the shot.
Hopper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Hopper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Hopper.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to de liver by Watson. Beautiful body shot.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopper.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Watson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hopper tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Tom Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopper wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Watson misses.
Klem Hopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Watson lands with a slapping head kick.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson throws a series of punches but Hopper moves out of range.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopper.
Hopper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hopper stalks Watson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watson's face. Watson staggers backwards, shaken.

Hopper closes the distance and clinches.

Hopper manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson throws a good cross that connects.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Hopper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopper wants to clinch.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Hopper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson looks for the body kick but Hopper saw that one coming.
Hopper throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Hopper wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Hopper staying out of range there.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson throws a head kick that misses
and Hopper counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Hopper throws a shot to the body.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopper.
Hopper throws a right and a left that Watson avoids nicely.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Hopper's head but Hopper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson swinging wilding here.
Watson lands a body shot.
Klem Hopper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopper dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson lands with a right hand.
Watson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hopper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watson throws a body punch but Hopper moves out of range.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopper.
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopper avoids the head kick by Watson.
Hopper dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Hopper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopper swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hopper as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.

Hopper closes the distance and clinches.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hopper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watson backwards.

Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson dives in and grabs Hopper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hopper pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopper.
Tom Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopper moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Hopper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Hopper ducks down to avoid it.
Watson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Klem Hopper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hopper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Hopper moves into the clinch.

Hopper breaks the clinch.
Hopper lands with a big left! Watson is wobbled badly! Hopper comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Watson to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Klem Hopper!