PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke comes to the cage accompanied by never gonna stop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Funke
vs
Hopper

188 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cameron Hopper!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Hopper or perhaps it was just good defense by Funke which made him look bad.
Funke stuffs the takedown attempt from Hopper. Hopper gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopper shoots in for a double leg but Funke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cody Funke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Hopper.
Funke throws a nice looking combination but Hopper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Funke throws a series of punches but Hopper moves out of range.
Cody Funke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Funke gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Funke.
Funke is trying to control the action in half guard but Hopper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Funke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hopper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hopper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Funke is working away from the top position though.
Hopper looks gassed!
Funke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hopper wants to improve his position but Funke is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funke lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper wants to get back to full guard.
Funke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hopper's head.
Funke tries to pass to full mount but Hopper defends it.
Funke passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hopper!
Hopper taking shots to the head.
Funke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hopper taking shots to the head.
Funke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Funke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Funke lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hopper's face.
Funke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Hopper is squirming around, avoiding Funke's attempts to control the action.
Funke with the ground and pound from mount.

Hopper is rocked!
Funke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Funke wants to control the pace but Hopper is squirming around nicely.
Funke landing punches.
Funke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke looking to finish Hopper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hopper!
Hopper is trying to escape the mount.
Hopper tries to hold on but Funke postures up.
Funke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Funke controlling from mount.
Funke lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funke cracks Hopper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke controlling the position easily from mount.
Funke landing punches.
Hopper is looking to improve his position but Funke isn't that keen on the idea.
Funke lands a nice shot to the head.
Hopper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Funke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Funke is landing with some decent strikes but Hopper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hopper is still in real trouble! Can Funke finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hopper seems to have recovered his senses.
Funke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hopper is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Funke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Funke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Funke showed some decent athleticism there.
Hopper gets full guard.
Hopper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hopper on the ground.
Funke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Funke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Funke wants to pass the guard but Hopper is keeping the position.
Hopper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke passes into half guard.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Hopper wants to improve his position but Funke is controlling well.
Funke drops an elbow to the side of Hopper's head.
Funke lands with a punch from half guard.
Funke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hopper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Funke slips a nice elbow through Hopper's hands, connecting with Hopper's forehead.
Funke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hopper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Funke moves nicely into side control.
Funke controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Funke grinds an elbow into Hopper's temple.
Funke trying to control the action but Hopper is working from the bottom.
Hopper is trying to get back to half guard.

Funke stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Funke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Funke throws out a powerful jab.
Hopper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Funke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Funke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cody Funke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hopper is trying to stand back up but Funke is controlling him
Hopper tries to get to full guard but Funke has control of the leg.
Hopper is staying active underneath Funke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Funke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hopper taking some punishment here, with Funke in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke wants to free his trapped foot but Hopper is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Funke is thwarting Hopper's attempts to control the position.
Funke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Funke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hopper is trying to control Funke's posture but Funke avoids it.
Funke is chipping away with strikes.
Hopper is looking for a sweep.
Funke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopper keeps working.
Funke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopper can do to turn this around?
Funke working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Funke dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Funke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Funke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Funke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Funke has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Funke lands a big elbow.
Funke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Funke lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Funke looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hopper tries to lock up and control but Funke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Funke landing strikes from the mount.
Hopper tries to reverse the position but Funke maintains control.
Funke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Funke landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Funke.
Hopper can't escape the position.
Funke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hopper's face.
Funke controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Funke.
Funke lands with some strikes.
Funke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hopper wants to control but Funke is having none of it.
Hopper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to reverse the position but Funke maintains control.
Hopper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hopper tries to reverse the position but Funke maintains control.
Hopper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Funke scoring with strikes but Hopper is staying in there.
Hopper working to try and regain half guard.
Funke looking to control but Hopper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cody Funke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hopper hang on?
Funke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Funke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Funke with shots to the head and body - Hopper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Funke breaks from Hopper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Funke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Funke content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Funke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Funke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Funke!