PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jason hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dodge San Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hopper comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FnkDfzjZg. jason hopper looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

hopper
vs
San Diaz

175 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Fight 4 America
Hulk Supplementz

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jason hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dodge San Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with hopper, looking for a takedown. San Diaz pushes hopper against the cage but hopper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
San Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
hopper shoots in looking for a takedown. San Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but hopper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. San Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
hopper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
San Diaz fails with the takedown.
hopper misses with a wild body shot.
hopper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
jason hopper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dodge San Diaz.
San Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by hopper.
No luck for San Diaz with that takedown attempt.
San Diaz looks for a takedown but hopper sprawls well.
hopper scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hopper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
hopper is breathing heavily.
San Diaz clinches but hopper breaks the clinch

and hopper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by hopper.
hopper tries to break the clinch but San Diaz is controlling the position.
San Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
San Diaz looking for a takedown.
San Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but hopper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
hopper missing with knees to the body.

hopper decides to pull guard.
hopper controls San Diaz momentarily but San Diaz frees himself.
San Diaz trying to control but hopper is working from the bottom.
San Diaz passes hopper's left leg - he's now in half guard.

San Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Diaz prevents hopper from improving his position.
Still in half guard, San Diaz seems content to control.
San Diaz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
San Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San Diaz looking to ground and pound but hopper is blocking nicely.

San Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but hopper is in no mood to give up.
hopper tries to lock up and control but San Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
San Diaz controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

San Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but hopper is in no mood to give up.
hopper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for San Diaz on the ground.
San Diaz avoids the attempt from hopper to control.

San Diaz goes for an armbar but hopper turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from hopper.
San Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

San Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
San Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but hopper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
hopper trying to control the action but San Diaz is working from the bottom.

San Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

San Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

San Diaz kicks off hopper and gets to his feet.
San Diaz throws a head kick that hopper semi-blocks.

It looks like jason hopper has been cut.

San Diaz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
San Diaz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
hopper has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San Diaz keeps control of the position as hopper tries to break free.
San Diaz just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

hopper showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dodge San Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jason hopper's cut.
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.

San Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

San Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

San Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but hopper is defending well.
San Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
San Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. hopper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
hopper keeping moving, preventing San Diaz from controlling successfully.
San Diaz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
hopper is trying to keep San Diaz in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Diaz advances position into side control!

San Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
San Diaz misses with the ground and pound.
San Diaz throws an elbow but hopper slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on hopper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
San Diaz trying to control the position but hopper is working away.
Dodge San Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.

San Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

San Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
San Diaz trying to control the action but hopper is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

San Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, hopper has escaped the position, nice work there.
hopper sneaks back into half guard.
Ground and pound from San Diaz.
hopper is not content to let San Diaz control the position.

San Diaz decides to stand and escape the position.
hopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and San Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
San Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. hopper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
San Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. hopper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
San Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but hopper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
San Diaz wants to clinch but hopper slips to the side

and hopper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

San Diaz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but hopper pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San Diaz is controlling hopper's position as best he can from this difficult position.

hopper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so San Diaz is just riding it out for now. hopper eventually gives up the hold.
San Diaz tries to roll over but hopper keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Diaz trying to control but hopper postures up.
San Diaz tries to roll over but hopper keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from hopper as San Diaz shoots in.
jason hopper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dodge San Diaz.

San Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

San Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but hopper is defending well.
hopper wants to improve his position but San Diaz is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

San Diaz is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dodge San Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on jason hopper's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

San Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
hopper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts San Diaz as he jumps to the side.
hopper tries to clinch up.
San Diaz misses with a takedown attempt

and hopper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by hopper.
hopper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from San Diaz.

hopper successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

San Diaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! hopper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. hopper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from hopper!
A lull in the action here as hopper stalls from top position.
San Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
hopper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
hopper is looking to improve his position.
San Diaz working over hopper with some ground and pound. hopper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
hopper controlling the position well.
San Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

San Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
San Diaz 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.
San Diaz moves nicely into side control.

San Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Diaz takes a little break here. hopper wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
San Diaz cracks hopper with a big elbow.
San Diaz wants to control but hopper is keeping him busy.
hopper is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on hopper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
San Diaz advances nicely into full mount.
hopper is desperately trying to improve his position but San Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.

San Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Diaz avoids the attempt from hopper to control.
San Diaz blocks hopper's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
San Diaz trying to control but hopper is having none of it.
hopper tries to lock up and control but San Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

San Diaz working for a submission but hopper is keeping him at bay.

San Diaz has hold of hopper's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and hopper manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
San Diaz punishing his opponent with strikes.
San Diaz takes hopper's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

San Diaz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. hopper defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
hopper tries to escape but San Diaz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

hopper is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
hopper manages to reverse the position and now he's in San Diaz's guard. Nice work there by hopper.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now San Diaz is on top in guard.
San Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
jason hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
San Diaz forces his way into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dodge San Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got San Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dodge San Diaz!