PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullit comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Hopo has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bullit
vs
Hopo

194 cm
25
235 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

200 cm
30
275 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Bullit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bullit circles away quickly and effectively.
Bullit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopo.

Hopo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bullit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bullit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hopo uses his free foot to push down on Bullit's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bullit.

Hopo looking for a guillotine from mount but Bullit is having none of it.
Hopo lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Bullit tries to hold on but Hopo pushes him away.
Hopo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bullit?

Hopo has control of Bullit's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bullit regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hopo.
Hopo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hopo with the ground and pound from mount.
Bullit gets back to half guard.
Bullit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopo.
Hopo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hopo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopo throwing shots but Bullit is blocking nicely.
Bullit trying to control but Hopo postures up.
Bullit taking some punishment here, with Hopo in his half guard.

Hopo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bullit is just riding it out for now. Hopo eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hopo is working for a kimura but Bullit is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Hopo.

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

Hopo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo lands strikes from half guard.
Bullit is not content to let Hopo control the position.
Hopo thows a huge punch but Bullit dodges it nicely.
Bullit has hold of Hopo's hands but Hopo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hopo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hopo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bullit's head.
Hopo is trying to control. Bullit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hopo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hopo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Hopo is looking for a kimura but Bullit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hopo to get the leverage.
Hopo thows a huge punch but Bullit dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo throws a strike but Bullit avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopo thows a big elbow that misses.
Hopo throws a big right hand that misses.
Hopo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hopo throwing strikes from guard but Bullit blocks nicely.
Hopo distracts Bullit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hopo stopping the sweep attempt from Bullit.
Hopo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hopo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bullit wants to stand up but Hopo is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hessu Hopo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hopo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullit misses with a hook to the body
and Hopo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bullit misses with an uppercut.
Damien Bullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullit checks the leg kick.
Bullit takes a swing at Hopo's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bullit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bullit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from Bullit lands.
Bullit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopo counters with a right hand to the body.
Bullit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bullit fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bullit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hopo somewhat.
Bullit throws a body punch but Hopo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bullit is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot lands for Hopo.
Bullit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopo.
Bullit misses with a looping left.
Hopo misses with an uppercut.
Bullit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Bullit misses.
Hopo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullit.
A head kick misses from Bullit.
Bullit throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopo counters with a left to the body.
Bullit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Hopo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hopo scores with a decent looking hook.
Hopo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hopo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bullit circles away.
Damien Bullit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Hopo.
Bullit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopo.
Hopo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Nice combo by Hopo! Oh, that's hurt him - Bullit falls to the canvas and Hopo follows him into side control.

Bullit is rocked!

It looks like Damien Bullit has been cut.

Hopo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bullit parries the strikes from Hopo easily there. Hopo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bullit to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo working the ground and pound but Bullit is defending the strikes.

Hopo tries for a kimura but Bullit is defending well.
Hopo is looking to take a break and control but Bullit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hopo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bullit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hopo off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bullit's guard. Nice work there by Hopo.
Hopo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hopo is working Bullit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bullit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hopo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hopo stopping the sweep attempt from Bullit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo scoring with some ground and pound.
Hopo stands up over Bullit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hessu Hopo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Bullit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bullit cracks Hopo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopo looks for a takedown but Bullit sprawls well.
Hopo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bullit rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick from Hopo misses.
Bullit misses with a hook.
Hopo dodges the punch combination from Bullit.
Bullit stuffs the takedown attempt from Hopo. Hopo gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopo cracks Bullit with a good jab.
Bullit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopo slips a straight right by Bullit.
Bullit closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hopo misses with a wild body shot.
Hopo thows a leg kick but Bullit checks it
and Bullit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bullit counters with a nice uppercut.
Damien Bullit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Hopo.
A jab from Bullit finds it's way through Hopo's defenses.

Hopo closes the distance and clinches.
Hopo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hopo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopo prevents Bullit from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopo.
Hopo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullit backwards.
Hopo tries to stall but Bullit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bullit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bullit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopo backwards.
Bullit wants to stall.
Hopo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullit.
Hopo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bullit's efforts to push away.
Bullit trying to control the position but instead, Hopo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bullit into the cage.
Hopo is working for takedown but Bullit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hopo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bullit's efforts to push away.
Bullit looking to slow down the pace here.
Hopo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit lands with a right to the head.
Bullit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hopo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bullit's efforts to push away.
Hopo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bullit up against the cage.

Bullit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopo connects with a single shot there.
Hopo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bullit. Bullit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bullit throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullit loads up on a big right hand but Hopo slips the punch.
Bullit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Bullit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bullit throws a series of punches but Hopo avoids them all with ease.
Hopo cracks a nice hook into Bullit's ribs.
Bullit seems to have got his legs back now.
Damien Bullit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hopo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hopo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hopo lands with a left to the head.

Hopo jumps guard.
Bullit throws and elbow that misses. Hopo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bullit's guard. Nice move by Hopo!
Bullit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo advances position into side control!
Bullit on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hessu Hopo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Bullit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bullit looks to throw the jab but Hopo is out of range.
Bullit ducks under a wild hook from Hopo.
Hopo 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.
Bullit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopo works Bullit's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Hopo. Beautiful body shot.

Hopo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bullit did well to prevent Hopo getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Hopo.
Bullit taking some punishment here, with Hopo in his half guard.

Hopo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Hopo is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo thows a huge punch but Bullit dodges it nicely.

Hopo is working for a submission of some sort.
Hopo is nestled in close to Bullit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bullit is refusing to be controlled, as Hopo sits in half guard.
Hopo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bullit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bullit is not content to let Hopo control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hopo connects with a nice short shot to Bullit's temple.
Hopo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bullit trying to hold on to Hopo's head to control him but Hopo postures up.
Hopo throwing shots but Bullit is blocking nicely.
Hopo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bullit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hopo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hopo landing strikes from the mount and Bullit is in trouble!
A big strike lands for Hopo! That's really hurt Bullit and he's turned his back - Hopo keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hopo jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hessu Hopo! Hessu Hopo retains his heavyweight title!