PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleveland Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopo's entrance music is Bodies. A fine choice. Brown has chosen Cleveland Brown Rap as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hopo
vs
Brown

200 cm
33
275 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

185 cm
33
290 lbs
29 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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Revolution Fatigues

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hessu Hopo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cleveland Brown!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Hopo avoids it.
Hopo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Hopo.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopo's 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!
A combination from Hopo does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Brown misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Hopo with an uppercut!
Hopo wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopo throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a body punch but Hopo moves out of range.
Cleveland Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopo. That did some damage!
Hopo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopo jabs at Brown's body.
Brown lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Brown.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopo throws a combination that misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopo fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopo throws a good cross that connects.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Hopo counters with a right hand to the body.
Hopo shoots in but no luck this time.
Hopo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Hopo missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown thuds a left hand into Hopo's body.
Hopo connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.

It looks like Cleveland Brown has been cut.

Hopo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Hopo has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo lands a heavy elbow.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hopo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hopo landing shots from mount.
Hopo trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Hopo is trying to control here but Brown has managed to regain half guard.

Hopo wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Hopo is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Hopo has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopo trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hopo trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cleveland Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown throws a series of punches but Hopo avoids them all with ease.
Hopo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopo circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Hopo lands a two punch combo.
Cleveland Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hopo doesn't seem phased though.
Hopo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopo gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopo misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Hopo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Hopo.
Brown avoids the head kick by Hopo.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopo.
Hopo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Hopo throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Hopo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hopo. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Brown tenderised Hopo's leg. Hopo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.

That has opened up Cleveland Brown's cut even more.
Hopo throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopo throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Hopo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Hopo misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Hopo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hopo.
Hopo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Hopo is keeping busy.
Hopo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Hopo is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hopo wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Hopo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Hopo trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Hopo wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Hopo is keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hopo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hopo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hopo trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Hopo throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hessu Hopo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hopo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hopo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Hopo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown is looking to clinch but Hopo is avoiding it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopo throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hopo blocks the low kick.
Hopo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopo.
Hopo lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hopo!

The cut above Cleveland Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo lands a slapping body shot.
Hopo misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hopo digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Cleveland Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopo swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Hopo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown walks into a jab.
Horrible takedown by Hopo or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopo throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Hopo throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopo throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Hopo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hopo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hopo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

Hopo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hopo is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hopo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hopo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hopo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hopo throwing strikes but missing.
Hopo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown keeping full guard, as Hopo tries to pass.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Hessu Hopo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hopo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hopo is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Hopo from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hessu Hopo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hessu Hopo!
Our winner, Hessu Hopo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.