PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Sullivan (ranked 580 p4p, 84 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 250 p4p, 39 weight class). Troy Hooper told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sullivan
vs
Hooper

180 cm
37
170 lbs
29 - 17 - 0

180 cm
32
175 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing

Aspire Clothing
Bullet Proof System

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 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Hooper misses.

Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Hooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sullivans head.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan wants to clinch
letting Hooper counter with a right hand.

It looks like Jeremy Sullivan has been cut.
Hooper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hooper misses with a looping right.
Sullivan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hooper is fending him off so far but Sullivan persists. Nope, Hooper circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan moves out of range of the body kick.
Sullivan doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hooper counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooper looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan shoots and misses
and Hooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches up with Hooper, looking for a takedown. Sullivan pushes Hooper against the cage but Hooper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hooper misses with a head kick.
Sullivan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Hooper circles away.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sullivan doesn't seem bothered though.
Sullivan wants to clinch
and Hooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hooper throws out a counter right but Sullivan avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Hooper counters with a straight right hand.

Sullivan gets a clinch.
Sullivan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hooper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short left from Hooper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hooper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Hooper as the two fighters clinch.
Hooper pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Hooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sullivan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sullivan wants to take the fight to the mat but Hooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sullivan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hooper is defending well.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.

Hooper manages to break the clinch.

Sullivan closes the distance and clinches.

Hooper breaks the clinch.
Sullivan looks to clinch
and Hooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan has his takedown stuffed
and Hooper counters with a crisp right that sends Sullivan to the canvas! Hooper follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Hooper!
Troy Hooper bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.