PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 12 p4p, 75 weight class) and Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 2 p4p, 12 weight class). Stalinovich has chosen Hell March as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hopkins
vs
Stalinovich

190 cm
31
207
25 - 4 - 2

192 cm
28
210
15 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalinovich works the jab nicely.
Stalinovich thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
and Hopkins counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hopkins misses with a left hand
and Stalinovich counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stalinovich! But no joy.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Stalinovich moved out of range nicely.
Stalinovich has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stalinovich throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Stalinovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopkins checks it well.
Stalinovich just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Stalinovich misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalinovich moves out of range as Hopkins throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws an off balance right hand
letting Stalinovich counter with a right hand.
Stalinovich throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalinovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stalinovich throws a leg kick that misses.
Stalinovich throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins connects with a jab.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins backing away here, and Stalinovich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stalinovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hopkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stalinovich.
Stalinovich throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stalinovich really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalinovich lands a nice shot that snaps Hopkins's head back.
A jab from Stalinovich misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins connects with a looping right hand.
Stalinovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joseph Stalinovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Stalinovich.
Stalinovich moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Stalinovich avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Stalinovich tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stalinovich 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 Hopkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hopkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stalinovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Stalinovich rushes Hopkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Stalinovich works on Hopkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins tries a body shot but Stalinovich blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalinovich.
Stalinovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins digs a right hand into Stalinovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stalinovich's gas tank.
Hopkins lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Stalinovich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stalinovich avoids a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
Stalinovich thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
Hopkins moves out of range as Stalinovich strikes.
It looked like Hopkins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stalinovich avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a double jab
enabling Stalinovich to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Stalinovich misses.
Stalinovich lands a jab to the nose.
Stalinovich tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stalinovich.
A nice combination there by Hopkins.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Stalinovich ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Giuseppe Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Stalinovich throws a head kick that misses
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stalinovich lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopkins off the cage and back into range.
Stalinovich throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
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!
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stalinovich flicks out a counter leg kick but Hopkins steps away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stalinovich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich with a nice calf kick.
Stalinovich digs a good hook to Hopkins's body.
The fighters circling - Stalinovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stalinovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Stalinovich has Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalinovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.

Stalinovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich connects with an inside leg kick.
Stalinovich tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.

Oooooh!!! Hopkins has knocked Stalinovich down with a huge combo! Hopkins steps away and waves a wobbly Stalinovich back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Stalinovich is rocked!

It looks like Joseph Stalinovich has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalinovich misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins retains his light heavyweight title!
Giuseppe Hopkins spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.