PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 713 p4p, 997 weight class) and Bagel Boss (ranked 102 p4p, 132 weight class). Boss has chosen 6 Foot 7 Foot as his entrance music. Giuseppe Hopkins had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hopkins
vs
Boss

190 cm
36
204
33 - 12 - 2

184 cm
34
190
26 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hopkins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but Boss moved away.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
Boss moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hopkins. That's going to slow Boss down.
Boss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boss scores with a hook.
Boss misses with a head kick.
Boss bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss lands a head shot.
Hopkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Boss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boss drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Boss throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Giuseppe Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins keeps Boss at a distance using the push kick.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boss throws out the jab.
Boss tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boss lands a body shot.
Boss missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boss moves forwards but Hopkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss misses with a body punch
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins slips a jab from Boss.
Hopkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boss dips to his left and cracks Hopkins with an uppercut!
Boss slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boss moves away.
Hopkins scores with the left hand. Boss knows he should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
Boss looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Boss.
Boss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boss looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hopkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopkins slips a jab from Boss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss lands a slapping body shot.
Boss slips a jab from Hopkins.
Boss is looking to land body kicks.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Boss manages to avoid it.
Hopkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
Hopkins with a nice cross.
Hopkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Hopkins - just one landing.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Boss's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hopkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boss slips under a jab.
Boss throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boss.
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but Boss checks it.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boss throws out a counter right but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
Hopkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Boss misses.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boss.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Boss.
Hopkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boss looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick from Boss.
Hopkins with the inside leg kick.
Boss gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hopkins motions for Boss to come forward. Hopkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boss throws a series of punches but Hopkins avoids them all with ease.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giuseppe Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins blocks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopkins.
Boss misses with a looping left.
Hopkins throws out a leg kick but Boss moves out of range and Hopkins only half commits.
Hopkins catches Boss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Boss's head but Boss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boss 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Boss blocks the leg kick.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Boss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boss down.
Boss pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hopkins back to the cage. Boss follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boss looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Boss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boss tried to score with a low kick but Hopkins checks it.
Boss looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss misses with a looping right.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Boss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good work by Boss as he checks the leg kick.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Boss counters with an inside leg kick.
Boss throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins connects with the punch.
Boss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopkins lands a leg kick that knocks Boss off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Boss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boss.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boss.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Boss ducks down to avoid it.
Boss 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.
Boss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
A bone on bone clash there as Hopkins blocks the leg kick.
Hopkins tries to land a leg kick but Boss saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 is looking to land body kicks.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boss throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Hopkins.
Boss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Hopkins.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Boss.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Boss's shoulder, as Boss tries to avoid the shot.
Boss connects with a leg kick.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boss missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hopkins to score with a decent uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Boss blocks the low kick.
Boss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Boss throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Boss lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins throws a wild body kick that Boss sees coming a mile off.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Boss's shoulder, as Boss tries to avoid the shot.
Boss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boss.
Boss moves forwards but Hopkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boss avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings widly with a right hand
and Boss counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Boss - just one landing.

Hopkins is rocked!
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
A leg kick checked by Hopkins.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hopkins throws a low kick but Boss moves out of range easily.
Boss swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins lands a jab.
A slow jab from Boss misses its intended target.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss cracks Hopkins with an open hand slap.
Oh Hopkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Boss.
Hopkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boss blocks a low kick nicely.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Boss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
Boss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boss misses with a head kick.
Hopkins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boss defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins throws a jab when Boss was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Boss misses.
Hopkins lands a jab to the head.
Hopkins scores with a jab. Boss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Boss takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Hopkins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boss throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Boss checks a low kick from Hopkins.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Boss's shoulder, as Boss tries to avoid the shot.
Boss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Boss's leg. Boss is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Boss.
Boss connects with a body shot.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Boss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hopkins moves out of range as Boss strikes.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Boss lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
Hopkins throws a hook but Boss blocks it.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Boss moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Boss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boss swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Boss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopkins can pounce on him.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boss.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boss let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
Hopkins scores with a leg kick.
Boss misses with a straight left.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Boss.
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but Boss moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Boss misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boss swinging wildly here.
Hopkins is looking to counter punch.
Boss misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins throws a low kick, looking for Boss's leg but Boss calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss moves out of range of the body kick from Hopkins.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick
and Boss counters with a solid body kick.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Boss misses.
Hopkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boss looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Boss.
Hopkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Boss.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A lazy left from Hopkins finds it's target.
Bagel Boss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boss misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Boss.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Boss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boss throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Boss misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Boss misses the target.
Boss throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a front kick aimed at Boss's knee but Boss avoids it well.
Boss moves out of range of the body kick from Hopkins.
Boss takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boss, as that shot connected.
Boss connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boss will feel that in the morning.
Boss tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hopkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hopkins jabs at Boss's body.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Boss throws a fast counter high kick but Hopkins manages to duck under it in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bagel Boss.
Well Hopkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Hopkins!
In his post fight interview, Giuseppe Hopkins started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.