PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 530 p4p, 329 weight class) and Landon McGuire (ranked 80 p4p, 50 weight class). McGuire has chosen Godsmack - When Legends Rise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Giuseppe Hopkins had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.4lbs, 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. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hopkins
vs
McGuire

190 cm
36
204
34 - 12 - 2

186 cm
30
186
17 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 34 - 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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
Hopkins throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
Hopkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins throws out a leg kick but McGuire moves out of range and Hopkins only half commits.
A nice side step and McGuire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hopkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGuire in his tracks.
Hopkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGuire will feel that in the morning.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire is looking to chop away at Hopkins's legs.
McGuire lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGuire is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire cracks Hopkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.

McGuire takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from McGuire.
We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath McGuire's ribcage. McGuire let out a lung full of air as it connected.

McGuire manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins looks for the body kick but McGuire saw that one coming.
Hopkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuire.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
Hopkins throws out a leg kick but McGuire moves out of range and Hopkins only half commits.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
McGuire feints a counter leg kick.
Giuseppe Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuire's sensitive parts.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins is looking to counter punch.
McGuire works the jab nicely.
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
Hopkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire connects with a right hand. Hopkins shakes it off.
McGuire throws a sloppy body shot
and Hopkins counters with an inside leg kick.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopkins lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Hopkins slaps away a takedown attempt from McGuire, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McGuire misses.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGuire just manages to avoid it.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hopkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGuire's knee momentarily.
Hopkins catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hopkins.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Hopkins's body.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins checks a low kick from McGuire.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landon McGuire dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
McGuire throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire blocks a leg kick.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
Hopkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopkins throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hopkins.
McGuire is looking to chop away at Hopkins's legs.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Landon McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Hopkins's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hopkins on the side of the head.
McGuire shoots in but Hopkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hopkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hopkins. That's going to slow McGuire down.
Hopkins throws out a leg kick but McGuire moves out of range and Hopkins only half commits.

McGuire closes the distance and pushes Hopkins back into the cage.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
McGuire keeps control of Hopkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire gets through Hopkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
Landon McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopkinss head.

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!

McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
McGuire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopkins. Hopkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins tried to counter with a leg kick but McGuire avoided it.
Hopkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hopkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopkins.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hopkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Landon McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
Hopkins with the inside leg kick.
McGuire jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
McGuire lands with an overhand left.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as McGuire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hopkins doesn't seem phased though.
McGuire looks to land a combination. Hopkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hopkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
McGuire feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGuire checks it well.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGuire walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
McGuire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuire finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins's head.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hopkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Hopkins settles back down.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from McGuire.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landon McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
An inside leg kick from Hopkins misses.
McGuire plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire slips under a jab from Hopkins.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
Hopkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.
McGuire tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hopkins. McGuire shrugs it off though.
Hopkins motions for McGuire to come forward. Hopkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Hopkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a nice body kick.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins 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.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Hopkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McGuire connects with a leg kick.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
Hopkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Good shot there by McGuire.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopkins slips a straight right by McGuire.
A lazy body kick from McGuire
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire tries to move into range but Hopkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire lands a front kick.
McGuire needs to keep his hands up - Hopkins had a free shot at his head there.
Hopkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that misses.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire digs a good hook to Hopkins's body.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hopkins is able to avoid easily.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hopkins on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire slips under a jab from Hopkins.
McGuire checks a low kick from Hopkins.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
McGuire needs to keep his hands up - Hopkins had a free shot at his head there.
Hopkins throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by McGuire.
Hopkins swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Hopkins's body.
Hopkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hopkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire slips under a jab from Hopkins.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGuire checks a leg kick.
Donk. Hopkins catches McGuire right on the button with a cross.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Giuseppe Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
McGuire with a nice calf kick.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Giuseppe Hopkins.
Well McGuire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon McGuire!
Our winner, Landon McGuire, 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.