PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy comes to the cage accompanied by Coma Black - Marilyn Manson. Hopkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: She Ain't You by: Chris Brown. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Yuy
vs
Hopkins

165 cm
27
132 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

180 cm
21
144 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silas Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yuy closes the distance and clinches.
Yuy wants to take the fight to the mat but Hopkins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuy backwards.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yuy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hopkins prevents it.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Hopkins stops a takedown attempt from Yuy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heero Yuy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuy backwards.
Hopkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yuy trying to stall but Hopkins improves his position.
Yuy tries to break free but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hopkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yuy backwards.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
Yuy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hopkins is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yuy tries to score a body lock takedown but Hopkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hopkins is working Yuy over against the cage.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuy backwards.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yuy backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Yuy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hopkins tries to get to full guard but Yuy has control of the leg.
Hopkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopkins is looking to escape.
Yuy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy is looking to take a break and control but Hopkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hopkins manages to get to full guard.
Yuy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins has Yuy pulled in close to control his posture.
Yuy throws a big elbow that misses.
Yuy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yuy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hopkins looking to control.
Hopkins managing to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Silas Hopkins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yuy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hopkins circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hopkins after a bit of a struggle.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yuy wants a takedown but no success here.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hopkins prevents it.
Hopkins prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Yuy letting Hopkins take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Hopkins - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Hopkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Hopkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins scores with a leg kick.
Yuy throws a combination that misses
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yuy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yuy throws a combination that misses
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yuy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yuy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Yuy throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hopkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Yuy. Yuy gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuy. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.

Yuy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hopkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuy wants to stall.
Yuy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hopkins to keep the fight standing.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Yuy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hopkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heero Yuy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopkins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yuy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Heero Yuy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Yuy gets a clinch.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Yuy takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy tries to score a body lock takedown but Hopkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hopkins pushes Yuy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Hopkins.
Yuy takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath Yuy's ribcage. Yuy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yuy fails to pull guard.
Yuy tries for a takedown but Hopkins manages to get underhooks.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yuy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hopkins to keep the fight standing.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Yuy is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Yuy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins is leaning against Yuy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hopkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a big uppercut that drops Yuy! More strikes from Hopkins and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Yuy lies dazed against the cage as Hopkins celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silas Hopkins!
After the fight, Silas Hopkins was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.