PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Hopkins has chosen Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Torni
vs
Hopkins

189 cm
26
190 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
194 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Torni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Torni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torni misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Torni tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Torni throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Torni.
Torni is looking to score with low kicks.
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.
Hopkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hopkins connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but Torni checks it.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hopkins scores with a nice strike.
Hopkins lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Torni moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Torni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Torni moved out of range nicely.
Torni throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torni throws a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins lands with a nice combination. Torni backs away looking to recover.
Torni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Torni slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a low kick as Torni jumps back.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Torni.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni connects with a looping right hand.
Hopkins scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Torni.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Torni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torni down.
Hopkins works Torni's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torni is out of range and Hopkins settles back down.
Torni scores with a head kick.
Torni avoids a kick to the body.
Torni blocks a head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Torni.
Hopkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hopkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torni to score with a decent uppercut.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torni.
Torni sizes up Hopkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni lands a head shot.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but Torni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torni moves away.
Torni throws a low kick, looking for Hopkins's leg but Hopkins calmly moves out of range.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Torni.
Torni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Torni misses.
Torni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torni takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torni tried to score with a low kick but Hopkins checks it.
Torni looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Torni's front leg but catches the back leg as Torni tries to avoid it.
Hopkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tornis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torni tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torni's calf.
Hopkins punishes Torni's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torni is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a two punch combo.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Torni 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.
Torni throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Torni is rocked!
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Oh Torni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torni seems to have got his legs back now.
Torni wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Hopkins is looking to slow Torni down with leg kicks.
Torni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Torni defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Torni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but Torni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopkins lands with a hook. Torni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Torni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni tries to clinch there but Hopkins circles away.
Hopkins lands a jab to Torni's midsection.
Hopkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopkins 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 Torni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Hopkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Torni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Torni misses.
Hopkins tries to land a body kick
and Torni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torni thows a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but Torni moves his leg out of the way.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torni misses with a kick to the body.
Torni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but Torni is out of range.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Torni wants to clinch up but Hopkins keeps it at a distance.
Hopkins throws a one two combo.
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!
Torni misses with a low kick.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses.
Torni defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torni throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torni misses with a looping right.
Torni tried to score with a low kick but Hopkins checks it.
Torni tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Torni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Torni wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Torni avoids the punch easily.
Torni wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Torni is looking to chop away at Hopkins's legs.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Torni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torni lands a nice shot that snaps Hopkins's head back.
Tito Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Torni 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.
Torni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Nice defenses there by Torni.
Hopkins throws a hook but Torni avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a wild body kick that Torni sees coming a mile off.
Torni 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.
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Torni lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torni is out of range and Hopkins settles back down.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torni throws out the jab.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Torni.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Torni is just out of range.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a jab when Torni was well out of range.
Torni lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Hopkins.
Torni jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Torni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Torni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Torni - just one landing.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Torni's leg. Torni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins lands the left hand.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Torni tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torni.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Torni looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins throws out a powerful jab.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Torni's body.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Torni avoids the punch easily.
Torni cracks Hopkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torni misses with a looping left.
Torni throws a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torni misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins cracks Torni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Torni is able to avoid easily.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torni throws a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Torni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tito Hopkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good leg kick by Torni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hopkins jabs Torni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Torni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torni's hands.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Torni as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Torni.
Hopkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Torni's head.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Torni ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Torni seems unphased.
Torni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Torni blocks the low kick.

Torni clinches up with Hopkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Torni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torni misses with a knee strike.
Torni lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tito Hopkins has been cut.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Torni.
Torni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torni keeps control of Hopkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Torni controls the action.
Torni blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopkins's face.
Torni misses with an elbow strike.
Torni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hopkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torni is trying to break free.
Torni pushes off an throws an elbow but Hopkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Torni misses with an elbow strike.
Torni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Torni holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Torni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Torni avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Torni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torni throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torni is keeping busy.
Hopkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Torni avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins trying to stall but Torni improves his position.

Hopkins breaks the clinch.
Torni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hopkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torni throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Torni's head but Torni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Torni moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torni lands an overhand right.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Torni moves out of range.
Torni throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Torni misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Torni avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Jab, jab by Hopkins - just one landing.
Torni connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torni throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torni looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Torni moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Torni keeps Hopkins at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hopkins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Hopkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Tito Hopkins just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Tito Hopkins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hopkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Torni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Torni.
Torni thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Torni misses the target.
Torni tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Torni throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
Torni moves out of range as Hopkins throws a body kick.
Torni looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Torni scores with a head kick. Hopkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torni misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins lunges at Torni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torni's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torni throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torni misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins misses with a head kick.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Torni's head but Torni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Hopkins lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Torni avoids the punch easily.
Torni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Torni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torni.
Torni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torni tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Torni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torni!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torni throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torni.
Torni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Torni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hopkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins misses with a low kick as Torni jumps back.
Torni throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torni scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Torni.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torni.
Torni tries to move into range but Hopkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torni moves forwards but Hopkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torni counters with a thumping low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torni.
That kick from Torni tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni scoring well with a low kick there.
Torni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Torni as he checks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hopkins.
Torni defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Torni motions for Hopkins to come forward. Torni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torni connects with a high kick.
Hopkins jabs Torni right on the nose. Torni blinks but takes it well.
Torni lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torni scores with a push kick.
Torni blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Hopkins dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tito Hopkins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

An inside leg kick from Torni misses.
Torni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Torni.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torni throws a solid leg kick but Hopkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torni.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torni throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Torni tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torni misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Torni misses.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Torni throws a sloppy head kick
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Hopkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Torni's front leg but catches the back leg as Torni tries to avoid it.
Hopkins stuns Torni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torni at a distance.
Hopkins scores with a head kick. Torni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torni blocks a head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torni.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopkins cracks Torni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Torni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torni misses with a few strikes there.
Torni throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Lauri Torni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Torni.
An inside leg kick lands from Torni.
Torni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins works Torni's body with a nice hook.
Torni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torni.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torni loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins stuns Torni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Hopkins misses.
Torni thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torni doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkins circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Torni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torni tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torni throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Torni misses.
Torni throws a front kick aimed at Hopkins's knee but Hopkins avoids it well.
Tito Hopkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torni connects with a looping right hand.
Hopkins stuns Torni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Torni tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Torni ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Torni wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Torni finds it's target.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Torni moves out of range.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torni.
Hopkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torni. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
Torni misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torni moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hopkins checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Hopkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hopkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Hopkins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tito Hopkins waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.