PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex The Lion has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Hopkins's chin.

Hopkins
vs
The Lion

168 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

169 cm
28
145 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins misses with a hook. The Lion ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Lion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
The Lion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins punishes The Lion's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but The Lion is just out of range.
Jon Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Lion staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
The Lion throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
The Lion misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Hopkins.
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!
The Lion connects with a right hand. Hopkins shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by The Lion.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
No joy there for Hopkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Lion tries to clinch there but Hopkins circles away.
The Lion dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins defending well as The Lion loads up on a big left hand.
The Lion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Hopkins catches The Lion right on the button with a cross.
The Lion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Lion is looking to clinch.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and The Lion counters with a left to the body.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins swings widly with a right hand
and The Lion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a left hand
and The Lion counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins dips to his left and cracks The Lion with an uppercut!
The Lion slips under a jab from Hopkins.
The Lion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins tests The Lion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins misses with a combination
and The Lion counters with a three punch combo that has Hopkins backing up. Hopkins nods at The Lion to acknowledge the strikes.
The Lion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
The Lion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopkins throws a body punch but The Lion moves out of range.
The Lion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hopkins on the side of the head.
Hopkins lands a leg kick that knocks The Lion off balance momentarily.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Lion's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Lion throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopkins with a nice cross.
The Lion moves out of range of the strikes.
The Lion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Lion slips a straight right by Hopkins.
The Lion looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and The Lion counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins misses with a jab to the body
enabling The Lion to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hopkins jabs The Lion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hopkins misses with the combination.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Lion can do to turn this around?
The Lion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jon Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
The Lion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Lion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hopkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Lion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Lion thuds his right hand into Hopkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Lion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopkins on the side of the head.
The Lion tries to clinch up but Hopkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopkins misses the body punch
and The Lion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hopkins is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. The Lion engages and cracks Hopkins with a massive lead left hook - Hopkins tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! The Lion is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex The Lion!
Alex The Lion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.