PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hopkins (ranked 2120 p4p, 3464 weight class) and Garry Waddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hopkins
vs
Waddle

193 cm
23
210
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
208
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Waddle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waddle tries to clinch but Hopkins moves away
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Waddle moves into the clinch.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath Waddle's ribcage. Waddle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Waddle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Hopkins breaks the clinch.

Waddle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hopkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Waddle misses with a punch on the inside.
Waddle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waddle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Waddle lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for 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!
Waddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waddle misses with some punches.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waddle working aggressively here.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopkins.
Waddle misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Waddle controls the action.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Garry Waddle has been cut.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Waddle fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waddle.
Waddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
Waddle misses with the head strike.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waddle takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waddle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waddle misses with the head strike.
Waddle misses with the head strike.
Waddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Waddle is rocked!
Hopkins tries to work over Waddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waddle is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Hopkins lands with a light punch inside.
Waddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Waddle scores with a shot to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Waddle fails to land.
Waddle seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
Waddle looks winded!
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waddle backwards.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Waddle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waddle misses with some punches.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Waddle misses with some punches.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Waddle throws a head punch that misses.
Waddle misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waddle.
Waddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins works on Waddle's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins is working Waddle over against the cage.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath Waddle's ribcage. Waddle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath Waddle's ribcage. Waddle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Waddle with a big uppercut! Waddle tries to clinch up but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Waddle to the mat! Waddle covers up and Hopkins unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Travis Hopkins!
A victorious Travis Hopkins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.