PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Gongora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gongora
vs
Hopkins

177 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Gongora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gongora misses with a straight right.
Gongora slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Gongora really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gongora throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
Gongora keeps Hopkins at a distance using the push kick.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Gongora moved out of range.
Gongora defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Gongora throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Gongora seems unphased.
Gongora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins takes one to the side of the head.
Hopkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Gongora misses with a leg kick.
Brandon Gongora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gongora punishes Hopkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins.
Hopkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Gongora throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Gongora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a hook but Gongora avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins blocks a leg kick.
Gongora scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gongora.
Gongora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gongora 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 Hopkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hopkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
Gongora lands a nice shot that snaps Hopkins's head back.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gongora throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gongora throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gongora feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
Gongora throws a chopping leg kick but Hopkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Gongora misses.
Gongora takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gongora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gongora throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Gongora is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gongora. Gongora obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hopkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Gongora slips the punch.
Hopkins throws a right hand that Gongora ducks under and follows up with a left that Gongora also avoids with ease.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Gongora lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gongora throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Gongora.
Gongora thows a body shot but no joy.
Gongora is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gongora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gongora moves out of range of the strikes.
Gongora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gongora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gongora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Gongora dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A solid body kick from Gongora.
Gongora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Gongora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped Gongora's head back.
Gongora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gongora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gongora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gongora throws a nice head kick!
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gongora throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gongora. Gongora obviously looking to wear him down.
Gongora misses with a low kick.
Gongora connects with a solid leg kick.
Gongora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hopkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gongora has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gongora slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
Gongora is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
Gongora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Brandon Gongora is winning the standup battle so far.
Gongora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gongora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Gongora's defenses.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Gongora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Gongora.
Gongora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gongora. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Gongora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gongora scores with a head kick.
Gongora throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Gongora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gongora slips under a jab from Hopkins.
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Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gongora manages to avoid it.
Gongora slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Gongora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Hopkins finds it's target.
Gongora staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Hopkins - just one landing.
Gongora thuds his shin into the meat of Hopkins's side.
Hopkins scores with a hook.
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!
Gongora misses with an uppercut.
Gongora throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gongora.
Gongora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gongora staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Gongora.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins takes a swing at Gongora's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gongora scoring well with a low kick there.
Gongora lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gongora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Gongora dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gongora scores with a spinning back kick!
Brandon Gongora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Hopkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gongora.
Gongora feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
Gongora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gongora is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Gongora with a nice cross.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Gongora slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gongora.
Gongora plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Hopkins does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gongora.
Gongora throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gongora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gongora darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
Gongora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gongora throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gongora thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Gongora.
Gongora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gongora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gongora fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Gongora's head but Gongora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gongora.
Gongora cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
Gongora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Gongora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gongora.
Gongora uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gongora.
Gongora throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gongora. Gongora obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gongora lands a head kick. Hopkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gongora. Gongora obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gongora.
Hopkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gongora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gongora throws a big shot that misses.
Gongora lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gongora can pounce on him.
Hopkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gongora.
Gongora throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gongora throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Hopkins.
Henry Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gongora throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Gongora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gongora has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Gongora!