PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Toney (ranked 4210 p4p, 3390 weight class) and Bernard Hopkins Jr (ranked 447 p4p, 381 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Toney
vs
Hopkins Jr

175 cm
18
185
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Hopkins Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Toney. Beautiful body shot.
Hopkins Jr throws out a loose jab but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Toney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toney finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins Jr's head.
A nice combination there by Toney.
Toney throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins Jr's shoulder, as Hopkins Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Toney staying out of range there.
Toney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toney, as that shot connected.
Hopkins Jr misses with a right hand
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Hopkins Jr manages to avoid it.
Hopkins Jr punishes Toney's body with a nice straight punch.
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins Jr throws out the jab.
Hopkins Jr scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr with a nice cross.
Toney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney scores with a jab to the head.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toney jabs at Hopkins Jr's body.
Hopkins Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Hopkins Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins Jr needs to keep his hands up - Toney had a free shot at his head there.
Hopkins Jr throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins Jr slips a jab from Toney.
Toney is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Toney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
Toney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney misses with a left hand
enabling Hopkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr walks into a straight right hand from Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toney cracks Hopkins Jr with a good jab.
Hopkins Jr misses the jab.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toney missing with a left hand there. Hopkins Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toney misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins Jr loads up on a big right hand but Toney slips the punch.
Hopkins Jr misses with a straight left.
Hopkins Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toney misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toney.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins Jr misses.
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney with a hook.
Hopkins Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Toney.
Toney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.
Toney slips a jab from Hopkins Jr.
A slow jab from Hopkins Jr misses its intended target.
Toney slips a jab from Hopkins Jr.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hopkins Jr misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Hopkins Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Toney is just out of range.
A big right from Toney misses.
Hopkins Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hopkins Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Toney slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Jab from Toney.
Toney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins Jr.
Toney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney throws a hook but Hopkins Jr avoids it easily.
Hopkins Jr misses with a hook
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toney throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bernard Hopkins Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hopkins Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney slips a jab from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hopkins Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toney throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Hopkins Jr sizes up Toney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toney misses the body punch
and Hopkins Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Toney.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Bernard Hopkins Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins Jr.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toney. Hopkins Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins Jr misses with an uppercut
and Toney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopkins Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Hopkins Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toney moves away from the strike by Hopkins Jr.
Toney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Hopkins Jr is out of range.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Hopkins Jr takes a swing at Toney's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins Jr's head.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney misses with an uppercut. Hopkins Jr saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins Jr misses with a straight left.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range nicely.
Toney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopkins Jr missing with a left hand there. Toney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Toney cracks Hopkins Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr looks to land a left hand but Toney moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins Jr misses the target.
Toney digs a good body shot into Hopkins Jr's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Toney with a body shot.
Hopkins Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toney was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins Jr.
Toney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins Jr! But no joy.
Toney lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins Jr's head.
Hopkins Jr ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Toney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hopkins Jr scores with a jab. Toney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopkins Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toney.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins Jr moves away.
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!
Toney lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins Jr seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Hopkins Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney misses with a right hand
and Hopkins Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Toney in his tracks.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Hopkins Jr misses.
Hopkins Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Toney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Toney misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bernard Hopkins Jr 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! This is the final round!

Toney with a nice cross.
Hopkins Jr blocks a jab.
Toney misses with a straight left.
A big left from Toney misses.
Hopkins Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopkins Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins Jr misses the target.
Hopkins Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hopkins Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Hopkins Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Toney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins Jr as he connects with a hook.
Toney throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins Jr's shoulder, as Hopkins Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins Jr lands the left hand.
Hopkins Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins Jr misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Hopkins Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney moves forwards but Hopkins Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins Jr scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toney.
It looked like Toney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
Hopkins Jr throws out a counter right but Toney avoids it with no problem.
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Toney with a body shot.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Toney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney lands a head shot.
Hopkins Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hopkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Toney throws a body punch but Hopkins Jr moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Toney.
Hopkins Jr lunges at Toney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toney's hand.
Toney slips under a jab.
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James Toney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins Jr throws out the jab.
Hopkins Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins Jr throws a hook to the side of Toney's head but Toney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins Jr swings for the body but Toney moves out of range.
Toney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hopkins Jr throws a body punch but Toney moves out of range.
Toney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toney throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins Jr throws a looping overhand right but Toney ducks down to avoid it.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toney cracks a nice hook into Hopkins Jr's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Hopkins Jr slips under a jab.
A big right from Hopkins Jr misses.
Toney throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopkins Jr misses with a left hand
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins Jr jabs Toney right on the nose. Toney blinks but takes it well.
Toney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopkins Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Toney.
Toney throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Toney misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bernard Hopkins Jr.
Well Hopkins Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Hopkins Jr!
After the fight, Bernard Hopkins Jr 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.