PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pires comes to the cage accompanied by Tier - Rammstein. Augusto Pires has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pires
vs
Hopkins

183 cm
24
193 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augusto Pires!
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, Bernard Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pires.
Pires lands a jab.
Pires throws a series of punches but Hopkins avoids them all with ease.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
Pires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left and a right from Hopkins both land. Nice combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pires throws a series of punches but Hopkins moves out of range.
Pires lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Pires misses.
Augusto Pires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Pires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Pires looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.
Pires misses with a combination
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires misses with a double jab
and Hopkins counters with a three punch combo that has Pires backing up. Pires nods at Hopkins to acknowledge the strikes.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopkins counters with a left and a right that stings Pires.
Hopkins throws a nice looking combination but Pires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins looks for the body kick but Pires saw that one coming.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Pires moves out of range.
Hopkins misses with a combination
and Pires counters with a two punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pires.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Pires should have avoided that one.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
Pires throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pires throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a combination. Pires tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins misses with a combination
and Pires counters with a left and a right that stings Hopkins.
Pires misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins scores with a one two! Pires had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pires scores with a nice strike.
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
A punch combination from Hopkins misses.
Pires misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pires connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pires dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pires gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pires swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Pires moves out of range.
Pires swinging wildly here.
Bernard Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopkins counters with a series of strikes. Pires will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopkins throws a hook but Pires avoids it easily.
Pires fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hopkins on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pires misses with a double jab
and Hopkins counters with a series of strikes. Pires will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Pires avoids it well.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Pires avoids it well.
Pires looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Pires does no damage.
Hopkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Pires tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pires throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Pires.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Pires, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Hopkins scores with a four punch combination!
Pires misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pires misses with a combination
and Hopkins counters with a series of strikes. Pires will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pires.
Pires lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hopkins misses with a combination
and Pires counters with a series of strikes. Hopkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pires looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pires showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
Pires lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Pires scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pires.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins dodges the punch combination from Pires.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Pires misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Pires 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. This is the final round!

Pires swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Pires throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Pires throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Hopkins does no damage.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Pires counters with a one-two to the body.
Hopkins lands with a right hand.
Pires dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Pires connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hopkins momentarily.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Pires tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Pires.
Hopkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
enabling Pires to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires 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.
Pires misses with a wild body shot.
Pires misses with a wild combination.
Pires lands a jab-cross combination.

Hopkins is rocked!
Pires feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Hopkins crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Augusto Pires!