PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Arab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hopkins
vs
Arab

185 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osama Arab!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arab lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Arab misses with a low kick.
Arab attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins throws a jab when Arab was well out of range.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Arab avoids nicely.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arab uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Arab misses with a low kick.
Bernard Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Hopkins misses.
Arab wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Hopkins lands with a good body shot.
Arab takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arab avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Arab throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arab counters with an inside leg kick.
Arab misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Arab.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Arab counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Arab avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Arab throws a chopping leg kick but Hopkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arab is looking to chop away at Hopkins's legs.
Arab will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arab throws a series of punches but Hopkins avoids them all with ease.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses.
Arab throws a series of punches but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Arab slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins misses with a body shot
and Arab makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Hopkins does no damage.
Arab throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins misses with a double jab
and Arab counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hopkins thinking.
A bone on bone clash there as Hopkins blocks the leg kick.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arab.
Arab is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. Hopkins catches Arab right on the button with a cross.
Hopkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arab counters with a one-two to the body.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins stalks Arab and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arab's face. Arab staggers backwards, shaken.
Arab throws a solid leg kick but Hopkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Arab's shoulder, as Arab tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Arab sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hopkins.
Arab swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arab cracks Hopkins with a good jab.
Arab looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arab scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arab throws a series of punches but Hopkins moves out of range.
Arab misses with a low kick as Hopkins jumps back.
Arab fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arab throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopkins walks into a straight right hand from Arab.
Arab motions for Hopkins to come forward. Arab throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Arab avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arab throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arab misses with the combination.
Arab's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Arab duly obliges.
Arab tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arab misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopkins misses with a combination
enabling Arab to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Arab misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arab counters with a nice body shot.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arab can pounce on him.
Arab thuds his right hand into Hopkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Arab dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Arab lands with a big left! Hopkins is wobbled badly! Arab comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hopkins to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Osama Arab!