PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanak Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down. Nanak Singh acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hopkins
vs
Singh

180 cm
24
190 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
197 lbs
21 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nanak Singh!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but Singh moves his leg out of the way.
Singh drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nanak Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh stuns Hopkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Singh moved away.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Singh throws a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Singh checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh connects with a high kick.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but Singh checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Singh throws a head kick that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Singh's knee momentarily.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick
and Hopkins counters with a series of strikes. Singh will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Hopkins counters with a two punch combo.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a good low kick that Hopkins was not able to check.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopkins.
Singh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Singh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Singh tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins tries to work over Singh's front leg with a kick but Singh checks it.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Singh counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a leg kick
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Hopkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Singh throws a head kick that Hopkins semi-blocks.

It looks like Tito Hopkins has been cut.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Singh.
Singh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
Singh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Singh. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Singh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy body kick from Singh
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nanak Singh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tito Hopkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Singh misses with a kick to the body
and Hopkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singh thinking.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Singh counters with an inside leg kick.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick
and Hopkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Tito Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins jabs at Singh's body.
Singh misses with a kick to the body
and Hopkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Singh throws a head kick that Hopkins semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Singh counters with an inside leg kick.
Singh misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Singh moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Singh's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a big head kick but Hopkins shrugs it off.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hopkins's knee momentarily.
Hopkins with a nice cross.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopkins throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Hopkins works the jab nicely.
Singh blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Hopkins misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Singh misses
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Singh misses
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins cracks the inside of Singh's front leg.
Hopkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Hopkins does it's job there.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Singh has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Hopkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Hopkins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins clobbers Singh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick.
Singh blocks a jab.
Hopkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hopkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singh circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopkins swings widly with a right hand
and Singh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hopkins tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Hopkins does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Singh should have avoided that one.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Singh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Singh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hopkins has got the better of the exchanges.
Hopkins scores with a jab. Singh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Hopkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Hopkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Singh's body.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but Singh checks it
and Singh counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Singh seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Singh on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Singh.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Hopkins clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Hopkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hopkins scores with a jab. Singh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Singh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Hopkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hopkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hopkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Singh counters with a head kick.
Singh is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins punishes Singh's body with a nice straight punch.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hopkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Singh misses with a body kick.
Hopkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Singh connects with a body shot.
Hopkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Singh's sensitive parts.
Singh throws a lazy body kick
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Hopkins counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Singh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins jabs at Singh's body.
Singh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Singh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singh walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh slips a jab from Hopkins.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh lands a leg kick that knocks Hopkins off balance momentarily.
Singh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Singh's sensitive parts.
Hopkins throws a front kick aimed at Singh's knee but Singh avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Hopkins had his way with Nanak Singh in that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Hopkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Singh misses with a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a thumping low kick.
A leg kick checked by Singh.
Singh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.
Hopkins avoids a kick to the body.
Singh throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Singh throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hopkins scores with a body shot.
Singh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Singh checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Singh counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Singh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh throws a lazy head kick
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins works Singh's body with a nice hook.
Nanak Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tito Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Singh checks it.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Hopkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Hopkins cracks Singh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hopkins.
Singh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
Hopkins jabs Singh right on the nose. Singh blinks but takes it well.
Singh misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Singh misses with a hook to the body
and Hopkins counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Tito Hopkins!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Tito Hopkins!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Tito Hopkins!

Tito Hopkins wins by unanimous decision!
Tito Hopkins is the new middleweight champion!