PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawson Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantin Khavin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hopkins
vs
Khavin

175 cm
22
196 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

196 cm
23
198 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dawson Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Khavin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins looks to throw a body kick
and Khavin counters with a big head kick but Hopkins shrugs it off.
Hopkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khavin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but Khavin checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khavin blocks a jab.

Khavin gets a clinch.
Khavin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch but Khavin keeps him there for the moment.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Khavin.
Hopkins has Khavin pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin lands a left hand.
Khavin scores a nice knee to the body.
Khavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Hopkins manages to break the clinch.
Dawson Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khavin throws a lazy head kick
and Hopkins counters with a low kick, right behind Khavin 's knee.
Khavin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Khavin counters with a nice body kick.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Khavin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
letting Khavin counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin misses with a left hand
and Hopkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khavin avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
That kick from Khavin tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Khavin counters with a left to the body.
Khavin misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopkins misses with a body shot
and Khavin counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khavin misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khavin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khavin tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins misses with a jab to the body
and Khavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khavin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khavin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khavin throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Khavin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hopkins misses with a combination
and Khavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khavin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Khavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khavin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hopkins walks into a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khavin.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khavin.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Khavin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hopkins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khavin!
Khavin throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Khavin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khavin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hopkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khavin counters with a stiff right hand.
Khavin lands with a nice body punch.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Khavin misses with a low kick as Hopkins jumps back.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khavin counters with a solid body kick.
Khavin tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Konstantin Khavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Khavin tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.

Khavin has Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Khavin pushes Hopkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hopkins tries to break the clinch but Khavin is controlling the position.
Khavin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khavin.
A frustrated look appears on Hopkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khavin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Khavin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khavin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khavin misses with a punch on the inside.
Khavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hopkins or not.
Khavin tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khavin throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khavin has him pressed against the cage.
Khavin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.

Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khavin throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick
letting Khavin counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Khavin counters with a nice body kick.
Hopkins misses with a jab to the body
and Khavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Khavin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hopkins misses the body punch
and Khavin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Khavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Khavin counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses

and Khavin counters by clinching up.
Khavin tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Khavin has double underhooks.
Hopkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Khavin has double underhooks.
Hopkins is trying to break free.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Hopkins wants to break free but Khavin has control.
Khavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khavin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Khavin lands an uppercut.
Khavin misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khavin.
Khavin misses with a knee strike.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Khavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Khavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Khavin throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Khavin cracks Hopkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Khavin counters with a head kick.
Khavin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hopkins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khavin's calf.
Khavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws an off balance right hand
and Khavin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khavin counters with a good low kick that Hopkins was not able to check.
Khavin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the body
and Khavin counters with an outside leg kick.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Khavin.
Khavin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Khavin thuds his shin into the meat of Hopkins's side.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins is looking to wear down Khavin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hopkins swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Khavin to counter with a crisp jab.

Khavin pushes Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hopkins works on Khavin's body with a couple of short punches.
Khavin lands a right hand.
Hopkins can't break the clinch.
Khavin scores with a hook to the body.
Hopkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khavin lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin working aggressively here.
Khavin lands a right hand.
Khavin can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Hopkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khavin has him pressed against the cage.
Hopkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Khavin has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khavin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Khavin lands a nice knee to the body.
Khavin misses with the head strike.
Hopkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dawson Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khavin prevents Hopkins from breaking the clinch.
Khavin scores with a hook to the body.
Hopkins tries to circle away but Khavin has him pinned against the cage.
Khavin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khavin misses with a body punch.
Hopkins wants to break free but Khavin has control.
Khavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khavin has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khavin is keeping busy.
Hopkins working hard to break the clinch.
Hopkins is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Khavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khavin 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Khavin!