PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ortiz's choice of entrance music: Break Stuff. Tito Ortiz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leon Hopkins's chin.

Hopkins
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
25
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Hopkins sprawls well.
Hopkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hopkins misses with the combination.
Hopkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Hopkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
Ortiz works over Hopkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz throws and elbow that misses. Hopkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by Hopkins!
Ortiz working a defensive guard here.
Hopkins prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.

Ortiz is looking for a triangle but Hopkins pushes his legs off easily.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Hopkins tries to pass.

Ortiz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hopkins off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Hopkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hopkins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ortiz.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ortiz wants to take a breather but Hopkins is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Hopkins wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Hopkins is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ortiz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ortiz lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortiz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hopkins looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz 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.

Hopkins tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hopkins gets caught flat footed, as Ortiz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hopkins's head.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ortiz trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Ortiz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hopkins wants to sweep here but Ortiz controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a strike but Hopkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ortiz pushes Hopkins off and scrambles back to his feet.

Ortiz lands a left and a right that sends Hopkins crashing to the canvas! Ortiz dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Leon Hopkins has been cut.
Ortiz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hopkins?
Ortiz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Hopkins is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hopkins is looking to escape.
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Hopkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Hopkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz raining down shots from the mount!
Hopkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Ortiz breaks from Hopkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Hopkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Hopkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hopkins taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Ortiz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hopkins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ortiz lands a nice forearm strike.
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hopkins wants to control but Ortiz postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz scores with punches from side control.
Hopkins taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Hopkins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortiz. That did some damage!
Hopkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hopkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hopkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
Leon Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ortiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hopkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.

Ortiz wants to work for an arm triangle but Hopkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hopkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tito Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Hopkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Ortiz wants to control but Hopkins is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ortiz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hopkins tries to reverse the position but Ortiz maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Hopkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Ortiz working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.

Ortiz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hopkins to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hopkins shrugs it off.
Leon Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopkins is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ortiz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortiz postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hopkins in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hopkins to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Ortiz!