PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom DeLuise had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

DeLuise
vs
Hopkins

177 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hopkins Athletics
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dom DeLuise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLuise cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
DeLuise thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
A solid body kick from DeLuise.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

DeLuise takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopkins stalling the fight.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeLuise stalling against the cage.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from DeLuise.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
A short left from DeLuise.
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!
DeLuise looks to throw an elbow but misses.

DeLuise breaks from the clinch.
DeLuise connects with a solid leg kick.
DeLuise buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from DeLuise.
DeLuise throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but DeLuise sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

DeLuise has Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
DeLuise looking to slow down the pace here.
Hopkins wants to break free but DeLuise has control.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeLuise backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from DeLuise.
Hopkins avoiding damage as DeLuise throws knees to the body.
Hopkins is trying to break the clinch but DeLuise has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise keeps control of Hopkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
DeLuise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
DeLuise wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, DeLuise throws an elbow but misses.
DeLuise tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
DeLuise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
DeLuise missing with knees to the body.
DeLuise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeLuise tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeLuise taking a breather.
Hopkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeLuise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

DeLuise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeLuise tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping DeLuise under the eye.
Hopkins throws a body kick that misses.
DeLuise misses with a head kick.
Hopkins throws a jab when DeLuise was well out of range.
DeLuise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeLuise moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alex Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
DeLuise takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
DeLuise looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
DeLuise tries to land a leg kick but Hopkins saw it coming and moves away.
DeLuise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeLuise keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeLuise wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
DeLuise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. DeLuise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
DeLuise finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
DeLuise throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dom DeLuise will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice defenses there by DeLuise.
Hopkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeLuise.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeLuise counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeLuise, right into the meat.
DeLuise throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Hopkins looks to land a combination but DeLuise avoids it well.
DeLuise misses with a head kick.
DeLuise takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins lunges at DeLuise with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeLuise's hand.
Alex Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from DeLuise.
DeLuise tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
DeLuise scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

DeLuise drives through and clinches with Hopkins against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeLuise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying to break the clinch but DeLuise has him pressed against the cage.
Hopkins tries to circle away but DeLuise has him pinned against the cage.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but DeLuise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins tries to break the clinch but DeLuise is controlling the position.
DeLuise tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
DeLuise pushes off an throws an elbow but Hopkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
DeLuise misses with an elbow strike.
DeLuise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Hopkins wants to get back to striking at distance but DeLuise won't allow it.
DeLuise stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
DeLuise scores with a hook to the body.
DeLuise has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from DeLuise.
DeLuise lands a shot to the body.
DeLuise crunches a lovely knee into Hopkins's ribcage.
Dom DeLuise has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from DeLuise.
DeLuise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopkins is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopkins blocks a low kick nicely.
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!
DeLuise throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from DeLuise.
DeLuise throws a solid leg kick but Hopkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at DeLuise.
DeLuise dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeLuise.
DeLuise has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hopkins checks the leg kick.
Hopkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
DeLuise pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

DeLuise has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopkins wants to break free but DeLuise has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeLuise is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopkins is keeping busy.
DeLuise prevents Hopkins from breaking the clinch.
Hopkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with DeLuise for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
DeLuise misses with a knee strike.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
DeLuise lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
DeLuise lands an elbow just above Hopkins 's eye.
Hopkins blocks the elbow strike.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to break free but DeLuise pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeLuise lands a nice knee to the body.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeLuise.
DeLuise lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for DeLuise to work.
Hopkins tries to circle away but DeLuise has him pinned against the cage.
DeLuise landing knees to the body.
DeLuise misses with a knee strike.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeLuise works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
DeLuise using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
DeLuise looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeLuise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeLuise stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
DeLuise lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom DeLuise 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

DeLuise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeLuise throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
DeLuise throws a front kick aimed at Hopkins's knee but Hopkins avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeLuise. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
DeLuise takes one on the chin but seems OK.
DeLuise throws a quick inside leg kick.
DeLuise connects with a high kick.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeLuise at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped DeLuise's head back.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. DeLuise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeLuise is looking to land body kicks.
DeLuise connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hopkins tries to keep at a distance but DeLuise has taken the fight into the clinch.
DeLuise wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by DeLuise.
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
DeLuise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
DeLuise creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hopkins's defenses.
Hopkins is trying to break the clinch but DeLuise has him pressed against the cage.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch but DeLuise keeps him there for the moment.
DeLuise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopkins is trying to force a seperation but DeLuise has the dominant position.

DeLuise breaks from the clinch.
DeLuise lands a head kick. Hopkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Hopkins is rocked!
Hopkins gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dom DeLuise!