PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Canning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hopkins's choice of entrance music: Coming home -Dirty money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Canning
vs
Hopkins

175 cm
19
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry
Hopkins Athletics

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 New York, Peyton Canning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canning walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
Canning scores with a leg kick.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches up with Canning, looking for a takedown. Hopkins pushes Canning against the cage but Canning circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Hopkins with that takedown attempt.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the body
and Canning counters with a nice body kick.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Canning.
Canning thuds his shin into the meat of Hopkins's side.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Canning moves away and avoids it.
Canning misses with a body shot.
Canning takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canning misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the head.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Canning.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Canning shows good takedown defense.
Peyton Canning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hopkins.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Canning checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Canning throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Canning slips a jab from Hopkins.
Canning ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
Canning scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Canning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Canning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Canning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Canning misses with a body kick.
Canning with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alex Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Canning looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canning as he jumps to the side.
Canning tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hopkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Canning shows good takedown defense.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canning sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins takes a swing at Canning's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canning as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins swings for the body but Canning moves out of range.
Good work by Canning as he checks the leg kick.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Canning checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Canning. Canning circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Canning tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Canning shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Canning is rocked!
Hopkins drops Canning with a naaaaasty hook - Canning is in real trouble here! Hopkins dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Hopkins!
Alex Hopkins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hopkins Athletics, into his post fight interview.