PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Hotop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hotop
vs
King

196 cm
21
295 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

200 cm
27
281 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Warren Hotop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hotop staying out of range there.
Hotop lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.

It looks like Don King has been cut.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Hotop walks into a stiff left hand from King.

It looks like Warren Hotop has been cut.
Hotop walks into a straight right hand from King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hotop scores with a punch to the head.
Hotop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Nice defenses there by Hotop.
Hotop scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Hotop there.
Warren Hotop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hotop lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotop swinging wildly here.
Hotop throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hotop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hotop throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by King.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
A big left from King misses.
Hotop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Hotop misses with a straight right.
Hotop scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hotop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hotop misses with a double jab.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Hotop is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hotop. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hotop cracks King with a good jab.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King cracks a nice hook into Hotop's ribs.
Hotop looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Hotop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hotop misses with an uppercut
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Hotop throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King moves out of range as Hotop strikes.
The fighters circling - Hotop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hotop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Hotop.
Hotop throws a right and a left that both miss.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hotop.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hotop.
Hotop moves out of range of the strikes.
Hotop misses with a two punch combination.
Hotop throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by King.
Hotop scores with a hook.

That has opened up Don King's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hotop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hotop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hotop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hotop.
Hotop misses with a double jab.
Hotop stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hotop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hotop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hotop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Hotop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hotop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a right and a left that Hotop avoids nicely.
Hotop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hotop.
Hotop throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hotop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hotop.
Hotop throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Hotop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hotop!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotop misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Hotop.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hotop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hotop's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hotop duly obliges.
A punch combination from King misses.
Hotop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hotop throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotop misses with a straight right.
Warren Hotop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Hotop. Those never looked like landing.
Hotop misses with a combination
and King counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from King misses.
Hotop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but King might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hotop has got the better of the exchanges.
King looks to throw the jab but Hotop is out of range.
Hotop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

The cut above Don King's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hotop manages to avoid it.
Hotop blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotop thows a body shot but no joy.
Hotop misses with an uppercut
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hotop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hotop misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Hotop does no damage.
King moves out of range as Hotop strikes.
King slips a jab and a cross from Hotop.
Hotop throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Hotop misses with a combination
and King counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King misses with a straight left.
Warren Hotop is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hotop. Those never looked like landing.
Hotop misses with a straight right.
King throws the left hand but Hotop avoids the punch easily.
Hotop connects with a looping right hand.
Hotop ducks under a wild hook from King.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hotop throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King cracks Hotop with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hotop.
Hotop slips a jab and a cross from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Hotop dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hotop missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hotop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hotop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King throws a nice looking combination but Hotop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hotop misses with a wild combination.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hotop misses with a wild combination.
Hotop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a hook but Hotop blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Hotop.
A combination from Hotop does no damage.
Hotop throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Hotop misses its intended target.
Hotop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hotop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Hotop's shoulder, as Hotop tries to avoid the shot.
Hotop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotop throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hotop misses with a series of wild punches.
Hotop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King swinging wildly here.
Hotop throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Hotop misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Hotop 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Warren Hotop's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotop misses with a jab, cross combination.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Hotop fails to land with a series of punches.
King needs to keep his hands up - Hotop had a free shot at his head there.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Hotop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hotop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a straight right.
Hotop misses with a wild combination.
Hotop throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Hotop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Hotop as he connects with a hook.
Hotop misses with a hook.
King jabs Hotop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King feints a jab promting Hotop to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hotop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Don King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Hotop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hotop 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Warren Hotop!
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