PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco. Anthony Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hopkins
vs
Conda

185 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

181 cm
27
171 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conda but Conda pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Hopkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Conda is looking to improve his position.

Conda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Conda is looking to improve his position.
Conda trying to control here.
Conda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hopkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Conda is retaining full guard.

Conda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hopkins defends it easily.
Conda keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hopkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conda keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
Hopkins advances to half guard.
Conda is looking to improve his position.
Hopkins trying to control from half guard but Conda is working away.
Hopkins tries to pass to full mount but Conda defends it.
Conda trying to control but Hopkins postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Conda won't allow Hopkins to pass to mount.
Hopkins thows a huge punch but Conda dodges it nicely.

Conda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Conda trying to control here.
Conda is staying active underneath Hopkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conda is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Conda tries to hold on but Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Conda working to try and regain half guard.
Hopkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Conda?
Conda is wriggling around trying to escape.
Conda tries to hold on but Hopkins postures up.
Conda tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Conda working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins trying to control but Conda is having none of it.
Hopkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins content just to control the position here.
Conda wants to hold on but Hopkins pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Conda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Hopkins dominated that round.
That's time! Hopkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Conda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Conda is having none of it.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Conda.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conda.
Crunch! Conda slams his shin into Hopkins's torso.

Hopkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Conda trying to control but Hopkins flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Conda trying to control the hands but Hopkins won't let him.
Hopkins struggling to keep hold of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins is riding his opponent, not letting Conda buck him off.
Hopkins trying to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda breaks Hopkins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hopkins is pulling down on Conda's head to control his posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Anthony Hopkins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Conda is looking to land body kicks.
Conda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conda sprawls well. Conda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hopkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Conda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Conda swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Conda looks for the body kick but Hopkins saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Conda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda looks for the body kick but Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Conda.
Conda is looking to land body kicks.
Conda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Conda misses.
Hopkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Conda throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hopkins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Conda to the ground. Hopkins is now in Conda's guard.
Hopkins trying to control but Conda is working from the bottom.
Hopkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conda swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Conda keeping full guard, as Hopkins tries to pass.

Conda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hopkins defends well.
Hopkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hopkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Conda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Conda keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Conda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hopkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hopkins landing with the ground and pound.
Hopkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hopkins trying to control but Conda is working from the bottom.
Conda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Conda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Conda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Conda circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Conda.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Conda swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Conda circles away.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Conda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hopkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hopkins somewhat.
Conda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conda throws a wild body kick that Hopkins sees coming a mile off.
Hopkins shoots and misses
and Conda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conda throws a body kick that misses
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ana Conda seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Conda leaves Hopkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Conda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Conda as he avoids it easily.
Conda connects with a looping right hand.
Conda throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Conda connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins looks for a takedown but Conda sprawls well.
Ana Conda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conda misses with a body kick.
Conda misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ana Conda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Conda shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Conda misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Conda tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the liver by Conda. Beautiful body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conda.
Conda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Conda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Conda looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Conda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins blocks the body kick.
Conda throws the kick towards the body but Hopkins avoids it.
Conda throws a sloppy head kick

and Hopkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Conda fails to land.
Conda blocks an elbow strike from Hopkins.

Conda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Conda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hopkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conda's head.
Hopkins trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Conda manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Conda won't allow Hopkins to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conda advances position into side control!
Hopkins prevents Conda from improving position.
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!
Hopkins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Conda's best efforts.
Hopkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Hopkins trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins is doing well to control the position and prevent Conda from advancing to side control.
Hopkins regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ana Conda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hopkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!