PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valentine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP. Hopkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pendulum - Witchcraft kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gregg Valentine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tito Hopkins's chin.

Valentine
vs
Hopkins

189 cm
36
180 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

180 cm
34
172 lbs
35 - 10 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good gas tank

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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 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins scores with the left hand. Valentine knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Gregg Valentine has been cut.
Valentine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Hopkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valentine momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins blocks a leg kick.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Valentine moved away.
Hopkins swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Hopkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Valentine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valentine thuds a left hand into Hopkins's body.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hopkins stuns Valentine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Hopkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Valentine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valentine.
A nice combination there by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valentine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hopkins on the side of the head.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hopkins looks winded!
Valentine pounces like a tiger and cracks Hopkins with a vicious hook! Hopkins is down but not out! Valentine follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gregg Valentine!
After the big win, Gregg Valentine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Firebird Designs and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.