PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sambo comes to the ring accompanied by The lights slowly dim as fireworks erupt . Ben Hopkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sambo
vs
Hopkins

187 cm
26
260 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

200 cm
26
285 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Sambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sambo throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins counters with an outside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Sambo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sambo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Sambo.
Hopkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sambo lands a body shot.
Sambo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sambo misses with the combination.
Sambo jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Hopkins scores with a leg kick.
Sambo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hopkins backs up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sambo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sambo misses with a combination
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Sambo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Sambo.
Sambo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sambo misses with a double jab
and Hopkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Fedor Sambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sambo throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Sambo looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Sambo lands a jab to Hopkins's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sambo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sambo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hopkins's head backwards.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Sambo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sambo.
Sambo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Sambo closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Ben Hopkins has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sambo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins lands a leg kick that knocks Sambo off balance momentarily.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Sambo.
Sambo misses the shot to the body.
Sambo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hopkins.
Sambo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sambo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sambo backing away here, and Hopkins unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sambo takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Sambo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sambo misses with a shot to the body

and Hopkins counters with a head kick that drops Sambo to the mat! Sambo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sambo scores with a nice head shot.
Hopkins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sambo's sensitive parts.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Sambo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sambo blocks a low kick nicely.
Sambo appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Sambo.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sambo throws a good cross that connects.
Hopkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sambo finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins's head.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Sambo counters with a right hand to the body.
Sambo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sambo finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins's head.
Hopkins scores with a head kick.

It looks like Fedor Sambo has been cut.

Sambo rushes Hopkins and presses him up against the ropes.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Sambo.
Sambo effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sambo is trying to maintain a safe position but Hopkins gets an underhook and turns Sambo into the ropes.
Sambo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sambo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Sambo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A leg kick checked by Sambo.
Sambo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopkins drops his hands momentarily and Sambo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sambo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sambo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopkins in his tracks.
Hopkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sambo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sambo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sambo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hopkins.
Sambo moves out of range as Hopkins throws a body kick.
Sambo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Sambo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hopkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sambo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fedor Sambo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sambo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sambo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Sambo moves out of range easily.
Sambo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Sambo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Sambo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sambo's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
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!
Sambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Sambo.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but Sambo moved away.
It looked like Sambo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick by Hopkins misses
and Sambo counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sambo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hopkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sambo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sambo throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sambo throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Sambo throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sambo. That did some damage!
Sambo lands a slapping body shot.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Sambo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sambo lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sambo punishes Hopkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Sambo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sambo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sambo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins keeps Sambo at a distance using the push kick.
Sambo misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sambo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sambo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopkins throws out a leg kick but Sambo moves out of range and Hopkins only half commits.
Sambo is looking to counter punch.
Hopkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sambo misses with a combination
and Hopkins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Sambo.
Hopkins scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hopkins.
Sambo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Sambo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Sambo.
Hopkins counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Sambo misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a low kick, right behind Sambo 's knee.
Sambo throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sambo digs a good body shot into Hopkins's ribs.
Sambo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hopkins.
Sambo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sambo looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab from Sambo.
Sambo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopkins. Hopkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Sambo moves out of range.
Sambo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sambo misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Sambo's front leg but catches the back leg as Sambo tries to avoid it.
Sambo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hopkins looks to throw a body kick
and Sambo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sambo lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins seems unphased.
Sambo misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sambo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ben Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hopkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sambo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Donk. Sambo catches Hopkins right on the button with a cross.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sambo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins throws a front kick that sends Sambo stumbling back into the ropes.
Good leg kick by Hopkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sambo lands with a hook. Hopkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sambo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambo jabs Hopkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sambo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopkins has time to react.
Sambo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sambo takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sambo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sambo connects with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sambo.
Sambo tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Sambo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sambo down.
Sambo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sambo misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sambo throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Sambo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Sambo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Hopkins.
Fedor Sambo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sambo scores with a hook.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sambo's calf.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Sambo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sambo 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Sambo!
An intense looking Fedor Sambo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Sambo beats every other style war RED RUSSIANS'.