PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Hopkins has chosen "The Red" by Chevelle as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Anders
vs
Hopkins

175 cm
35
153 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

180 cm
34
165 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Max Octane Fight Wear
Sun-Tzu

Spartan Nutrition

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 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anders.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anders seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Anders has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins lands with a straight right. Anders didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anders.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Anders slips the punch.
Anders is looking to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch.

Anders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anders blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hopkins jumps into guard, dragging Anders to the mat.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anders controlling from the top position.
Anders wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
Anders controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anders preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anders blocks a head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anders connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anders blocks a head kick by Hopkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hopkins's calf.
Anders avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a nice right hand.
Anders avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
A little feinted left hand from Anders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anders lands a head shot.
Hopkins dives in and grabs Anders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anders pushes down on Hopkins's head and hops out.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Anders instigates a clinch.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins gets through Anders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pushes Anders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anders misses with some punches.

Hopkins pulls guard.
Anders pushes down on Hopkins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anders in particular looking to stall.
Hopkins wants to improve his position but Anders is controlling well.
Hopkins is trying to maintain the position but Anders is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anders is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
Hopkins lands with an overhand left.
Anders scores with a body shot.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Anders saw that one coming.
Anders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anders lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hopkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hopkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A cross from Hopkins lands.
Anders missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins throws a big counter head kick but Anders avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anders slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Anders scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Anders as Hopkins shoots in.
Anders sizes up Hopkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anders fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Ingemar Anders is winning the standup battle so far.
Anders throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Anders avoids nicely.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hopkins gets tackled into the cage by Anders. Anders maintains the clinch.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Anders lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins pushes Anders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopkinss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins jumps guard but Anders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anders digs a right hand underneath Hopkins's ribcage. Hopkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anders controlling the action here for a moment.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Anders pushes Hopkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Anders throws knees to the body.
Anders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anders blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Anders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Anders misses with a punch to the body.
Anders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Anders.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.

Anders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Hopkins with that takedown attempt.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hopkins.
Hopkins lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders cracks Hopkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hopkins walks into a jab.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Anders.
Anders misses with a combination
and Hopkins counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Anders counters with a one-two to the body.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anders takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hopkins walks into a straight right hand from Anders.
Anders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anders blocks a jab.
Ingemar Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
Anders punishes Hopkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anders!
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anders fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders connects with a body shot.
Anders tries to clinch up but Hopkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hopkins dives in for a single leg takedown but Anders sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anders cracks a nice hook into Hopkins's ribs.
Anders ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
A nice combination there by Anders.
Nice sprawl there from Anders as Hopkins shoots in.
Anders punishes Hopkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anders closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders needs to keep his hands up - Hopkins had a free shot at his head there.
Anders throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Anders wants to clinch.
Anders lands a leg kick that knocks Hopkins off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hopkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Anders, which made it look bad.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hopkins.
Anders lands a body shot.
Anders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopkins in his tracks.
Anders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anders throws a solid leg kick but Hopkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anders.
Hopkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Anders. That snapped Hopkins's head back.
Anders scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Good leg kick by Anders there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a lazy head kick
letting Anders counter with a right hand.
Anders lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopkins off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anders digs a good hook to Hopkins's body.
Hopkins misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Anders.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anders has time to react.
Anders sizes up Hopkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anders throws out a leg kick but Hopkins moves out of range and Anders only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anders slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ingemar Anders showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anders 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingemar Anders!
During a confident post fight interview, Ingemar Anders thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.