PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Makovsky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikey Hopkins's chin.

Hopkins
vs
Makovsky

174 cm
27
140 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

163 cm
26
145 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Makovsky!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Makovsky slips the punch.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Makovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Makovsky.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Makovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikey Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makovsky.
Hopkins throws a hook but Makovsky blocks it.
Makovsky avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Makovsky throws a series of punches but Hopkins avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
And Makovsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Hopkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Makovsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makovsky throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Makovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makovsky.
Makovsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makovsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Makovsky moved out of range.
Makovsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Makovsky 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 avoids a kick to the body.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makovsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopkins.
Makovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makovsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopkins slips a jab from Makovsky.
Makovsky throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
And Makovsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Hopkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Makovsky.
Makovsky lands a jab to Hopkins's midsection.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins swings for the body but Makovsky moves out of range.
Makovsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Hopkins lands an overhand right.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Makovsky slips the punch.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Makovsky ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Makovsky throws the kick towards the body but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Makovsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makovsky doesn't seem phased though.
Hopkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
And Makovsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Hopkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Hopkins throws a right hand that Makovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Makovsky also avoids with ease.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makovsky throws out the jab.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Makovsky ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Makovsky lands a nice looking body shot.
Makovsky takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins throws a hook but Makovsky blocks it.
Makovsky feints the counter takedown.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makovsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Makovsky.
No joy there for Makovsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makovsky avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Makovsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
Makovsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Makovsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makovsky lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Makovsky avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Makovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makovsky blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Hopkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Makovsky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hopkins defends it well.
Makovsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Makovsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins connects with a body shot.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makovsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Makovsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makovsky feints the counter takedown.
Makovsky throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins throws a hook but Makovsky blocks it.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hopkins duly obliges.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Makovsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky staying out of range there.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Makovsky misses with a double jab.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Mikey Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Makovsky scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Makovsky avoids it well.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Makovsky moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Makovsky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Makovsky.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makovsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Makovsky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makovsky on the side of the head.
Zach Makovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hopkins!
Makovsky throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Makovsky saw that one coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Makovsky in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Makovsky. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Makovsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Makovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makovsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins swings for the body but Makovsky moves out of range.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hopkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Makovsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Makovsky scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Hopkins is rocked!
Makovsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Hopkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makovsky lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hopkins falls backwards - clearly groggy! Makovsky dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Makovsky! Zach Makovsky retains his bantamweight title!
Zach Makovsky bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.