PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hopkins
vs
Malvo

180 cm
29
157 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

175 cm
26
154 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Malvo misses.
Hopkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malvo swivels and escapes.
Malvo throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Malvo 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.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hopkins has closed the distance and engaged Malvo in a clinch.
Malvo lands a nice uppercut.
Malvo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Malvo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malvo prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malvo.
Malvo throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to stall but Malvo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malvo lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopkins is keeping busy.
Malvo looking to throw knees to the head but Hopkins is blocking nicely.
Hopkins gets through Malvo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Malvo avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Malvo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Hopkins works on Malvo's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Malvo.
Hopkins is working Malvo over against the cage.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo is looking to control Hopkins's arms but Hopkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malvo has his back to the cage.
Malvo takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Malvo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malvo can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Hopkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Malvo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malvo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malvo blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malvos head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Malvo tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Malvo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malvo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Good body shot from Hopkins.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malvos head.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malvo.
A short right from Hopkins.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malvo blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Malvo.
Malvo lands a body punch.
Malvo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Malvo misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Malvo controls his hands.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malvo lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Malvo.
Hopkins is working Malvo over against the cage.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malvo blocking some punches.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Malvo throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopkinss head.
Malvo prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Malvo is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Hopkins.
Hopkins pushes Malvo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Malvo lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Malvo tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Malvo lands a left hand.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a shot to the body.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo lands a body punch.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Malvo lands with a short shot to the head.
Malvo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malvo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malvo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins presses Malvo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Malvo.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Malvo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Malvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malvo.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malvo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malvo lands a left hand.
Malvo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Malvo gets through Hopkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Malvo.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Malvo controls his hands.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malvos head.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malvo can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Malvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Malvo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malvo.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins works on Malvo's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins is working Malvo over against the cage.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malvo misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorne Malvo.
Well Malvo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 10:10

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lorne Malvo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lorne Malvo waved his t-shirt featuring FJCP Healthy Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
Vinny Hopkins spoke after the fight, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.