PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . Dekkers has chosen Shells - Get your roll on as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hopkins
vs
Dekkers

180 cm
33
150 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

167 cm
31
155 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Dekkers moves away and avoids it.
Dekkers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hopkins to score with a decent uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Hopkins blocks the low kick.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dekkers misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.
Dekkers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dekkers. Hopkins shrugs it off though.
Dekkers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Hopkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dekkers.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Dekkers clinches up with Hopkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dekkers wants to stall.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dekkers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dekkers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Dekkers is leaning against Hopkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins pushes Dekkers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dekkers.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekkers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Dekkers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dekkers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dekkers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dekkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekkers scores with a head kick.
Dekkers connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dekkers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
A little jabbing left from Dekkers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good leg kick by Hopkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dekkers keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.

Dekkers moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers takes a shot to the head.
Dekkers tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dekkers controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Dekkers controlling the action here for a moment.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hopkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short body shot lands from Dekkers as the two fighters clinch.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
A right handed body shot lands from Dekkers.
Hopkins blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dekkers or not.
Dekkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Vinny Hopkins has been cut.
Dekkers lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dekkers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hopkins up against the cage.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins blocks an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Hopkins lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bas Dekkers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Hopkins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dekkers misses with a low kick as Hopkins jumps back.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Hopkins keeps it at a distance.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dekkers tries to clinch up.
Dekkers swings widly with a right hand
and Dekkers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Dekkers closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hopkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dekkers.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Dekkers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers is controlling him.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
A short body shot lands from Hopkins as the two fighters clinch.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Dekkers works on Hopkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
Hopkins cracks Dekkers with a nice body shot.
Bas Dekkers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to stall but Hopkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Hopkins.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.

Hopkins breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dekkers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dekkers 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.
Dekkers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hopkins.
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.
Dekkers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
Hopkins lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Dekkers.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dekkers. Dekkers obviously looking to wear him down.
Dekkers misses with a wild body shot.

Dekkers moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Dekkers can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Hopkins is trying to break free.
Dekkers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dekkers as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
A short left from Hopkins.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
The referee calls for Hopkins to work.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Hopkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Dekkers gets an underhook and turns Hopkins into the cage.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hopkins.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Hopkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Hopkins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dekkers tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Dekkers tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopkins.
Dekkers tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Dekkers defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Dekkers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Dekkers misses.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers misses with a hook.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins lands an overhand right.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a wild body kick that Hopkins sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Hopkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hopkins blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins lands with a cross.
Hopkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dekkers blocks a jab.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Dekkers is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dekkers slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Dekkers keeps Hopkins at a distance using the push kick.
Dekkers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopkins checks it well.
Dekkers slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Dekkers slips the punch.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Dekkers's shoulder, as Dekkers tries to avoid the shot.
Dekkers is looking to chop away at Hopkins's legs.
Hopkins digs a good body shot into Dekkers's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick from Dekkers.
Vinny Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Dekkers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hopkins will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers walks into a left hand.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Dekkers moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Dekkers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dekkers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Dekkers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Dekkers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dekkerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dekkers slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Dekkers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Dekkers's head.
Dekkers throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
Dekkers throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Dekkers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hopkins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins stuns Dekkers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dekkers scoring well with a low kick there.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
Hopkins swings widly with a right hand
and Dekkers counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dekkers jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Dekkers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dekkers down.

Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Dekkers's head.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Hopkins tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dekkers stalling in the clinch but Hopkins improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.

Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dekkers ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Dekkers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Dekkers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Dekkers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook but Dekkers blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Hopkins blocks the leg kick.
Dekkers throws a head kick that misses
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Dekkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dekkers on the side of the head.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dekkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopkins 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 Dekkers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dekkers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Hopkins!
A very excited looking Vinny Hopkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.