PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Williamson (ranked 6066 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dangelo Hopkins (ranked 5434 p4p, 0 weight class). Dangelo Hopkins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Williamson
vs
Hopkins

192 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eduardo Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dangelo Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williamson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.

Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Williamson gets tackled into the cage by Hopkins. Hopkins maintains the clinch.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Williamson throws knees to the body.
Hopkins gets underhooks to prevent Williamson's takedown attempt.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Williamson.
Williamson is trying to break free.

Hopkins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williamson's guard.

Williamson trying to keep a closed guard but Hopkins is proving a slippery customer.
Hopkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hopkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hopkins is working Williamson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hopkins is stalling in the full guard.
Hopkins wants to stand but Williamson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hopkins controlling from the top position.
Hopkins wants to stand but Williamson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hopkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to get up but he can't break Williamson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hopkins has hold of one of Williamson's legs. Williamson is fighting the takedown attempt but Hopkins gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Williamson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hopkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
It looks like Hopkins might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williamson's guard.
Hopkins stands and throws Williamson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williamson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dangelo Hopkins dominated that 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.

Hopkins instigates a clinch.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Williamson.

Hopkins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Williamson is trying to keep an underhook but Hopkins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hopkins is looking to advance position but Williamson won't allow it.
Hopkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Williamson is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Williamson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins controlling the action here.
Williamson punching from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hopkins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Williamson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hopkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.

Hopkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Williamson quickly recovers to half guard.
Williamson is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Williamson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hopkins is controlling the pace.

Hopkins is working for a kimura but Williamson is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Hopkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hopkins lands a nice short elbow.
Williamson wants to control but Hopkins is keeping busy.
Williamson is doing well to control the position and prevent Hopkins from advancing to side control.
Dangelo Hopkins has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hopkins is thwarting Williamson's attempts to control the position.
Hopkins controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hopkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dangelo Hopkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hopkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williamson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hopkins after a bit of a struggle.
Williamson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hopkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dangelo Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Williamson tries to keep at a distance but Hopkins has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hopkins is trying to trip Williamson. He has hold of a leg but Williamson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hopkins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hopkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hopkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins is looking to stand up but Williamson won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hopkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hopkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Williamson is looking for a triangle but Hopkins pushes his legs off easily.
Hopkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hopkins wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williamson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williamson throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
Williamson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Williamson blocks the leg kick.
Williamson tried to score with a low kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins throws the kick towards the body but Williamson avoids it.
Williamson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hopkins avoids it.

Hopkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to stand but Williamson has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins working the body and head with strikes.
Hopkins tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hopkins working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hopkins advances nicely into full mount.
Hopkins controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dangelo Hopkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hopkins 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dangelo Hopkins!