PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tory Hopkins (ranked 1101 p4p, 4240 weight class) and Mossimo Hardman (ranked 158 p4p, 508 weight class). Hopkins comes into the arena with Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hopkins
vs
Hardman

186 cm
21
200
3 - 2 - 0

205 cm
21
205
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Conquer

HARDCORE Threads
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mossimo Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hardman defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hardman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mossimo Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Hopkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman misses with a looping right.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardman.
Hopkins throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Mossimo Hardman has been cut.
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Hardman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hardman throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hardman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hopkins throws a solid leg kick but Hardman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hopkins.
Hardman misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hardman just manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman misses the jab.
Hardman misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins swinging wildly here.
Hardman swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.
Hardman throws an off balance right hand
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Hardman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hardman misses.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Hardman avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hopkins misses with a head kick.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Hardman's shoulder, as Hardman tries to avoid the shot.
Hardman misses the body punch
and Hopkins counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Hardman's body.
Hopkins lands with a nice body kick.
Hardman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Hardman 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.
Hardman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Hopkins slips a jab from Hardman.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardman takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tory Hopkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mossimo Hardman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Hardman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Hardman.
It appears Hopkins was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Hopkins. No joy for Hardman on that attempt.
Hopkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardman misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hardman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hopkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Hopkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Hopkins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hardman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
A big right from Hardman misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Hardman throws out a counter right but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
Hardman throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hardman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hopkins has got the better of the exchanges.
Hardman misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hardman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Hardman misses.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardman.
Hardman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopkins can pounce on him.
Hardman misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Hopkins misses its target.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopkins can pounce on him.
Hopkins needs to keep his hands up - Hardman had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardman misses with a hook.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mossimo Hardman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mossimo Hardman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Hardman misses with a straight left.
Hardman misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardman can do to turn this around?
Hopkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hopkins tries to clinch up but Hardman circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardman! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tory Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardman misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardman moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hardman throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Hardman 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman misses with a straight right.
Hopkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That has opened up Mossimo Hardman's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins slips a straight right by Hardman.
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
Hardman swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Hardman throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardman as he connects with a hook.
Tory Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hardman under the eye.
Hopkins thuds a left hand into Hardman's body.
Hardman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardman throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Hardman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hopkins. That one must have hurt.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Hardman's body.
Hopkins scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Hopkins tries a low kick but Hardman avoids it.
Hardman with a nice cross.
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardman.
Hopkins is looking to counter the offense by Hardman and move into the clinch.
Hardman misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardman connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tory 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tory Hopkins!
Tory Hopkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.