PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Broberg (ranked 1217 p4p, 1273 weight class) and Tory Hopkins (ranked 189 p4p, 197 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Broberg
vs
Hopkins

185 cm
19
190
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
200
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Broberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Broberg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Broberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hopkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Broberg is looking to pass Hopkins's guard but actually Hopkins recovers to full guard.
Broberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Broberg prevents Hopkins from getting back to his feet.
Broberg is looking to pass into half guard but Hopkins pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hopkins is in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Broberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Broberg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hopkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to get up but he can't break Broberg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Broberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hopkins is one step ahead there.
Broberg is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hopkins throws a lazy head kick
and Broberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two 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 misses with a right hand
and Broberg counters with a straight right hand.
Tory Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Broberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
Broberg shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Broberg's elbow.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins stops a takedown attempt from Broberg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Broberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broberg tries to pull guard but Hopkins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hopkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Broberg misses with a punch to the body.
Broberg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hopkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tory Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Broberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Broberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Broberg takes one to the side of the head.
Hopkins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Broberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Broberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Broberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins counters with a series of strikes. Broberg will be more careful next time no doubt.

Broberg is rocked!
Broberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Broberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack! Hopkins lands a heavy head kick that drops Broberg. The ref tackles Hopkins to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Broberg was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). 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.