PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Hagler (ranked 4469 p4p, 4379 weight class) and Bernard Hopkins Jr (ranked 483 p4p, 469 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hagler
vs
Hopkins Jr

176 cm
18
175
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marvin Hagler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Hopkins Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagler misses with a combination
and Hopkins Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Hagler misses.
Hopkins Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hagler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hagler drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hagler throws out a loose jab but Hopkins Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hagler misses the jab.
Hagler throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins Jr's shoulder, as Hopkins Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Hagler.
Marvin Hagler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagler lands with a nice body punch.
Hagler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, jab by Hagler - just one landing.
Hagler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hagler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hagler throws out a loose jab but Hopkins Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hagler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hopkins Jr looks to land a right hand but Hagler moved out of range.
A punch combination from Hagler misses.
Hopkins Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hagler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins Jr.
A big left from Hagler misses.
Hagler ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hagler scores with a nice right hand.
Hagler jabs Hopkins Jr right on the nose. Hopkins Jr blinks but takes it well.
Hagler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hagler misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagler scores with a punch to the head.

Hopkins Jr is rocked!
Hopkins Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hagler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopkins Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Hagler's head.
Hagler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopkins Jr has time to react.
Hopkins Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Hagler finish him?
Hagler avoids the body shot from Hopkins Jr.
Hagler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hagler throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Hopkins Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopkins Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hagler to score with a decent uppercut.
Hagler takes a swing at Hopkins Jr's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hopkins Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hagler.
Hagler lands a nice hook to Hopkins Jr's body. Hopkins Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopkins Jr misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hopkins Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hagler misses with an uppercut.

Hagler cracks Hopkins Jr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hagler has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hopkins Jr to stand back up!
Hagler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hagler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hagler misses its intended target.
Hagler misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopkins Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopkins Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins Jr walks into a left hand.
Hagler connects with a body shot.
Hagler looks to land a right hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range.
Hagler throws a body shot but no joy.
Hagler takes a swing at Hopkins Jr's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins Jr throws out a counter right but Hagler avoids it with no problem.
Hagler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hopkins Jr misses with a looping left.
Hopkins Jr looks to throw the jab but Hagler is out of range.
Hagler is looking for a counter combo.
Hagler throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins Jr misses with a hook. Hagler ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
Hopkins Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hagler.
Hagler throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hopkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr throws a shot from downtown. Hagler moves away and avoids it.
Hagler throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Hagler misses the target.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hagler misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopkins Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hagler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hopkins Jr misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hagler lands with a straight right. Hopkins Jr didn't see that one coming.
Hopkins Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hagler.
Hopkins Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Hagler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hagler misses with a straight right.
Hopkins Jr throws a hook but Hagler avoids it easily.
Hagler looks to land a right hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range.
Hopkins Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hagler.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins Jr! But no joy.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Hagler.
Hagler throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins Jr ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hagler misses the target.
Hagler throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Hagler connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hagler.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr slips a jab from Hagler.
Hagler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hagler misses with an uppercut. Hopkins Jr saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hagler's hands.
Hagler throws a sloppy body shot
and Hopkins Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hagler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopkins Jr on the side of the head.
Hagler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins Jr can do to turn this around?
Hopkins Jr slips under a jab from Hagler.
Hagler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Hopkins Jr.
Hagler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Hopkins Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hagler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hopkins Jr on the side of the head.
Hagler misses with an uppercut. Hopkins Jr saw that one coming.
Hopkins Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Hagler is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Hagler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hagler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hagler manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hagler throws a hook but Hopkins Jr avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins Jr! But no joy.
Hopkins Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Hagler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Hopkins Jr engages and cracks Hagler with a massive lead left hook - Hagler tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Hopkins Jr is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bernard Hopkins Jr!