PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernard Hopkins Jr (ranked 3585 p4p, 24910 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 363 p4p, 509 weight class). Hopkins Jr's entrance music is My Way. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hopkins Jr
vs
Jones Jr

185 cm
19
170
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
193
6 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Hopkins Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jones Jr misses with a hook
and Hopkins Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Jones Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Hopkins Jr.
A nice side step and Jones Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hopkins Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones Jr blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Jones Jr misses
and Hopkins Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Jones Jr lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Hopkins Jr goes down! The ref sends Jones Jr to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Hopkins Jr is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

Hopkins Jr is rocked!

It looks like Bernard Hopkins Jr has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr lands a head shot.

It looks like Roy Jones Jr has been cut.
Jones Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins Jr.
Jones Jr blocks a jab.
Jones Jr misses with a double jab.
Hopkins Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Jones Jr scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Hopkins Jr to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Jones Jr away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Hopkins Jr got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roy Jones Jr!
Roy Jones Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.