PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Leonidas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hopkins
vs
Leonidas

180 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonidas looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.

Hopkins clinches up against the cage.
Leonidas tries to break the clinch but Hopkins is controlling the position.
Leonidas stops a takedown attempt from Hopkins.
Leonidas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leonidas is trying to break free.
Hopkins wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leonidas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leonidas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Leonidas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Leonidas.

Leonidas lands a left and a right that send Hopkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Leonidas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonidas swinging wildly here.
Leonidas throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonidas looks gassed!
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonidas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonidas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonidas.
A big left from Leonidas misses.

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.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Leonidas does no damage.

Hopkins instigates a clinch.

Hopkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonidas misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Leonidas does no damage.

Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
Hopkins goes for a takedown attempt but Leonidas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leonidas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonidas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonidas misses with a wild combination.

Hopkins clinches up with Leonidas and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.

Hopkins has Leonidas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hopkins pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Leonidas tumbling to the mat - Hopkins dives into Leonidas's guard.
Hopkins passes into half guard.
Leonidas is looking to escape.

Hopkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hopkins seems to be working for a kimura but Leonidas defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins stops Leonidas from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leonidas can do anything to dispel that myth.

Leonidas is kicking away at Hopkins from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Hopkins grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Leonidas trying to push Hopkins off... Leonidas taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Malcolm Hopkins!