PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Serego Alighiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighiero comes into the arena with Snoop DoGG blaring out of the sound system. Serego Alighiero had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Alighiero
vs
Hopkins

190 cm
23
202 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
190 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Serego Alighiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighiero misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
A solid body kick from Alighiero.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alighiero as he jumps to the side.
A solid body kick from Alighiero.
Hopkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Alighiero slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alighiero explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alighiero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Alighiero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Alighiero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Alighiero saw that one coming.
Hopkins is looking to chop away at Alighiero's legs.
Alighiero lands a nice looking body kick.
Alighiero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hopkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alighiero to score with a decent uppercut.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Serego Alighiero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Alighiero ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alighiero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alighiero works Hopkins's body with a nice hook.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Alighiero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A thudding body kick lands there by Alighiero!
A swing and a miss from Alighiero.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alighiero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hopkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alighiero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Alighiero pushes Hopkins away with a front kick.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alighiero.
Hopkins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Alighiero ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alighiero. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Alighiero. Those never looked like landing.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Alighiero.
Alighiero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopkins.
Alighiero scores with a nice strike.
Alighiero throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Hopkins misses with a body punch
and Alighiero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alighiero cracks Hopkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Alighiero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Alighiero misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighiero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alighiero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alighiero looks for the body kick but Hopkins saw that one coming.
Alighiero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Alighiero.
Nice cross by Alighiero.
Alighiero scores with a nice strike.
Hopkins tries to work over Alighiero's front leg with a kick but Alighiero checks it.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alighiero.
Alighiero looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Serego Alighiero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alighiero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alighiero throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serego Alighiero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alighiero throws a shot to the body.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alighiero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alighiero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.

Hopkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hopkins in side control, throwing shots but Alighiero defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alighiero is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hopkins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hopkins passes to side control.
Hopkins throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Hopkins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighiero sneaks back into half guard.
Hopkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alighiero gets back to full guard.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Alighiero keeps moving.
Alighiero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hopkins trying to control but Alighiero is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins stopping the sweep attempt from Alighiero.
Hopkins slips nicely into half guard.
Hopkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alighiero keeps working.
Hopkins uses his free foot to push down on Alighiero's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alighiero.

Hopkins has control of Alighiero's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alighiero regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alighiero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins landing strikes from the mount and Alighiero is in trouble!
Hopkins working the ground and pound effectively.

Hopkins looking to isolate an arm here. Alighiero doesn't see it coming and as Hopkins extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Hopkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malcolm Hopkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Malcolm Hopkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.