PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja has chosen Afroman - Because I Got High as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hopkins
vs
Majja

185 cm
30
180 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

182 cm
33
180 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majja tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Majja keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Majja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins goes for a double leg but Majja avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Majja continues to drive forward.
Majja taking a breather.
Majja is stalling here.
Hopkins wants to stall.
Majja pushes Hopkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Majja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
Majja lands a body shot.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Majja avoids it.
Majja misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Majja's brow.
Hopkins is struggling to control the position.
Hopkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Majja gets an underhook and turns Hopkins into the cage.
Majja has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hopkins throws an elbow but misses.
Majja stalling in the clinch but Hopkins improves position.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Majja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Majja is trying to push Hopkins away but Hopkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hopkins has Majja pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Majja.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Majja backwards.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Hopkins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hopkins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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!
Hopkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Majja decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hopkins, up you get!
Majja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Majja.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Majja is avoiding it.
Majja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Majja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Majja misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja misses with a low kick.
Majja swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Majja lands with a nice body punch.
No luck for Hopkins with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins has a takedown stuffed.
Majja tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Majja.
Majja throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches up with Majja, looking for a takedown. Hopkins pushes Majja against the cage but Majja circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Majja lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guru Majja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Majja is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Majja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Majja lands with a shot to the body.
Majja connects with a single shot there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Majja can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Majja.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Majja.

Hopkins jumps guard and drags Majja to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hopkins has a closed guard, preventing Majja from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guru Majja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hopkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Majja defends well and Hopkins ends up having to push Majja into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Majja lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Majja.
Hopkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guru Majja seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Majja as Hopkins tries to tie him up.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Majja manages to get underhooks.
Majja misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Majja tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Majja avoids it.
Majja is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopkins.
Hopkins taking a breather.
Hopkins stalling.
Majja pressing his opponent against the cage.
Majja letting Hopkins take a breather here.
Majja tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Majja back against the cage.
Hopkins looking to stall.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Majja blocks the elbow strike.
Majja lands a right hand.
Majja throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Majja lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Majja is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja lands a body punch.
Majja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins taking a breather.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Majja avoids it.
Majja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
A right handed body shot lands from Majja.
A short left from Majja.
Hopkins is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Majja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
A right hand to the body from Majja.
Nice body punch from Majja.
Majja lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Majja.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Majja.
Majja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Majja is leaning against Hopkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Majja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins tries to clinch up but Majja circles away and keeps his distance.
Majja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Majja feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
Majja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Majja misses with a few strikes there.
Majja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Majja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Majja cracks Hopkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Majja swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Majja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Majja fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Majja lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Majja.
Hopkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Majja lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Majja throws a front kick that sends Hopkins stumbling back into the cage.
Hopkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Majja pushes Hopkins away with a front kick.
Majja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Majja moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
Nice body punch from Majja.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Majja pushes Hopkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins is trying to pull guard but Majja has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Majja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guru Majja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Majja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Majja drops Hopkins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hopkins looks back up at him and smiles so Majja waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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 low kick from Majja misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Majja.
Majja misses the shot to the body.
Majja missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Majja drops Hopkins with a naaaaasty hook - Hopkins is in real trouble here! Majja dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guru Majja!
Guru Majja decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.