PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Droom Drillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has chosen ???????? as his entrance music. Jimmy Hopkins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Drillo
vs
Hopkins

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 Helsinki, Droom Drillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins misses with a head kick.
Hopkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drillo is fending him off so far but Hopkins persists. Nope, Drillo circles away and we're back to standing.
Hopkins tries to clinch up.
Hopkins lands a head kick!

It looks like Droom Drillo has been cut.
Drillo lands a nice looking body shot.
Drillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Drillo circles away.
Drillo throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
Hopkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Drillo.
A head kick from Drillo lands but Hopkins takes it in his stride.

It looks like Jimmy Hopkins has been cut.
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!
Drillo tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drillo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hopkins counters with a head kick that drops Drillo - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Drillo is rocked!
Hopkins wants to get back to his feet.

Drillo kicks off Hopkins and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drillo scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drillo.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins looks gassed!
Hopkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drillo clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hopkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drillo's waist but Drillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopkins off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drillo is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Drillo!
Drillo scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopkins should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drillo!
A cross from Drillo lands.
Drillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Drillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drillo.
Drillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drillo.

Drillo clinches up against the cage.

Drillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drillo is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
Drillo lands a two punch combo.
Jimmy Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drillo lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins seems unphased.
Drillo scores with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drillo.
Drillo scores with a jab.
Drillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drillo.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Drillo.
Drillo scores with a jab.
Drillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopkins off the cage and back into rage.
Hopkins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drillo. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drillo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drillo scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drillo scores with a hook to the body. Hopkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hopkins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drillo - the referee stops the clock and Hopkins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drillo. Hopkins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Drillo throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
A head kick by Hopkins misses
and Drillo counters with a good, hard body kick but Hopkins shrugs it off.
Drillo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drillo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drillo connects with a high kick.
Drillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Hopkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drillo.
Nice body punch from Drillo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drillo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drillo lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Droom Drillo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drillo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Drillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Drillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Drillo.
Drillo scores with a leg kick.
Hopkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drillo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drillo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hopkins.
Drillo lands a nice looking body kick.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drillo to score with a decent uppercut.
Drillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drillo cracks Hopkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drillo stuns Hopkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Drillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drillo can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Drillo.
Drillo scores with a kick to the body.
Drillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Drillo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drillo.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Drillo.
Drillo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopkins throws a lazy head kick
and Drillo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Drillo.
Drillo tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopkins misses with a takedown
and Drillo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Drillo scores with a four punch combination!
Drillo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hopkins.
Drillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hopkins's hands.
Hopkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drillo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Droom Drillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hopkins.
Drillo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drillo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drillo!
Hopkins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Drillo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hopkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drillo lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drillo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hopkins shoots and misses
and Drillo counters with a body kick that stops Hopkins in his tracks momentarily.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drillo tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Drillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drillo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Drillo circles away easily
and Drillo counters with a thumping low kick.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drillo can pounce on him.
Drillo throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Droom Drillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins with a poor takedown
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Drillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins fails with the takedown
and Drillo counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Drillo does it's job there.
Drillo lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drillo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Drillo counters with a nice kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drillo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hopkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drillo counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Droom Drillo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hopkins throws a head kick that misses
and Drillo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hopkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hopkins with a poor takedown
and Drillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Drillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drillo lands a nice looking body kick.
Drillo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hopkins momentarily.
Drillo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drillo.
Drillo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drillo stuns Hopkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drillo cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
Hopkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drillo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Drillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Drillo moved away.
Drillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drillo.
Drillo thuds his shin into the meat of Hopkins's side.
Hopkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hopkins takes a step back to recover.
Drillo lands a nice looking body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drillo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drillo scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Drillo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Droom Drillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drillo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drillo.
Drillo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drillo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drillo, right into the meat.
Hopkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Drillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drillo. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
Drillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drillo counters with a good low kick that Hopkins was not able to check.
Droom Drillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hopkins.
Drillo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drillo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jimmy Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drillo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drillo counters with a good low kick that Hopkins was not able to check.
Drillo tries to clinch up but Hopkins circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drillo. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
Nice body punch from Drillo.
Drillo feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
Drillo lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins seems unphased.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins shoots and misses
and Drillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Drillo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hopkins with a poor takedown
and Drillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drillo looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.
Drillo lands a front kick.
Drillo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hopkins.
Drillo scores with a leg kick.
Hopkins looks to clinch
and Drillo counters with a nice body shot.
Drillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hopkins takes a step back to recover.
Drillo keeps Hopkins at a distance using the push kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drillo. Hopkins shrugs it off though.
Jimmy Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Droom Drillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Drillo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hopkins's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Droom Drillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drillo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Droom Drillo!