PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Arcadia (ranked 5272 p4p, 4167 weight class) and Jackson Hopson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Hopson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Arcadia
vs
Hopson

186 cm
19
180
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
184
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Arcadia !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arcadia .
Hopson throws out a counter right but Arcadia avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Arcadia does no damage.

Hopson rushes Arcadia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arcadia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Arcadia blocking some punches.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Arcadia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arcadia blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arcadia backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Arcadia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Hopson.
Hopson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arcadia backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopson is working Arcadia over against the cage.
Arcadia tries to break free but Hopson pushes him back against the cage.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Arcadia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Arcadia wants to stall.
Hopson lands a hook that snaps the head of Arcadia backwards.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Hopson.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Arcadia .
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arcadia wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopson won't allow it.
Hopson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopson lands with a right to the head.
Hopson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arcadia backwards.
Arcadia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hopson - that landed with a thud.
Hopson misses with some punches.
A short right from Hopson on the inside.
Hopson lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hopson.
Hopson lands a shot to the body.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson lands a hook that snaps the head of Arcadia backwards.
Arcadia blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Hopson.
Arcadia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Arcadia uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arcadia backwards.

Arcadia is rocked!
Hopson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Arcadia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopson lands a shot to the body.
Hopson lands a shot to the body.
Hopson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopson lands a big right hand that drops Arcadia ! The killer instinct kicks in and Hopson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hopson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Hopson!
After winning the bout, Jackson Hopson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.