PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Yamokivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan Yamokivic struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ronan Yamokivic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hopkins
vs
Yamokivic

180 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
28
170 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Yamokivic!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamokivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Yamokivic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamokivic thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamokivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamokivic connects with a jab.
Yamokivic checks a leg kick.
Yamokivic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hopkins eats them both and turns towards Yamokivic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Ryan Hopkins has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Yamokivic.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Yamokivic's head but Yamokivic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronan Yamokivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamokivic misses with a looping left.
Yamokivic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamokivic just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Yamokivic misses.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Yamokivic moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamokivic checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamokivic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamokivic. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins lunges at Yamokivic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamokivic's hand.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamokivic circles away.
A big right from Yamokivic misses.
Yamokivic looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Yamokivic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopkins dodges the punch combination from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hopkins rather than just go for the knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamokivic blocks the leg kick.
Yamokivic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamokivic should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamokivic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamokivic's knee momentarily.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Yamokivic's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamokivic looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hopkins works Yamokivic's body with a nice hook.
Yamokivic looks winded!
Yamokivic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Hopkins rushes Yamokivic and presses him up against the cage.
Yamokivic looking to stall.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamokivic backwards.
Yamokivic is trying to break free.
Yamokivic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins is leaning against Yamokivic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Yamokivic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopkins is keeping busy.
Yamokivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Hopkins.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopkins.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamokivic.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamokivic controls his hands.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins pushes Yamokivic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins tries to work over Yamokivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Yamokivic controls the action.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Hopkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hopkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamokivic is able to avoid easily.
Hopkins moves out of range as Yamokivic strikes.
Hopkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hopkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hopkins scores with a jab. Yamokivic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Yamokivic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Yamokivic is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Nice straight punches there by Yamokivic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamokivic.
Yamokivic seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopkins dives in and grabs Yamokivic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamokivic pushes down on Hopkins's head and hops out.
Yamokivic takes one to the side of the head.

Yamokivic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hopkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throwing strikes from guard but Yamokivic blocks nicely.
Hopkins postures up in Yamokivic's guard and throws a big left but Yamokivic blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamokivic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamokivic is trying to control the position but Hopkins postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamokivic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hopkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yamokivic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Yamokivic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yamokivic blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Yamokivic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamokivic working aggressively here.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
Hopkins has Yamokivic pressed against the cage, preventing Yamokivic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yamokivic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic stalling in the clinch but Hopkins improves position.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Yamokivic controls the action.
Yamokivic tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Yamokivic back against the cage.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamokivic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Yamokivic blocks it.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hopkins turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Yamokivic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hopkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yamokivic is trying to get back to half guard.
Hopkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hopkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins is staying tight to Yamokivic's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hopkins scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Hopkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hopkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamokivic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamokivic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins stuns Yamokivic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Yamokivic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Yamokivic's belly button to the back.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins defending well as Yamokivic loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins thumps Yamokivic with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamokivic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Yamokivic's leg. Yamokivic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hopkins scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Yamokivic back into the cage.
Yamokivic stops a takedown attempt from Hopkins.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
A body shot lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Yamokivic blocks it.
Yamokivic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamokivic stops a takedown attempt from Hopkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopkins.
Yamokivic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Yamokivic's head.
Yamokivic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Yamokivic.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins digs a right hand into Yamokivic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamokivic's gas tank.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Yamokivic avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamokivic tries to break free but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamokivic controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with some punches.

Yamokivic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins motions for Yamokivic to come forward. Hopkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins tests Yamokivic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins with a nice cross.
Yamokivic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamokivic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamokivic thuds his right hand into Hopkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamokivic just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Yamokivic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Yamokivic ducks straight into an uppercut from Hopkins and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Yamokivic manages to regain guard straight away.
Hopkins loads up on a big left hand. Yamokivic felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Hopkins looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Yamokivic can't hide his disappointment, as Hopkins celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Hopkins!