PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hopson (ranked 975 p4p, 1547 weight class) and Vito Romero (ranked 142 p4p, 217 weight class). Vito Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hopson
vs
Romero

190 cm
21
185
9 - 2 - 0

188 cm
29
203
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction
Silverback Sweatshop

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Hopson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson slips a jab from Romero.
Hopson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hopson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Hopson.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopson feints a jab promting Romero to slip. Hopson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Hopson moved out of range.
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
Hopson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopson throws a low kick but Romero avoids it.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopson.
Romero punishes Hopson's body with a nice straight punch.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson moves away from the strike by Romero.
Hopson tries to work over Romero's front leg with a kick but Romero checks it.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hopson - that will leave a mark!
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopson's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacob Hopson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopson. Hopson obviously looking to wear him down.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopson counters with a body kick.

Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Hopson misses with a body punch.

Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romero misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson is looking to score with low kicks.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopson throws out the jab.
Hopson misses with a low kick.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Hopson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hopson slips a straight right by Romero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Romero blocks the body kick.
Hopson throws a low kick, looking for Romero's leg but Romero calmly moves out of range.
Hopson throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Hopson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero misses the jab.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopson throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Hopson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Hopson connects with the punch.
Hopson slips a jab from Romero.
Hopson misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hopson throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopson throws a leg kick but Romero moved away.
Hopson throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Romero lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Romero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Jacob Hopson has been cut.
Hopson throws a lazy body kick
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopson.
Romero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hopson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Romero misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Hopson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Hopson settles back down.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero cracks Hopson with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson misses with a head kick.
Hopson misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero! But no joy.
Hopson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.

Hopson tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vito Romero will probably get the nod.
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!

Hopson scores with a leg kick.
Romero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hopson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero tests Hopson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Hopson moved out of range nicely.
Hopson tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacob Hopson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Hopson's head but Hopson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero takes a swing at Hopson's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopson finds it's way round the side to connect with Romero's head.
A big right from Romero misses.
Hopson throws a body kick that misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Hopson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romero. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero misses the jab.
Hopson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Hopson is looking for a counter combo.
Hopson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Hopson looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hopson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopson misses with a looping left.
Romero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

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!
Romero moves out of range as Hopson throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Hopson.
Hopson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hopson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Romero scores with a jab. Hopson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopson with the inside leg kick.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Hopson throws a good cross that connects.
Hopson pushes Romero away with a front kick.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a straight right hand.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hopson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes one to the chin there.
Hopson connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Hopson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopson misses with a body kick.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Hopson with an uppercut!
Hopson works the jab nicely.
Romero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romero swings for the body but Hopson moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopson.
Hopson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romero.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Hopson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopson blocks a low kick nicely.
Hopson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hopson with a nice calf kick.
Hopson lands a head kick!
Romero tries to bum rush Hopson with a series of wild strikes but Hopson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hopson is able to avoid easily.
Hopson misses with a straight left.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hopson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopson throws the kick towards the body but Romero avoids it.
Hopson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopson misses the jab.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hopson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hopson missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Hopson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Romero misses.
Nice body kick from Hopson.
A nice leg kick from Hopson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopson with a nice calf kick.
Hopson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Hopson.
Hopson slips under a jab.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Hopson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romero doesn't seem phased though.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Hopson ducks down to avoid it.
Hopson throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Romero misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson tries to work over Romero's front leg with a kick but Romero checks it.
Hopson lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hopson.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Hopson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Hopson.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
Hopson lands a front kick.
Hopson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Hopson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Hopson settles back down.
Hopson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romero tries to clinch but Hopson is having none of it.
Romero misses with the combination.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. Hopson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero checks a low kick from Hopson.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Hopson is out of range.
Hopson misses with a leg kick.
Hopson connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Hopson misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopson with a nice cross.
Hopson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romero tests Hopson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero looks to land a combination but Hopson avoids it well.
Hopson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romero just manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Hopson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hopson!
Hopson lands with an overhand left.
Romero throws a series of punches but Hopson avoids them all with ease.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopson throws a chopping leg kick but Romero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Romero misses.
Hopson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopson is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romero checks a leg kick.
Romero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romero blocks a head kick by Hopson.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopson circles away.
A lazy body kick from Hopson
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Romero blocks the leg kick.
Hopson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hopson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hopson.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopson.
Hopson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Crunch! Hopson slams his shin into Romero's torso.
Romero moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Hopson blocks a leg kick.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopson throws a nice inside leg kick.

Romero clinches up with Hopson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Romero.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hopson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hopson!
Jacob Hopson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Damn that guy has a better chin than I thought, just wanted to say thanks to Vi… *Jaimie Hopson jumps the cage fence and goes straight for a wounded Romero but is stopped just in time by security and Romero’s cornermen.*'.