PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelosi Davito (ranked 383 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Jaimie Hopson (ranked 50 p4p, 156 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Davito
vs
Hopson

190 cm
23
193
11 - 7 - 0

188 cm
29
200
11 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pelosi Davito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaimie Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hopson pushes Davito up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopson prevents Davito from breaking the clinch.
Davito is trying to break the clinch but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.

Davito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopson throws a lazy right hand but Davito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopson tries to clinch up.
Davito swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Davito jabs Hopson right on the nose. Hopson blinks but takes it well.
Davito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hopson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Hopson misses.
Hopson works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopson misses the jab.
Hopson moves to clinch but Davito breaks away
and Davito counters with a one-two to the body.
Jaimie Hopson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopson lands a jab to the nose.
Hopson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davito under the eye.
Davito moves away from the strike by Hopson.
It looked like Davito was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Davito scores with a shot to the body.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hopson has Davito up against the cage in a clinch.
Davito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davito tries to circle away but Hopson has him pinned against the cage.
Hopson misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Davito tries to break the clinch but Hopson is controlling the position.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davito is trying to push Hopson away but Hopson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopson.
Davito is trying to force a seperation but Hopson has the dominant position.

Davito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopson throws a jab when Davito was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Davito misses the target.
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 take this fight into the clinch.
Davito throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson tries to clinch but Davito is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopson scrambles back to his feet.
Davito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hopson lands a jab.
Hopson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Hopson misses.
Davito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hopson misses with an uppercut
and Davito counters with a nice body shot.
Hopson cracks Davito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hopson scores with a jab. Davito acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopson works the jab nicely.
Hopson looks to clinch
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hopson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopson takes a swing at Davito's ribcage but misses.
Hopson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davito had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Davito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopson slips a straight right by Davito.
Hopson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davito throwing a counter right hand but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Hopson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davito was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopson.
Davito keeps the fight on the outside.
Davito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jaimie Hopson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good exchange - Hopson coming out on top.
Hopson throws a combination that misses
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Hopson.

Davito gets tackled into the cage by Hopson. Hopson maintains the clinch.

Davito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Davito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davito is looking to counter punch.

Davito cracks Hopson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hopson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Davito finish him?

Hopson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopson misses with a lunging right hand
and Davito counters with a thumping low kick.
Hopson is still on wobbly legs! Can Davito finish him?
Davito knocks out Hopson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Davito before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Davito picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pelosi Davito!
In his post fight interview, Pelosi Davito started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.