PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francis Hopkins (ranked 5082 p4p, 23744 weight class) and Hopkin Bohn (ranked 407 p4p, 469 weight class). Bohn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WET WET WET kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Hopkins
vs
Bohn

170 cm
18
145
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
144
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francis Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hopkin Bohn!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bohn closes the distance and clinches.
Bohn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bohn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bohn breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bohn throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.

Bohn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bohn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.

Bohn breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohn throws a lazy head kick
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Bohn seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bohn rushes Hopkins and presses him up against the cage.
Hopkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bohn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohn throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
The referee calls for Bohn to work.
Bohn throws a head punch that misses.
Bohn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bohn as Hopkins tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bohn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hopkins's brow.
Bohn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hopkins to keep the fight standing.
Bohn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bohn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bohn gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bohn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bohn rushes Hopkins and presses him up against the cage.
Bohn just leaning against Hopkins, taking a breather.
Bohn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bohn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohn.
Still in the clinch, Bohn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bohn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hopkins to keep the fight standing.
Francis Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hopkin Bohn.
Bohn stalling against the cage.
Hopkins blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking to control Bohn's arms but Bohn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hopkins has his back to the cage.

Bohn breaks the clinch.
Hopkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopkins with a jab.
Bohn walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
Bohn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hopkins cracks Bohn with an open hand slap.
Bohn avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a one two! Bohn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hopkins digs a good body shot into Bohn's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Hopkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopkins.
Hopkins tests Bohn's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Bohn is rocked!
Bohn leaves his chin hanging out and Hopkins seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bohn crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francis Hopkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Francis Hopkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Hopkin Bohn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Stupid Jew'.