PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Hopp had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Michael Hopp looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Hopp
vs
Foster

173 cm
26
178 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

178 cm
28
166 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Hopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Foster!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hopp looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hopp takes a kick to the side of the head.

Foster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hopp manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Foster drops back looking for a leg! Hopp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hopp manages to kick Foster off! Foster jumps back into Hopp's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hopp keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Foster postures up in Hopp's guard and throws a big left but Hopp blocks it.
Foster works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Foster works his way into side control.
Hopp is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Foster cracks Hopp with a big elbow.
Hopp gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Foster working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Foster connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster with good strikes from the mount here!
Foster lands a big shot there that rocks Hopp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Foster lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Foster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Foster punishing his opponent with strikes.

Foster is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hopp is surviving well by controlling Foster's body position as best he can.
Hopp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foster is landing with some decent strikes but Hopp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Foster has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hopp's face.
Foster breaks from Hopp's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hopp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Foster has control of Hopp's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hopp regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Foster scoring with strikes but Hopp is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster scoring with strikes but Hopp is staying in there.
Foster cracks Hopp with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Foster landing strikes from the mount.
Hopp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Foster working the ground and pound effectively.
Foster looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Foster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Foster lands with some strikes.
Foster looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Foster looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Foster lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Foster scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster landing punches.
Foster tries to control but Hopp wriggling away.
Foster scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hopp?
Foster has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hopp's face.
Foster raining down shots from the mount!
Foster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hopp hang on?
Foster is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Foster looking to secure an arm triangle but Hopp defends it well.
Foster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Foster wants to finish this one by submission but Hopp is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Foster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Foster.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Foster looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Foster is landing with some decent strikes but Hopp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Foster working Hopp over with strikes here.

Foster is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hopp can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Foster lands a heavy elbow.
Hopp is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hopp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Foster raining down shots from the mount!
Hopp working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Foster dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A nice combination there by Foster.
Foster lands a jab to the head.

Foster drives through with a takedown into Hopp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hopp keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Foster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Foster drops back looking for a leg! Hopp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hopp manages to kick Foster off! Foster jumps back into Hopp's guard.
Foster is working Hopp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Foster thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Foster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Foster drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Foster jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster works over Hopp with some ground and pound from guard.
Foster wants to control from the top but Hopp keeps moving.
Foster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foster lands a couple of elbows.
Hopp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hopp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Foster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Foster won't allow Hopp to sweep him here.
Foster with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foster 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.
Foster working some strikes from top position.
Foster pushes down on Hopp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Foster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Foster is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hopp is looking for a sweep. Foster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foster moves nicely into side control.
Foster in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hopp is trying to get back to half guard.
Foster in side control lands a decent elbow.
Foster scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster cracks Hopp with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Foster landing a few strikes.
Jake Foster has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foster scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hopp to see if he's OK.

Foster has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Foster.
Foster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Foster, right into the meat.
Foster sizes up Hopp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Foster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michael Hopp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hopp.
Foster connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Foster.
Foster wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foster.
Foster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Foster throws a right hand that Hopp ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopp also avoids with ease.
Hopp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Foster.
A lazy left from Foster finds it's target.

Foster pushes Hopp up against the cage in a clinch.

Foster has hold of one of Hopp's legs. Hopp is fighting the takedown attempt but Foster gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Foster with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster wanted to stand there but Hopp had control of the position.
Foster trying to control but Hopp is working from the bottom.
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hopp's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 solid leg kick lands there for Foster.

Foster scores with a takedown into Hopp's guard.
Foster pushing down on Hopp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Hopp is defending against the submission attempts here by Foster.
Foster moves nicely into side control.
Hopp takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Foster is working Hopp over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopp takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Foster creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Foster working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Foster is working Hopp over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hopp is trying to improve his position.

Foster has hold of Hopp's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hopp seems comfortable defending it but Foster has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hopp is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hopp is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Foster couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Foster!