PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down. Sackett has chosen Boulevard of Broken Dreams as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hopkins
vs
Sackett

180 cm
26
194 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
215 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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BHP's Shaolin Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Hopkins checks it.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Hopkins does no damage.
Sackett cracks Hopkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sackett clinches with his opponent.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins tries to circle away but Sackett has him pinned against the cage.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Hopkins blocks the elbow strike.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett is leaning against Hopkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sackett digs a right hand underneath Hopkins's ribcage. Hopkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Sackett lands with a left to the head.
Hopkins is trying to break free.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Hopkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch but Sackett keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch but Sackett keeps him there for the moment.
Sackett misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Sackett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Sackett has Hopkins pressed against the cage, preventing Hopkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hopkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett lands a head kick. Hopkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Hopkins is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh Hopkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett cracks Hopkins on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hopkins falls backwards against the cage. Sackett follows up with more strikes that drop Hopkins to his knees. Sackett keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hopkins! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yance Sackett! Yance Sackett retains his light heavyweight title!