PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hopkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Estripador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Estripador acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hopkinson
vs
Estripador

194 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Hopkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Estripador!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estripador tries to clinch there but Hopkinson circles away.
Estripador tries to clinch but Hopkinson moves out of range.
Estripador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Estripador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Estripador tries to clinch but Hopkinson is having none of it.
Estripador is looking to clinch but Hopkinson is avoiding it.
Estripador is looking to clinch but Hopkinson is avoiding it.

Hopkinson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Estripador's guard.
Estripador wants to stand up but Hopkinson is controlling him.
Estripador utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkinson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hopkinson stands and steps away. Estripador gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight stays on the outside here - Estripador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hopkinson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Estripador scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hopkinson manages to mount him!
Hopkinson is breathing heavily.
Hopkinson unloads with some shots from mount but Estripador bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estripador is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hopkinson unloads with some shots from mount but Estripador bucks and avoids them well.
Estripador wants to get back to his feet.
Hopkinson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Hopkinson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Estripador is on top in guard.
Estripador trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hopkinson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estripador decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hopkinson, up you get!
Estripador is looking to clinch.
Estripador tries to clinch up but Hopkinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Estripador tries to clinch there but Hopkinson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Estripador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Estripador is looking to clinch.
Hopkinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Estripador sprawls well. He's pushed Hopkinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Estripador tries to clinch there but Hopkinson circles away.
Estripador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopkinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Estripador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estripador wants to clinch up but Hopkinson keeps it at a distance.
Estripador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack Estripador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estripador is looking to clinch.
Estripador is looking to clinch but Hopkinson is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopkinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Estripador tries to clinch up.
Estripador doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkinson circles away.
Estripador tries to clinch up but Hopkinson circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Hopkinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Estripador is looking to clinch.
Estripador is looking to clinch.
Estripador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Estripador doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkinson circles away.
Estripador tries to clinch up.
Hopkinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Estripador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Estripador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hopkinson.
Estripador tries to escape but Hopkinson is in control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkinson trying to control the action but Estripador is working from the bottom.
Estripador is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hopkinson throws a strike aimed at the side of Estripador's head but Estripador avoids it well.
Hopkinson wants to control but Estripador is keeping him busy.
Estripador tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Estripador manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Hopkinson is now in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Estripador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Estripador tries to clinch up.
Estripador wants to clinch.
Estripador is looking to clinch.
Hopkinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Estripador tries to clinch but Hopkinson is having none of it.
Estripador wants to clinch up but Hopkinson keeps it at a distance.
Matthew Hopkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Estripador moves in looking to clinch but Hopkinson pushes him off.
Estripador is looking to clinch.
Estripador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Estripador wants to clinch.
Estripador tries to clinch but Hopkinson moves out of range.

That's four 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.
Estripador tries to clinch up.
Hopkinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Estripador.
Hopkinson shoots in but Estripador avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Estripador tries to clinch up.
Estripador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estripador is looking to clinch but Hopkinson is avoiding it.
Estripador wants to clinch.
Estripador tries to clinch there but Hopkinson circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Estripador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Estripador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estripador tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Hopkinson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Estripador is looking to clinch but Hopkinson is avoiding it.
Estripador is looking to clinch but Hopkinson is avoiding it.
Hopkinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Estripador as he avoids it easily.
Estripador tries to clinch there but Hopkinson circles away.
Estripador tries to clinch there but Hopkinson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Estripador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Estripador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Estripador wants to clinch.
Estripador fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Estripador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Estripador moves in looking to clinch but Hopkinson pushes him off.
Hopkinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Estripador.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Estripador.
Estripador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Estripador doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkinson circles away.

Hopkinson rushes Estripador and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Estripador lands a nice uppercut.
Estripador prevents the takedown attempt.
Estripador lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkinson backwards.
Estripador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Estripador lands an uppercut.
Estripador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Estripador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Estripador lands with a short shot to the head.
Estripador lands with a right to the head.
Hopkinson blocks an uppercut.
Estripador lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hopkinson is rocked!
Hopkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Hopkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Estripador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Estripador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Estripador lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hopkinson to his knees! Estripador keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Estripador!