PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Weudke (ranked 478 p4p, 457 weight class) and Serafim Lupei (ranked 69 p4p, 64 weight class). Roland Weudke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Weudke
vs
Lupei

180 cm
34
185
24 - 14 - 0

184 cm
36
191
26 - 17 - 1

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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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Lupei misses.
Lupei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lupei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weudke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weudke misses with a body kick.
Lupei cracks a nice hook into Weudke's ribs.
Weudke misses with a kick to the body
and Lupei counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lupei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weudke.
Weudke is looking for a counter combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Weudke blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lupei.
Weudke misses the shot to the body.
Lupei is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lupei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lupei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
Weudke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Serafim Lupei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lupei wants to clinch.
Lupei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weudke.
Lupei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lupei misses with a wild body shot.
Lupei blocks a head kick by Weudke.

Weudke gets tackled into the cage by Lupei. Lupei maintains the clinch.
Weudke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Lupei.
Lupei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lupei scores with a hook to the body.
Weudke blocks a body shot from Lupei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lupei.
Lupei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lupei misses with some punches.
Weudke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weudke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weudke.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Weudke on the inside.

Weudke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lupei scores with a sloppy right hand. Weudke should have avoided that one.
Lupei tries to clinch up.
Weudke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Weudke misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Lupei blocks the low kick.
Lupei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lupei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weudke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei fails to land with a series of punches.
Lupei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Weudke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weudke takes a swing at Lupei's ribcage but misses.
Weudke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weudke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lupei. Beautiful body shot.
Weudke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick by Lupei misses
and Weudke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lupei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weudke manages to avoid it.
Weudke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lupei throws a jab when Weudke was well out of range.
Weudke with the inside leg kick.
Lupei misses with a right hand
and Weudke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lupei moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Weudke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weudke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lupei misses with a left hand
and Weudke counters with a leg kick.
Weudke misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Weudke swats away the attempt to clinch by Lupei.
Weudke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lupei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lupei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
Weudke loads up on a big right hand but Lupei slips the punch.
Weudke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Serafim Lupei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lupei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weudke was well out of range. Poor timing from Lupei.
And Weudke counters with a quick kick to the body but Lupei blocks it.
Weudke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke scores with a nice body kick.
Weudke tries to land a front kick but Lupei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lupei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weudke drops his hands momentarily and Lupei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roland Weudke is winning the standup battle so far.
Lupei looks for the body kick but Weudke saw that one coming.
Lupei wants to land a leg kick but Weudke is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weudke.
Lupei misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke throws a right hand that Lupei ducks under and follows up with a left that Lupei also avoids with ease.
Weudke scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weudke avoids the head kick by Lupei.
Jab, jab by Lupei - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weudke was well out of range. Poor timing from Lupei.
Lupei just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupei. Weudke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Lupei.
Weudke throwing a counter right hand but Lupei manages to avoid it.
Weudke works the jab nicely.
Weudke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lupei at a distance.
Weudke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weudke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lupei.
Nice uppercut lands for Weudke. That snapped Lupei's head back.
Lupei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lupei wants to land a leg kick but Weudke is out of range.
Lupei looks to land a body kick but Weudke moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Weudke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupei throws out the jab.
Lupei throws a sloppy body shot
and Weudke counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lupei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Weudke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lupei circles away quickly and effectively.
Weudke connects with the punch.
Weudke misses with a head kick.
Lupei throws a hook but Weudke avoids it easily.
Lupei lands a jab to the nose.
Lupei misses the shot to the body.
Weudke throws a big counter combination but Lupei scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lupei lands a head shot.
Weudke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weudke tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lupei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weudke doesn't seem phased though.
Weudke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lupei throws a looping overhand right but Weudke ducks down to avoid it.
Lupei just misses with a punch to the body.
As Lupei looks to move away, Weudke throws a big counter combo but Lupei just gets out of the way.
Weudke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lupei throws a half hearted mid kick.

Weudke lands a left and a right that send Lupei crashing to the mat, dazed. Weudke thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A jab from Lupei misses.
Weudke throws a big counter combination but Lupei scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weudke is out of range.
Weudke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lupei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lupei moves out of range of the body kick.
Weudke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weudke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lupei lands a jab to the head.
Lupei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weudke at a distance.
Weudke misses the shot to the body.
Lupei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Lupei moves into the clinch.
Lupei has a couple of punches blocked by Weudke.

Lupei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lupei moves out of range of the body kick from Weudke.
A telegraphed right hand from Lupei misses the target.
Lupei looks to throw the jab but Weudke is out of range.
A big right from Lupei misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Weudke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Lupei lands with a right hand.
Lupei throws the left hand but Weudke avoids the punch easily.
Weudke throws a leg kick which misses Lupei's front leg but catches the back leg as Lupei tries to avoid it.
Lupei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weudke.
Nice body kick from Weudke.
Lupei blocks a head kick by Weudke.
Weudke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lupei misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weudke tried to counter with a leg kick but Lupei avoided it.
Weudke pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupei.
Lupei tries to clinch up but Weudke circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Lupei. That snapped Weudke's head back.
Lupei walks into a stiff left hand from Weudke.
Weudke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lupei.
Weudke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lupei can pounce on him.
Lupei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Lupei instigates a clinch.
Weudke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weudke tries to break the clinch but Lupei is controlling the position.
Lupei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lupei swings wildly with an uppercut but Weudke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Weudke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lupei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weudke backwards.
Weudke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weudke scores with a shot to the side of Lupei's head.
Weudke tries to land a knee to the head but Lupei blocks with his arms.
Weudke lands an uppercut.
Lupei misses with some punches.
Weudke tries a body shot but Lupei blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Weudke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weudke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weudke tries to land knees in the clinch but Lupei avoids the damage to the body.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Weudke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weudke.
Weudke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Weudke manages to break the clinch.
Weudke blocks the body kick.
It looked like Weudke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lupei tries to clinch
and Weudke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Weudke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lupei's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Weudke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lupei throws a body shot but no joy.
Weudke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupei throws a lazy right hand but Weudke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weudke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lupei blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupei. Weudke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weudke throwing a counter right hand but Lupei manages to avoid it.
Lupei throws the kick towards the body but Weudke avoids it.
Lupei just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWeudke.
Weudke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lupei throws a leg kick
and Weudke finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lupei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lupei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei missing with a left hand there. Weudke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weudke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Weudke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lupei finds it's way round the side to connect with Weudke's head.
Lupei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weudke.
Weudke moves out of range of the body kick from Lupei.
Weudke throws a big counter combination but Lupei scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Lupei.
Weudke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lupei.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lupei moves into the clinch.
Weudke tries a body shot but Lupei blocks it.

Weudke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weudke drops his hands momentarily and Lupei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Weudke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lupei at a distance.
Lupei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Weudke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lupei.
Lupei throws the left hand but Weudke avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Weudke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Weudke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Weudke!
A very excited looking Roland Weudke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.