PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poppins's entrance music is Mama Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Harry Poppins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Harry Poppins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Poppins
vs
Bruens

193 cm
21
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Poppins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bruens!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Poppins rushes Bruens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruens takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Paul Bruens has been cut.
Bruens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poppins lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Poppins.
Bruens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poppins fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Poppins takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poppins throws an elbow but misses.
Poppins is pressed up against the cage. Bruens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poppins down to the mat. Poppins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bruens.

Poppins clinches with his opponent.
Poppins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poppins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruens's brow.
Poppins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poppins misses with a knee strike.
Bruens is trying to break free.
Poppins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruens tries to pull guard but Poppins won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Poppins - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Poppins.
Bruens takes an elbow to the temple.

Poppins breaks the clinch.
Bruens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poppins.
Poppins chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick from Poppins lands but Bruens takes it in his stride.
Poppins is breathing heavily.
Poppins tries to clinch but Bruens is having none of it.
Bruens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bruens keeps the fight on the outside.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poppins tries to clinch but Bruens is having none of it.

Bruens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bruens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bruens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poppins wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruens wants to control the pace but Poppins is squirming around nicely.
Poppins has given up his back.
Bruens trying to control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bruens has eaten all the pies!
Bruens throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bruens controlling the position well here. Poppins rolled but Bruens kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bruens.
Bruens is looking to control Poppins but Poppins is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bruens is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bruens missing with strikes from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Paul Bruens just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poppins misses with a body kick.
Poppins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bruens's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Poppins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bruens'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.

Poppins tries a head kick but it misses.

Poppins forces Bruens back against the cage and clinches.
Poppins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

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

Bruens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bruens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poppins is keeping the position for now.

Poppins wriggles free and stands up.

Bruens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poppins keeping moving, preventing Bruens from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poppins is keeping the position for now.
Bruens trying to control but Poppins is working from the bottom.
Poppins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruens.

Poppins uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Bruens drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bruens trying to control but Poppins is working from the bottom.
Poppins wants to stand but Bruens is controlling the position.
Bruens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poppins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poppins keeping moving, preventing Bruens from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Poppins keeping moving, preventing Bruens from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruens avoids the head kick by Poppins.
No luck for Bruens with that takedown attempt.

Poppins moves into the clinch.
Bruens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poppins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bruens.
Poppins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Poppins instigates a clinch.
Bruens tries to pull guard but Poppins won't allow it.
Bruens takes an elbow to the temple.
Bruens tries to pull guard but Poppins won't allow it.
Poppins scores with a knee to the head.
Bruens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Poppins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poppins.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poppins.
Bruens wants a takedown but no success here.
Poppins lands an elbow that stopped Bruens in his tracks for a moment.
Bruens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poppins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poppins throws an elbow but misses.
Poppins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poppins lands a nice uppercut.
Bruens wants a takedown.
Poppins stops a takedown attempt from Bruens.
Bruens drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poppins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bruens avoids the elbow strike from Poppins, against the cage.
Poppins lands an elbow that stopped Bruens in his tracks for a moment.
Bruens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poppins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poppins lands an elbow just above Bruens 's eye.
Poppins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bruens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Poppins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Bruens's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Poppins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poppins moves in looking to clinch but Bruens pushes him off.
Poppins moves in looking to clinch but Bruens pushes him off.

Poppins drives through and clinches with Bruens against the cage.
Poppins lands an elbow inside.
Bruens fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Poppins.
Bruens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poppins lands a knee to the head.
Poppins lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Poppins.
Poppins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bruens.
Poppins looking to throw knees to the head but Bruens is blocking nicely.
Bruens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poppins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bruens.
Bruens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poppins thuds a left hand into Bruens's body.
Poppins tries to clinch up.
Harry Poppins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Bruens gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens is looking to take a break and control but Poppins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poppins seems a little lost for a moment, as Bruens dominates the positioning.
Poppins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruens on the ground.
Poppins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bruens is controlling him well.

Bruens tries for a kimura but Poppins is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bruens throws a strike aimed at the side of Poppins's head but Poppins avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Poppins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Poppins bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens swats away the attempt to clinch by Poppins.
Poppins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poppins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poppins tries to clinch but Bruens moves out of range.
Poppins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harry Poppins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poppins tries to clinch up.
Poppins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poppins wants to clinch.
Poppins tries to clinch up but Bruens circles away and keeps his distance.

Poppins moves into the clinch successfully.
Bruens avoids the elbow strike from Poppins, against the cage.
Poppins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bruens's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poppins throws an elbow but misses.
Bruens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bruens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poppins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruens backwards.
Bruens jumps guard but Poppins stands there with Bruens around his waist. Bruens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four 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.
Poppins looking to throw knees to the head but Bruens is blocking nicely.
Poppins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bruens.
Bruens takes an elbow to the temple.
Poppins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poppins lands an elbow inside that Bruens shrugs off.
Poppins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Paul Bruens's cut even more.

Poppins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poppins misses with a double jab.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poppins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poppins throws a right hand that Bruens ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruens also avoids with ease.

Bruens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poppins is squirming around, avoiding Bruens's attempts to control the action.
Paul Bruens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruens thowing shots but they're missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Poppins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poppins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Poppins!