PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheesy POOF (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Pump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

POOF
vs
Pump

193 cm
19
256 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cheesy POOF!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Pump!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pump tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
POOF jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pump closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by POOF.
POOF with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for POOF.
Pump looks gassed!
Pump misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
POOF showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pump.
Pump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from POOF.
POOF moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
POOF connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
POOF lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
POOF comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Pump tries to keep at a distance but POOF has taken the fight into the clinch.
POOF's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

POOF manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
POOF scores with a nice body kick.
POOF looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
POOF lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Vinny Pump has been cut.
POOF throws a leg kick which misses Pump's front leg but catches the back leg as Pump tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
POOF lands a front kick.
POOF is looking to slow Pump down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for POOF.
POOF bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
POOF turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
POOF stalks Pump and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pump's face. Pump staggers backwards, shaken.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from POOF, right into the meat.
POOF thumps Pump with a low kick.
Pump gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pump takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pump takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
POOF will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pump has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by POOF.
Pump throws a left and a right that both miss
and POOF counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pump is lucky that one didn't land flush.
POOF throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That has opened up Vinny Pump's cut even more.
POOF lands a two punch combo.
Pump falls off balance throwing a combination
and POOF counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pump misses with a combination
and POOF counters with a head kick. That will keep Pump thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A chopping leg kick lands by POOF.
POOF moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
POOF throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
POOF keeps Pump at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
POOF lands a head kick!
Pump on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
POOF lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pump's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pump jabbing away but nothing is landing.
POOF with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
POOF throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pump misses with a double jab
and POOF counters with a good low kick that Pump was not able to check.
Both fighters circling a little - POOF finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

POOF gets a clinch.

POOF breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
POOF buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pump takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pump looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pump throws a left and a right that both miss
and POOF makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pump throws a combination that misses
and POOF counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pump's knee momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for POOF.
POOF connects with a high kick.
Pump swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and POOF counters with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pump!
POOF throws a front kick that sends Pump stumbling back into the ropes.
POOF thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pump if he has to take too many more of those.
POOF uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pump.

POOF has taken the fight to the clinch.

POOF escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pump has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from POOF.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pump takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pump takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
POOF keeps Pump at a distance using the push kick.
POOF fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheesy POOF dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Pump's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A decent looking body kick lands there for POOF.
Pump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

POOF gets in close and instigates a clinch.

POOF pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
POOF is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pump can do to turn this around?
POOF listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pump misses with a wild body shot.
Pump throws a combination that misses
and POOF counters with a good low kick that Pump was not able to check.
POOF tries to bum rush Pump with a series of wild strikes but Pump uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by POOF.
POOF stalks Pump and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pump's face. Pump staggers backwards, shaken.
Pump dodges the punch combination from POOF.
POOF moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from POOF, right into the meat.

POOF has closed the distance and engaged Pump in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
POOF displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pump up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pump drops down looking for an ankle pick but POOF pulls his leg out and moves away.
POOF lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
POOF feints and then cracks Pump's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pump down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by POOF.

POOF clinches with his opponent.

POOF breaks from the clinch.
Pump on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
POOF throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pump's head.
POOF lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
POOF throws a head kick that Pump semi-blocks.
Pump doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
POOF scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pump throws a left and a right that both miss

and POOF moves into the clinch.

POOF escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by POOF.
A jab from Pump misses.
Pump has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by POOF.
POOF pushes Pump away with a front kick.
Cheesy POOF is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from POOF.
POOF blocks a jab.
Pump on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
POOF lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pump takes a swing at POOF's ribcage but misses.
POOF lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pump falls off balance throwing a combination
and POOF counters with a stiff right hand.
Pump has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
POOF scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pump takes a shot right to the bread basket.
POOF swinging wildly here.
A solid leg kick lands there for POOF.
POOF lands a jab to the nose.
POOF buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
POOF with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
POOF lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
POOF throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cheesy POOF is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pump throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and POOF makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by POOF.
Pump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pump is on the wrong end of a nice combination from POOF.
POOF turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from POOF.
Pump misses with a double jab
and POOF counters with a three punch combo that has Pump backing up. Pump nods at POOF to acknowledge the strikes.
POOF throws a right and a left that Pump avoids nicely.
Pump throws a left and a right that both miss
and POOF makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pump really felt that one!
Pump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by POOF.
POOF shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

POOF closes the distance and clinches.

POOF breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pump throws the left hand but POOF avoids the punch easily.
Pump throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from POOF lands.
POOF throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheesy POOF dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Pump's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

POOF has Pump up against the ropes in a clinch.
POOF slows down the pace here.

POOF escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from POOF.
Pump throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

POOF has managed to clinch.

POOF escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
POOF's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and POOF duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pump stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from POOF.
Good leg kick by POOF there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pump is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

POOF moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

POOF escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
POOF throws a leg kick which misses Pump's front leg but catches the back leg as Pump tries to avoid it.
Pump chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before POOF can pounce on him.
POOF moves into range and connects with a jab.
POOF is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pump keeps the fight on the outside.

POOF instigates a clinch.

POOF breaks the clinch.
POOF listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
POOF lands with a nice combination. Pump backs away looking to recover.
Pump throws a left and a right that both miss
and POOF makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from POOF, right into the meat.
Pump swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and POOF counters with a thumping low kick.
POOF connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
POOF fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pump.
POOF scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by POOF. That's going to slow Pump down.
POOF swinging wildly here.

POOF drives through and clinches with Pump against the ropes.

POOF breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by POOF. That's going to slow Pump down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for POOF.
Pump misses with a combination
and POOF counters with a body kick that stops Pump in his tracks momentarily.
Pump throws a combination that misses
and POOF counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pump's knee momentarily.
Pump takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
POOF throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
POOF throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pump's head.
Pump throws a combination that misses
and POOF counters with a big head kick but Pump shrugs it off.
Pump falls off balance throwing a combination
and POOF counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pump works POOF's body with a nice hook.

POOF darts in and clinches Pump up against the ropes.

POOF pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from POOF lands but Pump takes it in his stride.
POOF scoring well with a low kick there.
Pump looks to score with a jab to the body but POOF is just out of range.
Pump misses with a double jab.
Pump thows a left - swing and a miss!
POOF lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pump backs up against the ropes.
POOF lands a front kick.

POOF clinches up with Pump and pushes him back against the ropes.
POOF lands a body shot.

POOF manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

POOF closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
POOF lands a knee to the head.

POOF breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by POOF.
POOF scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by POOF.
Pump misses with a double jab
and POOF counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

POOF has managed to clinch.

POOF escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from POOF.
POOF scores with a shot to the body.
Pump swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and POOF counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by POOF there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheesy POOF clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Pump's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A nice inside leg kick there by POOF. That's going to slow Pump down.
Pump has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pump misses with a combination
and POOF counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
POOF throws a head kick that misses.
Pump throws a looping overhand right but POOF ducks down to avoid it.

POOF instigates a clinch.

POOF breaks the clinch.
Pump throws a hook to the side of POOF's head but POOF sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pump has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from POOF finds it's way round the side to connect with Pump's head.
POOF throws a nice head kick!
POOF feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pump's calf.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
POOF throws a nice inside leg kick.
POOF tests Pump's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for POOF.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
POOF throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by POOF.
POOF scores with a kick to the body.
Pump misses with a straight right.
POOF will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pump moves forwards but POOF connects with a nice, crisp jab.
POOF cracks Pump with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by POOF!

POOF has closed the distance and engaged Pump in a clinch.

POOF pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pump takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

POOF clinches with his opponent.

POOF breaks from the clinch.

POOF moves into the clinch.

POOF's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pump falls off balance throwing a combination
and POOF counters with a good low kick that Pump was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

POOF rushes Pump and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pump tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. POOF smiles and moves away.
POOF turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
POOF lands a two punch combo.
POOF with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
POOF feints and then cracks Pump's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pump down.

POOF moves into range and clinches up with Pump.
POOF gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pump.

POOF manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
POOF thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pump if he has to take too many more of those.
A punch combination from POOF misses.
Pump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from POOF.
Pump has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pump there as he acknowledges the shot.
POOF connects with a high kick.
Pump swats away the attempt to clinch by POOF.
POOF with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
POOF fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pump.
POOF misses with a double jab.
POOF throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pump's head.

POOF closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from POOF.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

POOF's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
POOF explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
POOF is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
POOF lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by POOF.
A jab from POOF finds it's way through Pump's defenses.
Pump dodges the punch combination from POOF.
POOF lands with a nice combination. Pump backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pump misses with a telegraphed body shot
and POOF counters with an outside leg kick.

POOF forces Pump back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

POOF escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pump crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from POOF - the referee stops the clock and Pump gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says POOF. Pump manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pump throws a left and a right that both miss
and POOF counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheesy POOF had his way with Vinny Pump in that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Pump's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by POOF.
Pump falls off balance throwing a combination

and POOF counters by clinching up.

POOF breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pump misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from POOF.
POOF thumps Pump with a low kick.

POOF closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

POOF breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by POOF.
POOF dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pump. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by POOF.
POOF lands with a nice body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pump dodges the punch combination from POOF.
POOF scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
POOF lands with a kick to the ribs.

POOF has taken the fight to the clinch.
POOF effectively controlling the action here.

POOF's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pump throws a left and a right that both miss
and POOF counters with a low kick, right behind Pump 's knee.
Pump throws a combination that misses

and POOF counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from POOF.

POOF pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pump takes one to the chin there.

POOF instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from POOF.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

POOF's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
POOF throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pump misses with a combination
and POOF counters with a nice leg kick.
POOF fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pump.
A right-left combo lands from POOF.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
POOF throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
POOF looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pump takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pump misses with a double jab
and POOF counters with a body kick that stops Pump in his tracks momentarily.

POOF gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

POOF breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pump misses with a combination

and POOF moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

POOF breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pump stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from POOF.

POOF moves into the clinch.

POOF breaks from the clinch.
POOF moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pump throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and POOF counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by POOF.

POOF breaks the clinch.
POOF lands a head kick. Pump smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Danga de danga de dang - POOF scores with a four punch combination!
POOF lands with a kick to the temple. Pump shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pump lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pump walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pump swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and POOF counters with a slapping leg kick.
POOF lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pump falls off balance throwing a combination
and POOF counters with a solid body kick.
Pump throws a combination that misses
and POOF counters with an inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from POOF.
Pump throws a combination that misses
and POOF counters with a head kick. That will keep Pump thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Left hook, right uppercut from POOF.
Pump misses with a double jab.
Cheesy POOF is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pump takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice shot by POOF.
Pump throws a combination that misses
and POOF counters with an outside leg kick.
POOF plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pump misses with a combination
letting POOF counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pump misses with a combination
and POOF counters with a thumping low kick.
Vinny Pump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pump stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from POOF.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cheesy POOF showed his dominance in that final round.
Well POOF has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:40
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:40
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheesy POOF!
Cheesy POOF retains his heavyweight title!