PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Popinski
vs
Sanavio

189 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
186 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanavio lands with a nice body punch.
Popinski misses with a double jab.
Soda Popinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popinski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanavio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Popinski backs up against the cage.
Popinski lunges at Sanavio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanavio's hand.
Sanavio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popinski.
Sanavio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanavio slips a jab and a cross from Popinski.
Popinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanavio swings for the body but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanavio lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popinski falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sanavio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanavio won't allow Popinski to get back to his feet.
Sanavio advances to half guard.
Sanavio prevents Popinski from standing back up.
Sanavio thows a huge punch but Popinski dodges it nicely.
Sanavio is keen to just control but Popinski is a slippery customer.
Sanavio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanavio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio lands strikes from half guard.
Popinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanavio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanavio stuns Popinski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanavio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanavio stuns Popinski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popinski is breathing heavily.

Sanavio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Popinski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanavio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanavio working the head and body with strikes.
Sanavio tries to advance to mount but Popinski denies him.

Sanavio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Popinski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Popinski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio looks up at the clock and then as Popinski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanavio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sanavio in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sanavio controlling the position.
Sanavio working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
Sanavio postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popinski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sanavio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Popinski to see if he's OK.

Sanavio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Popinski has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Popinski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sanavio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio tries to move to mount but Popinski blocks the move with his legs.
Popinski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanavio connects with a decent elbow.
Popinski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanavio.
Popinski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanavio is controlling him well.

Sanavio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanavio tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sanavio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Popinski dodges the ground and pound from Sanavio.

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.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanavio.
Sanavio looks up at the clock and then as Popinski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanavio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sanavio misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Sanavio crashes against the mat.
Popinski is pushing Sanavio's head away, looking to escape. Sanavio manages to hold on to the position though.

Sanavio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanavio throws a strike aimed at the side of Popinski's head but Popinski avoids it well.
Popinski dodges the ground and pound from Sanavio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanavio tries to move to mount but Popinski blocks the move with his legs.
Popinski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanavio is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanavio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Popinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanavio's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sanavio duly obliges.
Soda Popinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popinski digs a good body shot into Sanavio's ribs.
Sanavio works Popinski's body with a nice hook.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanavio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Popinski rather than just go for the knockout.
Popinski misses with a combination
and Sanavio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popinski cracks Sanavio with an open hand slap.
Popinski throws a right and a left that Sanavio avoids nicely.
Popinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanavio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanavio takes a swing at Popinski's ribcage but misses.
Popinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanavio throws a shot to the body.
Popinski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanavio swings for the body but Popinski moves out of range.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Popinski tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanavio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanavio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanavio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Popinski closes the distance but Sanavio moves to the side
and Sanavio counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio lands an overhand right.
Sanavio misses with a body shot.
Sanavio drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Popinski right on the button. Popinski goes down! Sanavio follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sanavio gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Sanavio!