PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhorka Popkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Popkin

190 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhorka Popkin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Popkin misses its intended target.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Popkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones jabs at Popkin's body.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Popkin's ribs.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popkin.
Popkin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Popkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Popkin looks gassed!
Popkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Popkin there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Zhorka Popkin has been cut.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Popkin seems unphased.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Popkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones with a hook.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Popkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Popkin throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Popkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popkin circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones cracks Popkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones throws a right and a left that Popkin avoids nicely.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with the left hand. Popkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a nice hook to Popkin's body. Popkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Popkin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones misses with the combination.
Popkin ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Popkin dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Popkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Jones.
Popkin slips under a jab.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones tries to bum rush Popkin with a series of wild strikes but Popkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones throws a series of punches but Popkin moves out of range.
Popkin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Popkin moves away and avoids it.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Popkin moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Popkin takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Popkin backpedaling.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popkin lands a slapping body shot.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Popkin moved out of range.
Jones with a hook.
Jones tries to bum rush Popkin with a series of wild strikes but Popkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popkin ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones thuds a left hand into Popkin's body.
Jones swinging wildly here.
A big right from Jones misses.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Popkin.
Nice defenses there by Popkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhorka Popkin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Popkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Popkin misses the target.
Popkin missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones looks to land a combination. Popkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Popkin throws out a powerful jab.
Popkin cracks Jones with a good jab.
Popkin misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Popkin ducks down to avoid it.
Popkin misses with a straight left.
Popkin jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dave Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Popkin is out of range.
Popkin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkin ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Popkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Popkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Popkin with a hook.
Popkin takes one on the button.
Dave Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popkin throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Popkin defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Popkin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Popkin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Popkin slips under a jab.
Jones catches Popkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Popkin lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Popkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Popkin scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Popkin moves out of range.
Dave Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Popkin misses the jab.
Popkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Popkin moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Popkin - just one landing.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Popkin misses with a hook.
No joy there for Popkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Popkin lands a right hook to the body.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Popkin throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones cracks Popkin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Popkin ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Popkin staying out of range there.
Popkin looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Popkin.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Popkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Popkin walks into a left hand.
Popkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Popkin with a series of wild strikes but Popkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Popkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zhorka Popkin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Jones misses.
Popkin walks into a jab.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Popkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Popkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Popkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into rage.
Jones throws a series of punches but Popkin moves out of range.
Popkin punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones takes a swing at Popkin's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that Popkin avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Popkin lands with a right hand.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popkin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Popkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Jones misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popkin throws a big shot that misses.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Popkin.
Popkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popkin scores with a nice strike.
Popkin throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Popkin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Popkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Zhorka Popkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Popkin misses.
Jones misses with a combination
and Popkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popkin cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Popkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Popkin moves out of range.
Jones digs a good body shot into Popkin's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Popkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Jones misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Popkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popkin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Popkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Popkin cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Popkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Popkin lands a body shot.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popkin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Popkin walks into a left hand.
Jones stuns Popkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popkin connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Popkin misses.
Jones lands a jab to Popkin's midsection.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Popkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Popkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Popkin's hands.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Popkin dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Popkin misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dave Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Popkin throws a one two combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zhorka Popkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Jones!