PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syezd Kepe Eses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syezd Kepe Eses acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Popinski
vs
Kepe Eses

195 cm
19
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

213 cm
21
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Syezd Kepe Eses!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kepe Eses.
Popinski lands with a good body shot.
Popinski throws a hook but Kepe Eses blocks it.
Popinski ducks under a wild hook from Kepe Eses.
Kepe Eses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popinski.
Kepe Eses throws a leg kick but Popinski sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big left from Popinski misses.
Popinski throws a hook but Kepe Eses blocks it.
Popinski swings for the body but Kepe Eses moves out of range.
Popinski throws a jab when Kepe Eses was well out of range.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kepe Eses moves away.
Popinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kepe Eses is just out of range.
A jab from Kepe Eses misses.
Kepe Eses tries to land a leg kick but Popinski saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Popinski catches Kepe Eses right on the button with a cross.
Popinski lands a nice shot that snaps Kepe Eses's head back.
Popinski blocks a jab.
Popinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kepe Eses.
Kepe Eses jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kepe Eses looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kepe Eses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kepe Eses steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popinski.
Popinski scores with a nice head shot.
Kepe Eses fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popinski manages to avoid it.
Kepe Eses looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kepe Eses takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Popinski misses with a looping right.
Popinski misses with a jab to the body
and Kepe Eses counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popinski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kepe Eses counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kepe Eses is looking to slow Popinski down with leg kicks.
Popinski throws a right and a left that Kepe Eses avoids nicely.
Popinski throws a nice looking combination but Kepe Eses bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popinski ducks under a wild hook from Kepe Eses.
Popinski misses with a jab to the body
and Kepe Eses counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popinski throws a hook but Kepe Eses blocks it.
Kepe Eses slips under a jab from Popinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses the body punch
and Kepe Eses counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kepe Eses punishes Popinski's body with a nice straight punch.
Popinski is breathing heavily.
Popinski throws a hook but Kepe Eses blocks it.
Popinski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kepe Eses counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popinski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kepe Eses scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Soda Popinski has been cut.
Kepe Eses scores with a leg kick.
Kepe Eses scores with a body shot.
Soda Popinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kepe Eses lands with an overhand left.
Popinski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kepe Eses cracks Popinski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Popinski ducks right into an uppercut from Kepe Eses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kepe Eses.
Kepe Eses thumps Popinski with a low kick.
Kepe Eses throws a leg kick which misses Popinski's front leg but catches the back leg as Popinski tries to avoid it.
Kepe Eses connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kepe Eses lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kepe Eses cracks Popinski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kepe Eses scoring well with a low kick there.
Kepe Eses scores with a sloppy right hand. Popinski should have avoided that one.
Kepe Eses lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Kepe Eses lunges at Popinski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popinski's hand.
Kepe Eses connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kepe Eses getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kepe Eses buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Popinski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kepe Eses.
Kepe Eses connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kepe Eses throws a nice outside leg kick.
Popinski takes one on the button.
Kepe Eses digs a good body shot into Popinski's ribs.
Kepe Eses lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kepe Eses lands a big head kick that sends Popinski tumbling to the mat! Kepe Eses takes a step backwards and waves Popinski back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Popinski is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kepe Eses! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Syezd Kepe Eses!