PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lolly Pop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Pop
vs
Fox

182 cm
22
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolly Pop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox scores with a nice head shot.
Fox misses with a looping left.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox tries to clinch but Pop moves out of range.
Fox misses with a double jab.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
Fox swinging wildly here.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fox tries to bum rush Pop with a series of wild strikes but Pop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox misses with the combination.
Steve Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Pop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox tries to bum rush Pop with a series of wild strikes but Pop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fox misses with an uppercut. Pop saw that one coming.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fox.
Pop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fox throws a right hand that Pop ducks under and follows up with a left that Pop also avoids with ease.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fox.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox misses with a hook.
Pop slips a jab and a cross from Fox.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox throws a series of punches but Pop moves out of range.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pop slips a jab and a cross from Fox.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fox's calf.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Pop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pop is looking to slow Fox down with leg kicks.

Pop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fox tries to kick Pop off but Pop keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop is keen to just control but Fox is a slippery customer.
Fox tries to kick Pop off but Pop keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fox wants to stand back up but Pop manages to pass into side control.
Fox tries to escape but Pop is in control.
Fox looks gassed!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pop walks into a stiff left hand from Fox.

Pop scores with a takedown into Fox's guard.
Fox is wriggling around but Pop manages to pass to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pop connects with a nice short shot to Fox's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lolly Pop dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox throws a combination. Pop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Fox's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fox duly obliges.
Fox throws a series of punches but Pop moves out of range.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Pop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pop misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pop.
Fox throws a hook to the side of Pop's head but Pop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pop circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fox tries to bum rush Pop with a series of wild strikes but Pop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Steve Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Pop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fox.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pop circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fox looks to land a combination but Pop avoids it well.
Fox throws a right hand that Pop ducks under and follows up with a left that Pop also avoids with ease.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fox pinned against the cage. Fox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fox swinging wildly here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pop.
Fox is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fox wants to get back to his feet but Pop drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fox throws a series of punches but Pop avoids them all with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.

Pop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pop cracks Fox with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lolly Pop dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fox throws a series of punches but Pop avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pop.
Fox throws a big shot that misses.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Pop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pop takes one to the chin there.
Steve Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Fox misses.

Pop shoots in and bounces Fox off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Pop showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fox wants to stand but Pop is controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fox is looking to stand back up but Pop counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to stand back up but Pop is controlling him
Fox is trying to escape back to his feet but Pop uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Fox wants to get back to his feet but Pop drags him back down.
Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lull in the action here.
Fox is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pop shoots in and drives through. Fox sprawls well.
Fox throws a right hand that Pop ducks under and follows up with a left that Pop also avoids with ease.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pop.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox misses with a wild combination.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pop circles away quickly and effectively.
Pop moves out of range of the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fox throws a series of punches but Pop avoids them all with ease.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lolly Pop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pop, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Lolly Pop!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Lolly Pop!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Lolly Pop!

Lolly Pop wins by unanimous decision!