PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uppercutt comes to the cage accompanied by You can't stop me now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uppercutt
vs
Sapp

192 cm
22
258 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Uppercutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uppercutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapp looks to land a combination but Uppercutt avoids it well.
Sapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uppercutt.

Uppercutt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Uppercutt stands up from mount. Strange move.
Uppercutt looks to land a left hand but Sapp moved out of range nicely.
Sapp misses with a few strikes there.
Uppercutt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Sapp.
Sapp is looking to clinch but Uppercutt is avoiding it.
Sapp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sapp swinging wildly here.
Sapp fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uppercutt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sapp is trying to defend but Uppercutt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Well, if Uppercutt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Uppercutt moves into full mount! Sapp won't be happy about that!
Sapp trying desperately to get to his feet.

Uppercutt moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sapp has worked his arm free - good work by Sapp!

Uppercutt decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercutt lands with a straight right. Sapp didn't see that one coming.
Uppercutt throws a sloppy head kick and Sapp moves out of range easily.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uppercutt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uppercutt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sapp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sapp misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uppercutt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sapp tries to avoid it but Uppercutt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sapp to the ground. Sapp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sapp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sapp looks gassed!
Sapp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uppercutt.
Uppercutt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Bob Sapp has been cut.
Sapp stuffs the takedown.
Sapp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Uppercutt circles away.
Uppercutt dodges the punch combination from Sapp.
Uppercutt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sapp is fending him off so far but Uppercutt persists. Nope, Sapp circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Uppercutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Uppercutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uppercutt misses with a double jab.
Uppercutt could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No joy there for Sapp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sapp wants to clinch.
Sapp misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uppercutt tries to clinch but Sapp moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercutt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Sapp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sapp darts in and clinches Uppercutt up against the cage.

Uppercutt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Uppercutt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sapp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sapp cracks Uppercutt with a solid left hand.
Sapp is looking to work some ground and pound but Uppercutt has wrist control.
Sapp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uppercutt's head.
Sapp throws a strike but Uppercutt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sapp kicks Uppercutt off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sapp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Uppercutt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Uppercutt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uppercutt moves into range and clinches up with Sapp.
Uppercutt is working for takedown but Sapp is calmly controlling the position for now.

Sapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sapp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uppercutt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sapp misses with a combination

and Uppercutt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sapp wants to stand but Uppercutt is controlling the position.
Uppercutt tries to free his leg and advance position but Sapp is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uppercutt wanted to stand there but Sapp had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercutt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sapp's guard.

Uppercutt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uppercutt is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Sapp manages to get to full guard.
Uppercutt wants to pass the guard but Sapp is keeping the position.
Sapp wants to stand but Uppercutt is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uppercutt gets to his feet - Sapp follows without any prompting.
Sapp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uppercutt closes the distance and clinches up with Sapp, looking for a takedown. Uppercutt pushes Sapp against the cage but Sapp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sapp misses with the combination.
Sapp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

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.
Some wild striking there from Sapp.
A combination from Sapp does no damage.
Uppercutt shoots in and drives through. Sapp sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Uppercutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uppercutt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sapp misses with a double jab
and Uppercutt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uppercutt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sapp throws a right and a left that Uppercutt avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Sapp blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercutt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Sapp's cut.
That's time! Uppercutt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Uppercutt throws a jab when Sapp was well out of range.
Sapp misses with a double jab
and Uppercutt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sapp misses with a double jab
and Uppercutt counters with a straight right hand.
Sapp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uppercutt.
Sapp looks to land a combination but Uppercutt avoids it well.
Sapp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Uppercutt throws a lazy right hand but Sapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uppercutt tries a low kick but Sapp avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercutt moves in looking to clinch but Sapp pushes him off.
Uppercutt missing with a left hand there. Sapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sapp throws a series of punches but Uppercutt avoids them all with ease.
Bob Sapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Uppercutt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Uppercutt moves into full mount! Sapp won't be happy about that!

Uppercutt jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sapp is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sapp and Uppercutt has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ground and pound from Uppercutt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Uppercutt is controlling him well.
Uppercutt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lance Uppercutt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uppercutt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sapp keeps working.
Uppercutt wants to stand but Sapp is controlling his arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercutt prevents Sapp from escaping the position.

Uppercutt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sapp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sapp wants to get back to his feet.

Uppercutt goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sapp rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Uppercutt's guard! Nice work there by Sapp!
Sapp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Uppercutt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sapp.
Sapp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uppercutt wants to stand but Sapp is controlling the position.
Sapp with a nice head shot there.
Sapp postures up in Uppercutt's guard and throws a big left but Uppercutt blocks it.
Sapp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uppercutt's head.
Sapp with a nice head shot there.
Bob Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lance Uppercutt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sapp is in close to Uppercutt's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Uppercutt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uppercutt, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Uppercutt!