PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Popo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bika might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Decision. Ace Popo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Bika
vs
Popo

169 cm
27
158 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ace Popo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bika misses.
Bika looks to land a left hand but Popo moved out of range nicely.
Bika throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bika throws out the jab.
A jab from Bika finds it's way through Popo's defenses.
Bika throws a nice looking combination but Popo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bika will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bika misses with a looping left.
Popo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Bika.
Popo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popo moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bika throws out a loose jab but Popo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elvis Bika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Popo misses with a looping left.

Popo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Popo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Popo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bika is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Popo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Popo wants to take Bika's back but he can't do it this time.
Bika avoids a series of strikes thrown by Popo.
Popo trying to control but Bika is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Popo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Popo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bika is now in Popo's guard. A big mistake from Popo there, giving up the dominant position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bika trying to control but Popo is working from the bottom.
Popo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bika throwing strikes from guard but Popo blocks nicely.
Popo trying to control the position.
Popo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Popo is trying to control the position but Bika postures up.
Bika trying to control but Popo is working from the bottom.

Popo is looking for a triangle but Bika pushes his legs off easily.
Popo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Bika pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Popo is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika is looking to work some ground and pound but Popo has wrist control.

Popo has his foot on Bika's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bika works his way back into a safe position though.
Bika keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Popo's head.
Bika preventing the sweep.
Popo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bika slips nicely into half guard.
Popo is pressing down on Bika's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bika trying to control the position from guard on top but Popo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Popo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bika can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Popo looks gassed!
Popo has momentary wrist control but Bika slips an elbow through the middle.
Popo wants to sweep but no luck.
Popo keeping moving, preventing Bika from controlling successfully.
Popo has momentary wrist control but Bika slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bika wants to control from the top but Popo keeps moving.
Bika working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Popo is on top in guard.
Bika wants to get back to his feet but Popo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Popo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bika dives on top into guard.
Popo working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ace Popo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Bika does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bika. That snapped Popo's head back.
Bika is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Popo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bika sprawls well. Bika wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Popo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bika connects with a single shot there.
Bika stuns Popo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bika moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bika. Popo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bika throws a lazy right hand but Popo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bika throws a jab when Popo was well out of range.
Bika misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bika, right into the meat.
Bika throws a shot from downtown. Popo moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Bika misses.
Popo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Popo shoots in and bounces Bika off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Popo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bika has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Popo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Popo wants to control from the top but Bika keeps moving.
Popo throws a big right hand that misses.
Bika keeping full guard, as Popo tries to pass.
Popo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popo trying to control but Bika is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bika is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Popo is pushing down on Bika's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bika is fighting to maintain full guard but Popo has managed to sneak the leg through.

Popo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Popo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bika knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Popo seems to be looking for submissions.
Popo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Popo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Popo is breathing heavily.

Popo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Popo is looking for a kimura but Bika is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Popo to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bika is trying to stand.
Popo thows a huge punch but Bika dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Popo trying to control from half guard but Bika is working away.
Popo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Popo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bika throws out a loose jab but Popo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Popo swings for the body but Bika moves out of range.
Bika throws an overhand right that lands on Popo's shoulder, as Popo tries to avoid the shot.
Bika cracks Popo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Popo moves out of range as Bika strikes.
Popo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Popo misses the jab.
Bika throws a series of punches but Popo moves out of range.
A big right from Bika misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elvis Bika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bika.
Bika comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika throws a hook but Popo avoids it easily.
Bika with a jab.
Bika swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Popo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Popo.
Popo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Popo trying to control but Bika is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Popo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Popo won't allow Bika to get back to his feet.
Popo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Popo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Popo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bika is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Popo, into his guard.
Ace Popo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bika avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bika throwing strikes but missing.
Bika loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bika stopping the sweep attempt from Popo.
Popo has momentary wrist control but Bika slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bika accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bika working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bika accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elvis Bika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bika.
Popo keeping full guard, as Bika tries to pass.
Popo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bika has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ace Popo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Popo throws a body punch but Bika moves out of range.
Bika throws a hook to the side of Popo's head but Popo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bika.
Popo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bika tries to avoid it but Popo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bika to the ground. Bika escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Elvis Bika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bika uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Popo has time to react.

Popo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Popo throws a strike aimed at the side of Bika's head but Bika avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Popo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Popo is trying to get an arm triangle but Bika is defending well.
Popo tries to move to mount but Bika blocks the move with his legs.
Popo trying to control the action but Bika is working from the bottom.
Bika is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Popo has just dragged him back down to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Popo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Popo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Popo!