PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope has chosen No Sunshine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spatz
vs
Pope

175 cm
23
157 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
23
157 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.

Pope takes the fight into the clinch.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Spatz.
Spatz blocks an uppercut.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spatz being controlled against the cage.
Pope scores with a hook to the body.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spatzs head.
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spatz's efforts to push away.
Pope lands a left hand.
Pope lands with a right to the head.
Spatz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spatz is trying to break the clinch but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pope.
Spatz tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Pope effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz is trying to break free.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pope.
Nice body punch from Pope.
Spatz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pope lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pope.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Spatz controls the action.
Pope prevents Spatz from breaking the clinch.
Pope lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spatz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Pope.
Pope lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spatz backwards.
Pope lands with a right to the head.

Spatz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spatz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karl Spatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spatz is breathing heavily.

Pope darts in and clinches Spatz up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pope.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope has Spatz pressed against the cage, preventing Spatz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pope lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spatz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pope taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pope pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Spatz manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Pope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
and Pope counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Spatz pushes him off.

Pope clinches up against the cage.
Spatz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Pope scores with a hook to the body.
Spatz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pope lands a body shot.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spatz backwards.
The referee calls for Pope to work.
Pope has Spatz pressed against the cage, preventing Spatz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Pope.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spatz tries to circle away but Pope has him pinned against the cage.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Pope - that landed with a thud.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.

Spatz is rocked!
Pope lands a shot to the body.
Oh Spatz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Pope.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Spatz with a big uppercut! Spatz tries to clinch up but Pope pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Spatz to the mat! Spatz covers up and Pope unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luther Pope!