PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pit Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vpered kPobede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kPobede has chosen Kalinka as his entrance music. Vpered kPobede will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bull
vs
kPobede

160 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
30
202 lbs
16 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pit Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vpered kPobede!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kPobede tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bull is able to avoid easily.
Bull moves out of range as kPobede throws a body kick.
kPobede throws a push kick but Bull slaps the foot to one side.
kPobede misses with the body kick
and Bull counters with a two punch combo.
kPobede throws a leg kick

and Bull counters by clinching up.
kPobede blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
kPobede throws a head punch that misses.
Bull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
kPobede blocks an elbow strike from Bull.
Bull prevents a body shot from kPobede.
kPobede tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
kPobede with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Pit Bull has been cut.

Bull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
kPobede stuffs the takedown.
Bull tries to score a power double leg takedown but kPobede sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bull somewhat.
Bull tries to clinch up but kPobede circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pit Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bull checks a leg kick.
Bull wants to clinch up but kPobede keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Bull as he checks the leg kick.
Bull scores with a hook to the body. kPobede takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kPobede swats away the attempt to clinch by Bull.
Bull tries to clinch up but kPobede circles away and keeps his distance.
Bull misses with a few strikes there.
kPobede fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bull checks it well.
kPobede throws a leg kick but Bull checks it.
kPobede looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
kPobede throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bull.
Bull throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around kPobede's waist but kPobede gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bull off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a nice looking combination but kPobede bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
kPobede lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
kPobede pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
kPobede throws a lazy body kick

and Bull counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bull.

kPobede breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bull has a takedown stuffed.
Bull wants to clinch up but kPobede keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has kPobede pinned against the cage. kPobede gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
kPobede ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
kPobede avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vpered kPobede is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
kPobede does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pit Bull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pit Bull's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but kPobede moves away.
kPobede circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull tries to clinch up.
Bull shoots in but no luck this time.
Bull shoots in for a double leg but kPobede sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bull throws a series of punches but kPobede moves out of range.

Bull moves into the clinch successfully.
kPobede is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
kPobede dodges an elbow strike from Bull.
A short left from kPobede.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from kPobede on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but kPobede avoids the damage to the body.

kPobede manages to break the clinch.
Bull has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pit Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kPobede lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
kPobede throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bull.
Bull tries to clinch there but kPobede circles away.
Bull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bull moves out of range of the body kick.
kPobede misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a nice looking kick to the body. kPobede takes a step back to recover.
Bull throws a leg kick but kPobede sees it coming and moves out of range.
kPobede misses with the body kick
and Bull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from kPobede.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull doesn't manage to clinch there - kPobede circles away.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts kPobede as he jumps to the side.
kPobede throws a lazy head kick

and Bull counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kPobede trying to land knees to the body.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
kPobede connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bull's face.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.
Bull prevents a body shot from kPobede.
A head punch on the inside from kPobede fails to land.

Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bull moves into range and clinches up with kPobede.
Bull prevents a body shot from kPobede.
Bull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
kPobede looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
kPobede is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
kPobede can't break the clinch.
kPobede tries to throw a body punch but Bull avoids it by throwing kPobede back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bull.
kPobede is breathing heavily.
Bull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
Bull is leaning against kPobede and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bull.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.

Bull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bull fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Bull with that takedown attempt.
kPobede tries to land a body kick
and Bull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull throws a body punch but kPobede moves out of range.

kPobede gets tackled into the cage by Bull. Bull maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pit Bull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pit Bull's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bull tries to clinch up.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bull is looking to clinch.
kPobede pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but kPobede pushes him off.
Pit Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull tries to clinch up.
Bull moves to clinch but kPobede breaks away
and kPobede counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bull's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kPobede drops his hands momentarily and Bull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
kPobede scores with a head kick. Bull tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
kPobede misses with a body shot.
Bull tries to clinch there but kPobede circles away.
kPobede misses with a kick to the body

and Bull counters with a shoot takedown. kPobede fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
kPobede is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bull is controlling him.
kPobede is looking to stand back up but Bull counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by kPobede.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kPobede takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull tries to stand and escape but kPobede is controlling the position.
Vpered kPobede has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
kPobede manages to get to full guard.
Bull won't allow kPobede to sweep him here.

kPobede throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

kPobede had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bull defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kPobede is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bull is controlling him.
Bull is looking to stand up but kPobede won't let him.

Bull decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bull looks for a takedown but kPobede sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kPobede stuffs the takedown.
Bull is looking to clinch but kPobede is avoiding it.
Bull slips a jab and a cross from kPobede.

Bull fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with kPobede, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Bull working kPobede over with knees to the body.
Pit Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from kPobede.

Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pit Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pit Bull!