PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between sekert saletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Poppenstuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Poppenstuff will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

saletti
vs
Poppenstuff

160 cm
22
132 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
138 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, sekert saletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Poppenstuff!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Poppenstuff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

saletti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than saletti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
saletti punching from mount but Poppenstuff doing a good job of avoiding damage.
saletti throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
saletti looking to finish with strikes here!
saletti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
saletti looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
saletti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
saletti landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppenstuff is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
saletti lands a nice shot to the head.
saletti controlling from the full mount.
saletti looking to ground and pound but Poppenstuff is blocking nicely.
Poppenstuff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with saletti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poppenstuff blocking the ground and pound.
Poppenstuff is squirming around, avoiding saletti's attempts to control the action.
saletti controlling from mount.

That's two 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.
saletti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
saletti dominating with strikes here.
saletti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
saletti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by saletti there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poppenstuff blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
saletti unloads with some shots from mount but Poppenstuff bucks and avoids them well.
Poppenstuff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poppenstuff is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
saletti controlling the position easily from mount.
saletti punching from mount but Poppenstuff doing a good job of avoiding damage.
saletti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poppenstuff is in a horrible position here. saletti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
saletti misses with a head shot.
saletti punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poppenstuff tries to buck saletti off but he can't manage it.
Poppenstuff blocking the ground and pound.
saletti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Poppenstuff's face.
saletti tries to control but Poppenstuff wriggling away.
saletti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sekert saletti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

saletti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poppenstuff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
saletti falls off balance throwing a combination

and Poppenstuff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Poppenstuff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poppenstuff misses with an uppercut.
saletti keeps the fight on the outside.
Poppenstuff throws a one two combo.

It looks like sekert saletti has been cut.
Poppenstuff tries to close the distance and clinch but saletti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
sekert saletti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
saletti misses the body punch

and Poppenstuff counters by moving into the clinch.
saletti is stalling here.

Poppenstuff breaks the clinch.
Poppenstuff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
saletti has a takedown stuffed.
Poppenstuff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poppenstuff misses with an uppercut. saletti saw that one coming.
saletti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poppenstuff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poppenstuff is breathing heavily.

saletti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - saletti lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppenstuff keeping moving, preventing saletti from controlling successfully.
saletti cracks Poppenstuff with a solid left hand.
saletti thows a big elbow that misses.
saletti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poppenstuff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poppenstuff keeping moving, preventing saletti from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as saletti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
saletti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
saletti postures up in Poppenstuff's guard and throws a big left but Poppenstuff blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

saletti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
saletti pushes down on Poppenstuff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
saletti trying to pass the guard but Poppenstuff defending well.
saletti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
saletti works his foot free and advances to mount.
saletti controlling from mount.
saletti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four 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.
Poppenstuff holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as saletti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
saletti controlling the position easily from mount.
Poppenstuff holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as saletti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by saletti there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sekert saletti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on sekert saletti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Poppenstuff lands a right hook to the body.
saletti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poppenstuff as he avoids it easily.
saletti shoots in looking for a takedown. Poppenstuff tries to sprawl out of it but saletti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poppenstuff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poppenstuff lands with a shot to the body.

Poppenstuff has taken the fight to the clinch.

Poppenstuff breaks from the clinch.
sekert saletti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
saletti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
saletti shoots in looking for a takedown. Poppenstuff tries to sprawl out of it but saletti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poppenstuff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sekert saletti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poppenstuff's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Poppenstuff duly obliges.
Poppenstuff lands a nice looking body shot.
saletti misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
saletti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Poppenstuff.

saletti is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppenstuff slips a jab from saletti.
Oh saletti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
saletti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poppenstuff counters with a huge left! saletti is in big trouble! He's backing up but Poppenstuff isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save saletti from any more damage. A dominating finish by Poppenstuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Poppenstuff!