PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nero Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franciszek Kupno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kupno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Northern Kings - They Don't Really Care About Us kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Zero
vs
Kupno

195 cm
22
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

195 cm
26
277 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franciszek Kupno!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kupno misses with a low kick.
Zero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kupno.
Kupno misses with a low kick.
Kupno lands a leg kick that knocks Zero off balance momentarily.
Kupno stuffs the takedown.
Kupno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kupno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kupno scores with a head kick. Zero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Nero Zero has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kupno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zero dives in and grabs Kupno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kupno pushes down on Zero's head and hops out.
Kupno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Kupno lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters circling a little - Kupno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kupno lands a leg kick that knocks Zero off balance momentarily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zero. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kupno throws a front kick that sends Zero stumbling back into the cage.
Kupno lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kupno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kupno throws a head kick that Zero semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kupno, right into the meat.
Kupno scoring well with a low kick there.

Kupno knocks Zero to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Zero is rocked!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Kupno decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zero to his feet.
Oh Zero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kupno scores with a leg kick.
Zero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zero seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters circling a little - Kupno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kupno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kupno throws a leg kick which misses Zero's front leg but catches the back leg as Zero tries to avoid it.
Zero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kupno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kupno.
Kupno lands with a slapping head kick.
Kupno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kupno feints and then cracks Zero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zero down.
Kupno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kupno dips to his left and cracks Zero with an uppercut!
Kupno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kupno throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kupno.
Kupno throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kupno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zero walks into a left hand.
Kupno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Kupno slams his shin into Zero's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kupno.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kupno scores with a leg kick.
Kupno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kupno.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kupno.
Nice body kick there by Kupno.

Kupno connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Zero to the floor! Kupno dives in looking for the finish!

Zero actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kupno with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kupno wants to stand but Zero has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kupno stalling.
Zero wants to control but Kupno is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kupno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zero is looking for a sweep. Kupno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Franciszek Kupno.
Zero has his takedown stuffed
and Kupno counters with a low kick, right behind Zero 's knee.
Kupno lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franciszek Kupno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nero Zero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kupno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zero if he has to take too many more of those.
Nero Zero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kupno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zero's calf.
Kupno connects with an inside leg kick.
Kupno throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kupno.
Kupno feints and then cracks Zero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zero down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kupno.
Kupno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kupno connects with a high kick.
Kupno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kupno throws out a powerful jab.
Kupno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kupno is looking to slow Zero down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kupno knocks Zero to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Nero Zero's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero can't do much from the bottom here.
Kupno tries to stand but Zero is controlling his head.

Kupno stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kupno!
Kupno scores with a kick to the body.
Zero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kupno can pounce on him.

A head kick lands from Kupno that sends Zero to the canvas. Zero tries to scramble back to his feet but Kupno brings him back down into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here.
Kupno tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kupno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kupno working away.
Zero is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kupno tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Zero is looking to regain half guard here but Kupno keeps moving and retains side control.
Zero wants to control but Kupno postures up.
Zero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kupno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zero keeps working.
Zero is trying to control Kupno's posture but Kupno avoids it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kupno is looking to take a break and control but Zero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kupno throws a head kick that Zero semi-blocks.
Kupno feints and then cracks Zero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zero down.
Zero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kupno avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zero is defended easily by Kupno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kupno connects with a leg kick. Zero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kupno cracks the inside of Zero's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kupno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zero's sensitive parts.
Kupno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zero. That did some damage!
Kupno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kupno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kupno.
Kupno connects with a leg kick. Zero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kupno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franciszek Kupno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nero Zero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kupno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zero has a takedown stuffed.
Kupno fakes the leg kick and cracks Zero in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kupno.
Kupno lands a head kick. Zero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kupno lands a big head kick that sends Zero to the canvas! Kupno follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franciszek Kupno!
A relieved looking Franciszek Kupno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.