PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bip Bop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovid Julios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bop
vs
Julios

210 cm
25
278 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
24
279 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bip Bop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ovid Julios!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julios tries to clinch but Bop moves out of range.
Julios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Julios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bop swats away the attempt to clinch by Julios.
Bop thows a body shot but no joy.
Julios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Julios throws a head kick that misses.
Julios throws a head kick that misses.
Julios tries to clinch there but Bop circles away.
Julios darts in trying to clinch

and Bop counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bop decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bop closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bop blocks it with crossed arms.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bop is defending well for now.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bop is defending well for now.
A short right from Bop on the inside.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bop.
Julios with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bip Bop has been cut.
Bop managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Bop can't break the clinch.

Bop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Julios moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Julios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Julios looks to clinch
and Bop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Ovid Julios has been cut.

Julios gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bop wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Bop fails to land.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bop.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Julios.
Bop is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bop.
Julios scores with a knee to the head.
Bop wants to break free but Julios has control.
Bop swings wildly with an uppercut but Julios uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Julios.
Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Bop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Julios scores with a knee to the head.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bop avoids it.
Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bop looking to slow down the pace here.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but Bop blocks with his arms.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Julios jumps guard and drags Bop to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Julios throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bop escapes and throws Julios's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Julios is looking to reverse the position.

Bop stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bop misses with a two punch combination.
Bop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Julios.
Julios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bop swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julios moves to clinch but Bop breaks away
and Bop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Julios misses with a head kick.
Bop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julios tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bop dips to his left and cracks Julios with an uppercut!
Julios throws a sloppy head kick and Bop moves out of range easily.

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

Bop is rocked!

Bip Bop's cut is getting worse.

Julios is working for a kimura but Bop is defending it quite comfortably.
Oh Bop is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Julios is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bop is defending against the submission attempts here by Julios.
Bop seems to have got his legs back now.
Julios wants to take a breather but Bop is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ovid Julios dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bop throws the left hand but Julios avoids the punch easily.
Julios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bop.
Julios tries to clinch up

and Bop counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bop stops Julios from getting back to his feet.
Julios wants to get back to full guard.
Julios won't allow Bop to pass to mount.
Bop works his way into full mount!

Bop is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julios tries to clinch there but Bop circles away.
Julios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bop throws a hook to the side of Julios's head but Julios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bop fails to land with a series of punches.
Bop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bop cracks Julios with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bop missing with a left hand there. Julios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Julios tries to clinch there but Bop circles away.
Julios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Julios doesn't manage to clinch there - Bop circles away.
Bop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julios manages to avoid it.
Julios is looking to clinch but Bop is avoiding it.
Ovid Julios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Julios tries to clinch up but Bop circles away and keeps his distance.
Bop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Julios throws a head kick that misses.
Julios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bop paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Julios takes the fight into the clinch.
Bop taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Julios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bop blocks it with crossed arms.

Bop breaks the clinch.
Bop tests Julios's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Bop.

Julios is rocked!
Julios slips under a jab from Bop.
Julios is still on wobbly legs! Can Bop finish him?
Bop feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Julios crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bip Bop!
Bip Bop bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.