PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Gotrek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gotrek
vs
Pope

162 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Gotrek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotrek connects with an inside leg kick.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Gotrek pushes him off.
Pope avoids the head kick by Gotrek.
A head kick misses from Gotrek.
Gotrek misses with a double jab
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Gotrek throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Gotrek throws a head kick that misses
and Pope counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body punch from Gotrek.
Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gotrek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gotrek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gotrek throws a solid leg kick but Pope takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gotrek.
Gotrek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gotrek throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Felix Gotrek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Gotrek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotrek moves away from the strike by Pope.
Gotrek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gotrek counters with a good, hard body kick but Pope shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotrek circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Gotrek does no damage.
Gotrek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gotrek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gotrek misses the shot to the body.
Gotrek swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Pope tries to clinch up.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Gotrek pushes him off.
Pope tries to clinch but Gotrek is having none of it.
Gotrek throws a shot from downtown. Pope moves away and avoids it.
Gotrek misses with a kick to the body.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gotrek was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Pope scores with a hook.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotrek misses with a low kick.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotrek misses with a body shot.
Gotrek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gotrek looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Gotrek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotrek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gotrek throws a big shot that misses.
Gotrek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pope slips under a jab.
Gotrek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gotrek throws out a leg kick but Pope moves out of range and Gotrek only half commits.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Pope.
Pope throws a jab when Gotrek was well out of range.
Gotrek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotrek throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a lazy right hand but Gotrek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gotrek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gotrek tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pope moves out of range as Gotrek strikes.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
Gotrek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gotrek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gotrek throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Gotrek tenderised Pope's leg. Pope is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pope tries to clinch but Gotrek is having none of it.
A punch combination from Gotrek misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gotrek, right into the meat.
Pope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gotrek.
Gotrek throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gotrek.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Gotrek.
Gotrek looks to throw a body kick
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotrek misses with a jab to the body
and Pope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
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!
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Gotrek circles away.
Pope tries to clinch up.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Gotrek circles away.
Gotrek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gotrek is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pope's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pope blocks a head kick by Gotrek.
Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Gotrek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotrek swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pope tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gotrek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
Gotrek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pope has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick by Gotrek misses
and Pope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gotrek tries to score with a low kick but Pope moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Gotrek dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gotrek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Gotrek throws a combination that misses
and Pope counters with a nice body kick.
Gotrek wants to land a leg kick but Pope is out of range.
Gotrek moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gotrek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pope has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pope and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gotrek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gotrek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gotrek scores with a body shot.
Gotrek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Gotrek is looking to wear down Pope with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gotrek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pope counters with a left to the body.
Pope scores with a body shot.
Pope checks a low kick from Gotrek.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gotrek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope tries to clinch up.
Gotrek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pope has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gotrek.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Gotrek circles away.
Gotrek staying out of range there.
Gotrek misses with a head kick.
Pope wants to clinch up but Gotrek keeps it at a distance.
Gotrek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Felix Gotrek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gotrek looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Pope catches Gotrek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pope lands with a right hand.
Gotrek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gotrek misses with a body shot.
Felix Gotrek is winning the standup battle so far.
Gotrek is looking to chop away at Pope's legs.
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotrek.
Pope tries to clinch there but Gotrek circles away.
Pope scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a big shot that misses.
Gotrek missing with a left hand there. Pope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gotrek throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Gotrek throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Gotrek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gotrek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gotrek throws a push kick but Pope slaps the foot to one side.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotrek scores with the left hand. Pope knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pope cracks Gotrek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gotrek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope.
Gotrek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Gotrek.
Gotrek misses with a few strikes there.
Gotrek throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Pope misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotrek works over Pope's head and body with a nice combination.
Gotrek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pope wants to clinch up but Gotrek keeps it at a distance.
Gotrek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gotrek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gotrek lands a high kick!

Pope is rocked!
Pope wants to clinch.
Pope throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Gotrek misses.
Pope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gotrek keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gotrek can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gotrek throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotrek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gotrek keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pope throws a combination. Gotrek tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Gotrek moves away and avoids it.
Gotrek slips under a jab from Pope.
Gotrek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope tries to clinch there but Gotrek circles away.
Gotrek swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Gotrek throws a jab but it's blocked by Pope.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gotrek eats them both and turns towards Pope to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Gotrek pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gotrek.
Gotrek circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Felix Gotrek will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Pope blocks a head kick by Gotrek.
Gotrek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gotrek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pope lands a body shot.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Pope.
Gotrek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gotrek scores with a nice right hand.
Gotrek keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Gotrek.
Gotrek looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Gotrek keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope blocks a head kick by Gotrek.
A head kick misses from Gotrek.
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gotrek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gotrek doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Gotrek.
Pope throws a looping overhand right but Gotrek ducks down to avoid it.
Gotrek throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Gotrek misses its intended target.
Pope swings for the body but Gotrek moves out of range.
Gotrek misses with a lunging right hand
and Gotrek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gotrek moves away.
Pope tries to clinch but Gotrek moves out of range.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gotrek throws a lazy right hand but Pope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Gotrek.
Gotrek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to clinch but Gotrek moves out of range.
Gotrek tries to work over Pope's front leg with a kick but Pope checks it.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotrek.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gotrek swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Pope checks the leg kick.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope tries to clinch there but Gotrek circles away.
Gotrek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gotrek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gotrek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope tries to clinch but Gotrek moves out of range.
Gotrek misses with a hook.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Gotrek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gotrek misses with a body shot.
Pope avoids the body shot from Gotrek.
Gotrek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gotrek throws a low kick, looking for Pope's leg but Pope calmly moves out of range.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Gotrek circles away.
Pope is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking to clinch but Gotrek is avoiding it.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Gotrek circles away.
Pope plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pope blocks a head kick by Gotrek.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Gotrek avoids the head kick by Pope.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope is looking to clinch but Gotrek is avoiding it.
Gotrek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Gotrek circles away.
Gotrek just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotrek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Gotrek. Those never looked like landing.
Gotrek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotrek swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Felix Gotrek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pope throws a nice looking combination but Gotrek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Pope.
Well Gotrek 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Pope!