PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rodrigo Estiarte
vs
Poulter

199 cm
24
287 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
217 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte has been cut.
Estiarte cracks Poulter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poulter leaves Estiarte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poulter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Estiarte ducks right into an uppercut from Poulter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Estiarte. Estiarte obviously looking to wear him down.
Poulter blocks a head kick by Estiarte.
Estiarte tries to score with a low kick but Poulter moves his leg out of the way.
Estiarte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulter. Estiarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Estiarte scoring well with a low kick there.
Estiarte looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulter is just out of range.
Estiarte thows a body shot but no joy.
Estiarte throws a leg kick but Poulter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Estiarte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poulter is out of range and Estiarte settles back down.
Poulter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estiarte misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estiarte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Estiarte is looking to chop away at Poulter's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poulter checks a leg kick.
Estiarte tries to work over Poulter's front leg with a kick but Poulter checks it.
Poulter misses with a kick to the body.
Estiarte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poulter is out of range.
Estiarte wants to land a leg kick but Poulter is out of range.
Poulter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estiarte moves away.
Poulter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Estiarte throws a chopping leg kick but Poulter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Poulter.
Estiarte slips a straight right by Poulter.
Poulter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Estiarte 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 Poulter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poulter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Estiarte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poulter sprawls well. Poulter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Estiarte gets slowly back to his feet.
Estiarte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Poulter blocks the low kick.
Estiarte moves out of range as Poulter throws a body kick.
Estiarte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Estiarte throws a body punch but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter misses with a two punch combination.

Poulter pushes Estiarte up against the cage in a clinch.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estiarte.

Estiarte has picked Poulter up - he's going for a ride! Estiarte dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estiarte is trying to control. Poulter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Estiarte wants to pass the guard but Poulter is defending well.
Estiarte is working hard here to advance position.
Estiarte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter is looking to improve his position.
Estiarte is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Poulter reverses the position - he's now on top in Estiarte's guard.
Estiarte is trying to control the position from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Poulter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a head kick but Estiarte moves out of range.
Poulter blocks a low kick nicely.
Poulter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Estiarte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estiarte misses with a leg kick.
Estiarte tries a low kick but Poulter avoids it.
Estiarte throws a leg kick but Poulter moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Estiarte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Estiarte thows a leg kick but Poulter checks it
and Poulter counters with a good, hard body kick but Estiarte shrugs it off.
Estiarte misses with a body shot.
Poulter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Estiarte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Estiarte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poulter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Estiarte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Estiarte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poulter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Estiarte tries a low kick but Poulter avoids it.
Poulter lands a leg kick that knocks Estiarte off balance momentarily.
Estiarte misses with a leg kick
and Poulter counters with a body kick that stops Estiarte in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte's cut.
That's time! Estiarte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Estiarte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulter looks to land a body kick but Estiarte moved away.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
Poulter throws the kick towards the body but Estiarte avoids it.
Poulter thows a body shot but no joy.
Poulter stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Estiarte. Poulter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Estiarte misses with a leg kick.
Poulter lands a high kick!
Poulter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Estiarte misses
and Poulter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Estiarte's knee momentarily.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Estiarte misses with an uppercut
and Poulter counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter throws a leg kick which misses Estiarte's front leg but catches the back leg as Estiarte tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poulter, as that shot connected.
Poulter lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Estiarte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poulter. Poulter obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poulter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Estiarte swinging wildly here.
Poulter scores with a jab to the head.
Estiarte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poulter swings for the body but Estiarte moves out of range.
Estiarte has a takedown stuffed.
Poulter scores with a jab to the body.
Estiarte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poulter.
Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Poulter lands a big head kick that sends Estiarte tumbling to the mat! Poulter takes a step backwards and waves Estiarte back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Poulter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Estiarte doesn't seem bothered though.
Estiarte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poulter cracks the inside of Estiarte's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estiarte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Poulter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Estiarte if he has to take too many more of those.
Estiarte avoids the head kick by Poulter.
Poulter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Estiarte takes a step back to recover.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Poulter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Poulter cracks the inside of Estiarte's front leg.
Estiarte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poulter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Estiarte is looking to wear down Poulter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Poulter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Estiarte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Estiarte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Poulter lands a nice looking body kick.
Poulter stuns Estiarte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poulter doesn't manage to clinch there - Estiarte circles away.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Estiarte moves out of range easily.
Poulter pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estiarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulter manages to avoid it.
Poulter scores with the left hand. Estiarte knows he should have avoided that one.
Estiarte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poulter. That's going to slow Estiarte down.
Crunch! Poulter slams his shin into Estiarte's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulter.
Poulter lands a front kick.
The fighters circle, before Poulter throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Estiarte's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Poulter lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Paul Poulter! Paul Poulter retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Paul Poulter made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.