PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipo Lakopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lakopa's entrance music is Armaggedon. A fine choice. Filipo Lakopa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lakopa
vs
Cage

200 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
27
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

BeastMode

Modern Gladiators Clothes (only $10)
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filipo Lakopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Cage!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lakopa lands a big head kick that sends Cage tumbling to the mat! Lakopa takes a step backwards and waves Cage back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jack Cage has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lakopa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakopa misses with a hook to the body

and Cage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lakopa's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage throws an elbow that misses. Lakopa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cage's guard. Nice move by Lakopa!
Lakopa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cage is pulling down on Lakopa's head to control his posture.

Cage is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Lakopa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lakopa swivels and escapes.
Lakopa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cage throws a lazy uppercut

and Lakopa counters with a head kick that drops Cage to the mat! Cage scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakopa tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Lakopa wants to slow Cage down by chopping away at his legs.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but Lakopa shows good takedown defense.
Lakopa misses with a low kick as Cage jumps back.
Lakopa looks to land a body kick but Cage moved away.

Cage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cage connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lakopa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cage on the ground.
Lakopa keeping full guard, as Cage tries to pass.
Cage throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lakopa wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.
Cage wants to control from the top but Lakopa keeps moving.
Cage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cage lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control but Lakopa is working from the bottom.
Lakopa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lakopa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lakopa is breathing heavily.
Cage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cage sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cage wants to control from the top but Lakopa keeps moving.
Cage works over Lakopa with some ground and pound from guard.
Cage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Cage stands up from Lakopa's guard - Cage perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lakopa throws a sloppy body shot

and Cage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cage as Lakopa tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cage turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cage manages to end up in side control.
Lakopa regains half guard, as Cage was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Filipo Lakopa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Cage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lakopa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lakopa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cage.
Cage avoids the head kick by Lakopa.
Cage moves out of range of the leg kick from Lakopa.
Lakopa wants to clinch up but Cage keeps it at a distance.
Lakopa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cage misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Cage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cage moves away from the strike by Lakopa.
Lakopa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lakopa misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Cage closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lakopa to the mat! Lakopa manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lakopa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lakopa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cage.
Lakopa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cage pushing down on Lakopa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cage trying to mount his opponent but Lakopa defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lakopa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cage.
Cage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lakopa defending well though.
Lakopa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cage trying to control from half guard but Lakopa is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Cage there.
Cage slows the pace down in half guard.
Lakopa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lakopa's head.
Lakopa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cage.
Cage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lakopa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lakopa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cage.
Nice strikes from Cage there.
Cage wants to take a breather but Lakopa is having none of it.
Cage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Cage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cage lands with a straight right. Lakopa didn't see that one coming.
Lakopa throws a left and a right that both miss

so Cage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cage postures up and lands a big shot to Lakopa's brow.
Lakopa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cage.
Lakopa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cage throwing strikes from guard but Lakopa blocks nicely.
Cage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lakopa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cage lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakopa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage works over Lakopa with some ground and pound from guard.

Lakopa is rocked!
Cage works over Lakopa with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Lakopa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cage stands and steps away. Lakopa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Cage clinches.

Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cage shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Lakopa is on queer street and Cage is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Jack Cage!
After the big win, Jack Cage made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Modern Gladiators Clothes (only $10) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.