PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lupaus comes to the ring accompanied by Finnish Alphabet & Pronunciation. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lupaus
vs
Brown

185 cm
35
220 lbs
25 - 17 - 1

191 cm
31
225 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nuppu Lupaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown connects with a leg kick. Lupaus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Lupaus clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the ropes.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lupaus has him pressed against the ropes.
Lupaus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lupaus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Lupaus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lupaus tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Lupaus back against the ropes.
Lupaus blocks a body shot from Brown.
Lupaus tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupaus keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lupaus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupaus. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lupaus misses the shot to the body.
Lupaus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus throws a big shot that misses.
Lupaus connects with a nice looking jab.
Lupaus ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Lupaus scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lupaus fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown slips under a jab from Lupaus.
Lupaus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lupaus.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Lupaus.
A big right from Lupaus misses.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lupaus momentarily.
Lupaus misses with a straight right.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupaus throws out the jab.
Brown slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupaus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown slips a straight right by Lupaus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Lupaus should have avoided that one.
Lupaus misses with a looping left.
Lupaus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lupaus throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lupaus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Lupaus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Lupaus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nuppu Lupaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupaus moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Lupaus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lupaus.
Lupaus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lupaus. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus lands the left hand.
Lupaus misses with a few strikes there.
Lupaus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupaus throws out the jab.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Lupaus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lupaus fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown scores with a head kick. Lupaus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lupaus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Lupaus moves out of range easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Lupaus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuppu Lupaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lupaus tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lupaus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lupaus misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Lupaus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Lupaus.
Lupaus slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Lupaus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a body kick. Lupaus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lupaus throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupaus misses with an uppercut.
Brown throws a right and a left that Lupaus avoids nicely.
Lupaus misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupaus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brown back to the ropes. Lupaus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brown staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown moves out of range as Lupaus strikes.
Lupaus with a nice cross.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown slips a jab from Lupaus.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lupaus.
Lupaus's corner calls for a 1-2. Lupaus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lupaus cracks Brown with an open hand slap.

Brown is rocked!
Lupaus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Lupaus misses.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Lupaus misses.
Lupaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to bum rush Lupaus with a series of wild strikes but Lupaus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings for the body but Lupaus moves out of range.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Lupaus.
Lupaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lupaus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Lupaus.
Lupaus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lupaus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupaus clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupaus connects with the punch.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Lupaus finish him?
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupaus throws out the jab.
Brown lands a head kick!
Lupaus drops Brown with a big left hand! Brown is injured, injured bad! Lupaus jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuppu Lupaus!
Nuppu Lupaus thanked the fans post fight for their support.