PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richardonrius Lavell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Poppy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Poppy
vs
Lavell

200 cm
28
265 lbs
26 - 7 - 1

225 cm
19
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richardonrius Lavell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppy misses with a looping left.
Poppy wants to slow Lavell down by chopping away at his legs.
Lavell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lavell avoids the body shot from Poppy.
Lavell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poppy misses with a two punch combination.
Lavell moves out of range of the leg kick from Poppy.
A big left from Poppy misses.
Poppy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lavell defends it nicely.
Poppy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
No joy there for Poppy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy misses with a low kick as Lavell jumps back.
Poppy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavell.
Some bone on bone action there as Lavell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poppy misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavell counters with a nice body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poppy.
Nice defenses there by Lavell.
Poppy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poppy misses with a hook
and Lavell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poppy thinking.
Poppy misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavell checks a leg kick nicely.
Poppy throws a leg kick but Lavell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poppy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lavell is out of range.
Poppy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Poppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poppy throws a right hand that misses
and Lavell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lavell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poppy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lavell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poppy throws a hook to the side of Lavell's head but Lavell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poppy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lavell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppy throws a leg kick but Lavell checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lavell pinned against the cage. Lavell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Poppy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poppy throws an off balance right hand
and Lavell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lavell blocks a jab.
Poppy shoots in but no luck this time.
Poppy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poppy is breathing heavily.
Poppy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavell counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poppy 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 Lavell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lavell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poppy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lavell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poppy 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 Lavell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lavell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poppy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poppy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richardonrius Lavell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lavell avoids the body shot from Poppy.
Lavell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poppy wants to land a leg kick but Lavell is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Poppy.
Lavell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poppy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Poppy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Poppy swings widly with a right hand
and Lavell counters with a right hand to the body.
Lavell moves out of range of the leg kick from Poppy.
Poppy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Poppy motions for Lavell to come forward. Poppy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lavell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Poppy rather than just go for the knockout.
Poppy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poppy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lavell is able to avoid easily.
Poppy fails with a takedown attempt.
Lavell blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy wants to slow Lavell down by chopping away at his legs.
Poppy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lavell swivels and escapes.
Poppy misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Poppy misses its intended target.
Lavell checks a leg kick.
Poppy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavell.
Poppy looks to land a right hand but Lavell moved out of range.
Lavell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poppy wants to land a leg kick but Lavell is out of range.
Poppy throws a leg kick but Lavell moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Poppy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lavell blocks a leg kick.
Poppy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lavell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nick Poppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppy throws a body punch but Lavell moves out of range.
Poppy throws a leg kick but Lavell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Poppy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Poppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poppy motions for Lavell to come forward. Poppy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poppy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poppy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy shoots for a takedown but Lavell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poppy is looking to chop away at Lavell's legs.
Poppy misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lavell blocks a leg kick.
Lavell checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Lavell.
Poppy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavell.
Lavell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poppy.
Nick Poppy is winning the standup battle so far.
Poppy tries to score with a low kick but Lavell moves his leg out of the way.
Poppy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A bone on bone clash there as Lavell blocks the leg kick.
Poppy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poppy misses with a looping right.
Poppy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lavell checks it well.
Poppy misses with a looping right.
Poppy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poppy throws a leg kick but Lavell checks it.
Poppy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lavell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Poppy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Poppy misses with a left hand
and Lavell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Poppy throws a leg kick but Lavell moved away.
A big right from Poppy misses.
Lavell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poppy throws a looping overhand right but Lavell ducks down to avoid it.
Poppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poppy misses with an uppercut
and Lavell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lavell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poppy misses with a low kick.
Poppy throws the left hand but Lavell avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lavell is out of range and Poppy settles back down.
Poppy throws a lazy uppercut
and Lavell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poppy takes a swing at Lavell's ribcage but misses.
Poppy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poppy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lavell is out of range and Poppy settles back down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poppy.
Poppy is looking to chop away at Lavell's legs.
Lavell checks a low kick from Poppy.
Poppy misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy misses with an uppercut. Lavell saw that one coming.
Poppy misses with a combination
and Lavell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Poppy throws a leg kick that misses.
Lavell checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Poppy.
Poppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavell moves away.
Poppy takes a swing at Lavell's ribcage but misses.
Lavell checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy throws a solid leg kick but Lavell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poppy.
Poppy misses with a hook
and Lavell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nick Poppy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poppy takes a swing at Lavell's ribcage but misses.
Lavell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poppy.
Poppy throws a lazy uppercut
and Lavell counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick from Poppy misses.
Poppy misses with a straight right.
Poppy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lavell is out of range and Poppy settles back down.
Lavell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Poppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poppy throws a solid leg kick but Lavell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poppy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppy shoots in and drives through. Lavell sprawls well.
Poppy misses with a hook.
Poppy throws a low kick, looking for Lavell's leg but Lavell calmly moves out of range.
Poppy motions for Lavell to come forward. Poppy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lavell slaps away a takedown attempt from Poppy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Poppy throws a leg kick but Lavell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lavell wants it to stay on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Poppy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poppy 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Poppy!