PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kupal Kupalogs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wa Sa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fat Lip. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kupalogs
vs
Sa

190 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
205 lbs
8 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kupal Kupalogs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wa Sa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sa duly obliges.

It looks like Kupal Kupalogs has been cut.
Sa throws a right hand that Kupalogs ducks under and follows up with a left that Kupalogs also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Sa. No joy for Kupalogs on that attempt.
Sa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sa lands a high kick to the side of Kupalogs's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sa dives into guard, looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kupalogs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sa throws an elbow that misses. Kupalogs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sa's guard. Nice move by Kupalogs!
Kupalogs is pushing down on Sa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sa is fighting to maintain full guard but Kupalogs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sa is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kupalogs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sa trying to control from the bottom.
Sa is trying to stand up here but Kupalogs is controlling him well.
Kupalogs throwing shots but Sa is blocking nicely.
Sa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kupalogs.
Kupalogs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sa wants to improve his position but Kupalogs is controlling well.
Kupalogs is keen to just control but Sa is a slippery customer.
Sa wants to improve his position but Kupalogs is controlling well.
Kupalogs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sa defending well though.
Kupalogs tries to pass to full mount but Sa defends it.
Kupalogs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kupalogs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kupalogs tries to free his leg and advance position but Sa is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kupalogs postures up.
Kupalogs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sa is keeping the position for now.
Sa wants to stand and escape but Kupalogs is having none of it.
Sa keeping moving, preventing Kupalogs from controlling successfully.
Kupalogs stopping the sweep attempt from Sa.
Kupalogs trying to control the position from guard on top but Sa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kupalogs defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kupalogs trying to control the position from guard on top but Sa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kupalogs is really struggling to control Sa but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Kupal Kupalogs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kupalogs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Kupal Kupalogs's cut is getting worse.
Sa scores with a kick to the body.
Sa feints a jab promting Kupalogs to slip. Sa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kupalogs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kupalogs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sa lands with a nice body punch.
Kupalogs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sa as he avoids it easily.
Kupalogs is breathing heavily.
Kupalogs fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kupal Kupalogs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kupalogs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Kupal Kupalogs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kupalogs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wa Sa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kupalogs looks for a takedown but Sa sprawls well.
Sa connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kupalogs - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wa Sa!
Wa Sa opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.