PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Pop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg's entrance music is BMTH - Alligator Blood. A fine choice. Pop comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Final Countdown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kaczjarg
vs
Pop

178 cm
27
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
26
199 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Papa Pop!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pop swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg moves in looking to clinch but Pop pushes him off.
Papa Pop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pop keeps the fight on the outside.

Pop 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kaczjarg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pop is controlling him.
Kaczjarg working a defensive guard here.
Pop distracts Kaczjarg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaczjarg is trying to keep Pop in close.
Kaczjarg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kaczjarg wants to stand up but Pop is controlling him.
Pop cracks Kaczjarg with a solid left hand.
Kaczjarg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pop chips away with some ground and pound.
Pop scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaczjarg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kaczjarg looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kaczjarg is trying to keep Pop in close.
Pop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pop trying to control but Kaczjarg is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Adrian Kaczjarg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kaczjarg wants to clinch.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch but Pop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pop dives in and grabs Kaczjarg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaczjarg pushes down on Pop's head and hops out.
Pop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kaczjarg's waist but Kaczjarg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pop off to one side.
Pop dives in and grabs Kaczjarg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaczjarg pushes down on Pop's head and hops out.
Adrian Kaczjarg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Pop.
Kaczjarg doesn't manage to clinch there - Pop circles away.
Kaczjarg scores with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pop.
Kaczjarg fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pop fails with a takedown attempt.
Kaczjarg scores with a leg kick.
Pop shoots in for a takedown but Kaczjarg shows good takedown defense.

Kaczjarg clinches up with Pop and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaczjarg scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Papa Pop has been cut.
Kaczjarg lands a body shot.
Pop looks winded!
Kaczjarg lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg lands a nice elbow.
Kaczjarg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pop backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg lands a knee to the body.
Pop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaczjarg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg lands a body shot.
Pop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaczjarg slows down the pace here.
Kaczjarg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaczjarg lands a knee to the head.
Kaczjarg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaczjarg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaczjarg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kaczjarg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaczjarg smiles and moves away.
Kaczjarg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch.
Kaczjarg wants to clinch.
Crunch! Kaczjarg slams his shin into Pop's torso.
Kaczjarg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaczjarg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pop.
Kaczjarg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaczjarg throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaczjarg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Pop moves out of range.
Adrian Kaczjarg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaczjarg scores with a body shot.
Kaczjarg scores with a one two! Pop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Kaczjarg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa Pop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kaczjarg lands with a kick to the temple. Pop shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good leg kick by Kaczjarg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaczjarg fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaczjarg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaczjarg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pop feints and as Kaczjarg raises his hands in defense, Pop changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pop connects with a couple of short punches.
Kaczjarg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pop's guard.
Kaczjarg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kaczjarg wants to control from the top but Pop keeps moving.
Pop can't keep his opponent in guard - Kaczjarg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaczjarg is trying to control. Pop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pop looking for submissions off his back.
Pop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pop is trying to stand up here but Kaczjarg is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kaczjarg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pop throws a couple of heel strikes.
Kaczjarg wants to control from the top but Pop keeps moving.

Pop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaczjarg defends it easily.
Kaczjarg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaczjarg wants to get up but he can't break Pop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kaczjarg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaczjarg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaczjarg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pop can do to turn this around?

Pop escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kaczjarg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg wants to stand but Pop is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaczjarg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kaczjarg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch but Pop is avoiding it.

Pop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kaczjarg's guard.
Kaczjarg controls Pop momentarily but Pop frees himself.
Kaczjarg has momentary wrist control but Pop slips an elbow through the middle.
Kaczjarg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pop!
Kaczjarg looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg with a couple of short strikes.
Pop tries to hold on but Kaczjarg pushes him away.
Adrian Kaczjarg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pop regains half guard.

Pop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pop is breathing heavily.
Kaczjarg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pop's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kaczjarg is trying to work for a kimura but Pop is defending well.
Pop is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaczjarg passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kaczjarg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaczjarg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kaczjarg rushes Pop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pop tries to pull guard but Kaczjarg won't allow it.
Adrian Kaczjarg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Pop.
Kaczjarg lands an elbow inside.
Pop is trying to pull guard but Kaczjarg has him pressed against the cage.
Kaczjarg lands an elbow that stopped Pop in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Papa Pop's cut even more.
Pop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaczjarg smiles and moves away.
Pop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kaczjarg tries to avoid it but Pop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kaczjarg to the ground. Kaczjarg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaczjarg moves in looking to clinch but Pop pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Kaczjarg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Papa Pop's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kaczjarg is looking to clinch but Pop is avoiding it.
Pop has his takedown stuffed
and Kaczjarg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pop shoots in for a double leg but Kaczjarg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaczjarg moves in looking to clinch but Pop pushes him off.
Kaczjarg throws a head kick but Pop moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaczjarg.
Pop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kaczjarg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adrian Kaczjarg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Pop.
Kaczjarg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pop keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Pop is having none of it.

Pop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pop prevents Kaczjarg from standing back up.
Kaczjarg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pop prevents Kaczjarg from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pop is looking for a kimura here.
Kaczjarg is looking to control Pop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaczjarg avoid being mounted?
Kaczjarg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaczjarg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pop scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kaczjarg is looking for a sweep. Pop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pop prevents Kaczjarg from improving his position.
Kaczjarg trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pop's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pop's back!
Pop breaks Kaczjarg's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Kaczjarg working for a triangle but Pop defends it easily.
Kaczjarg trying to keep a closed guard but Pop is proving a slippery customer.
Kaczjarg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pop scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaczjarg is trying to control the position but Pop postures up.
Pop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaczjarg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pop scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg controls Pop momentarily but Pop frees himself.
Pop working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pop trying to control but Kaczjarg is working from the bottom.
Pop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pop working some strikes from top position.
Kaczjarg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kaczjarg has momentary wrist control but Pop slips an elbow through the middle.
Pop connects with a couple of short punches.
Kaczjarg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pop.
Kaczjarg wants to get back to his feet but Pop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaczjarg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pop trying to control but Kaczjarg is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pop stopping the sweep attempt from Kaczjarg.
Pop trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaczjarg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pop is working Kaczjarg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pop prevents Kaczjarg from getting back to his feet.
Adrian Kaczjarg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pop landing with the ground and pound.
Pop stops Kaczjarg from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pop lands a couple of digs.
Pop is working Kaczjarg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Papa Pop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pop with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Pop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaczjarg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Kaczjarg!
After the big win, Adrian Kaczjarg made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors DTK Designs (Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.