PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Lupei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky The Brazilin Stallion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexandru Lupei has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lupei
vs
The Brazilin Stallion

188 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

190 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Alexandru Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocky The Brazilin Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupei shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Brazilin Stallion sprawls well. The Brazilin Stallion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lupei gets slowly back to his feet.
Lupei with a lazy takedown attempt

and The Brazilin Stallion decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lupei's guard.
Lupei looking to control.
The Brazilin Stallion connects with a couple of short punches.
The Brazilin Stallion trying to control the position from guard on top but Lupei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Brazilin Stallion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lupei looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Brazilin Stallion is one step ahead there.
The Brazilin Stallion landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Brazilin Stallion trying to control the position from guard on top but Lupei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Brazilin Stallion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lupei trying to control the position.
The Brazilin Stallion trying to control the position from guard on top but Lupei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Brazilin Stallion is working Lupei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Brazilin Stallion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lupei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilin Stallion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lupei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Brazilin Stallion advances position into side control!
The Brazilin Stallion is chipping away with strikes.
Lupei taking a bit of punishment here - The Brazilin Stallion scoring with strikes.
Lupei takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Brazilin Stallion working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lupei stops The Brazilin Stallion from passing to mount.
The Brazilin Stallion connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lupei some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Brazilin Stallion lands a few punches from side control.
The Brazilin Stallion working away.
The Brazilin Stallion working the body and head with strikes.

Lupei is rocked!
The Brazilin Stallion creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Lupei is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lupei can't do much from the bottom here.
The Brazilin Stallion scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lupei to see if he's OK.
The Brazilin Stallion in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Lupei looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! The Brazilin Stallion turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky The Brazilin Stallion!
Alexandru Lupei spoke after the fight, saying 'Id like to thank my opponent for giving me a good fight. Its to bad I wasnt as prepared as I should have been. Better luck next time I guess...'.