PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Branco Bozic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Shopionus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bozic comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Biddy Bye Bye by Cypress Hill. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shopionus's choice of entrance music: Truck stop - Baja maja. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bozic
vs
Shopionus

190 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
27
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branco Bozic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Shopionus!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shopionus throws the left hand but Bozic avoids the punch easily.
Shopionus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bozic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bozic slips a jab from Shopionus.
Bozic misses with a body kick.
Shopionus lands a nice shot to the body.
Bozic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shopionus.
Bozic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shopionus moves away.
Bozic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shopionus thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Shopionus.
Shopionus throws a shot from downtown. Bozic moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Bozic.
Shopionus misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bozic, right into the meat.
Bozic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shopionus throws a body shot but no joy.
Bozic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shopionus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shopionus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Bozic. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shopionus lands with a nice body punch.
Shopionus blocks the body kick.
Bozic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bozic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shopionus misses with an uppercut. Bozic saw that one coming.
Bozic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shopionus.
Bozic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shopionus just manages to avoid it.
Bozic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bozic moves away from the strike by Shopionus.
Shopionus misses with a straight left.
Bozic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bozic throws an overhand right that lands on Shopionus's shoulder, as Shopionus tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shopionus! But no joy.
Bozic lands a high kick!
Bozic throws a low kick but Shopionus moves out of range easily.
Shopionus avoids the head kick by Bozic.
Bozic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shopionus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bozic looks to throw the jab but Shopionus is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozic lands a slapping body shot.
Bozic moves away from the strike by Shopionus.
A head kick by Bozic - that's a beauty! Shopionus is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Bozic can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Branco Bozic!
Branco Bozic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ricky Shopionus was interviewed post fight and said 'No way.. clinching loser.. damn it.. I quit'.