PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavalera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. !!!R00000TS!!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pops
vs
Cavalera

175 cm
23
285 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

194 cm
24
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Pops!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Cavalera!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalera slips under a jab from Pops.
Pops shoots in for a takedown but Cavalera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cavalera lands with an uppercut that bounces Pops off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Jason Pops has been cut.
Cavalera connects with a looping right hand.
Cavalera ducks under a wild hook from Pops.
Cavalera misses with a body shot.
Pops was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cavalera slips under a jab from Pops.
Cavalera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pops fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalera manages to avoid it.
Pops throws a sloppy body shot
and Cavalera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Cavalera misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pops ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cavalera moves away.
Cavalera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pops.
Pops throws a shot from downtown. Cavalera moves away and avoids it.
Cavalera throws a counter combo.
Pops has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cavalera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pops. Cavalera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pops has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pops throws a hook to the side of Cavalera's head but Cavalera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pops cracks Cavalera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cavalera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cavalera wants it to stay on the feet.
Pops fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cavalera jabs at Pops's body.
Pops tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cavalera was well out of range. Poor timing from Pops.
Nice sprawl there from Cavalera as Pops shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Pops. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pops fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalera manages to avoid it.
Cavalera avoids the body shot from Pops.
Cavalera swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Pops to counter with a crisp jab.
Cavalera misses with a straight left.
Cavalera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pops throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pops throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cavalera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jason Pops's cut is getting worse.
Pops throws a poor cross that misses

and Cavalera counters with a crisp one two that drops Pops! Cavalera thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pops to his feet! Pops is in big trouble!
Max Cavalera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cavalera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pops falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cavalera counters with a nice right hand that sends Pops toppling to the canvas! Pops scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cavalera finish him?!

Pops is rocked!
Pops walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Cavalera swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Cavalera!
Our winner, Max Cavalera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.