PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoli Todorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todorov has chosen Showtek - Black as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lupaus
vs
Todorov

185 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

191 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Takomo

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nuppu Lupaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anatoli Todorov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todorov motions for Lupaus to come forward. Todorov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Todorov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Todorov misses with a two punch combination.
Todorov fails with the takedown.

Lupaus clinches.
Lupaus pushes Todorov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Todorov looks gassed!
Lupaus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupaus cracks Todorov with a nice body shot.
A short right from Lupaus on the inside.
Lupaus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Todorov backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lupaus.
Lupaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Todorovs head.

It looks like Anatoli Todorov has been cut.
Lupaus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lupaus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lupaus manages to end up in side control.
Lupaus wants to control but Todorov is keeping him busy.
Lupaus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Todorov to see if he's OK.
Lupaus trying to control the position but Todorov is working away.
Todorov taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lupaus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lupaus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lupaus is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lupaus is looking to take a break and control but Todorov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lupaus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Todorov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lupaus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Todorov stops Lupaus from passing to mount.
Lupaus working the head and body with strikes.
Lupaus working the ground and pound but Todorov is defending the strikes.
Lupaus trying to control the position but Todorov is working away.
Lupaus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Lupaus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Todorov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lupaus but great work by Todorov.

Todorov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lupaus trying to control but Todorov flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Todorov doesn't have the hooks in and Lupaus manages to turn into his guard.
Lupaus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lupaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Todorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lupaus is looking to work some ground and pound but Todorov has wrist control.

Lupaus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Todorov dives on top into guard.
Lupaus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Todorov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lupaus wants to improve his position but Todorov is controlling well.
Todorov is looking to pass Lupaus's guard but actually Lupaus recovers to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lupaus keeping moving, preventing Todorov from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuppu Lupaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anatoli Todorov'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.

Lupaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Todorov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Lupaus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lupaus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Todorov.
Come on Todorov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lupaus prevents Todorov from breaking the clinch.
Todorov blocking some punches.
Lupaus works on Todorov's body with a couple of short punches.
Lupaus lands with a short shot to the head.
Lupaus pushes Todorov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lupaus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lupaus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Todorov is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Lupaus as the two fighters clinch.
Lupaus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupaus is working Todorov over against the cage.
Lupaus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lupaus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Todorov backwards.
Lupaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Todorovs head.
Lupaus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Lupaus tightens his grip and picks Todorov up, before dumping him to the ground. Todorov manages to land in guard.
Lupaus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lupaus throws a strike but Todorov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Todorov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lupaus dives on top into guard.
Lupaus trying to control but Todorov is working from the bottom.
Lupaus 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.
Lupaus landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus landing with the ground and pound.
Lupaus passes Todorov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lupaus trying to control the action but Todorov is working from the bottom.

Lupaus is working for a submission of some sort.
Todorov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lupaus scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todorov gets back to full guard.
Lupaus postures up and lands a big shot to Todorov's brow.
Lupaus chips away with some ground and pound.
Todorov keeping moving, preventing Lupaus from controlling successfully.
Todorov looking for a sweep. Not yet Todorov, not yet.
Lupaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Todorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lupaus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lupaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Todorov has momentary wrist control but Lupaus slips an elbow through the middle.
Lupaus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lupaus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lupaus stands up from Todorov's guard - Lupaus perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lupaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todorov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuppu Lupaus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anatoli Todorov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lupaus moves into the clinch successfully.
Lupaus wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Todorov.
Lupaus misses with the head strike.
Lupaus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Todorov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Todorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lupaus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Todorov looking to stall.
Nuppu Lupaus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lupaus controlling the action here for a moment.
Lupaus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupaus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Todorov or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lupaus struggles to land a body shot inside as Todorov controls his hands.
Lupaus lands with a right to the head.
Lupaus has a couple of punches blocked by Todorov.
Lupaus tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuppu Lupaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov is looking to break free of the clinch but Lupaus has double underhooks.
Todorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupaus misses with a hook to the ribs.

Lupaus jumps guard and drags Todorov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lupaus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Todorov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lupaus wants to improve his position but Todorov is controlling well.
Todorov uses his free foot to push down on Lupaus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lupaus.
Lupaus tries to improve his position but instead Todorov has taken his back!

Todorov tightening his grip on Lupaus, looking for the choke.
Lupaus breaks Todorov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus chips away with some ground and pound.

Todorov working for a triangle but Lupaus defends it easily.
Lupaus stands and throws Todorov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lupaus scoring with punches from side control.

Lupaus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Todorov, who protects the arm well.
Anatoli Todorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Lupaus crashes against the mat.
Todorov regains half guard.
Lupaus trying to control the action but Todorov is working from the bottom.
Lupaus throwing shots but Todorov is blocking nicely.
Todorov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lupaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Todorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lupaus is pushing down on Todorov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Todorov is fighting to maintain full guard but Lupaus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nuppu Lupaus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lupaus controlling the action here.
Lupaus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lupaus trying to control the action but Todorov is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anatoli Todorov.
Well Lupaus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Nuppu Lupaus!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Nuppu Lupaus!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Nuppu Lupaus!

Nuppu Lupaus wins by unanimous decision!