PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri comes into the arena with Sinä ansaitset kultaa blaring out of the sound system. Papu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. abu theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fakiiri
vs
Papu

182 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

177 cm
31
181 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Modern Wear Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abu Papu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fakiiri slips a jab from Papu.
Papu misses with a body shot.
Fakiiri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fakiiri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fakiiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fakiiri throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papu, as that shot connected.
Papu is looking to clinch but Fakiiri is avoiding it.
Fakiiri is looking to counter punch.
Fakiiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Papu.
Fakiiri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papu can pounce on him.
Fakiiri looks to land a body kick but Papu moved away.
Papu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fakiiri. That did some damage!
Papu connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fakiiri feints and then cracks Papu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Papu down.
Fakiiri throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fakiiri moves away.
Papu slips a jab from Fakiiri.
Papu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fakiiri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Papu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fakiiri scrambles back to his feet.

Fakiiri clinches.
Papu blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Fakiiri as the two fighters clinch.
Papu looking to throw knees to the head but Fakiiri is blocking nicely.
Fakiiri misses with the head strike.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
Papu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fakiiri avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Fakiiri.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papu.
Papu lands a shoulder strike.
Fakiiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Papu.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fakiiri misses with a hook to the ribs.

Fakiiri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Papu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fakiiri on the side of the head.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Papu throws a jab when Fakiiri was well out of range.
Papu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been informed that Papu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Papu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fakiiri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Papu.
Fakiiri tries to score with a low kick but Papu moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Papu misses its intended target.
Fakiiri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Papu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fakiiri slips under a jab.
Fakiiri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Papu throws an overhand right that lands on Fakiiri's shoulder, as Fakiiri tries to avoid the shot.
Papu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fakiiri to score with a decent uppercut.
Papu misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick
and Papu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Papu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fakiiri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fakiiri throws a front kick that sends Papu stumbling back into the cage.
Fakiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Papu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fakiiri's hands.
Papu misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fakiiri throws a body punch but Papu moves out of range.
Fakiiri misses with a straight right.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Papu.
Fakiiri was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Papu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
Fakiiri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papu throws a shot from downtown. Fakiiri moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fakiiri misses the target.
Fakiiri fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Papu darts in and clinches Fakiiri up against the cage.
Papu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fakiiri can't find room to land a body shot as Papu controls the action.
Fakiiri lands a left hand.
Fakiiri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Papu has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Papu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Papu blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Papu missing with knees to the body.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fakiiri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Papu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papu lands a hook that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Papu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fakiiri tries to work over Papu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fakiiri misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abu Papu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fakiiri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fakiiri slips a jab from Papu.
An inside leg kick lands from Fakiiri.
Papu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Papu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Fakiiri. Those never looked like landing.
Fakiiri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fakiiri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Papu throws out a loose jab but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Papu.
Fakiiri takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Papu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Papu misses with a body kick.
Fakiiri missing with a left hand there. Papu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papu counters with a body kick.
Papu misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri throws an overhand right that lands on Papu's shoulder, as Papu tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fakiiri.
A big right from Papu misses.
Fakiiri seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fakiiri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fakiiri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Papu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papu ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri catches Papu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fakiiri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papu.
Fakiiri throws a hook but Papu avoids it easily.
Fakiiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Papu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fakiiri tries to clinch up but Papu circles away and keeps his distance.
Papu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fakiiri catches Papu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Papu lands with a good body shot.
Papu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Papu.
Fakiiri is looking to score with low kicks.
Papu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fakiiri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Papu sizes up Fakiiri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fakiiri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papu.
Papu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Papu closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Fakiiri counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Papu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fakiiri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Fakiiri does no damage.
Fakiiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fakiiri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fakiiri moves away from the strike by Papu.
Papu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fakiiri throws a wild body kick that Papu sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Papu misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papu, as that shot connected.
Fakiiri throws a series of punches but Papu moves out of range.
Papu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fakiiri throws a push kick but Papu slaps the foot to one side.
Papu feints a counter leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Papu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri throws a wild body kick that Papu sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri wants to land a leg kick but Papu is out of range.
Papu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Papu throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
Papu misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Papu drives through and clinches with Fakiiri against the cage.
Papu tries a body shot but Fakiiri blocks it.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
Fakiiri tries to circle away but Papu has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papu.
Papu lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Papu.
Fakiiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Papu.
Papu tries to work over Fakiiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fakiiri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abu Papu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Papu drops Fakiiri with a beautiful combination! Fakiiri stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Papu is looking for the KO!

Fakiiri is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Papu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Fakiiri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Papu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Papu gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fakiiri is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Papu!
A victorious Abu Papu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.