PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papu comes to the cage accompanied by abu theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Papu
vs
Poulter

177 cm
32
181 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

189 cm
40
171 lbs
40 - 21 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abu Papu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papu throws a nice looking combination but Poulter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poulter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Papu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Poulter instigates a clinch.
Papu missing with knees to the body.
Papu lands a nice uppercut.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poulter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Papu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poulter avoids it.
Poulter blocks a body shot from Papu.
Papu tries a knee to the head but Poulter blocks it.
Poulter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter avoiding damage as Papu throws knees to the body.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Papu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poulter's face.
Papu slows down the pace here.
Papu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu works on Poulter's body with a couple of short punches.
Papu misses with a punch to the body.
Papu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poulter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Papu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Papu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poulter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Papu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Papu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Papu.
Papu tries to work over Poulter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poulter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Papu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poulter stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papu misses with a punch to the body.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Papu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Papu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Papu tries a knee to the head but Poulter blocks it.
Papu tries to land knees in the clinch but Poulter avoids the damage to the body.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Papu misses with a body punch.
Poulter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Papu.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Papu trying to land knees to the body.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Papu misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Papu.
Papu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Papu misses with a knee strike.
Poulter managing to block the knees to the body from Papu.
Still in the clinch, Poulter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poulter being controlled against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Papu as the two fighters clinch.
Papu lands a shoulder strike.
Papu cracks Poulter with a nice body shot.
Papu missing with knees to the body.
Papu lands a good knee to the midsection. Poulter won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter looks winded!
Poulter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poulter tries to land knees in the clinch but Papu avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter takes a shot to the head.
Papu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poulter avoids it.
Papu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poulter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Papu trying to land knees to the body.
Papu lands a knee to the head.
Papu lands a good knee to the midsection. Poulter won't want to take too many of those.
Papu is trying to stall.
Papu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Papu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Papu crunches a lovely knee into Poulter's ribcage.
Poulter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Papu is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Papu dominated that round.
That's time! Papu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Papu drives through and clinches with Poulter against the cage.
Papu blocks an uppercut.
Papu misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Papu on the inside.
Papu working aggressively here.
Papu missing with knees to the body.
Papu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poulter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abu Papu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poulter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Papu tries a body shot but Poulter blocks it.
Papu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulter can do to turn this around?
Poulter working Papu over with knees to the body.
Papu avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papu tries to throw a body punch but Poulter avoids it by throwing Papu back against the cage.
Papu misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Papu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu is stalling here.
Papu tries to land knees in the clinch but Poulter avoids the damage to the body.
Papu misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Poulter on the inside.
Papu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Papu misses with a punch to the body.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Papu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poulter.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Papu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Papu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Papu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulter is defending well for now.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Papu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poulter.
Papu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Papu.
Papu lands a good knee to the midsection. Poulter won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter is breathing heavily.
Papu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Papu digs a right hand underneath Poulter's ribcage. Poulter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poulter looking to throw knees to the head but Papu is blocking nicely.
Papu slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulter avoiding damage as Papu throws knees to the body.
Papu lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Papu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Poulter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Poulter.
Papu working Poulter over with knees to the body.
Papu cracks Poulter with a nice body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter avoiding damage as Papu throws knees to the body.
Papu trying to land knees to the body.
Papu misses with a knee to the head.
Papu working Poulter over with knees to the body.
Poulter has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Papu landing knees to the body.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Papu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Papu scores with a shot to the side of Poulter's head.
Papu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Papu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Papu obliges.
Nice body punch from Papu - that landed with a thud.
Papu is leaning against Poulter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Papu trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Papu.
Still in the clinch, Papu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Papu scores with a knee to the head.
Papu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Papu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Papu misses with a knee strike.
Poulter avoiding damage as Papu throws knees to the body.
Poulter lands a knee to the head.
Papu's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Papu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poulter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Papu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poulter.
Papu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Papu pushes Poulter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Papu obliges.
Papu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Papu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Papu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Poulter closes the distance and clinches.
Poulter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Papu blocks it with crossed arms.
Papu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulter's elbow.
Papu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Papu with a knee to the head.
Poulter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papu backwards.
Papu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poulter avoids it.
Papu misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter lands a knee to the body.
Papu misses with a knee to the head.
Poulter wants to stall.
Poulter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu tries a knee to the head but Poulter blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Papu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poulter blocks it with crossed arms.
Papu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poulter.
Poulter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Papu up against the cage.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poulter is trying to maintain a safe position but Papu gets an underhook and turns Poulter into the cage.
Poulter prevents a body shot from Papu.
Papu looking to throw knees to the head but Poulter is blocking nicely.
Papu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papu avoids it.
Papu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poulter blocks it with crossed arms.
Poulter wants to stall.
Papu landing knees to the head.
Poulter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poulter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Papu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poulter trying to land knees to the body.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but Papu blocks it.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but Papu blocks with his arms.
Papu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poulter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Papu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poulter misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papu landing knees to the head.
A short right from Papu on the inside.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poulter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Papu is pushing Poulter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Papu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulter is defending well for now.
Poulter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abu Papu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Papu on the inside.
Papu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulter is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Papu.
Papu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter wants to stall.
Poulter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Papu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poulter lands a left hand.
Papu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Poulter fails to land.
Poulter landing knees to the head.
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!
Papu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Papu trying to land knees to the body.
Papu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papu can't find room to land a body shot as Poulter controls the action.
Poulter tries to land knees in the clinch but Papu avoids the damage to the body.
Poulter lands a hook that snaps the head of Papu backwards.
Poulter misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Papu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papu 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Papu!
After winning the bout, Abu Papu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.