PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alton Newcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bung Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popper has chosen Runnin with the Devil as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Newcastle
vs
Popper

170 cm
32
148 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

168 cm
33
154 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Perkele!
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alton Newcastle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bung Popper!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newcastle.
Good shot there by Newcastle.

It looks like Bung Popper has been cut.
Newcastle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Newcastle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newcastle tries a low kick but Popper avoids it.
Newcastle throws a sloppy body shot
and Newcastle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popper throws a hook to the side of Newcastle's head but Newcastle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newcastle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popper.
Newcastle 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.
Newcastle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popper throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Newcastle misses.
Popper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Popper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Alton Newcastle has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newcastle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Newcastle thuds a left hand into Popper's body.
Newcastle lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Newcastle misses the target.
Popper slips a jab from Newcastle.
It seemed like Popper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popper moves away.
Newcastle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Newcastle staying out of range there.
Popper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Popper throws a hook to the side of Newcastle's head but Newcastle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newcastle misses with a hook.
Alton Newcastle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newcastle throws a jab but it's blocked by Popper.
Nice uppercut lands for Newcastle. That snapped Popper's head back.
Newcastle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
A nice side step and Popper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Newcastle jabs Popper right on the nose. Popper blinks but takes it well.

Popper is rocked!
Popper walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Popper limp body while Newcastle jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alton Newcastle!
A victorious Alton Newcastle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Bung Popper stepped up to the mic, saying 'I could of won....but he tasted so good I could not concentrate on the fight...'.