PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gianpaolo Volpicelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Tupper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Volpicelli
vs
Tupper

187 cm
36
197 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

170 cm
35
186 lbs
13 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volpicelli throws a push kick but Tupper slaps the foot to one side.
Volpicelli throws a lazy right hand but Tupper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tupper is looking to clinch but Volpicelli is avoiding it.
Volpicelli catches Tupper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Volpicelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tupper forces Volpicelli back against the cage and clinches.
Volpicelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volpicelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Volpicelli can't find room to land a body shot as Tupper controls the action.
Volpicelli tries a knee to the head but Tupper blocks it.
Volpicelli misses with the head strike.
Tupper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volpicelli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Volpicelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Tupper.
Volpicelli misses with a body punch.
Volpicelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Volpicelli throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volpicelli crunches a lovely knee into Tupper's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volpicelli works on Tupper's body with a couple of short punches.

Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Volpicelli slips under a jab.
Tupper wants to clinch.
Volpicelli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volpicelli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Volpicelli misses.
Volpicelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Tupper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tupper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volpicelli moves away.
Tupper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Volpicelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tupper is out of range.
Tupper avoids the body shot from Volpicelli.
Tupper lands a head kick. Volpicelli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volpicelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tupper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volpicelli.

Tupper gets tackled into the cage by Volpicelli. Volpicelli maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tupper breaks the clinch.
Volpicelli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tupper. Tupper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Volpicelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volpicelli swings for the body but Tupper moves out of range.
Tupper throws a solid leg kick but Volpicelli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tupper.
Tupper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tupper misses with a double jab.
Volpicelli takes a swing at Tupper's ribcage but misses.
Volpicelli throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Volpicelli is predictable there
and Tupper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tupper misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Volpicelli trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper avoids the elbow strike from Volpicelli, against the cage.
Tupper blocks the elbow strike.
Volpicelli lands an elbow inside.
Volpicelli controlling the action here for a moment.
Tupper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tupper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tupper tries to break the clinch but Volpicelli is controlling the position.
Volpicelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volpicelli pushes off an throws an elbow but Tupper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tupper prevents a body shot from Volpicelli.
Tupper has had enough of the clinch but Volpicelli keeps him there for the moment.

Tupper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tupper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volpicelli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tupper.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volpicelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupper misses with the combination.
Volpicelli is looking for a counter combo.
Tupper lands with a kick to the temple. Volpicelli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tupper is looking to clinch but Volpicelli is avoiding it.
Volpicelli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Volpicelli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volpicelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupper.

Tupper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Volpicelli, pushing him back against the cage.
Volpicelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Tupper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volpicelli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tupper is defending well for now.
Tupper holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gianpaolo Volpicelli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Volpicelli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tupper tries to clinch but Volpicelli moves out of range.
Tupper tries a head kick but it misses.
Tupper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Volpicelli circles away.
Tupper ducks under a wild hook from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli throws a head kick but Tupper moves out of range.
Tupper looks for the body kick but Volpicelli saw that one coming.
Volpicelli is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tupper throws a head kick but Volpicelli moves out of range.
Volpicelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tupper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tupper.
Volpicelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Volpicelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tupper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tupper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Volpicelli circles away.
As Tupper backs away, Volpicelli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper blocks an uppercut.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper checks a low kick from Volpicelli.

Tupper moves into the clinch.
Volpicelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gianpaolo Volpicelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Volpicelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tupper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volpicelli has Tupper pressed against the cage, preventing Tupper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volpicelli.
Tupper is trying to break the clinch but Volpicelli is controlling him.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tupper ducks under a wild hook from Volpicelli.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tupper.
Volpicelli throws a push kick but Tupper slaps the foot to one side.
Tupper throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volpicelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tupper.
Volpicelli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Volpicelli duly obliges.
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!
Tupper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tupper closes the distance and pushes Volpicelli back into the cage.
Tupper blocks a body shot from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli tries to land knees in the clinch but Tupper avoids the damage to the body.
Tupper throws a punch but it's blocked by Volpicelli.

Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Volpicelli throws a hook to the side of Tupper's head but Tupper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volpicelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tupper.
Volpicelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tupper throws a sloppy head kick and Volpicelli moves out of range easily.
Tupper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Volpicelli counters with a crisp one two that drops Tupper! Volpicelli thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tupper to his feet! Tupper is in big trouble!

Tupper is rocked!
Volpicelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Tupper is still on wobbly legs! Can Volpicelli finish him?
Tupper drops his hands for a split second and Volpicelli immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Tupper face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Volpicelli follows up with a right hand that knocks Tupper into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
Gianpaolo Volpicelli thanked the fans post fight for their support.