PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Lightbeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poe has chosen Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as EA Poe enters the cage!

Lightbeer
vs
Poe

176 cm
34
160 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

181 cm
35
168 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buzz Lightbeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe lands the left hand.
Lightbeer cracks a nice hook into Poe's ribs.
Poe lunges at Lightbeer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lightbeer's hand.
Lightbeer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Poe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe fails to land with a series of punches.
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lightbeer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lightbeer throws a quick counter head kick but Poe was just out of range.
Poe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lightbeer counters with a nice uppercut.
Poe throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lightbeer counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Lightbeer misses.
Poe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lightbeer counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lightbeer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Poe.
Poe misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightbeer counters with a stiff right hand.
Poe cracks Lightbeer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poe misses with a hook. Lightbeer ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lightbeer counters with a nice uppercut.
Poe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lightbeer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poe slips a jab from Lightbeer.
Lightbeer slips under a jab.
Poe looks to throw the jab but Lightbeer is out of range.
It looked like Lightbeer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poe.
Lightbeer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
Poe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lightbeer has time to react.
Poe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lightbeer lands with a kick to the temple. Poe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lightbeer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Poe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poe!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lightbeer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lightbeer.
Poe takes a swing at Lightbeer's ribcage but misses.
Lightbeer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poe just manages to avoid it.
Lightbeer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at YOUNG GUNS in the buildup to the fight.
Poe throws a combination that misses
and Lightbeer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lightbeer tries a head kick but it misses.
Poe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lightbeer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poe lands a jab-cross combination.
Poe misses the shot to the body.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Poe and Lightbeer goes tumbling to the canvas! Poe follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Lightbeer is rocked!

Poe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lightbeer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poe.
Oh Lightbeer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lightbeer is trying to stand up here but Poe is controlling him well.
Poe winds up and cracks Lightbeer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lightbeer seems to have got his legs back now.
Lightbeer tries to kick Poe off but Poe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lightbeer pushes Poe off but Poe dives into side control.

Lightbeer sneaks out the side door and pushes Poe away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lightbeer misses with a looping left.
Poe scores with a nice head shot.
Poe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lightbeer to counter with a crisp jab.
Lightbeer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Poe.
Poe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lightbeer counters with a stiff right hand.
Poe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lightbeer. Lightbeer obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Poe.
Lightbeer moves out of range of the strikes.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Lightbeer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe slips under a jab from Lightbeer.
Poe misses with a body shot
and Lightbeer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lightbeer checks it well.
Lightbeer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Sloppy strikes from Poe. Those never looked like landing.
As Poe backs away, Lightbeer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lightbeer throws a low kick, looking for Poe's leg but Poe calmly moves out of range.
Lightbeer tries a head kick but it misses.
Poe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lightbeer dodges the punch combination from Poe.
Lightbeer throws a quick counter head kick but Poe was just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Poe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightbeer throws a counter high kick but Poe was just alert enough to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Poe misses
and Lightbeer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Poe.
A leg kick checked by Poe.
Poe wants to counter with a clinch but Lightbeer pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

EA Poe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Poe misses with a straight right.
Lightbeer slips a jab and a cross from Poe.
Lightbeer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Lightbeer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Poe misses.
Lightbeer scores with a jab. Poe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lightbeer.
Poe defending well as Lightbeer loads up on a big left hand.
Lightbeer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
Poe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lightbeer counters with a thumping low kick.
Poe lands a jab to the head.
Lightbeer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lightbeer looks to throw the jab but Poe is out of range.
Poe throws out a counter right but Lightbeer avoids it with no problem.
Poe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Poe - just one landing.
Poe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe thuds his right hand into Lightbeer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lightbeer throws a jab when Poe was well out of range.
Poe misses with a head kick.
Poe looks to land a combination but Lightbeer avoids it well.
As Poe backs away, Lightbeer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lightbeer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe misses with a hook to the body
and Lightbeer counters with a stiff right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poe.
Lightbeer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poe's hands.
Good shot there by Lightbeer.

Poe is rocked!
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!
Poe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lightbeer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poe's knee momentarily.
Poe is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightbeer finish him?
Poe cracks Lightbeer with a good jab.
Poe seems to have recovered his senses.
Poe throws a lazy uppercut
and Lightbeer counters with a two punch combo.
EA Poe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lightbeer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poe.
Lightbeer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lightbeer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
EA Poe seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poe moves out of range of the body kick.
Poe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poe throws a lazy right hand but Lightbeer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lightbeer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lightbeer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poe scores with a shot to the body.
Lightbeer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lightbeer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lightbeer checks a leg kick.
Poe misses with a hook to the body
and Lightbeer counters with a big head kick but Poe shrugs it off.
Poe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lightbeer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Poe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lightbeer counters with a nice uppercut.
Lightbeer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Poe. Beautiful body shot.
Poe looks to land a combination but Lightbeer avoids it well.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Lightbeer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lightbeer connects with a high kick.
Poe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lightbeer walks into a straight right hand from Poe.
Poe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
Lightbeer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poe finds it's way round the side to connect with Lightbeer's head.
Poe misses with an uppercut
and Lightbeer counters with a three punch combo that has Poe backing up. Poe nods at Lightbeer to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe missing with a left hand there. Lightbeer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lightbeer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightbeer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Poe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe throws a lazy right hand but Lightbeer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lightbeer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Poe throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightbeer. Poe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightbeer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Poe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lightbeer. Lightbeer obviously looking to wear him down.
Poe misses with a low kick as Lightbeer jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of Lightbeer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poe throws a poor cross that misses
and Lightbeer counters with a left and a right that stings Poe.
Poe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lightbeer counters with a straight right hand.
Lightbeer slips a straight right by Poe.
Poe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lightbeer dips to his left and cracks Poe with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Poe there.
Lightbeer jabs Poe right on the nose. Poe blinks but takes it well.
Poe staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but EA Poe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Poe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lightbeer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lightbeer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poe moves forwards but Lightbeer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lightbeer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe misses with a hook to the body
and Lightbeer counters with a stiff right hand.
Lightbeer walks into a stiff left hand from Poe.
A slow jab from Lightbeer misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Poe as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightbeer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Poe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lightbeer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightbeer slips a jab from Poe.
Lightbeer is looking to counter punch.
Poe scores with a jab. Lightbeer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lightbeer throws an overhand right that lands on Poe's shoulder, as Poe tries to avoid the shot.
Poe lands a jab.
Lightbeer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Poe finds it's way through Lightbeer's defenses.
Lightbeer throws a hook but Poe avoids it easily.
Lightbeer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lightbeer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
A little feinted left hand from Lightbeer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poe throws a hook but Lightbeer avoids it easily.
Lightbeer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab lands there for Poe.
Poe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Lightbeer misses.
EA Poe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
A little feinted left hand from Lightbeer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
Lightbeer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poe throws a hook but Lightbeer avoids it easily.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Lightbeer.
Sloppy strikes from Poe. Those never looked like landing.
Lightbeer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poe.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightbeer manages to avoid it.
Lightbeer is looking to counter punch.
Poe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lightbeer throws a jab when Poe was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Poe - just one landing.
Lightbeer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poe can pounce on him.
Lightbeer thows a body kick. Poe tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lightbeer misses with an uppercut. Poe saw that one coming.
Poe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lightbeer.
Poe defending well as Lightbeer loads up on a big left hand.
Lightbeer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lightbeer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick from Poe misses.
Lightbeer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Lightbeer misses its intended target.
Poe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lightbeer's head.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
Poe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Poe throws a nice looking combination but Lightbeer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poe misses with a left hand
letting Lightbeer counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Poe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poe misses with a hook
and Lightbeer counters with a left to the body.
Poe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poe lands a head shot.
Poe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lightbeer.
Poe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Poe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lightbeer counters with a nice body shot.
Poe misses with a low kick.
Poe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buzz Lightbeer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lightbeer throws a shot from downtown. Poe moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Lightbeer misses.
Poe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lightbeer feints a jab promting Poe to slip. Lightbeer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Poe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like EA Poe has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
EA Poe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... EA Poe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, EA Poe made sure he mentioned Amped Performance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.