PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lapu Lapu (ranked 469 p4p, 75 weight class) and John Altare (ranked 378 p4p, 58 weight class). Lapu comes into the arena with Don't Stop Believin' blaring out of the sound system. John Altare told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lapu
vs
Altare

188 cm
38
205 lbs
31 - 18 - 0

185 cm
34
209 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lapu Lapu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Altare!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapu with a jab.
Altare blocks a low kick nicely.
Altare misses with a wild body shot.
Lapu scores with a nice body kick.
Lapu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Altare moves in looking to clinch but Lapu pushes him off.
Lapu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Altare fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lapu tries to land a front kick but Altare steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Altare forces Lapu back against the cage and clinches.
Altare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lapu has had enough of the clinch but Altare keeps him there for the moment.
Altare has a couple of punches blocked by Lapu.
Altare blocking some punches.
Lapu is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Altare.
Altare scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Lapu tries to work over Altare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Altare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Lapu fails to land.
Altare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Altare - that landed with a thud.
Lapu misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Lapu struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
Lapu lands a shot to the body.
Altare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Lapu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lapu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lapu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Altare sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Altare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Altare pushes Lapu up against the cage in a clinch.
Altare working aggressively here.
Altare lands a hook that snaps the head of Lapu backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Altare fails to land.
Altare looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lapu struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
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!
Altare tries to throw a body punch but Lapu avoids it by throwing Altare back against the cage.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Altare can't find room to land a body shot as Lapu controls the action.
Altare struggles to land a body shot inside as Lapu controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu misses with a punch on the inside.
Altare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lapu's elbow.
Altare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lapu breaks from the clinch.

Altare closes the distance and clinches.
Lapu struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
Lapu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altare tries to stall but Lapu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lapu blocks an uppercut.
Altare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lapu throws a head punch that misses.
Altare lands a left hand.
Altare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Altare scores with a nice hook to the head.
Altare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lapu lands with a left to the head.
Lapu is trying to break the clinch but Altare has him pressed against the cage.
Lapu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Altare as the two fighters clinch.
Altare tries to throw a body punch but Lapu avoids it by throwing Altare back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Altare presses Lapu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Altare scores with a shoulder strike.
Lapu tries to work over Altare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lapu prevents a body shot from Altare.
Altare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altare lands a hook that snaps the head of Lapu backwards.
Lapu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Altare pushes Lapu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lapu scores with a hook to the body.
Altare prevents Lapu from breaking the clinch.
Lapu struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
Altare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Altare.
Lapu is leaning against Altare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lapu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lapu.
Altare lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lapu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lapu is trying to maintain a safe position but Altare gets an underhook and turns Lapu into the cage.
Lapu swings wildly with an uppercut but Altare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lapu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lapu.
Lapu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lapu gets through Altare's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like John Altare has been cut.

Lapu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Altare clinches.
Lapu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lapu tries a body shot but Altare blocks it.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Lapu is trying to stall.
Lapu struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Altare will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lapu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lapu throws a push kick but Altare slaps the foot to one side.
Lapu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Altare wants to clinch up but Lapu keeps it at a distance.
Altare takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lapu Lapu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Altare tries to close the distance and clinch but Lapu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lapu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Altare blocks the body kick.
Altare tries to clinch up.
Lapu chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Altare moves into the clinch successfully.
Altare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lapu pushes Altare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lapu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Lapu breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altare tries to clinch up but Lapu circles away and keeps his distance.
Lapu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Altare tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu swings for the body but Altare moves out of range.
Lapu looks for the body kick but Altare saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Lapu.
Altare tries to counter with a clinch but Lapu shakes him off and moves away.
Lapu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Altare has time to react.
Lapu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Altare.
Altare throws a hook to the side of Lapu's head but Lapu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lapu gets tackled into the cage by Altare. Altare maintains the clinch.
Altare presses Lapu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lapu throws a punch but it's blocked by Altare.
Lapu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Altare's elbow.
Altare goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altare lands with a right to the head.
Altare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lapu misses with some punches.
Altare misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Altare.
Lapu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lapu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lapu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lapu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Altare keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapu's efforts to push away.
Lapu pushes Altare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altare lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Altare tries to work over Lapu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lapu swings wildly with an uppercut but Altare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Altare scores with a shoulder strike.
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lapu takes a shot to the head.
Lapu misses with the head strike.
Lapu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Altare is leaning against Lapu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapu.
Altare lands a shot to the body.

Lapu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lapu, as that shot connected.

Altare drives through and clinches with Lapu against the cage.
Altare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lapu's elbow.
Altare lands a nice uppercut.

Lapu Lapu's cut is getting worse.
Lapu is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altare lands a hook that snaps the head of Lapu backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Altare.
A nice left hand lands by Altare.
Lapu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lapu blocking some punches.
Lapu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Altare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Altare lands an uppercut.
Altare scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Altare scores with a shoulder strike.
Lapu throws a head punch that misses.
Altare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Lapu is rocked!

Lapu Lapu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altare lands a big right hand that drops Lapu! The killer instinct kicks in and Altare finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Altare!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Altare!
A less than humble John Altare misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.