PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Cpw (ranked 680 p4p, 73 weight class) and Lexington Snape (ranked 409 p4p, 42 weight class). Snape has chosen DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed as his entrance music. Dawid Cpw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cpw
vs
Snape

215 cm
32
285 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
39
237 lbs
43 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dawid Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexington Snape!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw catches Snape with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cpw tries to move into range but Snape moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Snape displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cpw throws out the jab.
Jab from Cpw.
Snape walks into a left hand.
Cpw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Snape tries to clinch there but Cpw circles away.
Cpw misses with a hook. Snape ducked under it nicely.
Snape unleashes a big counter combination but Cpw bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Snape takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Cpw.

Snape tries to keep at a distance but Cpw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cpw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cpw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cpw jumps into guard, dragging Snape to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cpw trying to keep a closed guard but Snape is proving a slippery customer.
Snape wants to control from the top but Cpw keeps moving.
Snape wants to pass the guard but Cpw is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cpw is looking for a triangle but Snape pushes his legs off easily.

Cpw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snape can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snape trying to control the position from guard on top but Cpw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Snape tries to stand but Cpw is controlling from the bottom.
Snape trying to control but Cpw is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cpw looks to land a right hand but Snape moved out of range.
Snape doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dawid Cpw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cpw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snape paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cpw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cpw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snape.
It looked like Cpw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cpw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snape! But no joy.
Snape lands with a right hand.
Cpw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snape's head backwards.
Cpw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snape scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw lands an overhand right.
Snape scores with a jab to the head.
Cpw throws a jab when Snape was well out of range.
Snape has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Snape misses with a straight right.
A big left from Cpw misses.
Cpw misses the shot to the body.
Snape now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Snape lands a jab.
Cpw scores with a punch to the head.
Snape throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cpw throws a hook but Snape avoids it easily.
Snape looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cpw misses the shot to the body.
Snape let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Snape uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cpw.

Cpw clinches up with Snape and pushes him back against the cage.
Cpw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cpw tries to throw a body punch but Snape avoids it by throwing Cpw back against the cage.
Snape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Snape stalling in the clinch but Cpw improves position.
Cpw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Cpw.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snape stalls.
Cpw jumps guard but Snape stands there with Cpw around his waist. Cpw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Cpw manages to pull guard.

Cpw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cpw keeping moving, preventing Snape from controlling successfully.
Snape is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawid Cpw dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cpw takes one to the side of the head.
Snape uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cpw.
Snape cracks a nice hook into Cpw's ribs.
Snape misses with a wild body shot.
Cpw is looking to counter punch.
Cpw staying out of range there.
Snape swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cpw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snape throws a jab but it's blocked by Cpw.
Cpw takes a swing at Snape's ribcage but misses.
Cpw throws an overhand right that lands on Snape's shoulder, as Snape tries to avoid the shot.
Cpw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Snape shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cpw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Snape decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Snape tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cpw was well out of range. Poor timing from Snape.
Snape avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snape defending well as Cpw loads up on a big left hand.
Cpw is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snape.
Cpw tries to clinch there but Snape circles away.
Cpw clobbers Snape with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snape thuds a left hand into Cpw's body.
Cpw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Cpw misses.
Snape swinging wildly here.
Snape uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cpw.
Snape looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Snape tries to close the distance and clinch but Cpw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Snape misses.

Snape pushes Cpw up against the cage in a clinch.
Snape blocks a body shot from Cpw.
Cpw managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Snape looking to stall.
Cpw jumps guard but Snape turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape lands a damaging elbow.
Snape tries to work over Cpw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cpw tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snape smiles and moves away.
Cpw lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cpw scores with a decent looking hook.
Dawid Cpw is winning the standup battle so far.

Cpw takes the fight into the clinch.
Cpw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snape just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dawid Cpw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cpw avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.

Cpw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snape misses with a wild body shot.
Cpw misses the shot to the body.
Cpw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cpw misses with a lunging right hand
and Snape counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw scores with a jab.
Cpw slips under a jab.
Cpw throws a right hand that misses
and Snape counters with a nice uppercut.
Cpw lands a head shot.
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snape blocks a jab.
Cpw throws a poor cross that misses
and Snape counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cpw thinking.
Cpw swings widly with a right hand
letting Snape counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Snape throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Cpw gets a clinch.
Snape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cpw fails to land.
Snape stalling the fight.
Cpw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawid Cpw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snape lands with a short shot 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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snape.
Cpw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Snape lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cpw managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Snape stalling in the clinch but Cpw improves position.
Snape lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snape misses with a body punch.
Snape lands a good knee to the midsection. Cpw won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Snape.
Snape working Cpw over with knees to the body.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snape lands an elbow that stopped Cpw in his tracks for a moment.
Snape is leaning against Cpw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Snape.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Snape.
Snape throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lexington Snape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cpw gets tackled into the cage by Snape. Snape maintains the clinch.
Snape throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpw.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cpw.
Cpw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cpw stalling in the clinch but Snape improves position.
Snape crunches a lovely knee into Cpw's ribcage.
Snape lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snape takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Snape throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cpw tries to work over Snape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snape can't find room to land a body shot as Cpw controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snape lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snape scores with a shot to the side of Cpw's head.
Snape lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snape prevents a body shot from Cpw.
A nice left hand lands by Snape.
Snape scores with a shot to the side of Cpw's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snape.

It looks like Dawid Cpw has been cut.
Snape is looking to control Cpw's arms but Cpw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snape has his back to the cage.
Cpw takes an elbow to the temple.

Cpw is rocked!
Snape works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Cpw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snape avoiding damage.
Snape presses Cpw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snape stalling in the clinch.
Snape lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cpw.
Still in the clinch, Snape scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snape lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snape throws a big uppercut that drops Cpw! More strikes from Snape and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cpw lies dazed against the cage as Snape celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lexington Snape!
Lexington Snape bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.