PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 516 p4p, 83 weight class) and Jim Jytky (ranked 1091 p4p, 170 weight class). Jim Jytky has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Popinski
vs
Jytky

198 cm
21
207 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Jytky!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jytky slips a straight right by Popinski.
Jytky throws a push kick but Popinski slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Popinski misses.
Popinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jytky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Popinski on the side of the head.
Popinski throws a sloppy head kick and Jytky moves out of range easily.
Jytky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jytky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jytky throws a shot from downtown. Popinski moves away and avoids it.
Popinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jytky. Popinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popinski moves out of range of the body kick from Jytky.
Popinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jytky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jytky misses with a looping left.
Jytky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jytky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popinski.
Some bone on bone action there as Popinski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jytky tries to close the distance and clinch but Popinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jytky lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Jytky is predictable there
and Popinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Popinski lands the left hand.
Popinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jytky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jytky misses with a hook
and Popinski counters with a leg kick.
Jim Jytky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jytky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Popinski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jytky will feel that in the morning.
A punch lands to the side of Jytky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jytky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Popinski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jytky.
It looked like Popinski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jytky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popinski's sensitive parts.

Jytky clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jytky.
A head punch on the inside from Popinski fails to land.
Jytky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Popinski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jytky is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Popinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jytky on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jytky, right into the meat.
Jytky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Popinski momentarily.
Jytky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jytky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Jytky
and Popinski counters with a straight right hand.
Jytky throws a shot from downtown. Popinski moves away and avoids it.
Jytky throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Popinski to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Popinski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jytky doesn't seem phased though.
Popinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Popinski tenderised Jytky's leg. Jytky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Popinski jabs Jytky right on the nose. Jytky blinks but takes it well.
Jytky misses with a low kick as Popinski jumps back.
Popinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popinski is looking to chop away at Jytky's legs.
Popinski misses with a straight left.
Jytky wants to land a leg kick but Popinski is out of range.
Jytky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
It looked like Popinski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Popinski lands a front kick.
The fighters circling - Popinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jytky lands a nice shot that snaps Popinski's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jytky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jytky thumps Popinski with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Jytky misses the shot to the body.
Popinski misses with the body kick
and Jytky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Popinski thinking.
Jytky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Popinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jytky.
Popinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popinski is looking to counter punch.
Popinski checks a leg kick.
Jytky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Popinski momentarily.
Popinski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jytky throws a hook but Popinski blocks it.
Popinski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Popinski with a hook.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Popinski misses the target.
Jytky throws a hook but Popinski blocks it.
Jytky wants to slow Popinski down by chopping away at his legs.
Popinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Popinski tries to land a front kick but Jytky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jytky checks a leg kick.
Jytky moves out of range as Popinski throws a body kick.
Popinski lands a really nice looking cross but Jytky seems unphased.
Jytky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Popinski tests Jytky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Popinski throwing a counter right hand but Jytky manages to avoid it.
Jytky throws a lazy right hand but Popinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popinski scores with a jab. Jytky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a wild body kick that Jytky sees coming a mile off.
Jytky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jytky has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Popinski.
Popinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jytky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Popinski is able to avoid easily.
Jytky scores with a push kick.
Popinski throws a head kick but Jytky moves out of range.
Jytky loads up on a big right hand but Popinski slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Popinski. Those never looked like landing.
Jytky looks to score with a jab to the body but Popinski is just out of range.
Popinski checks a leg kick.
Jytky scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jytky.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jytky takes one on the button.
Jytky misses with a wild body shot.
Jytky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jytky tries a low kick but Popinski avoids it.
Popinski connects with a solid leg kick.
Popinski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jytky is looking to clinch.

Popinski moves into the clinch.
Jytky taking a breather.
Jytky lands with a short shot to the head.
Popinski working aggressively here.
Jytky lands a left hand.
Jytky scores with a shot to the side of Popinski's head.
Jytky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Popinski blocking some punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Popinski is trying to break the clinch but Jytky has him pressed against the ropes.
Jytky tries to pull guard but Popinski won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jytky effectively controlling the action here.
Popinski lands a left hand.
Popinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jytky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Popinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jytky backwards.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jytky has a couple of punches blocked by Popinski.
Jytky working aggressively here.
Popinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jytky keeps control of Popinski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Popinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jytky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jytky misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jytky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jytky.
Popinski misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Popinski.
Jytky has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Popinski.
Jytky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Popinski.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jytky misses with a short punch on the inside.

Popinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jytky throws a combination. Popinski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A thudding body kick lands there by Popinski!
Popinski lands with a nice body kick.
Jytky looks winded!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Popinski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jytky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Popinski.
Jytky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Popinski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jytky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Popinski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jytky's head.
Jytky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Popinski throws the left hand but Jytky avoids the punch easily.
Jytky throws a push kick but Popinski slaps the foot to one side.
Popinski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jytky misses with a leg kick.
Popinski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jytky throws a low kick but Popinski moves out of range easily.
Popinski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Popinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jytky misses with the body kick
and Popinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jytky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Popinski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jytky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jytky is breathing heavily.
Jytky just misses with a punch to the body.
Jytky takes a swing at Popinski's ribcage but misses.
Jytky throws a leg kick which misses Popinski's front leg but catches the back leg as Popinski tries to avoid it.
Popinski cracks Jytky with a good jab.
Jytky thows a leg kick but Popinski checks it
and Popinski counters with a nice body kick.
Donk. Popinski catches Jytky right on the button with a cross.
Jytky looks to land a body kick but Popinski moved away.
Popinski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jytky. That did some damage!
Popinski misses with a hook.
Popinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jytky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jytky throws a low kick but Popinski avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jytky throws a leg kick
and Popinski counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jytky is looking to clinch.
Popinski tried to counter with a leg kick but Jytky avoided it.
Jytky misses the body punch
and Popinski counters with a low kick, right behind Jytky 's knee.
Popinski lands a head shot.
Jytky throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Popinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Jytky thows a leg kick but Popinski checks it
and Popinski counters with a straight right hand.

Jytky is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Popinski throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Jytky is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Soda Popinski!
Soda Popinski retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Soda Popinski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.