PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bung Popper (ranked 2648 p4p, 302 weight class) and Maki Tantor (ranked 1919 p4p, 239 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Popper
vs
Tantor

173 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

182 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bung Popper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Popper.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Tantor there.
Tantor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Popper's head.
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
Tantor scores with a head kick. Popper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
Popper cracks a nice hook into Tantor's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor misses with a leg kick
and Popper counters with a three punch combo that has Tantor backing up. Tantor nods at Popper to acknowledge the strikes.
Popper throws a sloppy head kick and Tantor moves out of range easily.
Popper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tantor staying out of range there.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popper manages to avoid it.
Popper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Popper connects with a crisp jab.
Tantor scores with a nice right hand.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popper manages to avoid it.
Tantor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Popper throws a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Tantor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Popper checks a low kick from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a straight left.
Popper is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tantor works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Tantor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Popper doesn't seem phased though.
Popper staying out of range there.
Popper misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Tantor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Tantor.
Tantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Popper was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Popper lands an overhand right.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Popper is looking to counter punch.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Popper is just out of range.
Popper throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Popper moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Popper swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor throws a leg kick which misses Popper's front leg but catches the back leg as Popper tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popper manages to avoid it.
Popper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Popper clinches up with Tantor and pushes him back against the cage.
Popper blocking some punches.

Popper breaks from the clinch.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Popper misses the target.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Popper is just out of range.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Popper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Tantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tantor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popper seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Popper lands a slapping body shot.
Tantor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popper counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tantor throws a head kick but Popper moves out of range.
Popper throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Popper connects with a right hand. Tantor shakes it off.
Tantor lands with a nice body punch.
Tantor scores with a three punch combo!
Popper slips under a jab from Tantor.
Popper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Popper blocks a head kick by Tantor.
Popper avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Good standup being displayed there by Tantor as he connects with a hook.
Tantor slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Popper is out of range.
Popper is looking for a counter combo.
Tantor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tantor loads up on a big right hand but Popper slips the punch.
Tantor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tantor blocks a head kick by Popper.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Popper avoids them all with ease.
Popper avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Tantor misses with a body punch
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tantor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Popper is looking to counter punch.
Tantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor swings for the body but Popper moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Popper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Popper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor lands with a hook. Popper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Popper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
Popper moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Popper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Popper looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor moves out of range of the strikes.

Popper clinches with his opponent.

Popper breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Popper.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Popper.
A jab from Popper does it's job there.
Tantor misses with a body shot
and Popper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor cracks the inside of Popper's front leg.
Popper misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Maki Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tantor tests Popper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tantor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popper walks into a straight right hand from Tantor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Popper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popper.
Popper misses the jab.
Popper is looking to land body kicks.
Tantor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tantor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tantor tries a low kick but Popper avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Popper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Popper throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tantor punishes Popper's body with a nice straight punch.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Popper is looking to counter with a body kick.
Popper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Popper's hands.
Popper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Popper lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Popper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor keeps the fight on the outside.
Popper avoids the head kick by Tantor.
It looked like Popper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Popper has managed to clinch.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Popper avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor tries a body shot but Popper blocks it.
Tantor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Tantor working aggressively here.
Popper lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.

Popper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Popper ducks down to avoid it.
Popper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tantor.
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
Popper thumps Tantor with a low kick.
Tantor throws an overhand right that lands on Popper's shoulder, as Popper tries to avoid the shot.
Tantor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Popper. Popper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tantor misses with a shot to the body
and Popper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popper throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Popper scores with a jab to the head.

Tantor is rocked!
Popper tries to close the distance and clinch but Tantor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maki Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Popper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Popper.
Tantor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Popper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tantor.
Tantor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tantor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Popper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Popper throws a quick counter head kick but Tantor was just out of range.
Tantor lands a slapping body shot.
Popper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Popper blocks the low kick.
Popper checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Tantor misses.
Popper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tantor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popper slips a straight right by Tantor.
Popper misses with a few strikes there.
Tantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Popper is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Popper misses its target.
Popper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Popper throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tantor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Popper.
Popper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Popper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor scores with a hook.
Bung Popper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Popper misses with a series of wild punches.
Tantor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Popper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor throws a body punch but Popper moves out of range.
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Popper throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Tantor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Popper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Popper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Tantor needs to keep his hands up - Popper had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Popper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Tantor coming out on top.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Popper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tantor is still on wobbly legs! Can Popper finish him?
Popper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tantor can pounce on him.
Tantor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tantor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tantor seems to have recovered his senses.
Popper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popper feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Popper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tantor.
It looked like Popper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Popper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tantor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Popper's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tantor misses with a leg kick
and Popper counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Tantor! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bung Popper!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bung Popper made sure he mentioned UnderGround Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight.