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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Poop Poopp (ranked 4190 p4p, 4393 weight class) and Cody Garbrandt (ranked 185 p4p, 196 weight class). Garbrandt has chosen We Will Rock You as his entrance music. Cody Garbrandt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 cm 25 138 1 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm 21 140 2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Counter fighter Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt Brawler Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Poop Poopp! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Garbrandt! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Poopp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Poopp scores with a couple of short elbows. Poopp sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Garbrandt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Poopp throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Garbrandt pushes Poopp away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Poopp gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Poopp cracks Garbrandt with a big elbow. Check out the look on Poopp's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garbrandt is trying to buck Poopp off. Poopp working the ground and pound from side control. Garbrandt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Poopp in side control, just content to control the action for now. You can see the frustration on Garbrandt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garbrandt is trying to improve his position. Poopp happy to just control the position for now. Garbrandt on the wrong end of some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Garbrandt gets back to half guard. Poopp sitting and controlling from the half guard. Poopp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Garbrandt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Poopp scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poopp with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Poopp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Well, if Poopp is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Poopp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Garbrandt wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Poopp seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Poopp working over Garbrandt with some ground and pound. Garbrandt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Garbrandt won't allow Poopp to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poopp is controlling the pace.
Garbrandt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Poopp scores with a couple of nice shots. Poopp prevents Garbrandt from standing back up.
Poopp looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Poopp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Poopp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Garbrandt is trying to get back to full guard. Poopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Garbrandt trying to control here.
Garbrandt tries to get to full guard but Poopp has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garbrandt is trying to stand back up but Poopp is controlling him
Poopp wants to control but Garbrandt is keeping him busy. Poopp controlling the action here. Poopp prevents Garbrandt from improving his position. Poopp is taking a breather. Garbrandt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Poopp could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Poopp scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poop Poopp dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Garbrandt tries to clinch but Poopp moves away so Poopp counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Garbrandt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Poopp not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Poopp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garbrandt can do to turn this around? Poopp tries to free his leg and advance position but Garbrandt is retaining full guard. Garbrandt is looking to sweep but instead, Poopp has passed into half guard.
Garbrandt is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Poopp there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Poopp slows the pace down in half guard. Poopp seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Garbrandt for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poopp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Poopp stalling. Garbrandt trying to hold on to Poopp's head to control him but Poopp postures up.
Poopp is taking a breather. Garbrandt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Poopp lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Garbrandt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Poopp scores with a couple of nice shots. Garbrandt is trying to stand back up but Poopp is controlling him
Poop Poopp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Poopp is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Poopp connects with a nice short shot to Garbrandt's temple. Garbrandt manages to escape and get back to his feet! Garbrandt looks to clinch and Poopp counters with a single leg into guard. Garbrandt didn't expect that. Poopp wants to pass the guard but Garbrandt is keeping the position. We've been informed that Garbrandt has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Poopp content to stall in guard here. Garbrandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poopp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Poopp landing some decent shots from guard. Poopp is stalling in the full guard. Poopp is working Garbrandt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Poopp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Garbrandt wants to stand and escape but Poopp is having none of it. Poopp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Poopp with a nice head shot there. Garbrandt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poopp's guard. Poopp controlling Garbrandt's posture. Poopp strikes from his own guard. Poopp looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Garbrandt wants to pass the guard but Poopp is keeping the position. Garbrandt keeps trying to improve his position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poop Poopp dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Garbrandt gets caught napping as Poopp dives in and scores a takedown. Garbrandt manages to retain guard. Garbrandt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Poopp off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Poop Poopp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Poopp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garbrandt quickly recovers to half guard. Poopp trying to mount his opponent but Garbrandt defends it. Garbrandt trying to control from the bottom.
Garbrandt has hold of Poopp's hands but Poopp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Poopp has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Garbrandt wants to control but Poopp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poopp working Garbrandt over with strikes. Poopp scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Poopp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Garbrandt is holding on to half guard well. Poopp is figuring out what he wants to do next. Garbrandt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Poopp scores with a couple of nice shots. Poopp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Garbrandt is not content to let Poopp control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poopp is taking a breather. Garbrandt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Garbrandt trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Poopp lands a nice short elbow. Poopp winds up and cracks Garbrandt with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Poopp wants to pass to mount but Garbrandt is defending the position. Poopp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Poopp is thwarting Garbrandt's attempts to control the position. Garbrandt has hold of Poopp's hands but Poopp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Garbrandt gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poopp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garbrandt swivels though and keeps the full guard. Poopp postures up.
Garbrandt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Garbrandt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Poopp controls the pace. Poopp won't allow Garbrandt to get back to his feet. Poopp is working Garbrandt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Garbrandt has momentary wrist control but Poopp slips an elbow through the middle. Poopp slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Poopp working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Poopp working some strikes from top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Poopp advances to half guard. Poopp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Poopp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Poopp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Garbrandt trying to hold on to Poopp's head to control him but Poopp postures up.
Poopp scoring with strikes to the body and head. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Poopp passes into side control, despite Garbrandt's attempt to control the position.
Poopp lands a nice forearm strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Poop Poopp showed his dominance in that final round. Well Poopp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poop Poopp! Poop Poopp decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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33% |
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