PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 272 p4p, 121 weight class) and Jack Spratt (ranked 45 p4p, 16 weight class). Spratt has chosen Fit But You Know It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lupei
vs
Spratt

184 cm
37
191
29 - 20 - 2

189 cm
32
195
20 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Spratt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spratt jabs Lupei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lupei loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
Lupei misses with a body kick.
Lupei misses with a body punch
and Spratt counters with a nice uppercut.
Serafim Lupei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupei looks to land a combination but Spratt avoids it well.
Spratt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lupei looks to throw the jab but Spratt is out of range.
Spratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lupei moves out of range of the strikes.

Lupei has Spratt up against the cage in a clinch.
Lupei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Lupei.
Spratt working aggressively here.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Spratt controls his hands.
Spratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spratt fails to land.
A body shot lands from Lupei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spratt throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei lands with a left to the head.
Spratt has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Lupei has a couple of punches blocked by Spratt.
Spratt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Lupei.
A head punch on the inside from Spratt fails to land.
A short right from Spratt on the inside.
Spratt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lupei blocks a body shot from Spratt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spratt throws a head punch that misses.
Spratt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spratt misses with some punches.
Lupei is leaning against Spratt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lupei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spratt throws a head punch that misses.
Spratt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spratt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lupei seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spratt can turn it around.

Spratt manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei slips under a jab from Spratt.
Spratt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lupei throws a poor cross that misses
and Lupei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Lupei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lupei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spratt misses with the head strike.
A short right from Spratt.
Spratt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spratt misses with some punches.
Spratt blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lupei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lupei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lupei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei lands with a right to the head.
Lupei is trying to pull guard but Spratt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spratt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Lupei ducks down to avoid it.
Lupei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei walks into a left hand.
Lupei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spratt's head.
Spratt misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Lupei moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lupei scores with a hook to the body. Spratt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lupei misses with a hook
and Spratt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lupei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lupei tries to clinch but Spratt moves out of range.
It seemed like Spratt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spratt throws a series of punches but Lupei avoids them all with ease.
Lupei throws a lazy uppercut
and Spratt counters with a straight right hand.

Lupei moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Spratt breaks the clinch.
Spratt blocks a jab.
Lupei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lupei.
Lupei wants to clinch.
Spratt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lupei. Lupei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lupei throws a lazy head kick
and Spratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spratt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spratt moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab lands there for Spratt.
Spratt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lupei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lupei misses with an uppercut.
Lupei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spratt throws the left hand but Lupei avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei cracks Spratt with an open hand slap.
Lupei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Spratt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lupei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spratt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spratt cracks Lupei with an open hand slap.
Spratt catches Lupei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lupei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spratt drops his hands momentarily and Lupei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lupei misses the body punch
and Lupei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spratt throws a body punch but Lupei moves out of range.
Spratt clobbers Lupei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lupei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spratt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Spratt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Spratt misses.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Lupei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spratt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spratt throws a jab when Lupei was well out of range.
Lupei blocks a head kick by Spratt.
Nice body punch from Lupei.
Spratt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lupei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lupei throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Lupei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spratt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lupei staying out of range there.
Lupei wants to clinch.

Lupei closes the distance and pushes Spratt back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Spratt avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Lupei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lupei 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.
A short right from Spratt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Spratt struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupei controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spratt.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spratt's elbow.
Lupei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lupei misses with the head strike.
Lupei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Spratt blocks a body shot from Lupei.
A short left from Spratt.
Lupei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spratt is trying to break the clinch but Lupei has him pressed against the cage.
Spratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spratt blocks a body shot from Lupei.
Spratt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lupei.
Lupei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spratt lands a nice uppercut.
Spratt lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spratt's elbow.
Lupei misses with the head strike.

Spratt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spratt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lupei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lupei with a nice calf kick.
Lupei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lupei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spratt throws a counter combo.
Spratt walks into a stiff left hand from Lupei.
Lupei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spratt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jack Spratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Lupei misses.
Spratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lupei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Spratt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lupei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lupei throws the kick towards the body but Spratt avoids it.
Spratt looks to land a combination. Lupei sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupei.

Lupei forces Spratt back against the cage and clinches.
Spratt pushes Lupei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spratt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spratt backwards.
Lupei throws a punch but it's blocked by Spratt.
Spratt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lupei swings wildly with an uppercut but Spratt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spratt scores with a shot to the side of Lupei's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spratt as Lupei tries to tie him up.
Lupei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spratt lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Spratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lupei throws a hook but Spratt avoids it easily.
Spratt scores with a hook to the body. Lupei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lupei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lupei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lupei throws a series of punches but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lupei misses with a body shot.
Spratt misses with a looping left.
Spratt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lupei moves in looking to clinch but Spratt pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Lupei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spratt lands a slapping body shot.
Spratt connects with a jab.
Spratt lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spratt throws a right and a left that Lupei avoids nicely.
Lupei walks into a straight right hand from Spratt.
Lupei tries to clinch up but Spratt circles away and keeps his distance.
Spratt throws out a counter right but Lupei avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei connects with a leg kick.
Spratt thuds a left hand into Lupei's body.
Lupei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lupei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lupei misses the jab.
Spratt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spratt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lupei throws a sloppy body shot
and Spratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Spratt misses.
Lupei is looking to counter punch.
Lupei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spratt is out of range and Lupei settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lupei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lupei takes a swing at Spratt's ribcage but misses.
Spratt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spratt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jack Spratt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupei throws a poor cross that misses
letting Spratt counter with a right hand.
Lupei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spratt throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lupei to counter with a crisp jab.
Spratt swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lupei.
A punch lands to the side of Spratt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lupei on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lupei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spratt manages to avoid it.
Lupei misses with a hook. Spratt ducked under it nicely.
Lupei defending well as Spratt loads up on a big left hand.
Spratt connects with a jab.
Lupei with the inside leg kick.
Spratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei tries to land a front kick but Spratt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lupei.
Spratt throws a head kick that Lupei semi-blocks.
A big left from Spratt misses.
Spratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lupei clobbers Spratt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lupei misses with a body shot.
Lupei digs a good hook to Spratt's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lupei.
Spratt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Lupei misses its intended target.
Lupei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spratt moves away.
Lupei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spratt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lupei on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupei manages to avoid it.
Spratt defending well as Lupei loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Spratt.
Lupei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spratt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lupei under the eye.
Spratt connects with a right hand. Lupei shakes it off.
Spratt catches Lupei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Serafim Lupei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Spratt coming out on top.
Spratt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lupei.
Lupei misses with a looping right.
Spratt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lupei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt cracks Lupei with an open hand slap.
Lupei throws a jab when Spratt was well out of range.
Lupei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lupei throws an off balance right hand
enabling Spratt to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spratt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spratt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spratt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Spratt made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.