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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Barjuan (ranked 3802 p4p, 5236 weight class) and Pedri Popicho (ranked 297 p4p, 356 weight class). Juan Barjuan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Barjuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedri Popicho!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Popicho.
A jab from Popicho finds it's way through Barjuan's defenses.
Barjuan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Popicho was covering up waiting for the punch and Barjuan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barjuan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barjuan postures up in Popicho's guard and throws a big left but Popicho blocks it.
Barjuan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barjuan looking to pass the guard.
Barjuan is looking to work some ground and pound but Popicho has wrist control.
Popicho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barjuan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barjuan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Popicho is trying to keep Barjuan in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barjuan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barjuan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barjuan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barjuan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Popicho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Popicho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Popicho trying to control the position.
Popicho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barjuan lands a couple of elbows.
Barjuan preventing the sweep.
Popicho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barjuan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barjuan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barjuan is working Popicho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barjuan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barjuan postures up in Popicho's guard and throws a big left but Popicho blocks it.
Barjuan postures up in Popicho's guard and throws a big left but Popicho blocks it.
Barjuan throwing strikes from guard but Popicho blocks nicely.
Barjuan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barjuan postures up in Popicho's guard and throws a big left but Popicho blocks it.
Barjuan postures up.
Popicho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Popicho wants to get back to his feet but Barjuan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barjuan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barjuan shoots in and drives through. Popicho sprawls well.
Popicho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barjuan on the side of the head.
Popicho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Popicho connects with a body shot.
Barjuan slips a jab and a cross from Popicho.
Popicho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popicho connects with a body shot.
Barjuan is breathing heavily.
Popicho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barjuan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Popicho on his heels. He'll look to pass Popicho's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popicho wants to sweep here but Barjuan controlling him for the moment.
Popicho controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popicho looking to control.
Popicho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barjuan prevents Popicho from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barjuan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barjuan passes Popicho's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barjuan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barjuan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Popicho defends it well.
Popicho is trying to stand back up but Barjuan is controlling him
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popicho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barjuan.
Barjuan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Popicho defends it well.
Popicho wants to improve his position but Barjuan is controlling well.
Barjuan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barjuan prevents Popicho from improving his position.
Popicho is trying to stand.
Barjuan wants to work for an arm triangle but Popicho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Popicho is looking to improve his position.
Popicho is controlling Barjuan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barjuan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barjuan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barjuan seems to be working for a kimura but Popicho defends the submission attempt.
Popicho is defending against the submission attempts here by Barjuan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barjuan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Popicho's head.
Barjuan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barjuan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Popicho is just riding it out for now. Barjuan eventually gives up the hold.
Popicho wants to get back to his feet.
Barjuan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barjuan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Popicho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barjuan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barjuan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barjuan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Popicho tries to get to full guard but Barjuan has control of the leg.
Barjuan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barjuan seems to be looking for submissions.
Barjuan is working for a submission of some sort.
Barjuan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barjuan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Popicho is just riding it out for now. Barjuan eventually gives up the hold.
Barjuan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Popicho sees it coming and defends easily.
Popicho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barjuan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Popicho is defending against the submission attempts here by Barjuan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Barjuan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Popicho connects with a looping right hand.
Popicho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barjuan moves away.
Barjuan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popicho can do to turn this around?
Popicho misses with a wild body shot.
Barjuan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Popicho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Popicho wants it to stay on the feet.
Barjuan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Popicho counters with a straight right hand.
Pedri Popicho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barjuan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popicho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Popicho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Popicho lands a nice hook to Barjuan's body. Barjuan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Popicho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barjuan doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popicho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pedri Popicho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popicho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Popicho!
It looks like Juan Barjuan has been cut.
Barjuan tries for a takedown but Popicho circles away easily
and Popicho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popicho lands a nice shot to the body.
Barjuan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barjuan is rocked!
Barjuan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Barjuan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barjuan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Popicho gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Barjuan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedri Popicho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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