|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Porro (ranked 2805 p4p, 3084 weight class) and Cal Ripken (ranked 328 p4p, 350 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
19
212
2 - 2 - 0 |
|
195 cm
19
210
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alejandro Porro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Ripken!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Porro.
Jab by Ripken.
Ripken wants to clinch.
Ripken misses with a looping right.
Porro throws a front kick aimed at Ripken's knee but Ripken avoids it well.
Porro moves out of range of the strikes.
Porro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Cal Ripken has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ripken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Porro throws a looping overhand right but Ripken ducks down to avoid it.
Ripken wants to counter with a clinch but Porro pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ripken.
Ripken clinches.
Ripken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ripken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porro misses with a body punch.
Porro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porro.
Porro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ripken backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porro.
Ripken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Porro misses with some punches.
Porro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porro takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ripken has a couple of punches blocked by Porro.
Ripken throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Porro tries a body shot but Ripken blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken working aggressively here.
Ripken blocking some punches.
Porro blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ripken.
Ripken looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ripken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro tries to throw a body punch but Ripken avoids it by throwing Porro back against the cage.
Porro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ripken lands a shoulder strike.
Ripken lands a hook that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
Porro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porro gets through Ripken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porro.
Porro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Ripken.
Ripken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
Ripken can't find room to land a body shot as Porro controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Porro.
Ripken can't find room to land a body shot as Porro controls the action.
Porro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
Porro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ripken backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porro.
Ripken swings wildly with an uppercut but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Porro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ripken prevents a body shot from Porro.
Ripken working aggressively here.
Porro blocking some punches.
Ripken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Porro controlling the action here for a moment.
Porro lands a shoulder strike.
Porro blocks an uppercut.
Ripken lands a shot to the body.
Ripken manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ripken.
Ripken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripken misses with an uppercut. Porro saw that one coming.
Porro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Porro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Porro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ripken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porro counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porro on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cal Ripken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cal Ripken's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Porro throws a leg kick but Ripken checks it.
Ripken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Porro's head backwards.
Porro looks to land a body kick but Ripken moved away.
Ripken misses with a lunging right hand
and Porro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ripken's knee momentarily.
Ripken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Porro swings widly with a right hand
and Ripken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ripken throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Porro.
Ripken throws a sloppy head kick and Porro moves out of range easily.
It looked like Porro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ripken.
Ripken throws out a loose jab but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porro blocks a jab.
Porro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ripken takes the fight into the clinch.
Ripken misses with some punches.
Ripken throws a head punch that misses.
Ripken lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ripken.
Ripken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ripken working aggressively here.
Porro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Porro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Porro working aggressively here.
Ripken has a couple of punches blocked by Porro.
Porro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken working aggressively here.
Porro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ripken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Ripken.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Porro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ripken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ripken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cal Ripken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Porro.
Porro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porro scores with a shot to the side of Ripken's head.
A head punch on the inside from Ripken fails to land.
Porro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ripken is breathing heavily.
Porro throws a punch but it's blocked by Ripken.
Ripken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripken misses with a punch on the inside.
Ripken lands a right hand.
Porro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Porro.
Porro blocks an elbow strike from Ripken.
Ripken throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Ripken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ripken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porro lands a hook that snaps the head of Ripken backwards.
Ripken is rocked!
Ripken tries a body shot but Porro blocks it.
Porro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ripkens head.
Ripken is still on wobbly legs! Can Porro finish him?
Porro is struggling to control the position.
Ripken throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Porro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porro is leaning against Ripken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Porro lands with a short shot to the head.
Porro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porro misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripken misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porro misses with a body punch.
Ripken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porro lands a body punch.
Porro slowing the pace effectively.
Porro misses with a punch to the body.
Ripken seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Ripken fails to land.
Ripken misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Porro.
Porro scores with a shoulder strike.
Porro working aggressively here.
Ripken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Porro fails to land.
Porro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ripken's elbow.
Porro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Porro misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ripkens head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alejandro Porro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cal Ripken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Porro keeps the fight on the outside.
Ripken ducks under a wild hook from Porro.
Ripken misses with an uppercut
and Porro counters with a nice uppercut.
Ripken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ripken connects with a solid leg kick.
Porro delivers a nice body kick.
Porro looks to land a combination but Ripken avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripken misses with a looping left.
It looked like Porro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ripken.
Ripken gets tackled into the cage by Porro. Porro maintains the clinch.
Porro scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro working aggressively here.
Porro swings wildly with an uppercut but Ripken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ripken blocks an uppercut.
Porro blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ripken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ripken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ripken.
Ripken blocks a body shot from Porro.
A short body shot lands from Ripken as the two fighters clinch.
Porro misses with a punch to the body.
Ripken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ripken lands with a short shot to the head.
Porro stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken swings wildly with an uppercut but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porro's elbow.
Ripken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro is leaning against Ripken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Porro struggles to land a body shot inside as Ripken controls his hands.
Ripken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Ripken scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porro throws a head punch that misses.
Ripken misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro presses Ripken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ripken throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Porro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ripken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ripken working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porro swings wildly with an uppercut but Ripken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Cal Ripken's cut even more.
Ripken misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro working aggressively here.
Porro gets through Ripken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Porro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Porro fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ripken.
Porro misses with a punch to the body.
Ripken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porro's elbow.
Porro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ripken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro lands with a light punch inside.
Porro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Porro dips a shoulder and cracks Ripken with a mighty uppercut! Ripken falls back against the cage and Porro unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ripken is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Porro screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Porro!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
