PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Popoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoro Rronoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pete Popoff has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pete Popoff seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Popoff
vs
Rronoa

190 cm
21
211 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Popoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoro Rronoa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popoff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rronoa avoids it really well and circles away.
Rronoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rronoa throws a leg kick which misses Popoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Popoff tries to avoid it.
Popoff scores with a nice right hand.
Popoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rronoa circles away quickly and effectively.
Popoff misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Popoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rronoa throws a nice head kick!
Rronoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rronoa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rronoa slips a jab and a cross from Popoff.
Rronoa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Popoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Popoff throws the kick towards the body but Rronoa avoids it.
Rronoa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rronoa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Popoff is breathing heavily.
Rronoa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rronoa scores with a head kick.
Zoro Rronoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rronoa throws a head kick that Popoff semi-blocks.
Rronoa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rronoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rronoa.
Rronoa feints and then cracks Popoff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Popoff down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rronoa.
Rronoa keeps Popoff at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick from Rronoa lands but Popoff takes it in his stride.
Rronoa lands a head kick. Popoff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Rronoa lands a big head kick that sends Popoff tumbling to the mat! Rronoa takes a step backwards and waves Popoff back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Popoff is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rronoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Popoff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Rronoa rushes Popoff and presses him up against the cage.
Rronoa landing knees to the head.

Rronoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Rronoa as Popoff shoots in.
Rronoa lands with a kick to the temple. Popoff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rronoa lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Popoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rronoa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Popoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Rronoa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rronoa scores with a knee to the head.
Rronoa connects with a knee to the head.
Rronoa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Popoff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rronoa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rronoa connects with a knee to the head.
Rronoa with a knee to the head.
Popoff is trying to break the clinch but Rronoa has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rronoa lands a knee to the head.
Popoff takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Rronoa.
Popoff trying to control the position but instead, Rronoa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Popoff into the cage.
Popoff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Popoff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rronoa lands a knee to the head.
Rronoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rronoa.
Popoff tries to break the clinch but Rronoa is controlling the position.
Rronoa is struggling to control the position.
Popoff wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rronoa breaks from the clinch.
Popoff wants to clinch but Rronoa slips to the side
and Rronoa counters with a head kick.
Rronoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rronoa avoids a kick to the body.
Zoro Rronoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Popoff misses.
Rronoa throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rronoa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popoff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Popoff swings for the body but Rronoa moves out of range.
Rronoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rronoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popoff tries to clinch there but Rronoa circles away.
Rronoa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Popoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rronoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rronoa scores with a spinning back kick!
Rronoa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rronoa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popoff's sensitive parts.
Popoff takes a kick to the side of the head.

Rronoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rronoa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rronoa landing knees to the head.

Rronoa manages to break the clinch.
Rronoa lands with a slapping head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rronoa. Popoff shrugs it off though.
Both fighters circling a little - Rronoa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rronoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rronoa, right into the meat.

Rronoa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rronoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rronoa just leaning against Popoff, taking a breather.
Rronoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rronoa.
Rronoa lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Rronoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popoff is looking to clinch but Rronoa is avoiding it.
Rronoa dodges the punch combination from Popoff.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rronoa.
Rronoa delivers a nice body kick.
Popoff swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popoff looks to clinch
and Rronoa counters with a good low kick that Popoff was not able to check.

Rronoa has managed to clinch.

Rronoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popoff throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rronoa instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoro Rronoa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Popoff digs a good body shot into Rronoa's ribs.
Popoff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Popoff misses with the combination.
Popoff sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rronoa scores with a head kick.

Rronoa rushes Popoff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rronoa.
Rronoa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Rronoa.

Rronoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rronoa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Popoff's head.
Rronoa throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Rronoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Popoff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Popoff.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popoff tries to clinch there but Rronoa circles away.
Popoff will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rronoa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zoro Rronoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popoff tries to land a front kick but Rronoa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Popoff looks for the body kick but Rronoa saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rronoa.

Rronoa has closed the distance and engaged Popoff in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rronoa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rronoa lands a knee to the head.
Rronoa stalling against the cage.
Popoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rronoa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Popoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rronoa has him pressed against the cage.
Popoff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Popoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Rronoa has double underhooks.
Rronoa landing knees to the body.
Rronoa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popoff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rronoa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Popoff up against the cage.

Rronoa manages to break the clinch.
Popoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Rronoa.

Rronoa forces Popoff back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popoff is trying to force a seperation but Rronoa has the dominant position.
Rronoa trying to control the position but instead, Popoff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rronoa into the cage.
Popoff tries to work over Rronoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rronoa tries to land a knee to the head but Popoff blocks with his arms.
Rronoa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Popoff's face.
Rronoa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Popoff is trying to drag Rronoa to the mat but Rronoa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Popoff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rronoa's elbow.
Rronoa lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Popoff working hard to break the clinch.
Popoff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rronoa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Popoff's face.

Rronoa manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rronoa throws a front kick that sends Popoff stumbling back into the cage.
Popoff misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rronoa misses with a head kick.
Popoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Rronoa gets a clinch.
Popoff is trying to force a seperation but Rronoa has the dominant position.
Rronoa connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rronoa.
Rronoa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Popoff wants a takedown but no success here.
Popoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rronoa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Popoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Popoff working hard to break the clinch.
Rronoa prevents Popoff from breaking the clinch.
Popoff is trying to force a seperation but Rronoa has the dominant position.

Rronoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popoff tries to clinch there but Rronoa circles away.
Popoff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rronoa throws a nice head kick!
Popoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Popoff misses with an uppercut. Rronoa saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rronoa moves into the clinch successfully.
Rronoa scores with a knee to the head.
Rronoa landing knees to the head.
Popoff working hard to break the clinch.
Popoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Rronoa won't allow it.
Rronoa landing knees to the head.
Popoff is trying to drag Rronoa to the mat but Rronoa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Popoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rronoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rronoa tries to clinch up.
Popoff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Popoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popoff with a hook.
Popoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rronoa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rronoa scores with a head kick.
Rronoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rronoa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Popoff swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoro Rronoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rronoa throws a head kick that misses.
Popoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rronoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Popoff takes a kick to the side of the head.
Popoff 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.
Rronoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rronoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Popoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rronoa - the referee stops the clock and Popoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rronoa. Popoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Popoff misses with a wild combination.
Popoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Rronoa feints and then cracks Popoff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Popoff down.
Rronoa throws a head kick that Popoff semi-blocks.
Rronoa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Popoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rronoa drives through and clinches with Popoff against the cage.

Rronoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rronoa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Popoff's calf.
Popoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rronoa.
Popoff throws a nice looking combination but Rronoa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Rronoa has managed to clinch.
Popoff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popoff is trying to break the clinch but Rronoa is controlling him.
Rronoa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Rronoa manages to break the clinch.
Rronoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rronoa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rronoa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Popoff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Rronoa darts in and clinches Popoff up against the cage.
Rronoa with a knee to the head.
Popoff letting Rronoa take a breather here.
Rronoa looking to throw knees to the head but Popoff is blocking nicely.
Rronoa misses with a knee strike.
Popoff is trying to force a seperation but Rronoa has the dominant position.
Rronoa with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rronoa keeps control of Popoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rronoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rronoa moves out of range of the body kick.
Popoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Popoff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rronoa.

Rronoa darts in and clinches Popoff up against the cage.
Popoff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rronoa.
Popoff can't break the clinch.

Rronoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rronoa keeps Popoff at a distance using the push kick.
Rronoa throws a front kick that sends Popoff stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Popoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rronoa - the referee stops the clock and Popoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rronoa. Popoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rronoa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popoff's sensitive parts.
Rronoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rronoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popoff.
Rronoa throws a head kick that Popoff semi-blocks.
Popoff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rronoa. Rronoa obviously looking to wear him down.
Popoff works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Popoff misses with a double jab
and Rronoa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Popoff really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Popoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rronoa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rronoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Popoff.
Rronoa blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rronoa. That's going to slow Popoff down.
Rronoa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Popoff takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pete Popoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rronoa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Popoff. That did some damage!
Rronoa throws a head kick that Popoff semi-blocks.
Rronoa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rronoa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Popoff.
Popoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rronoa lands a front kick.
Rronoa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rronoa.
Rronoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Rronoa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Popoff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rronoa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rronoa moves in looking to clinch but Popoff pushes him off.
A punch combination from Popoff misses.
Popoff misses with the combination.
Rronoa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Popoff avoids a kick to the body.
Popoff tries to clinch but Rronoa moves out of range.
Popoff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rronoa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pete Popoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rronoa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rronoa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popoff.
Rronoa throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Popoff.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rronoa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rronoa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Popoff's calf.
Zoro Rronoa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Popoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rronoa - the referee stops the clock and Popoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rronoa. Popoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rronoa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoro Rronoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rronoa 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 William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoro Rronoa!