PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anucha Poopha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rondo has chosen Cassidy - Rondo as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Poopha
vs
Rondo

167 cm
22
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

150 cm
21
135 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Damnfield clothing
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anucha Poopha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rondo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poopha looks to land a body kick but Rondo moved away.
Rondo swings for the body but Poopha moves out of range.
Rondo misses with a looping right.
Poopha blocks a jab.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Poopha moved away.
Poopha lands a head kick!
Rondo throws a right hand that misses
and Poopha counters with a head kick.
Rondo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poopha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rajon Rondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rondo cracks a nice hook into Poopha's ribs.
Rondo looks to land a left hand but Poopha moved out of range nicely.
Poopha slips under a jab.
Rondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poopha manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poopha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rondo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Poopha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rondo swings widly with a right hand
and Poopha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rondo.
A big left from Rondo misses.
A leg kick checked by Poopha.
Rondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Poopha slips a straight right by Rondo.
Rondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poopha.
Rondo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Poopha is just out of range.
Rondo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rondo throws a lazy uppercut
and Poopha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rondo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha throws a leg kick but Rondo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rondo misses with a right hand
and Poopha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rondo throws a right hand that misses
and Rondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rondo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rondo throws a body punch but Poopha moves out of range.
Rondo throws a body kick that misses.
Poopha avoids the body shot from Rondo.
Poopha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poopha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poopha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poopha misses with a head kick.
Poopha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rondo.
Rondo misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poopha.
Rondo throws a hook but Poopha blocks it.
Rondo cracks Poopha with an open hand slap.
Rondo avoids the body shot from Poopha.
Poopha lands a head kick!
Rondo misses with a hook. Poopha ducked under it nicely.
Rondo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poopha wants to clinch.
Rondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good work by Rondo as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Poopha misses
and Rondo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poopha thinking.
Poopha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rondo scores with a nice strike.
Rondo misses with a looping right.
Poopha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rondo throws a front kick aimed at Poopha's knee but Poopha avoids it well.
Poopha slips under a jab from Rondo.
Rondo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poopha momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poopha misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rondo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poopha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Poopha tries to clinch there but Rondo circles away.
Poopha misses with the combination.
Rondo jabs Poopha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Rondo misses.
Rondo throws a lazy uppercut
and Poopha counters with a low kick, right behind Rondo 's knee.
Poopha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anucha Poopha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rondo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poopha. Rondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poopha.
Rondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poopha was well out of range. Poor timing from Rondo.
Rondo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poopha digs a good hook to Rondo's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo cracks a nice hook into Poopha's ribs.
Rondo lands with a right hand.
Poopha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rondo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poopha throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rondo lands a slapping body shot.
Poopha lands with an overhand left.
Poopha needs to keep his hands up - Rondo had a free shot at his head there.
Rondo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rondo swings for the body but Poopha moves out of range.
Rondo takes a swing at Poopha's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Rondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rondo throws a low kick, looking for Poopha's leg but Poopha calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo connects with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Rondo as he connects with a hook.
Rondo lands with a nice body kick.
Rondo misses with an uppercut.
Rondo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poopha throws a leg kick but Rondo sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rondo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Poopha. Rondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rondo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poopha.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses.
Poopha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rondo.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rondo cracks Poopha with a good jab.
Rondo misses with a leg kick.
Poopha misses with a head kick.
Poopha throws a sloppy head kick and Rondo moves out of range easily.
Rondo lands an overhand right.
A cross from Rondo lands.
Poopha checks a leg kick nicely.
Rondo misses the shot to the body.
Poopha tries to move into range but Rondo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poopha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poopha looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poopha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rondo slips a straight right by Poopha.
Poopha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poopha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poopha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poopha ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rondo throws a jab when Poopha was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopha thumps Rondo with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poopha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poopha throws a sloppy head kick and Rondo moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajon Rondo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poopha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poopha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rondo connects with an inside leg kick.
Rondo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rondo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rondo throws a hook but Poopha blocks it.
Poopha throws a big shot that misses.
Rondo moves out of range of the body kick.
Poopha misses with a low kick.
Poopha throws a jab but it's blocked by Rondo.
Rondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rondo connects with a right hand. Poopha shakes it off.
Poopha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rondo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rondo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poopha scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Rondo misses its intended target.
Rondo lands a front kick.
Poopha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Poopha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Poopha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rondo misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Poopha misses
and Rondo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rondo thows a leg kick but Poopha checks it
and Poopha counters with a nice uppercut.
Rondo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rondo checks a leg kick.
Rondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poopha moves away.
Poopha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha throws a chopping leg kick but Rondo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poopha throws a push kick but Rondo slaps the foot to one side.
Rondo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poopha scores with a head kick.
Poopha tries to clinch up but Rondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Poopha checks a low kick from Rondo.
Rondo checks a low kick from Poopha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rondo misses with an uppercut.
Poopha connects with a leg kick. Rondo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poopha manages to avoid it.
Poopha moves out of range as Rondo throws a body kick.
Rondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rondo.
Poopha walks into a left hand.
Poopha checks the leg kick.
Rondo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poopha counters with a stiff right hand.
Rondo swinging wildly here.
Rondo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poopha. That's going to slow Rondo down.
Nice body punch from Rondo.
Poopha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rondo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poopha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poopha blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rondo misses
and Poopha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rondo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poopha throws a body punch but Rondo moves out of range.
Poopha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donk. Rondo catches Poopha right on the button with a cross.
Poopha tries a head kick but it misses.
Rondo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poopha swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Rondo to counter with a crisp jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rondo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rondo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo cracks Poopha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poopha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poopha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Rajon Rondo just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Poopha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rondo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rondo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poopha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rondo moves away from the strike by Poopha.
Rondo throws a wild body kick that Poopha sees coming a mile off.
Rondo cracks Poopha with an open hand slap.
Poopha slips under a jab.
Rondo lands a leg kick that knocks Poopha off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Rondo.
Poopha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rondo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poopha avoids the body shot from Rondo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rondo loads up on a big right hand but Poopha slips the punch.
Rondo throws a lazy right hand but Poopha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Poopha clinches up with Rondo and pushes him back against the cage.
Rondo avoiding damage as Poopha throws knees to the body.
Poopha misses with a hook from the clinch.

Rondo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poopha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Poopha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poopha blocks a low kick nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Rondo.
Rondo swings widly with a right hand
and Poopha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rondo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo misses with an uppercut.
Rondo throws a poor cross that misses
and Poopha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rondo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poopha is out of range and Rondo settles back down.
Rondo connects with a high kick.
Poopha throws a leg kick but Rondo checks it.
Rondo moves out of range of the body kick.
Poopha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rondo is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Rondo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poopha.
Rondo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poopha scores with a head kick.
Rondo looks to land a left hand but Poopha moved out of range nicely.
Poopha checks a low kick from Rondo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rondo tries to score with a low kick but Poopha moves his leg out of the way.
Rondo avoids the head kick by Poopha.
Rondo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poopha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Poopha.
Poopha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Poopha.
Nice uppercut lands for Rondo. That snapped Poopha's head back.
Poopha lands with a straight right. Rondo didn't see that one coming.
Rondo misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rondo.
Poopha moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopha lands a jab to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Rondo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rondo looks to land a left hand but Poopha moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rondo.
Rondo wants to land a leg kick but Poopha is out of range.
Rondo throws a hook but Poopha avoids it easily.
Poopha defending well as Rondo loads up on a big left hand.
Rondo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poopha avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poopha is out of range and Rondo settles back down.
Poopha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Poopha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajon Rondo dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A big left from Poopha misses.
Poopha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
Rondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rondo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rondo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poopha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rondo to score with a decent uppercut.
Poopha avoids the body shot from Rondo.
Rondo misses with a left hand
and Poopha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rondo thinking.
Rondo moves out of range of the leg kick from Poopha.
Rondo lands the left hand.
Poopha throws a leg kick but Rondo sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rondo misses the target.
Poopha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rondo. Rondo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rondo throws out a loose jab but Poopha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rondo misses with a leg kick.
Rondo staying out of range there.
Poopha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rondo misses with an uppercut

and Poopha counters by moving into the clinch.
Rondo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poopha as Rondo tries to tie him up.
Poopha prevents Rondo from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha prevents a body shot from Rondo.
Rondo takes a shot to the head.
Poopha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rondo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poopha lands an elbow inside.
Rondo blocks an elbow strike.
Poopha pushes off an throws an elbow but Rondo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poopha blocking some punches.
Poopha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poopha misses with an elbow over the top.
Poopha misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Poopha on the inside.
Poopha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poopha throws an elbow but it misses.
Rondo blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rondo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rondo lands with a light punch inside.
Anucha Poopha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rondo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poopha lands an elbow just above Rondo 's eye.
Poopha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rondo's elbow.
Poopha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rondo takes an elbow to the temple.
Poopha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rondo's elbow.
Rondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poopha has Rondo pressed against the cage, preventing Rondo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Rondo - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Poopha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rondo avoids it.
Rondo is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poopha throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Rondo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rondo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Rondo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rondo.
Rondo connects with a body shot.
Poopha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rondo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rondo misses.
Rondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poopha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rondo misses with a low kick as Poopha jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rondo blocks a head kick by Poopha.
Poopha throws a front kick aimed at Rondo's knee but Rondo avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Poopha 's head but he takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rajon Rondo.
I've got Rondo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajon Rondo!
Rajon Rondo is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Rajon Rondo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.