PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pippy Poker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frisk Snoppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Poker
vs
Snoppy

157 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

161 cm
25
134 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Tab Out Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pippy Poker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frisk Snoppy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Poker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Snoppy on his heels. He'll look to pass Snoppy's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Poker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poker postures up in Snoppy's guard and throws a big left but Snoppy blocks it.
Poker won't allow Snoppy to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poker trying to control but Snoppy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snoppy wants to control the position but Poker says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Poker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Poker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snoppy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Snoppy wants to improve his position but Poker is controlling well.

Snoppy is defending against the submission attempts here by Poker.
Snoppy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poker wants to control but Snoppy is keeping him busy.
Poker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poker thows a huge punch but Snoppy dodges it nicely.
Poker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snoppy defending well though.
Poker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Snoppy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Poker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Poker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snoppy's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poker is looking for a kimura but Snoppy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Poker to get the leverage.

Poker seems to be looking for submissions.
Poker tries to pass to full mount but Snoppy defends it.
Snoppy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poker.
Snoppy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poker.
Poker is pressing down on Snoppy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snoppy is holding on for now.
Poker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snoppy defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Poker not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Poker wants to work for an arm triangle but Snoppy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Poker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snoppy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pippy Poker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Snoppy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Snoppy throws a nice looking combination but Poker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poker fails with a takedown attempt.
Snoppy throws a series of punches but Poker avoids them all with ease.
Poker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snoppy but Snoppy pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Poker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poker postures up in Snoppy's guard and throws a big left but Snoppy blocks it.
Poker wants to control from the top but Snoppy keeps moving.

Poker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Snoppy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Snoppy has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoppy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Poker 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.

Poker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Poker looking for a guillotine here but Snoppy defends easily.
Snoppy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snoppy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poker keeping moving, preventing Snoppy from controlling successfully.
Snoppy looking to sit in guard and control but Poker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Poker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poker wants to control from the top but Snoppy keeps moving.

Frisk Snoppy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Snoppy scores with a one two! Poker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Poker closes the distance and clinches up with Snoppy, looking for a takedown. Poker pushes Snoppy against the cage but Snoppy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pippy Poker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snoppy stuffs the takedown attempt from Poker. Poker gets slowly back to his feet.
Frisk Snoppy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Snoppy moves into the clinch.

Snoppy breaks the clinch.
Poker dodges the punch combination from Snoppy.
Snoppy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poker is out of range and Snoppy settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snoppy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frisk Snoppy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snoppy tries to bum rush Poker with a series of wild strikes but Poker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snoppy throws a combination. Poker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pippy Poker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poker tries for a takedown but Snoppy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Snoppy tries to avoid it but Poker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Snoppy to the ground. Snoppy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoppy stalks Poker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poker's face. Poker staggers backwards, shaken.
Snoppy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poker backs up against the cage.
Snoppy feints a jab promting Poker to slip. Snoppy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Poker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Poker is rocked!
Snoppy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poker.
Nice takedown defense from Snoppy. No joy for Poker on that attempt.
Snoppy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snoppy lands with a nice combination. Poker backs away looking to recover.
Poker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snoppy.

Poker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Snoppy's guard.
Poker throwing strikes from guard but Snoppy blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poker wants to control from the top but Snoppy keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frisk Snoppy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Poker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Snoppy tries to avoid it but Poker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Snoppy to the ground. Snoppy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Snoppy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snoppy swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Snoppy.
Poker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pippy Poker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snoppy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Snoppy!
Frisk Snoppy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snoppy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Poker shoots in and drives through. Snoppy sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Snoppy.
Snoppy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poker tries for a takedown but Snoppy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Snoppy jabs at Poker's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoppy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poker doesn't seem bothered though.
Snoppy throws a head kick that misses.
Snoppy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Poker back to the cage. Snoppy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Snoppy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poker shoots in but no luck this time.
Poker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snoppy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Snoppy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snoppy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Snoppy works over Poker's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poker.
A lazy left from Snoppy finds it's target.
Snoppy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Poker eats them both and turns towards Snoppy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Snoppy closes the distance and pushes Poker back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoppy tries to break free but Poker pushes him back against the cage.
Snoppy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poker has Snoppy pressed against the cage, preventing Snoppy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snoppy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Poker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snoppy pinned against the cage. Snoppy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snoppy swivels and escapes.
Snoppy throws a head kick but Poker moves out of range.
No joy there for Snoppy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Poker with that takedown attempt.
Snoppy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poker looks to land a right hand but Snoppy moved out of range.

Poker shoots in and gets a takedown into Snoppy's guard.
Poker wants to control from the top but Snoppy keeps moving.
Snoppy trying to control the position.
Snoppy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poker.
Snoppy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poker throws a big elbow that misses.
Pippy Poker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poker throws a big elbow that misses.
Poker throws a strike but Snoppy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Poker looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Snoppy is defending well. Poker quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Snoppy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Poker celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pippy Poker!
An out of breath Pippy Poker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.