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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sarbanes Oxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Poon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jerk It Out-Caesars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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185 cm
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182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Sarbanes Oxley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Poon! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A leg kick checked by Sarbanes Oxley. Poon on the wrong end of a nice hook. Sarbanes Oxley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Skylab Vegas in the buildup to the fight. Some wild striking there from Poon.
Poon misses the jab. Sarbanes Oxley fails to land with a series of punches.
Poon tries to clinch up but Sarbanes Oxley circles away and keeps his distance. Sarbanes Oxley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poon. Poon circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Sarbanes Oxley looks to land a combination but Poon avoids it well. We've been informed that Poon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. A jab from Poon finds it's way through Sarbanes Oxley's defenses. Danga de danga de dang - Poon scores with a four punch combination! Poon's corner calls for a 1-2. Poon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poon lands with a nice body punch. Sarbanes Oxley throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sarbanes Oxley throws a nice looking combination but Poon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Poon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Robert Sarbanes Oxley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Poon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poon misses with a straight left. Poon throws a lazy right hand but Sarbanes Oxley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Poon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sarbanes Oxley at a distance.
Lonnie Poon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A combination from Sarbanes Oxley does no damage. Poon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sarbanes Oxley sprawls well initially but Poon persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Poon throwing shots but Sarbanes Oxley is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Poon is pressing down on Sarbanes Oxley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sarbanes Oxley is holding on for now. Poon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Poon trying to control the action but Sarbanes Oxley is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sarbanes Oxley defending well though. Poon 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. Poon trying to mount his opponent but Sarbanes Oxley defends it. Sarbanes Oxley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Poon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sarbanes Oxley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Poon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Poon is trying to control the action in half guard but Sarbanes Oxley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Sarbanes Oxley trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Sarbanes Oxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poon throws out the jab. Poon darts in and clinches Sarbanes Oxley up against the cage. Sarbanes Oxley looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Poon lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sarbanes Oxley is defending well against a takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonnie Poon dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a double jab
and Poon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Poon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Poon misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Poon backing up. Poon nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes. Poon scores with a hook. Poon misses with an uppercut
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Poon backing up. Poon nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes. Sarbanes Oxley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Poon is rocked! Poon throws out a loose jab but Sarbanes Oxley uses good head movement to avoid it. Poon lands a lovely overhand right. Robert Sarbanes Oxley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Poon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poon throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Robert Sarbanes Oxley has been cut. Poon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sarbanes Oxley at a distance.
Sarbanes Oxley scores with a hook. Sarbanes Oxley connects with a looping right hand.
Poon fails to land the takedown. Poon tries to clinch up. Poon wants to clinch and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a left and a right that stings Poon. Poon is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarbanes Oxley finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarbanes Oxley.
Poon seems to have recovered his senses. A big left from Poon misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sarbanes Oxley misses the shot to the body. Sarbanes Oxley misses with a series of wild punches.
Sarbanes Oxley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sarbanes Oxley slips a jab from Poon. Sarbanes Oxley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poon throws a right hand that Sarbanes Oxley ducks under and follows up with a left that Sarbanes Oxley also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sarbanes Oxley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poon circles away quickly and effectively. Sarbanes Oxley lands with a hook. Poon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Sarbanes Oxley misses with a hook. Poon ducked under it nicely. Sarbanes Oxley swinging wildly here.
Poon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sarbanes Oxley on the side of the head. A swing and a miss from Sarbanes Oxley. Poon moves into range and clinches up with Sarbanes Oxley. Poon gets through Sarbanes Oxley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Poon.
Sarbanes Oxley working hard to break the clinch. Sarbanes Oxley controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Poon. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Poon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Poon fails to land. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Poon prevents Sarbanes Oxley from breaking the clinch. Poon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarbanes Oxley backwards. Sarbanes Oxley taking a breather. Poon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lonnie Poon will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Robert Sarbanes Oxley's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Poon. Sarbanes Oxley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Sarbanes Oxley fails to land with a series of punches.
Poon stuns Sarbanes Oxley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Poon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Sarbanes Oxley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Poon scores with a jab. Sarbanes Oxley acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nice uppercut there from Poon. Sarbanes Oxley misses with a double jab
and Poon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Poon slips under a jab from Sarbanes Oxley.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poon scores with a nice right hand.
Poon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Poon takes a swing at Sarbanes Oxley's ribcage but misses. Sarbanes Oxley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Poon.
Sarbanes Oxley is rocked! Poon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Oh Sarbanes Oxley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Poon circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sarbanes Oxley to the canvas! Sarbanes Oxley doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Poon keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lonnie Poon! Lonnie Poon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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