PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. abu theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Saibot
vs
Papu

182 cm
28
178 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

177 cm
32
181 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abu Papu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saibot moves away.
Saibot scores with a one two! Papu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saibot doesn't manage to clinch there - Papu circles away.
Papu counters with a body kick.
Saibot wants to clinch
and Papu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saibot misses with a low kick.
Papu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saibots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Papu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saibot throws a head kick but Papu moves out of range.
Noob Saibot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot throws a low kick, looking for Papu's leg but Papu calmly moves out of range.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Papu ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Papu 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.
Papu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saibot has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Male in the buildup to the fight.
Papu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saibot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saibot wants to clinch up but Papu keeps it at a distance.
Papu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papu connects with a solid leg kick.
Saibot tries to clinch but Papu moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saibot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Saibot blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Saibot misses the target.
Papu stalks Saibot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saibot's face. Saibot staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Noob Saibot has been cut.
Saibot staying out of range there.
Saibot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saibot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saibot misses with a straight right.
Papu blocks a low kick nicely.
Papu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saibot takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Saibot misses
and Papu counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Papu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Papu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saibot. Saibot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Papu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Papu tries to keep at a distance but Saibot has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Papu.

Papu manages to break the clinch.
Saibot wants to clinch up but Papu keeps it at a distance.
Saibot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Papu is out of range.
Papu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papu lands a jab-cross combination.
Papu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Papu works Saibot's body with a nice hook.
Papu throws out a loose jab but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Saibot moves into range and clinches up with Papu.
Saibot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Papu up against the cage.
Papu blocking some punches.
Saibot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papu can't find room to land a body shot as Saibot controls the action.
Papu trying to land knees to the body.
Saibot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saibot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Papu lands a knee to the head.
Papu avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Saibot.
A head punch on the inside from Saibot fails to land.
Saibot lands with a left to the head.
Saibot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Papu.
Saibot is stalling here.
Saibot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papu blocking some punches.
Papu struggles to land a body shot inside as Saibot controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saibot avoids it.
Saibot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papu's elbow.
Saibot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Papu backwards.
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!
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saibot.
Papu missing with knees to the body.
Saibot is pushing Papu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saibot managing to block the knees to the body from Papu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papu blocks a body shot from Saibot.
Papu cracks Saibot with a nice body shot.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papu trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Papu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot'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.

A good leg kick by Papu.
Papu tries a head kick but it misses.
Papu feints a jab promting Saibot to slip. Papu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saibot slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Papu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Papu swinging wildly here.
Saibot is looking for a counter combo.
Saibot moves out of range as Papu strikes.
Saibot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saibot scores with a leg kick.
Papu throws a leg kick
and Saibot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saibot checks a leg kick.
Saibot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Papu back to the cage. Saibot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot scores with a jab.
Saibot tries to land a leg kick but Papu saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Papu misses the target.
Papu looks to score with a jab to the body but Saibot is just out of range.
Saibot feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Papu.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Papu.
Saibot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saibot wants to clinch.
Papu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Saibot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saibot.

Saibot clinches.
Saibot misses with the head strike.
Saibot avoiding damage as Papu throws knees to the body.
Papu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Papu blocking some punches.
Saibot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Papu is keeping busy.
Saibot prevents a body shot from Papu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papu.
Saibot tries to throw a body punch but Papu avoids it by throwing Saibot back against the cage.
Saibot stalling in the clinch but Papu improves position.
Saibot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Papu.
Papu misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Saibot.
Papu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papu working hard to break the clinch.
Papu tries to land knees in the clinch but Saibot avoids the damage to the body.
Saibot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Papu's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Saibot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saibot.
Papu is trying to break the clinch but Saibot has him pressed against the cage.
Papu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saibot is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saibot tries to work over Papu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Papu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Papu drops his hands momentarily and Saibot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saibot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saibot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Papu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Papu scores with a spinning back kick!
Abu Papu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papu misses with a hook. Saibot ducked under it nicely.
Saibot appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saibot slips under a jab from Papu.
Saibot blocks a leg kick.
Papu walks into a straight right hand from Saibot.
Saibot blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to close the distance and clinch but Papu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Saibot misses.
A nice side step and Papu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Papu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Papu throws a hook but Saibot blocks it.
Saibot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papu.
Saibot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saibot is able to avoid easily.
Saibot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saibot slips under a jab from Papu.
Papu moves out of range of the leg kick from Saibot.
Papu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saibot with a body shot.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saibot moves away.
Saibot appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Papu wants to land a leg kick but Saibot is out of range.
Papu misses with a hook. Saibot ducked under it nicely.
Papu misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abu Papu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saibot is looking to chop away at Papu's legs.
A low kick from Saibot is predictable there
and Papu counters with a stiff right hand.
Saibot looks to land a right hand but Papu moved out of range.
Papu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saibot.
Papu connects with a leg kick. Saibot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Papu tests Saibot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saibot lands with an uppercut that bounces Papu off the cage and back into range.
A good leg kick by Papu.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saibot 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 Papu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Papu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saibot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saibot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saibot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saibot throws out a leg kick but Papu moves out of range and Saibot only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot tries to close the distance and clinch but Papu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papu throws a lazy right hand but Saibot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Papu misses its intended target.
Papu swings widly with a right hand
and Saibot makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saibot scores with a decent looking hook.
Papu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saibot lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Saibot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Papu is rocked!
Saibot feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Papu collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot retains his welterweight title!
Noob Saibot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.