PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papu comes to the cage accompanied by abu theme. Snuka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. Abu Papu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Papu
vs
Snuka

177 cm
36
181 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

178 cm
39
169 lbs
36 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abu Papu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Snuka sizes up Papu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Snuka darts in and clinches Papu up against the cage.
Snuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papu prevents the takedown attempt.
Snuka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Papu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body.
Papu landing knees to the body.
Papu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snuka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Papu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abu Papu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snuka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Papu with a hook.
Snuka is looking to clinch but Papu is avoiding it.
Papu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Snuka.
An attempted straight right counter from Papu misses the target.
Snuka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snuka moves in looking to clinch but Papu pushes him off.
Snuka swings for the body but Papu moves out of range.
Papu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snuka.
Papu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snuka goes for a double leg but Papu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Papu continues to drive forward.
Papu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snuka defending well as Papu loads up on a big left hand.
Snuka throws a head kick that misses.
Papu blocks a head kick by Snuka.
Snuka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Snuka fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papu misses with a looping right.
Papu throws a nice looking combination but Snuka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snuka goes for a double leg but Papu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Papu continues to drive forward.
Papu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Abu Papu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papu throws a head kick but Snuka moves out of range.
Snuka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Snuka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka throws a sloppy head kick and Papu moves out of range easily.
Papu punishes Snuka's body with a nice straight punch.
Snuka moves out of range as Papu strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snuka shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Snuka with that takedown attempt.
Papu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Snuka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snuka lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papu is pressed up against the cage. Snuka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Papu down to the mat. Papu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Papu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Papu avoids the head kick by Snuka.
Snuka shoots for a double leg takedown but Papu sprawls well. He's pushed Snuka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Papu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snuka.
Snuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papu was well out of range. Poor timing from Snuka.
Snuka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Papu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Snuka misses.
Snuka swings for the body but Papu moves out of range.

Snuka drives through and clinches with Papu against the cage.
Snuka tries for a takedown but Papu manages to get underhooks.

Papu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snuka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Papu defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snuka.
Snuka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snuka takes a swing at Papu's ribcage but misses.
Papu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Snuka throws a body punch but Papu moves out of range.
Snuka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Papu circles away.
Papu throwing a counter right hand but Snuka manages to avoid it.
Papu throws a jab but it's blocked by Snuka.
Snuka throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snuka. Papu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papu.
Papu throws an overhand right that lands on Snuka's shoulder, as Snuka tries to avoid the shot.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Papu circles away and keeps his distance.
Snuka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Papu at a distance.
Papu connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Papu lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Papu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Papu misses the target.
Snuka has a takedown stuffed.
Snuka swings widly with a right hand
and Papu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snuka lands a body shot.
Snuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papu throws a body shot but no joy.
Snuka wants to counter with a clinch but Papu pushes him away.
Nice takedown defense from Papu. No joy for Snuka on that attempt.
Snuka misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snuka.
Abu Papu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snuka.
Snuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papu.
An attempted straight right counter from Papu misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Snuka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka misses with a wild body shot.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body. Papu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snuka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Papu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snuka has his takedown stuffed
and Papu counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Snuka finds it's way through Papu's defenses.
Snuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Papu circles away.
Snuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papu throws out the jab.
Snuka slips a straight right by Papu.
Papu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snuka.
Papu throwing a counter right hand but Snuka manages to avoid it.

Snuka clinches up against the cage.
Papu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snuka wants a takedown but no success here.

Snuka pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papu wants to stand but Snuka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Snuka wants to hit a switch here but Papu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Snuka there!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snuka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Snuka wants to control but Papu is having none of it.
Papu looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka gets back to half guard.
Snuka wants to get back to full guard.
Snuka keeps trying to improve his position.
Snuka wants to sweep but Papu has passed to side control!
Snuka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papu advances nicely into full mount.
Papu avoids the attempt from Snuka to control.
Snuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snuka gets back to half guard.
Snuka tries to get to full guard but Papu has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abu Papu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Papu ducks under a wild hook from Snuka.
Snuka tests Papu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snuka throws a right and a left that Papu avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Papu.
Snuka shoots in and drives through. Papu sprawls well.
Abu Papu is winning the standup battle so far.

Snuka clinches with his opponent.

Papu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snuka tries to clinch up.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snuka moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Snuka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Papu's half guard.
Papu wants to get back to full guard.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but Papu is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snuka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Papu won't allow Snuka to pass to mount.
Snuka prevents Papu from improving his position.
Snuka is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Snuka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snuka works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Papu trying to control from the bottom.
Snuka trying to control from half guard but Papu is working away.
Jimmy Snuka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snuka looks to land a strike but Papu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Snuka trying to control but Papu is working from the bottom.
Snuka is pushing down on Papu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Papu is fighting to maintain full guard but Snuka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Papu manages to get to full guard.
Papu pulls Snuka in close to prevent any damage.
Jimmy Snuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papu keeping full guard, as Snuka tries to pass.
Snuka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Papu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abu Papu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snuka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Papu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snuka.
Papu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Snuka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Papu circles away.

Snuka drives through with a takedown into Papu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Papu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snuka preventing the sweep.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but Papu is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snuka throwing strikes from guard but Papu blocks nicely.
Snuka is fighting to break Papu's control of his arms but Papu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Snuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Papu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Papu!
Abu Papu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jimmy Snuka stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well ya can't climb a hill with out breaking some eggs! Or something like that...'.