PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pink
vs
Warror

189 cm
23
184 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
King of Clothes

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Pink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warror thuds his right hand into Pink's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Warror wants to clinch.
Pink pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warror has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pink is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Warror throws a poor cross that misses
and Pink counters with a nice uppercut.

Warror takes the fight into the clinch.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Pink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Pink.
Pink has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warror pushes Pink back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror misses with a punch on the inside.

Pink manages to break the clinch.
Pink throws a poor cross that misses
and Warror counters with a stiff right hand.
Warror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Pink misses the target.
Pink throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink slips under a jab.
Warror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pink throws out the jab.

Warror moves into the clinch successfully.
Pink lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Warror misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Pink's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Warror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pink.
Pink is looking to counter punch.
Warror cracks Pink with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pink misses with a hook
and Warror counters with a stiff right hand.
Pink slips a straight right by Warror.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Pink.
Pink tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pink moves out of range as Warror strikes.
Pink thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Warror if he has to take too many more of those.
Warror connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pink momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pink misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pink definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Warror tests Pink's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with a looping right.

Warror takes the fight into the clinch.
Pink is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warror.
Warror lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Pink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pink tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warror.
Pink lands with a right to the head.
Warror misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warror prevents Pink from breaking the clinch.
Pink blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pink working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pink lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Warror.
Warror lands a nice shot to the body.
Pink is looking to break free of the clinch but Warror has double underhooks.
Warror lands with a left to the head.
Warror misses with the head strike.
Warror misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pink breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pink connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warror's hands.
Pink throws a poor cross that misses
letting Warror counter with a right hand.
Pink ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Warror scores with a decent looking hook.
Warror scores with a hook to the body. Pink takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pink scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Warror clinches with his opponent.
Warror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pink working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Warror - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pink scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pink is trying to push Warror away but Warror has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Warror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pink wants to stall.

Pink breaks from the clinch.
Warror connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Warror. That snapped Pink's head back.
Pink slips a jab and a cross from Warror.
A big left from Warror misses.
A head kick by Pink misses

and Warror holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pink wants to break free but Warror has control.
Pink has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warror keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pink's efforts to push away.
Pink has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Warror sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pink is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warror.
Pink tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Pink does it's job there.
Warror might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big right from Warror misses.
Warror uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pink.
Pink throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Warror's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warror wants to clinch.
Warror misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Warror takes the fight into the clinch.
Pink is trying to break the clinch but Warror is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Pink uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink wants to get back to striking at distance but Warror won't allow it.
Pink has a couple of punches blocked by Warror.
Warror softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warror scores with a shot to the side of Pink's head.
Pink blocking some punches.
Warror prevents Pink from breaking the clinch.
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror takes a shot to the head.
Pink is trying to stall.
Warror has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pink fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.
A short right from Warror on the inside.
Pink blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pink has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warror tries to throw a body punch but Pink avoids it by throwing Warror back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pink can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pink's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warror misses with a punch on the inside.
Pink working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warror.

Pink's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pink steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warror.
Pink throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warror counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pink avoids the body shot from Warror.
Pink misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Warror counters with a straight right hand.
Paul Warror seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warror looks to land a left hand but Pink moved out of range nicely.
Pink with a nice cross.
Pink drops his hands momentarily and Warror takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pink misses with an uppercut
and Pink takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pink throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pink misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pink was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
A little feinted left hand from Pink on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Warror is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pink.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pink moves away.
Warror throws a head kick that misses.
Pink throws an overhand right that lands on Warror's shoulder, as Warror tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Warror, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warror scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Warror throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pink counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pink connects with a good right hand that stumbles Warror. Warror circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rupert Pink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warror lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Warror drives through and clinches with Pink against the cage.
Pink struggles to land a body shot inside as Warror controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pink's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.

Pink's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pink lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Warror darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pink misses with a series of wild punches.
Pink takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Oooooh!!! Warror has knocked Pink down with a huge combo! Warror steps away and waves a wobbly Pink back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Pink is rocked!
Warror walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Pink is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pink displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Pink seems to have got his legs back now.
Warror scores with the left hand. Pink knows he should have avoided that one.
Pink ducks right into an uppercut from Warror.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Warror showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Warror throws a big shot that misses.
Pink was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pink lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Warror scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pink in his tracks.
Warror avoids the body shot from Pink.
Warror throws out a counter right but Pink avoids it with no problem.
Pink misses with an uppercut.
Warror throws an off balance right hand
and Pink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pink misses with a body punch
and Pink takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pink takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pink feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warror's calf.
Pink swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Warror throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pink looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pink throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warror throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pink stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warror.
Warror misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warror scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Warror slips under a jab from Pink.
Warror throws a jab when Pink was well out of range.
Warror missing with a left hand there. Pink was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pink is looking for a counter combo.
Warror slips a straight right by Pink.
Pink throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warror counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pink thinking.
Warror stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Pink is just out of range.
Warror jabs at Pink's body.
Pink displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Pink is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Warror lands a nice hook to Pink's body. Pink takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pink rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warror moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rupert Pink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pink lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Warror does it's job there.
Warror looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warror takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warror dodges the punch combination from Pink.
Warror sizes up Pink with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Warror with a hook.
Warror lands a head kick!
Pink uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Pink misses the target.
Pink gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror scores with a nice right hand.
Pink throws a predictable looking body shot

and Warror counters with a nice right hand that sends Pink toppling to the canvas! Pink scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Warror finish him?!
Some wild striking there from Pink.
Warror fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Pink out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Paul Warror!
Paul Warror seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.