PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Iggy Pop (ranked 4855 p4p, 5461 weight class) and Bruno Berinjela (ranked 486 p4p, 510 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Berinjela's choice of entrance music: “Yoda” by Weird Al. Iggy Pop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pop
vs
Berinjela

190 cm
26
270
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
289
2 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iggy Pop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berinjela throws a series of punches but Pop moves out of range.
Pop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Berinjela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berinjela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berinjela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berinjela is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berinjela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berinjela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Berinjela throws a leg kick but Pop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Berinjela manages to circle out of the way.
Berinjela scores with the left hand. Pop knows he should have avoided that one.
Pop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berinjela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berinjela lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berinjela misses with a low kick.
Berinjela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pop scores with a jab to the body.
Pop catches Berinjela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pop seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Pop as he checks the leg kick.
Pop takes a swing at Berinjela's ribcage but misses.
Pop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Berinjela fakes the leg kick and cracks Pop in the body.
Pop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berinjela.
Berinjela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berinjela.
Berinjela is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pop throws a hook but Berinjela blocks it.
Pop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berinjela moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pop wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pop tries to counter by clinching up but Berinjela breaks away and moves out of range.
Pop tries to close the distance and clinch but Berinjela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berinjela thuds his shin into the meat of Pop's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pop looks to score with a jab to the body but Berinjela is just out of range.
Pop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berinjela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Berinjela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick from Berinjela lands but Pop takes it in his stride.
Pop has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Berinjela.
Berinjela fails to land with a series of punches.
Pop on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Berinjela misses.
Berinjela throws an overhand right that lands on Pop's shoulder, as Pop tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Berinjela dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Berinjela throws a shot from downtown. Pop moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Berinjela does no damage.
Pop throws a right hand that misses
and Pop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pop loads up on a big right hand but Berinjela slips the punch.
Pop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berinjela.

Pop moves into the clinch successfully.
Berinjela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berinjela looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pop tries to land a knee to the head but Berinjela blocks with his arms.
Pop blocks a body shot from Berinjela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berinjela avoids the elbow strike from Pop, against the ropes.
Pop lands an elbow inside that Berinjela shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pop.
Pop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pop tries to land knees in the clinch but Berinjela avoids the damage to the body.
Berinjela lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berinjela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iggy Pop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop prevents a body shot from Berinjela.
Pop misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Pop.
Berinjela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berinjela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berinjela managing to block the knees to the body from Pop.
Pop prevents a body shot from Berinjela.
Berinjela takes an elbow to the temple.
Pop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berinjela dodges an elbow strike from Pop.
Berinjela is trying to break the clinch but Pop has him pressed against the ropes.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berinjela.
Bruno Berinjela is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Berinjela blocks the elbow strike.
Pop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berinjela is defending well for now.
Pop tries to land a knee to the head but Berinjela blocks with his arms.
Berinjela blocks the elbow strike.
Berinjela takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Bruno Berinjela has been cut.
Pop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berinjela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berinjela dodges an elbow strike from Pop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berinjela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pop tries a body shot but Berinjela blocks it.
Pop misses with a knee strike.
Pop misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berinjela's defenses.
Berinjela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berinjela lands an elbow that stopped Pop in his tracks for a moment.
Berinjela takes an elbow to the temple.
Berinjela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pop missing with knees to the body.
Pop throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Pop showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 19:19
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 19:19
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!