PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Apolskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apolskis has chosen Like a G6 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Popinski
vs
Apolskis

189 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Apolskis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Popinski connects with the punch.
Popinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Popinski scores with a four punch combination!
Popinski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apolskis is out of range and Popinski settles back down.
Popinski misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Popinski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apolskis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Popinski sprawls well. Popinski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Apolskis gets slowly back to his feet.
Apolskis tries to clinch but Popinski is having none of it.
Apolskis looks to throw the jab but Popinski is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popinski. Apolskis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popinski throws a right and a left that Apolskis avoids nicely.

Apolskis closes the distance and clinches.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.

Popinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popinski misses with the combination.
Popinski with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Popinski as Apolskis shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Popinski as Apolskis shoots in.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Apolskis.
Popinski lands a jab to Apolskis's midsection.
Popinski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Apolskis backs up against the cage.
Popinski misses with a few strikes there.
Popinski misses with a double jab.
Popinski throws a nice looking combination but Apolskis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Apolskis.
Apolskis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Popinski scores with a four punch combination!
Popinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Popinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a combination. Apolskis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Apolskis looks gassed!
Popinski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Popinski duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apolskis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Popinski.
Popinski swings for the body but Apolskis moves out of range.
Popinski scores with a nice strike.
Popinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popinski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Popinski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Popinski lands a right hook to the body.
Popinski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Popinski is looking to wear down Apolskis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left and a right from Popinski both land. Nice combination.
Popinski cracks a nice hook into Apolskis's ribs.
Popinski stuns Apolskis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popinski throws a series of punches but Apolskis moves out of range.
Apolskis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popinski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Apolskis.
Popinski digs a good hook to Apolskis's body.
Apolskis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Popinski.
Popinski throws a sloppy head kick and Apolskis moves out of range easily.
Popinski lands a nice hook to Apolskis's body. Apolskis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Popinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Apolskis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Popinski.
Soda Popinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popinski scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Popinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Popinski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Popinski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Apolskis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Popinski works over Apolskis's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popinski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apolskis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Popinski lands a nice looking body kick.
Popinski throws a series of punches but Apolskis moves out of range.
Popinski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Apolskis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Popinski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Popinski lands a body shot.
A combination from Popinski does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popinski lands with a nice combination. Apolskis backs away looking to recover.
Apolskis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Popinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apolskis.
A right-left combo lands from Popinski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soda Popinski dominated that round.
That's time! Popinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Popinski lands a body shot.
Soda Popinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Popinski digs a good body shot into Apolskis's ribs.
Apolskis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popinski works over Apolskis's head and body with a nice combination.
Popinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popinski throws a right and a left that Apolskis avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Popinski, right into the meat.
Popinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Apolskis can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Popinski. Apolskis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Apolskis.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popinski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Apolskis.
Soda Popinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popinski scores with a three punch combo!
Apolskis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Apolskis is breathing heavily.
Popinski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Popinski.
Popinski throws a nice looking combination but Apolskis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Popinski scores with a push kick.
Popinski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Apolskis's head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Popinski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Apolskis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Apolskis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Apolskis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Popinski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Apolskis.
Popinski lands a right hook to the body.
Popinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popinski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Popinski throws a shot to the body.
Popinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soda Popinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popinski stuns Apolskis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popinski scores with a body shot.
Popinski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Popinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Popinski scores with a four punch combination!
Apolskis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Popinski scores with a jab to the body.
Popinski stuns Apolskis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Apolskis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Popinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Popinski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Popinski duly obliges.
Popinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popinski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Popinski throws a nice looking combination but Apolskis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popinski clobbers Apolskis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Popinski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Popinski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Popinski.
Popinski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Popinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Popinski both land. Nice combination.
Popinski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Apolskis dodges the punch combination from Popinski.
Apolskis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Apolskis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Popinski misses with a head kick.
Apolskis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Apolskis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Popinski's half guard.
Apolskis is pressing down on Popinski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Popinski is holding on for now.
Apolskis is trying to control. Popinski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popinski wants to get back to his feet.

Popinski has one foot on Apolskis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Popinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Apolskis throws a right and a left that Popinski avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popinski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Popinski throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soda Popinski dominated that second round.
That's time! Popinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Popinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Popinski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Popinski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Popinski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Popinski.
Popinski thows a body shot but no joy.
Popinski feints and then cracks Apolskis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Apolskis down.
Popinski misses with a few strikes there.
Popinski lands a right hook to the body.
Apolskis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Apolskis shoots in for a takedown but Popinski shows good takedown defense.
Popinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Popinski. No joy for Apolskis on that attempt.
Apolskis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Popinski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Popinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Popinski scores with a shot to the body.
Popinski tests Apolskis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A right-left combo lands from Popinski.
Apolskis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Popinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Apolskis's sensitive parts.
Apolskis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popinski.
Popinski lands a nice looking body shot.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Popinski.
Popinski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Popinski duly obliges.
Popinski scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Popinski.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Popinski, right into the meat.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popinski lands a body shot.
Apolskis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apolskis.
Popinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popinski misses with a double jab.
Apolskis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Apolskis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski scores with a shot to the body.
Popinski cracks Apolskis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Popinski connects with a body shot.
Popinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Apolskis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Apolskis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Popinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Apolskis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Popinski.
Popinski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Popinski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Apolskis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apolskis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Popinski.
Popinski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolskis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popinski.
Popinski jabs at Apolskis's body.
Apolskis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Popinski lands a nice hook to Apolskis's body. Apolskis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Popinski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Apolskis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popinski pinned against the cage. Popinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Apolskis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popinski lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soda Popinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Popinski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soda Popinski!