PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Burst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burst comes to the cage accompanied by seven. Burst has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Kobe Burst could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nuppu Lupaus's chin.

Burst
vs
Lupaus

175 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

recos laboratory

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kobe Burst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nuppu Lupaus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupaus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burst is breathing heavily.
Lupaus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lupaus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lupaus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lupaus wants to control from the top but Burst keeps moving.
Lupaus looking to pass the guard.
Lupaus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lupaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lupaus postures up in Burst's guard and throws a big left but Burst blocks it.
Lupaus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Lupaus misses.
Lupaus fails to land with a series of punches.
Lupaus tries to bum rush Burst with a series of wild strikes but Burst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lupaus.
Lupaus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lupaus throws a hook but Burst blocks it.
No joy there for Lupaus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Burst shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burst was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burst has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lupaus's face.
Lupaus tries to lock up and control but Burst gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lupaus regains half guard.
Lupaus lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Burst prevents Lupaus from improving his position.
Lupaus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lupaus wants to get back to full guard but Burst has mounted him!
Burst connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Lupaus is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burst prevents Lupaus from getting the reversal.
Burst could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burst scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lupaus?
Lupaus is still in real trouble! Can Burst finish him?
Burst landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lupaus is working to get back to half guard.
Lupaus throwing hammer fists to the chest of Burst. What's that going to do exactly?
Lupaus wants to control but Burst is having none of it.
Lupaus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burst lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupaus tries to lock up and control but Burst gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lupaus is looking to improve his position but Burst isn't that keen on the idea.
Lupaus tries to hold on but Burst postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burst thowing shots but they're missing.
Lupaus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lupaus tries to hold on but Burst pushes him away.
Lupaus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lupaus seems to have recovered his senses.
Lupaus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Lupaus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lupaus stopping the sweep attempt from Burst.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lupaus trying to control but Burst is working from the bottom.
Burst wants to stand but Lupaus is controlling the position.
Lupaus passes into half guard.
Burst is trying to stand up here but Lupaus is controlling him well.
Lupaus trying to pass the guard but Burst defending well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burst slips a jab and a cross from Lupaus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kobe Burst will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lupaus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nuppu Lupaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupaus tries to bum rush Burst with a series of wild strikes but Burst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burst.
Burst misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burst is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lupaus.
Lupaus lands a head shot.
Lupaus throws a nice looking combination but Burst bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lupaus misses with a takedown

and Burst decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lupaus's guard.
Lupaus wants to hit a switch here but Burst passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lupaus there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupaus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lupaus tries to roll over but Burst keeps him under control.
Lupaus manages to get to full guard.
Burst has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burst manages to get himself to full guard.
Lupaus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lupaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Burst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lupaus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lupaus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Lupaus.
Lupaus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lupaus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lupaus there.

Lupaus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lupaus is controlling the pace.
Lupaus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burst slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus tries to free his leg and advance position but Burst is retaining full guard.
Lupaus stopping the sweep attempt from Burst.
Lupaus advances to half guard.
Lupaus misses with a head shot. Burst uses the momentum to regain guard.

Lupaus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lupaus postures up in Burst's guard and throws a big left but Burst blocks it.
Lupaus is in close to Burst's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lupaus stopping the sweep attempt from Burst.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lupaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Burst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lupaus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lupaus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lupaus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kobe Burst overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lupaus wants to control from the top but Burst keeps moving.
Lupaus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burst works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lupaus throwing strikes from guard but Burst blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lupaus scores with a jab to the head.

Lupaus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burst sprawls well initially but Lupaus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuppu Lupaus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Burst moves away from the strike by Lupaus.
Lupaus misses with a body shot.
Lupaus throws a big shot that misses.
Burst cracks Lupaus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lupaus misses with a combination
and Burst counters with a body kick that stops Lupaus in his tracks momentarily.
Lupaus has a takedown stuffed.
Burst throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lupaus on the side of the head.
Lupaus misses with a combination

and Burst holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burst tries to pull guard but Lupaus won't allow it.

Burst is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lupaus is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Burst to the mat. Burst regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lupaus trying to control but Burst is working from the bottom.

Lupaus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burst dives on top into guard.
Lupaus looking for a sweep. Not yet Lupaus, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus working a defensive guard here.
Burst preventing the sweep.
Lupaus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lupaus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lupaus is on top in guard.
Lupaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Burst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Burst has his foot on Lupaus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lupaus works his way back into a safe position though.
Burst keeping moving, preventing Lupaus from controlling successfully.
Lupaus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Burst kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lupaus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lupaus looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Burst scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burst avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lupaus.
Lupaus is trying to work for a sweep but Burst has mounted him!
Burst scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lupaus is looking to improve his position but Burst isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Burst.
Lupaus regains half guard.
Burst is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lupaus reverses the position - he's now on top in Burst's guard.
Lupaus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burst keeping moving, preventing Lupaus from controlling successfully.
Burst throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lupaus thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Burst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burst is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burst tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lupaus wants to control from the top but Burst keeps moving.
Lupaus is working Burst over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burst thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lupaus fails with the takedown
and Burst counters with a left and a right that stings Lupaus.
Lupaus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burst.

Lupaus tries to keep at a distance but Burst has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lupaus.

Lupaus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lupaus.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kobe Burst.
I think Burst 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!