PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ikik Ufac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov has chosen Only the Young as his entrance music. 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.

Ufac
vs
Popov

170 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

222 cm
19
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ikik Ufac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Popov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Ufac.
Ufac tries to land a front kick but Popov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ufac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ufac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popov throws a body punch but Ufac moves out of range.
Popov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Popov blocks a head kick by Ufac.
Popov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufac can pounce on him.
Ufac thumps Popov with a low kick.
Ufac is looking to chop away at Popov's legs.
Ufac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Popov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ufac throws a push kick but Popov slaps the foot to one side.
Ufac chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ufac throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ufac is looking to slow Popov down with leg kicks.
Popov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Popov avoids the head kick by Ufac.
Ufac tries a low kick but Popov avoids it.
Ufac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Popov avoids the head kick by Ufac.
Ufac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Popov.
Popov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ufac misses with a kick to the body.
Ufac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popov.
Ufac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufac can pounce on him.
Popov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ufac was well out of range. Poor timing from Popov.
Ufac lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ufac swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ufac tries to clinch there but Popov circles away.
Popov tests Ufac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ufac is looking to clinch but Popov is avoiding it.
Popov thuds a left hand into Ufac's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufac avoids the body shot from Popov.
Ufac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popov.
Ufac misses with a head kick.
Ufac walks into a stiff left hand from Popov.
Ufac wants to clinch.
Ikik Ufac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ufac.
Ufac tries to clinch but Popov is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ufac.
Ufac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popov's sensitive parts.
Ufac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ufac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Popov is out of range and Ufac settles back down.
Ufac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ufac looks to land a body kick but Popov moved away.
Popov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ufac tries a low kick but Popov avoids it.
Ufac thumps Popov with a low kick.
Ufac scores with a nice body kick.
Ufac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Popov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ufac moves away.
Popov moves out of range of the body kick.
Popov avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ikik Ufac dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A good leg kick by Ufac.
Ufac lands with a nice body kick.
Popov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ufac misses with a kick to the body.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ufac cracks the inside of Popov's front leg.
Popov lands a jab to the head.
Popov swings for the body but Ufac moves out of range.
Popov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ufac.
Good work by Popov as he checks the leg kick.
Popov throws a shot to the body.
Ufac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Popov swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufac misses with a low kick as Popov jumps back.
A good leg kick by Ufac.
Ufac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ufac.
Popov lunges at Ufac with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ufac's hand.
Ufac will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ufac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Popov lands with a nice body punch.
Ufac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ufac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ufac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ufac tries to land a front kick but Popov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ufac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Popov throws a body punch but Ufac moves out of range.
Popov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ufac.
Popov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ufac throws a body kick that misses.
Popov avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Popov misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ufac.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Popov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ufac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ufac rather than just go for the knockout.
Popov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ufac backs up against the cage.
Popov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ufac.
Ufac scoring well with a low kick there.
Popov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Popov misses with a wild body shot.
Popov throws a shot to the body.
Popov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufac staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ufac.
Popov blocks a leg kick.
Ufac avoids the body shot from Popov.
Popov misses with a straight left.
Popov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ufac.
Popov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popov. Ufac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ufac manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ufac.
Ufac throws and low kick but Popov moves out of range easily.
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 Ikik Ufac will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ufac is looking to score with low kicks.
Ufac tries to land a front kick but Popov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Popov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ufac manages to avoid it.
Ufac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ufac's head.
Popov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ufac misses with a body kick.
Ufac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ufac moves in looking to clinch but Popov pushes him off.
Popov avoids the head kick by Ufac.
Ufac slips under a jab.
Popov throws an overhand right that lands on Ufac's shoulder, as Ufac tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufac throws a sloppy head kick and Popov moves out of range easily.
Ufac throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ufac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ufac tries to clinch up.
Ufac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ufac looks to land a body kick but Popov moved away.
Ufac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Popov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ufac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Popov blocks the low kick.
Popov lands with a cross.
Ufac tries a head kick but it misses.
Ikik Ufac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ufac ducks under a wild hook from Popov.
Popov clobbers Ufac with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ufac, right into the meat.
Ufac throws a head kick but Popov moves out of range.
Popov throws a body punch but Ufac moves out of range.
Ufac throws a body kick that misses.
Popov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popov looks to land a right hand but Ufac moved out of range.
Popov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Popov lands.
Ufac looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ufac misses with a kick to the body.
Ufac cracks the inside of Popov's front leg.
Alexander Popov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popov throws an overhand right that lands on Ufac's shoulder, as Ufac tries to avoid the shot.
Popov throws a body punch but Ufac moves out of range.
Popov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufac can pounce on him.
Popov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Popov lands a right hook to the body.
Popov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufac can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufac scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ufac, right into the meat.
Ufac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popov misses with an uppercut.
Popov avoids a kick to the body.
Ikik Ufac is winning the standup battle so far.
Ufac throws a head kick but Popov moves out of range.

Ufac has Popov up against the cage in a clinch.
Popov has a couple of punches blocked by Ufac.
Popov tries to break the clinch but Ufac is controlling the position.
Popov works on Ufac's body with a couple of short punches.
Ufac lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Popov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ufac 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!