PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Leger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Popinski
vs
Leger

195 cm
20
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

196 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Leger!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popinski tries to clinch up but Leger circles away and keeps his distance.
Popinski wants to clinch up but Leger keeps it at a distance.
Leger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Popinski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leger.
Leger slips under a jab from Popinski.
Leger throws out a loose jab but Popinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popinski tries to clinch but Leger is having none of it.
Popinski wants to clinch up but Leger keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Leger misses the target.
Leger misses with a series of wild punches.
Popinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popinski tries to clinch up.
Popinski misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popinski. Leger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Popinski misses.

Popinski has closed the distance and engaged Leger in a clinch.
Leger taking a breather.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
Popinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leger wants to get back to striking at distance but Popinski won't allow it.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Popinski.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Soda Popinski.
Leger ducks under a wild hook from Popinski.

That's two 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.
Popinski digs a good body shot into Leger's ribs.
Leger takes a swing at Popinski's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Leger - just one landing.
Leger misses with a straight left.
Leger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Popinski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leger thinking.
Popinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Popinski moves out of range as Leger strikes.
Leger cracks Popinski with an open hand slap.

Popinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
Popinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Leger controls his hands.
Popinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leger backwards.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Popinski.
Leger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leger is looking to break free of the clinch but Popinski has double underhooks.
Popinski taking a breather.
Popinski lands an uppercut.
Popinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popinski tries to work over Leger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popinski digs a right hand into Leger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leger's gas tank.
Leger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Popinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leger avoiding damage as Popinski throws knees to the body.
Leger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Popinski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popinski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Leger.
Popinski lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Popinski.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Soda Popinski.
Popinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popinski tries to clinch there but Leger circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soda Popinski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Popinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leger blocks a jab.
Popinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morgan Leger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leger takes a swing at Popinski's ribcage but misses.
Popinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popinski clobbers Leger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Popinski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leger is able to avoid easily.
Popinski misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Popinski. Beautiful body shot.
Soda Popinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popinski misses with a few strikes there.
Popinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leger circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Popinski.

It looks like Morgan Leger has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popinski is looking to clinch.
Popinski connects with a body shot.
Leger is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Popinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Popinski rushes Leger and presses him up against the cage.
Popinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Leger backwards.
Popinski lands with a left to the head.
Popinski scores with a shot to the side of Leger's head.
Popinski effectively controlling the action here.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
Popinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leger backwards.
Popinski leaning against his opponent.
Popinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leger is defending well for now.
Popinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Popinski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leger.
Popinski digs a right hand into Leger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leger's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski is struggling to control the position.
Popinski seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Popinski tries to throw a body punch but Leger avoids it by throwing Popinski back against the cage.
Popinski digs a right hand into Leger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leger's gas tank.
Popinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popinski lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Popinski.
Popinski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Popinski lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski digs a right hand into Leger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leger's gas tank.
Popinski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leger up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Soda Popinski.

Popinski clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Popinski gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Popinski lands a shoulder strike.
Popinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leger avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popinski lands a shot to the body.
Popinski is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Popinski - that landed with a thud.
Popinski cracks Leger with a nice body shot.
Popinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leger avoids it.
Popinski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Popinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Popinski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popinski stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Soda Popinski.
Popinski throws a leg kick but Leger moved away.
Leger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soda Popinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Leger's cut.
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!

A slow jab from Popinski misses its intended target.
Popinski moves away from the strike by Leger.

Popinski closes the distance and clinches.
Popinski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leger takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Popinski.
Soda Popinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Popinski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Popinski for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Popinski lands with a left to the head.
Leger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from Popinski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popinski lands with a right to the head.
Popinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski effectively controlling the action here.
Popinski pushes Leger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Popinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Popinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Popinski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Popinski presses Leger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Soda Popinski.
Popinski lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Popinski! Leger is backing up but he can't get away as Popinski lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Leger and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Soda Popinski!