PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bing comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Popov has chosen Be Good to Yourself as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bing
vs
Popov

168 cm
29
142 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

222 cm
22
146 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bada Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Popov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Popov.
A shot to the body from Bing misses
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Popov lands a jab to Bing's midsection.
The fighters circling - Popov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bing ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov cracks Bing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bing lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Popov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popov.
Bing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bing misses with a lunging right hand
letting Popov counter with a right hand.
Popov misses with a shot to the body
and Popov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Popov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bing throws a right hand that misses
and Popov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bing thinking.
Bada Bing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov swings for the body but Bing moves out of range.
Bing throws a lazy uppercut
and Popov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bing misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Bing just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bing thinking.
Popov misses with a body shot.
Bing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a three punch combo that has Bing backing up. Bing nods at Popov to acknowledge the strikes.
Bing throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Popov swings for the body but Bing moves out of range.
Popov misses with a hook to the body

and Bing counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Popov is trying to stand back up but Bing is controlling him
Bing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popov defending well though.
Bing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Popov keeps working.
Bing lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popov defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Popov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bing misses with an uppercut
and Popov counters with a nice uppercut.
Popov scores with a shot to the body.
Bing misses with a body shot.
Bing swings widly with a right hand
and Popov counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov misses with a two punch combination.
Popov takes a swing at Bing's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing throws an off balance right hand
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Bing connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bing swings widly with a right hand
and Popov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bing is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bing swings widly with a right hand
and Popov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bing thinking.
Bing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popov.
Bing throws a sloppy body shot
and Popov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Popov jabs at Bing's body.
A punch combination from Bing misses.
Bing misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a right hand to the body.
Popov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bing rather than just go for the knockout.
Popov throws a body punch but Bing moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Bing or perhaps it was just good defense by Popov which made him look bad.
Alexander Popov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popov takes a swing at Bing's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Popov misses with a body shot.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bing throws an off balance right hand
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popov just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bing misses with a hook
and Popov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popov. Bing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bing misses with an uppercut
and Popov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Popov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Popov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Popov lands a right hook to the body.
Bing misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bing misses with a left hand
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Popov slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Popov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bing looks to score with a jab to the body but Popov is just out of range.
Popov misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bing throws a lazy uppercut
and Popov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bing throws a poor cross that misses
and Popov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Bing fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Popov sprawls well initially but Bing persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Popov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bing winds up and cracks Popov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov is refusing to be controlled, as Bing sits in half guard.
Bing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Popov tries to kick Bing off but Bing keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bing 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.
Bing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Popov's head.
Bing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popov defending well though.
Popov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bing is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bing uses his free foot to push down on Popov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Popov.
Bing lands a heavy elbow.
Bing looking to ground and pound but Popov is blocking nicely.
Bing wants to control the pace but Popov is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bing tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bing working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Bing there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bing trying to control but Popov is having none of it.
Bing throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bada Bing showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bing 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 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bada Bing!