PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hed Pe Judgement Day. Carl Popov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Popov
vs
Seng

172 cm
23
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Seng!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seng is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Popov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seng tries to avoid it but Popov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seng to the ground. Seng escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Popov tries to keep at a distance but Seng has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seng stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seng.
Popov takes an elbow to the temple.
Seng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Popov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seng scores with a shoulder strike.
Seng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Carl Popov has been cut.
Popov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seng gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Popov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seng prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Popov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seng stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng lands an elbow that stopped Popov in his tracks for a moment.
Seng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seng.
Popov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Popov is working for takedown but Seng is calmly controlling the position for now.
Popov is breathing heavily.
Seng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Popov takes an elbow to the temple.
Seng lands an elbow inside that Popov shrugs off.
Seng has Popov pressed against the cage.
Seng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popov backwards.
Popov takes a shot to the head.
Seng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Popov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seng prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng lands an elbow that stopped Popov in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Seng - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Seng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seng lands an elbow that stopped Popov in his tracks for a moment.
Seng with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seng lands a damaging elbow.
Popov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Seng with a knee to the head.

Popov is rocked!
Popov is pressed against the cage. Seng pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Popov! Two more big strikes from Seng and Popov crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eddie Seng!
Eddie Seng bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.