PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antiq Roadshow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vpered kPobede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roadshow comes to the cage accompanied by roadshow theme. kPobede has chosen Kalinka as his entrance music. Antiq Roadshow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roadshow
vs
kPobede

185 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Fighter suplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antiq Roadshow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vpered kPobede!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kPobede fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roadshow.
Roadshow blocks the body kick.
kPobede lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roadshow takes a step back to recover.
Roadshow fails in his attempt to clinch.
kPobede avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roadshow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
kPobede tries a head kick but it misses.
Roadshow wants to clinch up but kPobede keeps it at a distance.
kPobede lands with a kick to the temple. Roadshow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Antiq Roadshow has been cut.
kPobede tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roadshow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
kPobede moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
kPobede keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by kPobede there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch but kPobede swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roadshow wants to clinch up but kPobede keeps it at a distance.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but kPobede paws at him with a jab and circles away.
kPobede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roadshow tries to clinch but kPobede is having none of it.
kPobede cracks the inside of Roadshow's front leg.
kPobede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but kPobede paws at him with a jab and circles away.

kPobede moves into range and clinches up with Roadshow.
kPobede dodges an elbow strike from Roadshow.
kPobede looking to throw knees to the head but Roadshow is blocking nicely.
kPobede blocks the elbow strike.
kPobede managing to block the knees to the body from Roadshow.
Roadshow looking to throw knees to the head but kPobede is blocking nicely.
kPobede tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roadshow misses with an elbow strike.
kPobede missing with knees to the body.
Roadshow avoiding damage as kPobede throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kPobede scores a nice knee to the body.
Roadshow stalls.
kPobede tries a knee to the head but Roadshow blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roadshow.
kPobede blocks an elbow strike.
kPobede missing with knees to the body.
kPobede blocks the elbow strike.
Roadshow throws an elbow but it misses.
kPobede misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roadshow.
Roadshow managing to block the knees to the body from kPobede.
Roadshow tries to land knees in the clinch but kPobede avoids the damage to the body.
Roadshow tries to land knees in the clinch but kPobede avoids the damage to the body.
kPobede landing knees to the head.
kPobede misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roadshow.
kPobede with a knee to the head.
kPobede with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roadshow managing to block the knees to the body from kPobede.
kPobede lands a knee to the head.
Roadshow stalls.
kPobede tries a knee to the head but Roadshow blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roadshow lands an elbow that stopped kPobede in his tracks for a moment.
Roadshow landing knees to the body.
Roadshow pushes off an throws an elbow but kPobede leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roadshow.
kPobede connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roadshow's face.
kPobede tries to land a knee to the head but Roadshow blocks with his arms.
Roadshow missing with knees to the body.
Roadshow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from kPobede.
Roadshow stalling in the clinch but kPobede improves position.
kPobede tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
kPobede connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roadshow's face.
kPobede with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roadshow throws an elbow but misses.
Roadshow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from kPobede.
Roadshow misses with an elbow over the top.
kPobede tries a knee to the head but Roadshow blocks it.
kPobede misses with a knee to the head.
Roadshow misses with an elbow over the top.
Roadshow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kPobede tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
kPobede looks gassed!
kPobede with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roadshow avoiding damage as kPobede throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vpered kPobede dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antiq Roadshow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roadshow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
kPobede circles away from the clinch attempt
and kPobede counters with a big head kick but Roadshow shrugs it off.
Roadshow wants to clinch

and kPobede moves into the clinch.
Roadshow stalling in the clinch but kPobede improves position.
kPobede tries to land knees in the clinch but Roadshow avoids the damage to the body.
kPobede blocks an elbow strike.
Roadshow lands a nice knee to the body.
kPobede tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
kPobede landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
kPobede takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roadshow throws an elbow but misses.
kPobede misses with a knee strike.
kPobede is breathing heavily.
Roadshow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roadshow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roadshow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
kPobede tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roadshow managing to block the knees to the body from kPobede.
Roadshow lands an elbow inside.
kPobede tries to land a knee to the head but Roadshow blocks with his arms.
Roadshow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
kPobede on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roadshow avoiding damage as kPobede throws knees to the body.
Roadshow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from kPobede.
Roadshow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for kPobede.
Roadshow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roadshow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kPobede trying to land knees to the body.
Roadshow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from kPobede.
kPobede misses with a knee strike.
Roadshow has kPobede pressed against the cage.
Roadshow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
kPobede with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kPobede avoiding damage as Roadshow throws knees to the body.
Roadshow lands an elbow inside.
kPobede scores a nice knee to the body.
Roadshow lands a nice elbow.
Roadshow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roadshow pushes off an throws an elbow but kPobede leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roadshow tries to land knees in the clinch but kPobede avoids the damage to the body.
kPobede blocks the elbow strike.
kPobede connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roadshow's face.
kPobede missing with knees to the body.
kPobede with a knee to the head.
Roadshow trying to land knees to the body.
Roadshow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roadshow avoiding damage as kPobede throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roadshow just misses with a elbow thrown towards kPobede's brow.
kPobede avoiding damage as Roadshow throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by kPobede.
Roadshow throws an elbow but it misses.
kPobede landing knees to the head.
kPobede using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roadshow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roadshow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kPobede dodges an elbow strike from Roadshow.
Roadshow lands an elbow just above kPobede 's eye.
kPobede dodges an elbow strike from Roadshow.
kPobede throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roadshow blocks it with crossed arms.
Roadshow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roadshow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kPobede throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roadshow blocks it with crossed arms.
Roadshow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
kPobede blocks an elbow strike from Roadshow.
Roadshow throws an elbow that misses.
Roadshow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roadshow tries to land knees in the clinch but kPobede avoids the damage to the body.
kPobede misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roadshow.
Roadshow misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Roadshow.
kPobede unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roadshow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
kPobede blocks an elbow strike from Roadshow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roadshow.
kPobede with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kPobede avoiding damage as Roadshow throws knees to the body.
Roadshow slows down the pace here.
kPobede using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roadshow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roadshow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kPobede misses with a knee strike.
Roadshow missing with knees to the body.
kPobede using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roadshow avoiding damage as kPobede throws knees to the body.
Roadshow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roadshow tries to land knees in the clinch but kPobede avoids the damage to the body.
kPobede misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roadshow.
Roadshow lands a nice elbow.
kPobede misses with a knee strike.
Roadshow trying to land knees to the body.
kPobede looking to throw knees to the head but Roadshow is blocking nicely.
Roadshow managing to block the knees to the body from kPobede.
kPobede blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
kPobede with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roadshow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
kPobede letting Roadshow take a breather here.
kPobede tries a knee to the head but Roadshow blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vpered kPobede showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antiq Roadshow's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Roadshow tries to clinch
and kPobede counters with a big head kick but Roadshow shrugs it off.
Roadshow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and kPobede counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roadshow closes the distance but kPobede moves to the side
and kPobede counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
kPobede looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
kPobede throws a head kick but Roadshow moves out of range.
Roadshow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and kPobede counters with a leg kick.
kPobede takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roadshow moves out of range of the body kick from kPobede.
kPobede throws a head kick but Roadshow moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - kPobede finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
kPobede is looking to slow Roadshow down with leg kicks.
Roadshow closes the distance looking to clinch
and kPobede counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roadshow's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kPobede throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roadshow.
Roadshow closes the distance but kPobede moves to the side
and kPobede counters with a nice body kick.
kPobede throws a nice inside leg kick.
kPobede throws a front kick that sends Roadshow stumbling back into the cage.
kPobede misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roadshow tries to clinch but kPobede moves away
and kPobede counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roadshow tries to clinch
and kPobede counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roadshow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and kPobede counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roadshow's knee momentarily.
Roadshow looks to clinch
and kPobede counters with a head kick. That will keep Roadshow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Roadshow looks to clinch
and kPobede counters with a thumping low kick.
kPobede throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roadshow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and kPobede counters with a low kick, right behind Roadshow 's knee.
Roadshow tries to clinch
and kPobede counters with a big head kick but Roadshow shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kPobede pulls out of a head kick attempt.
kPobede misses with a leg kick.
Antiq Roadshow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
kPobede doesn't manage to clinch there - Roadshow circles away.
Antiq Roadshow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roadshow blocks a head kick by kPobede.
Good leg kick by kPobede there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
kPobede looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roadshow falls off balance throwing a combination
and kPobede counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vpered kPobede comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well kPobede has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vpered kPobede!