PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draught Papillia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papillia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I dont know what those two ladies were singing about that day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Guapo
vs
Papillia

178 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

178 cm
30
171 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Draught Papillia!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guapo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Papillia will feel that in the morning.
No luck for Papillia with that takedown attempt.
Guapo works the jab nicely.

It looks like Draught Papillia has been cut.
Papillia misses with a lunging right hand
and Guapo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Papillia's knee momentarily.
Papillia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papillia jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Guapo drives through and clinches with Papillia against the cage.
Papillia blocks the elbow strike.

Papillia manages to break the clinch.
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!
Papillia misses with a wild combination.
Guapo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guapo throws a low kick but Papillia moves out of range easily.
Papillia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guapo. Guapo obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid body kick from Guapo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillia digs a good hook to Guapo's body.
Papillia checks the leg kick.
Papillia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guapo's waist but Guapo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Papillia off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guapo.
Papillia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
El Guapo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guapo misses with a low kick as Papillia jumps back.
Papillia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Guapo stuffs the takedown attempt from Papillia. Papillia gets slowly back to his feet.
El Guapo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draught Papillia.
A head kick misses from Guapo.
Guapo throws out a powerful jab.

Papillia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Guapo clinches with his opponent.
Papillia is still on wobbly legs! Can Guapo finish him?
Papillia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Guapo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Papillia.
Papillia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papillia seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papillia looking to slow down the pace here.
Guapo lands an elbow inside that Papillia shrugs off.
Guapo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Papillia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guapo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papillia dodges an elbow strike from Guapo.
Papillia blocks an uppercut.
Guapo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guapo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guapo misses with the head strike.
Guapo lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papillia blocks an uppercut.
Papillia has Guapo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guapo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guapo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Papillia blocks the elbow strike.
Guapo misses with some punches.
Guapo throws a punch but it's blocked by Papillia.
Guapo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papillia's defenses.

That has opened up Draught Papillia's cut even more.
Guapo misses with an elbow over the top.
Papillia is trying to break the clinch but Guapo is controlling him.
Papillia is trying to maintain a safe position but Guapo gets an underhook and turns Papillia into the cage.

Papillia manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Papillia wants to improve his position but instead Guapo has moved into half guard.
Papillia wants to improve his position but Guapo is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papillia is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papillia is looking for a sweep. Guapo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Guapo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draught Papillia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Papillia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guapo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papillia.
Guapo misses with a low kick.
Good work by Papillia as he checks the leg kick.
Papillia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guapo.
Papillia fails with the takedown.
Guapo thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Guapo is winning the standup battle so far.
Papillia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Papillia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guapo circles away.
Papillia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guapo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Papillia is out of range.
Guapo throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo misses with a series of wild punches.
Papillia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
El Guapo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guapo is looking to slow Papillia down with leg kicks.

Guapo gets caught flat footed, as Papillia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Papillia throws a big elbow that misses.
Guapo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guapo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papillia wants to control from the top but Guapo keeps moving.
Guapo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Papillia controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papillia looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Papillia content to stall in guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Draught Papillia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Papillia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papillia fails with the takedown.
El Guapo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draught Papillia.
Papillia with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papillia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guapo is looking to clinch but Papillia is avoiding it.
Papillia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guapo tries to land a leg kick but Papillia saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Guapo misses the target.
Guapo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papillia.
Guapo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papillia throws a shot from downtown. Guapo moves away and avoids it.
Papillia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guapo.
Papillia throws a looping overhand right but Guapo ducks down to avoid it.

Guapo clinches up with Papillia and pushes him back against the cage.
Guapo leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Guapo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papillia. Guapo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guapo is looking to clinch but Papillia is avoiding it.
Guapo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guapo connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guapo tries to work over Papillia's front leg with a kick but Papillia checks it.
A big right from Papillia misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guapo tries a head kick but it misses.
Guapo misses with a leg kick.
Guapo dodges the punch combination from Papillia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Guapo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Draught Papillia'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guapo with a hook.
Guapo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Papillia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Guapo as Papillia shoots in.
A good leg kick by Guapo.
Papillia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Papillia moves out of range of the body kick.
Guapo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Papillia tests Guapo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Guapo misses.
Guapo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guapo checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Guapo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo throws a head kick but Papillia moves out of range.
Guapo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Papillia.
Papillia tries for a takedown but Guapo circles away easily
and Guapo counters with a head kick that wobbles Papillia - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Guapo sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Guapo!
El Guapo gave a mention to Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).