PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Daltrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Daltrey
vs
Pope

177 cm
22
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
27
157 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Daltrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Daltrey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pope tries to clinch but Daltrey is having none of it.
Daltrey thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with a head kick. That will keep Daltrey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Daltrey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pope throws a body punch but Daltrey moves out of range.

Daltrey moves into the clinch successfully.
Daltrey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daltrey blocks an elbow strike from Pope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Daltrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daltrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daltrey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Daltrey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pope looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daltrey's brow.
Daltrey blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
Daltrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daltrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daltrey misses with a punch to the body.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daltrey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pope.
Pope stalling.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Daltrey on the inside.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Daltrey avoids the damage to the body.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Daltrey.
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Pope lands an elbow inside that Daltrey shrugs off.
Come on Daltrey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
Pope lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Pope.
Pope blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daltrey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daltrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daltrey can't find room to land a body shot as Pope controls the action.
Pope is stalling here.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Daltrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daltrey avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daltrey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pope takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daltrey's defenses.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
Daltrey tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Pope will probably get the nod.
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.

Daltrey pushes Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Daltrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daltrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Daltrey lands a body punch.
Pope is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Daltrey in his tracks for a moment.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daltrey is defending well for now.
Pope is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daltrey throws an elbow but it misses.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pope lands an elbow inside.
Daltrey blocks the elbow strike.
Pope dodges an elbow strike from Daltrey.
Daltrey lands a nice uppercut.
Daltrey misses with a punch to the body.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
Pope lands an elbow inside.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Daltrey fails to land.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
John Pope seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daltrey blocks an elbow strike.
Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daltrey blocks the elbow strike.
Daltrey cracks Pope with a nice body shot.
Daltrey lands with a right to the head.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Daltrey is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
Daltrey scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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!
Daltrey tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Daltrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daltrey.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daltrey's brow.
Daltrey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Daltrey avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Daltrey.
Daltrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Daltrey stalling in the clinch.
Daltrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daltrey pushes Pope back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Daltrey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daltrey lands a right hand.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Stalling in the clinch from Daltrey.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Pope.
Pope taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Daltrey tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Pope taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daltrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope is trying to stall.
Daltrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Daltrey as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daltrey's defenses.
Pope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daltrey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pope up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Pope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Daltrey with a hook.
Daltrey misses with the combination.
Daltrey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pope counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Daltrey throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Daltrey misses with a two punch combination.
Daltrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltrey throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Daltrey throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Frankie Daltrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Daltrey clinches up against the cage.
Pope prevents a body shot from Daltrey.
Pope lands an elbow just above Daltrey 's eye.
Pope trying to stall but Daltrey improves his position.
Daltrey lands a nice uppercut.
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Daltrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daltrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Daltrey in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Daltrey.
Daltrey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Daltrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daltrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Frankie Daltrey has been cut.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Daltrey avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Daltrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Daltrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Pope missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Daltrey blocks the elbow strike.
Daltrey lands with a right to the head.
Daltrey is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Daltrey.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daltrey's brow.
Daltrey has Pope pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daltrey.

Pope is rocked!
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Daltrey finish him?
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daltrey throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
Daltrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daltrey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daltrey leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Daltrey is trying to break free.
Daltrey is trying to break the clinch but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daltrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Daltrey.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daltrey misses with a body punch.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daltrey scores with a hook to the body.
Frankie Daltrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pope lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frankie Daltrey.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Pope!