PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka comes to the cage accompanied by Red Army March. Rocco Stupka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stupka
vs
Yoijimbo

184 cm
30
250 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

170 cm
30
280 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Stupka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stupka throws a hook but Yoijimbo blocks it.
Stupka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoijimbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stupka.
Stupka throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoijimbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocco Stupka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Stupka misses
and Yoijimbo counters with an inside leg kick.
Yoijimbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stupka. Yoijimbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoijimbo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stupka looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoijimbo is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Stupka misses the target.
Stupka misses with a looping left.
Stupka throws a looping overhand right but Yoijimbo ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stupka misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoijimbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stupka.
Hojo Yoijimbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stupka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoijimbo moves away.
Stupka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stupka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yoijimbo's waist but Yoijimbo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stupka off to one side.
Stupka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoijimbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Stupka.
Stupka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Stupka misses with a wild body shot.
Stupka throws a jab when Yoijimbo was well out of range.
Stupka throws a poor cross that misses
letting Yoijimbo counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Stupka. That snapped Yoijimbo's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoijimbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stupka throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stupka swings for the body but Yoijimbo moves out of range.
Stupka throws a hook to the side of Yoijimbo's head but Yoijimbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stupka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoijimbo counters with a nice body shot.
Good exchange - Stupka coming out on top.
Yoijimbo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yoijimbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stupka misses with a hook
letting Yoijimbo counter with a right hand.
A big right from Stupka misses.
Stupka swings for the body but Yoijimbo moves out of range.
Stupka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoijimbo counters with a big head kick but Stupka shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka misses with a body shot.
Stupka shoots for a takedown but Yoijimbo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yoijimbo slips under a jab.
Stupka misses with a looping right.
Yoijimbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stupka.
Stupka misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Stupka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stupka misses with a shot to the body
and Yoijimbo counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Stupka misses.
A slow jab from Stupka misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stupka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stupka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoijimbo ducks under a wild hook from Stupka.
Stupka missing with a left hand there. Yoijimbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stupka tests Yoijimbo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Stupka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoijimbo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stupka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Stupka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Stupka throws a hook but Yoijimbo blocks it.
Stupka looks to land a combination but Yoijimbo avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Stupka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stupka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoijimbo.
Stupka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoijimbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stupka looks to land a left hand but Yoijimbo moved out of range nicely.
Stupka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stupka misses with a looping right.
Stupka misses with an uppercut
and Yoijimbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stupka throws a leg kick that misses.
Stupka misses with a hook. Yoijimbo ducked under it nicely.
Stupka throws a hook but Yoijimbo blocks it.
Stupka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoijimbo counters with a low kick, right behind Stupka 's knee.
Stupka takes a swing at Yoijimbo's ribcage but misses.
Stupka misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka looks to land a left hand but Yoijimbo moved out of range nicely.
Stupka fails with a takedown attempt.
Yoijimbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stupka throws out the jab.
Stupka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoijimbo ducks under a wild hook from Stupka.
Stupka misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoijimbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stupka thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Stupka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stupka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yoijimbo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoijimbo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stupka scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stupka throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoijimbo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoijimbo ducks under a wild hook from Stupka.
Stupka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stupka tries to bum rush Yoijimbo with a series of wild strikes but Yoijimbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stupka dives in for a single leg takedown but Yoijimbo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Stupka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoijimbo misses with an elbow over the top.
Stupka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoijimbo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoijimbo.

It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Yoijimbo looking to throw knees to the head but Stupka is blocking nicely.
Yoijimbo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow inside.

Rocco Stupka's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow that misses.
Stupka takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yoijimbo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stupka's brow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stupka here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yoijimbo lands a nice knee to the body.

Yoijimbo drops Stupka with a big knee straight up the middle! Stupka is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stupka throws a leg kick
and Yoijimbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Stupka throws a right and a left that Yoijimbo avoids nicely.
Stupka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoijimbo counters with a body kick that stops Stupka in his tracks momentarily.
Stupka misses with a few strikes there.
Yoijimbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stupka throws out the jab.
Stupka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoijimbo moves away.
Stupka lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo avoids the body shot from Stupka.
Stupka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoijimbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stupka.
A telegraphed right hand from Stupka misses the target.
Stupka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stupka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo moves out of range as Stupka strikes.
Stupka misses with a hook. Yoijimbo ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stupka thows a body shot but no joy.
Stupka misses with a hook. Yoijimbo ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hojo Yoijimbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocco Stupka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stupka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoijimbo.
Stupka lands with a hook. Yoijimbo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stupka misses with a left hand
and Yoijimbo counters with a low kick, right behind Stupka 's knee.
Stupka misses with a left hand
and Yoijimbo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stupka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yoijimbo counters with a left to the body.
Stupka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yoijimbo swivels and escapes.
Stupka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stupka misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stupka misses with an uppercut
and Yoijimbo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stupka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stupka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoijimbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoijimbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoijimbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Stupka misses.
Stupka throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoijimbo.
Stupka connects with a jab.
Stupka digs a good hook to Yoijimbo's body.
Yoijimbo blocks a jab.
Stupka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stupka throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoijimbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stupka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stupka throws a shot from downtown. Yoijimbo moves away and avoids it.
Stupka swings for the body but Yoijimbo moves out of range.
Stupka throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoijimbo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stupka looks to throw the jab but Yoijimbo is out of range.
A jab from Stupka misses.
Stupka throws a jab when Yoijimbo was well out of range.
Stupka misses with a low kick as Yoijimbo jumps back.
The fighters circling - Stupka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stupka looks to throw the jab but Yoijimbo is out of range.
Stupka misses with a hook. Yoijimbo ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stupka misses with a hook
and Yoijimbo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stupka's knee momentarily.
Stupka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stupka throws a hook but Yoijimbo blocks it.
Yoijimbo ducks under a wild hook from Stupka.
Stupka misses with an uppercut
and Yoijimbo counters with a big head kick but Stupka shrugs it off.
Stupka misses with a body punch
and Yoijimbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Rocco Stupka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A big left from Stupka misses.
Stupka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stupka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoijimbos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stupka scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stupka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stupka thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoijimbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stupka.
Stupka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stupka throws a hook to the side of Yoijimbo's head but Yoijimbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stupka misses with a straight right.
Stupka just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stupka just misses with a punch to the body.
Stupka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Stupka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stupka 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Stupka!
Rocco Stupka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.