PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pop You In Da Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tournament Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pop You In Da Eye had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

You In Da Eye
vs
Boy

185 cm
18
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pop You In Da Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tournament Boy!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
In Da Eye wants to clinch

and Boy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
In Da Eye controlling the position.
Boy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boy connects with a couple of short punches.
Boy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
In Da Eye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boy won't allow In Da Eye to sweep him here.
In Da Eye knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.
Boy won't allow In Da Eye to get back to his feet.
In Da Eye working a defensive guard here.
Boy won't allow In Da Eye to sweep him here.
Boy wants to control from the top but In Da Eye keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
In Da Eye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In Da Eye wants to control but Boy passes easily into half guard.
In Da Eye trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
In Da Eye on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
In Da Eye gets full guard.
Boy wants to control from the top but In Da Eye keeps moving.
Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boy looking to pass the guard.
In Da Eye tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy cracks In Da Eye with a solid left hand.
Boy postures up.
Boy postures up and lands a big shot to In Da Eye's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
In Da Eye is trying to keep Boy in close.
Boy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy postures up.
Boy postures up in In Da Eye's guard and throws a big left but In Da Eye blocks it.
Boy cracks In Da Eye with a solid left hand.
In Da Eye bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boy's guard.
Boy has control of In Da Eye's left arm, preventing In Da Eye from doing any damage.
Boy trying to control the position.
In Da Eye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boy looking for a sweep. Not yet Boy, not yet.
In Da Eye wants to pass the guard but Boy is keeping the position.
In Da Eye stands and throws Boy's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
In Da Eye wants to control but Boy is keeping him busy.
In Da Eye controlling the position from side mount.
Boy is trying to control In Da Eye's posture but In Da Eye avoids it.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on In Da Eye's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boy is controlling In Da Eye's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
In Da Eye performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to get back to full guard.
Boy trying to control but In Da Eye postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from In Da Eye misses.
In Da Eye doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
In Da Eye throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boy has eaten all the pies!
In Da Eye misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
In Da Eye looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
In Da Eye tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
In Da Eye misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Pop You In Da Eye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
In Da Eye tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tournament Boy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

In Da Eye lands a nice looking body shot.
In Da Eye throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
In Da Eye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
In Da Eye misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by In Da Eye.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
In Da Eye misses the shot to the body.
Boy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
In Da Eye throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
In Da Eye misses with a looping left.
In Da Eye tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
In Da Eye throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from In Da Eye.
In Da Eye misses with a straight left.
In Da Eye is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from In Da Eye misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
In Da Eye darts in trying to clinch
and Boy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - In Da Eye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
In Da Eye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
In Da Eye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract In Da Eye.
In Da Eye changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
In Da Eye throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
A jab from In Da Eye misses.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
In Da Eye thows a body shot but no joy.
In Da Eye throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy slips under a jab from In Da Eye.
In Da Eye moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Boy.
In Da Eye misses with a straight left.
In Da Eye throws a jab when Boy was well out of range.
In Da Eye loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Boy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from In Da Eye.
In Da Eye throws out a loose jab but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
In Da Eye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
In Da Eye looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
In Da Eye tries to clinch but Boy moves away

and Boy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Boy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
In Da Eye is not content to let Boy control the position.
Boy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
In Da Eye is looking for a sweep. Boy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
In Da Eye is trying to maintain the position but Boy is very close to passing his half guard.
Boy thows a huge punch but In Da Eye dodges it nicely.
In Da Eye trying to hold on to Boy's head to control him but Boy postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boy prevents In Da Eye from standing back up.
Boy wants to take a breather but In Da Eye is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
In Da Eye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boy.
In Da Eye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from In Da Eye.
Pop You In Da Eye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from In Da Eye.
A big right from Boy misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boy.
In Da Eye throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws the left hand but In Da Eye avoids the punch easily.
Boy misses with a body shot.
In Da Eye is looking to clinch.
Boy misses with a straight left.
In Da Eye throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
In Da Eye throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from In Da Eye.
In Da Eye is looking to clinch.
In Da Eye looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
In Da Eye throws a jab when Boy was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
In Da Eye slips a jab from Boy.

In Da Eye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from In Da Eye.
Boy tries to break free but In Da Eye pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pop You In Da Eye dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

In Da Eye throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
In Da Eye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
In Da Eye dodges the punch combination from Boy.
The fight stays on the outside here - In Da Eye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
In Da Eye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by In Da Eye.
In Da Eye throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
In Da Eye misses with a wild body shot.
In Da Eye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from In Da Eye.
Boy staying out of range there.
In Da Eye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
In Da Eye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
In Da Eye throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boy connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands a head shot.
In Da Eye blocks a head kick by Boy.
In Da Eye slips a jab from Boy.
Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy misses the jab.
In Da Eye misses with a body shot.
In Da Eye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
In Da Eye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

In Da Eye drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
In Da Eye tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing In Da Eye back against the cage.
In Da Eye misses with an elbow over the top.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by In Da Eye.
Boy tries a body shot but In Da Eye blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from In Da Eye fails to land.
In Da Eye throws an elbow but it misses.
In Da Eye throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
In Da Eye lands an elbow just above Boy 's eye.
In Da Eye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
In Da Eye gets underhooks to prevent Boy's takedown attempt.
In Da Eye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
In Da Eye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
In Da Eye lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
In Da Eye lands a nice elbow.

Boy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, In Da Eye regains guard.
In Da Eye working a defensive guard but Boy passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
In Da Eye works his way to full guard. Good work.
In Da Eye looking for a sweep. Not yet In Da Eye, not yet.
In Da Eye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In Da Eye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
In Da Eye wants to improve his position but instead Boy has moved into half guard.
In Da Eye is looking to improve his position.
Boy trying to control from In Da Eye's half guard. In Da Eye has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
Boy won't allow In Da Eye to sweep him here.
In Da Eye trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
In Da Eye manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
In Da Eye wants to control the pace but Boy is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boy trying to control but In Da Eye is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pop You In Da Eye just wasn't active enough.
In Da Eye looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
In Da Eye throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
In Da Eye throws a shot from downtown. Boy moves away and avoids it.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. In Da Eye moves away and avoids it.
Boy throws a leg kick but In Da Eye checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pop You In Da Eye showed his dominance in that final round.
I think In Da Eye 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Pop You In Da Eye!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Tournament Boy!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Pop You In Da Eye!

Pop You In Da Eye wins by split decision!