PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tre Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). EA Poe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Spar
vs
Poe

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

181 cm
24
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tre Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spar throws a sloppy head kick and Poe moves out of range easily.
Spar jabs Poe right on the nose. Poe blinks but takes it well.

It looks like EA Poe has been cut.
Spar moves in looking to clinch but Poe pushes him off.

Spar rushes Poe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Poe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tre Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe lands a nice looking body shot.
Poe lands a nice hook to Spar's body. Spar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spar lands with a hook. Poe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Poe is rocked!
Spar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poe is still on wobbly legs! Can Spar finish him?
Poe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spar. Spar obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spar throws a counter high kick but Poe was just alert enough to avoid it.
Poe seems to have recovered his senses.
Spar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poe was well out of range. Poor timing from Spar.
Spar wants to clinch up but Poe keeps it at a distance.
Poe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spar.
A countering left hand to the body from Poe misses.
Poe moves out of range of the strikes.

Poe darts in and clinches Spar up against the cage.
Poe prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tre Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spar looking for a takedown.
Poe misses with a knee strike.
Poe is pressed up against the cage. Spar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poe down to the mat. Poe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poe moves out of range of the strikes.
Spar scores with a leg kick.
Poe is looking to score with low kicks.
Spar throws a body punch but Poe moves out of range.
Poe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Spar throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spar throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Spar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poe.

Spar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poe gets underhooks to prevent Spar's takedown attempt.
Spar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spar is trying to drag Poe to the mat but Poe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spar is working for takedown but Poe is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Poe trying to control from the bottom.

Spar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poe tries to clinch but Spar moves out of range.
Spar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spar as he jumps to the side.
Spar looks to score with a jab to the body but Poe is just out of range.
Poe with a poor takedown
and Spar counters with a straight right hand.
Poe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poe lands a body shot.
Spar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spar scores with a head kick. Poe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poe throws a hook but Spar blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tre Spar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe moves out of range of the strikes.
Poe feints the counter takedown.
Spar throws a body shot but no joy.
Spar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Poe finds it's target.
Poe has his takedown stuffed
and Spar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spar looks to score with a jab to the body but Poe is just out of range.
Poe tries to counter with a clinch but Spar shakes him off and moves away.
Poe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spar back to the cage. Poe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spar throws a hook but Poe avoids it easily.
Spar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poe under the eye.
Spar swings for the body but Poe moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spar throws out the jab.
Poe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tre Spar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on EA Poe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poe wants to clinch up but Spar keeps it at a distance.
Spar moves forwards but Poe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spar moves in looking to clinch but Poe pushes him off.
Poe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Spar lands a big head kick that sends Poe tumbling to the mat! Spar takes a step backwards and waves Poe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Poe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spar.
Spar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poe can do to turn this around?
Spar lands a body shot.
Poe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spar rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body kick there by Spar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Poe.
Spar misses with a body shot
and Poe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spar misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Poe or perhaps it was just good defense by Spar, which made it look bad.
Poe closes the distance but Spar moves to the side
and Spar counters with a hugh head kick that removes Poe from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tre Spar!