PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Make You Bleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

You Bleed
vs
Pope

189 cm
17
222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

207 cm
25
293 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Make You Bleed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mega Pope!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Pope misses the target.
Bleed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bleed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pope throws a nice looking combination but Bleed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bleed gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the clinch.
Bleed letting Pope take a breather here.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but Bleed blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pope scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pope lands with a right to the head.

Bleed manages to break the clinch.
Pope tries to score with a low kick but Bleed moves his leg out of the way.
Bleed half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pope misses with a body kick.
Bleed moves out of range of the body kick from Pope.
Pope walks into a stiff left hand from Bleed.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Bleed moves out of range easily.
Bleed feinted with a counter takedown.
Pope is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bleed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bleed tries to counter by clinching up but Pope breaks away and moves out of range.
Bleed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've been told by Bleed's head coaches at The Good the Bad and The Ugly that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bleed jabs Pope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pope throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bleed cracks Pope with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Bleed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope throws a wild body kick that Bleed sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bleed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bleed digs a good body shot into Pope's ribs.
Bleed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
Bleed scores with a leg kick.
Bleed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bleed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pope drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bleed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pope misses with a kick to the body

and Bleed counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pope.

Bleed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bleed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bleed.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Bleed is blocking nicely.

Pope ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pope no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Bleed stands up from Pope's guard - Bleed perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bleed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bleed wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pope stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bleed.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Mega Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope misses with a body kick.
Pope has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bleed finds it's way round the side to connect with Pope's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Bleed tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pope manages to circle out of the way.
Pope looks winded!
Pope on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bleed. Bleed obviously looking to wear him down.
Pope takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope tries to clinch there but Bleed circles away.
Bleed attempts a counter takedown but Pope avoids it well and moves away.
Pope takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bleed misses the target.
Nice jab there from Bleed.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleed was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Bleed pushes him off.
Bleed wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bleed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bleed catches Pope with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pope tries to work over Bleed's front leg with a kick but Bleed checks it.
Bleed connects with an inside leg kick.
Pope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Make You Bleed dominated that round.
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.

Bleed with a nice cross.
Pope throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pope throws a series of punches but Bleed avoids them all with ease.
Bleed keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bleed slips a jab and a cross from Pope.
Bleed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
Pope misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pope 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 Bleed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bleed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Bleed throws a leg kick which misses Pope's front leg but catches the back leg as Pope tries to avoid it.
Pope has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pope there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleed works over Pope's head and body with a nice combination.
Pope is breathing heavily.
Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bleed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bleed attempts a counter takedown but Pope avoids it well and moves away.
Bleed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pope connects with an inside leg kick.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick
and Bleed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mega Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bleed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Bleed.
Make You Bleed is winning the standup battle so far.
Bleed lands a leg kick that knocks Pope off balance momentarily.
Bleed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Pope. Those never looked like landing.
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pope has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pope there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bleed is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pope.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bleed scoring well with a low kick there.
Bleed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pope walks into a straight right hand from Bleed.
Bleed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Make You Bleed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bleed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bleed feints and then cracks Pope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pope down.
Bleed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pope misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Bleed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bleed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bleed lands a jab to the nose.
Pope needs to keep his hands up - Bleed had a free shot at his head there.
Pope takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to clinch but Bleed moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pope.
Bleed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bleed moves away.
Bleed is looking to counter the offense by Pope and move into the clinch.
Pope's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pope misses with an uppercut
and Bleed counters with a straight right hand.
Bleed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bleed.
Bleed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Bleed moves out of range easily.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bleed thumps Pope with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pope.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bleed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bleed thuds his right hand into Pope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bleed.
Bleed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Bleed tenderised Pope's leg. Pope is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bleed cracks Pope with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bleed is looking to slow Pope down with leg kicks.
Bleed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope tries to clinch up.
As Pope tries to get set, Bleed tries to push him back and clinch up but Pope manages to avoid the attempt.
Bleed connects with a leg kick. Pope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheers as Bleed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pope doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Make You Bleed dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bleed blocks a head kick by Pope.
Good leg kick by Bleed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bleed throws a nice head kick!
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bleed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pope has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bleed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pope looks for the body kick but Bleed saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Pope.
Pope shoots in looking for a takedown. Bleed tries to sprawl out of it but Pope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bleed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleed scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Bleed tenderised Pope's leg. Pope is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bleed lands with an overhand left.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bleed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bleed.
Bleed lands a lovely overhand right.
Bleed moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Bleed connects with a leg kick. Pope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pope swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bleed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bleed breaks from the clinch.
Pope takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Bleed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bleed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleed connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bleed.
Pope takes one to the chin there.
Bleed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Make You Bleed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bleed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pope.
Pope with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bleed to score with a decent uppercut.
Pope is looking to clinch but Bleed is avoiding it.
You can see that Pope has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bleed lands a leg kick that knocks Pope off balance momentarily.
Pope wants to clinch up but Bleed keeps it at a distance.
Bleed attempts a counter takedown but Pope avoids it well and moves away.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bleed. Bleed obviously looking to wear him down.
Bleed feints a jab promting Pope to slip. Bleed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pope slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pope takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bleed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pope's head backwards.
Bleed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bleed.

Pope is rocked!
Bleed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bleed as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bleed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Bleed finish him?
Bleed throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bleed with a nice cross.
Bleed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bleed lands a glancing blow to the side of Pope's head.
Pope takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bleed thuds his shin into the meat of Pope's side.
Bleed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bleed connects with a looping right hand.
Mega Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bleed lunges at Pope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pope's hand.
Pope wants to stay close but Bleed steps back to make room for something. Pope seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Bleed and Pope drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Make You Bleed!