PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saggy Dinglestomper (ranked 703 p4p, 641 weight class) and Nou Hematopoye (ranked 75 p4p, 68 weight class). Saggy Dinglestomper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dinglestomper
vs
Hematopoye

176 cm
27
148
8 - 5 - 0

171 cm
25
149
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
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Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saggy Dinglestomper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nou Hematopoye!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hematopoye misses.
Hematopoye looks to throw the jab but Dinglestomper is out of range.
Good leg kick by Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper scoring well with a low kick there.
Dinglestomper tries a head kick but it misses.
Hematopoye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinglestomper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper misses with a straight left.
Dinglestomper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hematopoye checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Dinglestomper gets a clinch.
Hematopoye can't break the clinch.
Dinglestomper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hematopoye's efforts to push away.
Hematopoye blocks a body shot from Dinglestomper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hematopoye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinglestomper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dinglestomper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hematopoye tries to pull guard but Dinglestomper won't allow it.
Dinglestomper misses with a body punch.
Dinglestomper working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinglestomper working aggressively here.
Dinglestomper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dinglestomper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hematopoye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinglestomper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Dinglestomper on the inside.
Hematopoye prevents a body shot from Dinglestomper.
Hematopoye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hematopoye successfully pulls guard.
Hematopoye can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dinglestomper controls the pace.

Hematopoye has his foot on Dinglestomper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dinglestomper works his way back into a safe position though.
Hematopoye can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dinglestomper controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hematopoye keeping moving, preventing Dinglestomper from controlling successfully.
Dinglestomper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye working a defensive guard here.

Dinglestomper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hematopoye, up you get!
Dinglestomper lands a slapping body shot.
Hematopoye takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dinglestomper misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hematopoye misses the target.
Saggy Dinglestomper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dinglestomper dodges the punch combination from Hematopoye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hematopoye fails to land the takedown.
Hematopoye lands with a good body shot.
Dinglestomper dodges the punch combination from Hematopoye.
Saggy Dinglestomper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hematopoye lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dinglestomper throws a jab when Hematopoye was well out of range.
Dinglestomper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hematopoye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hematopoye blocks a low kick nicely.
Dinglestomper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Hematopoye misses.
Dinglestomper takes a swing at Hematopoye's ribcage but misses.
Dinglestomper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hematopoye's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper misses with a straight right.
Hematopoye blocks a head kick by Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hematopoye blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper motions for Hematopoye to come forward. Dinglestomper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Dinglestomper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hematopoye lands a right hook to the body.
Dinglestomper jabs Hematopoye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hematopoye checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hematopoye's hands.
Dinglestomper moves away from the strike by Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper throws a jab when Hematopoye was well out of range.
Dinglestomper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saggy Dinglestomper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nou Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper misses the jab.
Hematopoye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dinglestomper doesn't seem bothered though.
Hematopoye lands with a nice combination. Dinglestomper backs away looking to recover.
Dinglestomper slaps away a takedown attempt from Hematopoye, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hematopoye scores with a sloppy right hand. Dinglestomper should have avoided that one.
Dinglestomper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hematopoye scores with a nice right hand.
Dinglestomper tries to score with a low kick but Hematopoye moves his leg out of the way.
Dinglestomper ducks under a wild hook from Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper misses with a body shot.
Dinglestomper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hematopoye moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saggy Dinglestomper 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.

Dinglestomper tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinglestomper takes a swing at Hematopoye's ribcage but misses.
Hematopoye looks to land a left hand but Dinglestomper moved out of range nicely.
Dinglestomper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinglestomper takes a swing at Hematopoye's ribcage but misses.
Dinglestomper throws a lazy right hand but Hematopoye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dinglestomper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dinglestomper throws a body punch but Hematopoye moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Dinglestomper.
Good leg kick by Dinglestomper.
Hematopoye takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dinglestomper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hematopoye can do to turn this around?
Dinglestomper avoids the body shot from Hematopoye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hematopoye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinglestomper moves away.
Dinglestomper thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dinglestomper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hematopoye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hematopoye avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hematopoye fails to land with a series of punches.
Hematopoye fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dinglestomper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hematopoye paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinglestomper throws an off balance right hand
and Hematopoye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dinglestomper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dinglestomper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dinglestomper blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Dinglestomper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hematopoye looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinglestomper is just out of range.
Dinglestomper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dinglestomper with a nice calf kick.
Dinglestomper misses with a wild body shot.
Dinglestomper wants to slow Hematopoye down by chopping away at his legs.
Dinglestomper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hematopoye darts in looking for a takedown but Dinglestomper gets double underhooks and turns Hematopoye into the cage.
Hematopoye throws a jab when Dinglestomper was well out of range.
A slow jab from Dinglestomper misses its intended target.
Dinglestomper throws a front kick that sends Hematopoye stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Hematopoye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dinglestomper throws a leg kick
and Hematopoye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinglestomper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper misses with a kick to the body.
Hematopoye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hematopoye throws a lazy right hand but Dinglestomper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dinglestomper thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hematopoye swings for the body but Dinglestomper moves out of range.
Saggy Dinglestomper is winning the standup battle so far.
Hematopoye tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dinglestomper keeps Hematopoye at a distance using the push kick.
Dinglestomper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinglestomper. Hematopoye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hematopoye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dinglestomper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hematopoye's sensitive parts.
Hematopoye connects with a crisp jab.
Dinglestomper moves away from the strike by Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dinglestomper throws out a loose jab but Hematopoye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinglestomper throws a push kick but Hematopoye slaps the foot to one side.
Hematopoye is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dinglestomper with a body shot.

Dinglestomper forces Hematopoye back against the cage and clinches.
Good body shot from Dinglestomper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dinglestomper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinglestomper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dinglestomper lands a shot to the body.
Dinglestomper misses with a punch to the body.
Hematopoye is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dinglestomper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saggy Dinglestomper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nou Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hematopoye is trying to push Dinglestomper away but Dinglestomper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hematopoye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dinglestomper.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dinglestomper swings wildly with an uppercut but Hematopoye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinglestomper misses with the head strike.
Hematopoye tries to pull guard but Dinglestomper won't allow it.
Dinglestomper lands a left hand.
Dinglestomper tries to throw a body punch but Hematopoye avoids it by throwing Dinglestomper back against the cage.
Dinglestomper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye tries to pull guard but Dinglestomper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dinglestomper lands a nice uppercut.
Dinglestomper looking to slow down the pace here.
Dinglestomper can't find room to land a body shot as Hematopoye controls the action.
Hematopoye tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dinglestomper just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dinglestomper fails to land.
Dinglestomper lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinglestomper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinglestomper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hematopoye tries a body shot but Dinglestomper blocks it.
Saggy Dinglestomper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Dinglestomper.

Hematopoye manages to break the clinch.
Hematopoye throws a jab but it's blocked by Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper throws a nice head kick!
Hematopoye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinglestomper manages to avoid it.
Hematopoye throws a shot from downtown. Dinglestomper moves away and avoids it.
Dinglestomper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hematopoye momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saggy Dinglestomper dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dinglestomper throws a right and a left that Hematopoye avoids nicely.
Dinglestomper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hematopoye moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hematopoye. Dinglestomper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hematopoye connects with a body shot that sends Dinglestomper's belly button to the back.
Hematopoye misses with a double jab.
Hematopoye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dinglestomper. Dinglestomper obviously looking to wear him down.
Dinglestomper tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinglestomper walks into a jab.
Dinglestomper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dinglestomper misses with a hook. Hematopoye ducked under it nicely.
Hematopoye staying out of range there.
Hematopoye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dinglestomper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hematopoye misses with a hook to the body
letting Dinglestomper counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinglestomper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hematopoye was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hematopoye's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dinglestomper wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hematopoye slips under a jab.
Dinglestomper throws the left hand but Hematopoye avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Hematopoye misses.

Dinglestomper closes the distance and clinches.
Hematopoye is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hematopoye has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dinglestomper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hematopoye can turn it around.
Dinglestomper misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hematopoye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dinglestomper struggles to land a body shot inside as Hematopoye controls his hands.

Dinglestomper manages to break the clinch.
Dinglestomper throws a head kick that misses.
Hematopoye misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hematopoye. Those never looked like landing.
Hematopoye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hematopoye digs a good body shot into Dinglestomper's ribs.
Hematopoye misses with a straight left.
Hematopoye moves out of range as Dinglestomper strikes.
Nou Hematopoye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hematopoye.
Hematopoye throws out a counter right but Dinglestomper avoids it with no problem.
Dinglestomper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Dinglestomper misses.
A jab from Dinglestomper misses.
Hematopoye feints the counter takedown.
Hematopoye takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Hematopoye.
Hematopoye checks a low kick from Dinglestomper.
Hematopoye moves out of range as Dinglestomper strikes.
Hematopoye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dinglestomper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hematopoye.
Dinglestomper moves out of range as Hematopoye strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Hematopoye. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hematopoye.

Hematopoye shoots in and gets a takedown into Dinglestomper's guard.

Dinglestomper scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hematopoye with a poor takedown
and Hematopoye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinglestomper moves away.
A big left from Hematopoye misses.
Dinglestomper throws a body shot but no joy.
Hematopoye is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dinglestomper with a body shot.
Hematopoye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dinglestomper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dinglestomper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hematopoye appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dinglestomper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hematopoye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hematopoye now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dinglestomper dips to his left and cracks Hematopoye with an uppercut!
Dinglestomper lands with a kick to the temple. Hematopoye shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dinglestomper slips under a jab.

Dinglestomper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dinglestomper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hematopoye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick lands for Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hematopoye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dinglestomper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinglestomper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hematopoye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dinglestomper lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hematopoye lands a jab to the head.
Hematopoye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dinglestomper.
Saggy Dinglestomper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dinglestomper scores with a body shot.
Dinglestomper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hematopoye at a distance.
Dinglestomper misses with a hook. Hematopoye ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Dinglestomper lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinglestomper with the inside leg kick.
Dinglestomper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dinglestomper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hematopoye misses with a hook.
Dinglestomper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Saggy Dinglestomper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dinglestomper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saggy Dinglestomper!
During a confident post fight interview, Saggy Dinglestomper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.