PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Akki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Akki
vs
Poggle

175 cm
23
169 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

178 cm
22
169 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Héritage!
GREEN!160

Héritage!

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Akki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Akki tenderised Poggle's leg. Poggle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poggle takes a swing at Akki's ribcage but misses.
Poggle scores with a push kick.
Akki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poggle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poggle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Timothy Poggle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Poggle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akki swings wildly with an uppercut but Poggle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poggle misses with the head strike.
Poggle lands a hook that snaps the head of Akki backwards.
Poggle blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Akki - that landed with a thud.
Poggle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Poggle fails to land.
Poggle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
A body shot lands from Akki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle misses with some punches.
Poggle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poggle blocks an uppercut.
Akki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akki lands a hook that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Akki blocks an uppercut.
Poggle misses with a punch on the inside.
Poggle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poggle keeps control of Akki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poggle misses with the head strike.
Poggle working aggressively here.
A short right from Poggle on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poggle.
Poggle is working Akki over against the cage.
Akki can't find room to land a body shot as Poggle controls the action.
A short right from Poggle on the inside.
Akki misses with a body punch.
Poggle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akki's elbow.
Poggle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Poggle can turn it around.
Good body shot from Poggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle misses with a punch on the inside.
Poggle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akki blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Poggle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akki lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Akki tries to work over Poggle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akki lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poggle.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poggle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poggle blocks a body shot from Akki.
Akki works on Poggle's body with a couple of short punches.
Poggle lands a shot to the body.
Poggle tries a body shot but Akki blocks it.
Poggle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akki working aggressively here.
Akki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poggle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akkis head.
Nice body punch from Akki - that landed with a thud.
Poggle lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akki blocks an uppercut.
Poggle digs a right hand into Akki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akki's gas tank.
Poggle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akki backwards.
Akki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Akki has a couple of punches blocked by Poggle.
Akki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Poggle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Poggle as the two fighters clinch.
Poggle blocking some punches.
Akki blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akki.
Akki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poggle taking a breather.
Akki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akki misses with a body punch.
Akki blocking some punches.
Poggle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Poggle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poggle can't find room to land a body shot as Akki controls the action.
Akki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akki misses with a punch on the inside.
Poggle scores with a shoulder strike.
Poggle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akkis head.
Akki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akki blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Akki tries a body shot but Poggle blocks it.
Akki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Akki fails to land.
Poggle gets through Akki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poggle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Akki.
Akki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poggles head.
Akki working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Poggle.
Akki presses Poggle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Poggle 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.

Poggle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akki avoids the body shot from Poggle.
Akki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Poggle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poggle.
Akki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poggle.
Poggle misses with a low kick.
Poggle lands with a shot to the body.
Akki misses with an uppercut. Poggle saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poggle. That's going to slow Akki down.
Poggle throws a hook but Akki blocks it.
Akki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Akki throws a sloppy head kick and Poggle moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Poggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Timothy Poggle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poggle.
Poggle just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAkki.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Poggle.
Akki throws a head punch that misses.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Akki.
Poggle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poggle's elbow.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike.
Akki tries to work over Poggle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Poggle fails to land.
Poggle tries to throw a body punch but Akki avoids it by throwing Poggle back against the cage.
Poggle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike.

Akki is rocked!
Poggle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Akki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akki.
Timothy Poggle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poggle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akki seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Poggle lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akki blocking some punches.
Poggle tries to throw a body punch but Akki avoids it by throwing Poggle back against the cage.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Akki.

Poggle breaks from the clinch.
Poggle cracks Akki on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Akki falls backwards against the cage. Poggle follows up with more strikes that drop Akki to his knees. Poggle keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Akki! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Poggle!