PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby TupperIII (ranked 9182 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Lothbrok (ranked 5134 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

TupperIII
vs
Lothbrok

200 cm
52
215 lbs
39 - 48 - 1

198 cm
35
220 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby TupperIII!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rollo Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by TupperIII or perhaps it was just good defense by Lothbrok, which made it look bad.
Lothbrok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
TupperIII tries for a takedown but Lothbrok circles away easily

and Lothbrok counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lothbrok distracts TupperIII with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lothbrok is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lothbrok pushes down on TupperIII's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Lothbrok there.
Lothbrok slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperIII is trying to get back to full guard.

TupperIII is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lothbrok pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Lothbrok is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

TupperIII with the active half guard here but Lothbrok passes nicely into side control.
TupperIII is breathing heavily.
Lothbrok is putting a hurting on TupperIII here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lothbrok controlling from side mount.
TupperIII knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lothbrok on the ground.
Lothbrok working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok grinds an elbow into TupperIII's temple.
Lothbrok lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear TupperIII down.
Lothbrok cracks TupperIII with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A big shot lands for Lothbrok! That's hurt TupperIII! Will he recover? Lothbrok fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rollo Lothbrok!
An out of breath Rollo Lothbrok thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.