PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drake - Over kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Ripper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ripper
vs
Stewart Jr

174 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Next Level Nutrition (158q for $50!!!!)
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart Jr throws a hook but Ripper blocks it.
Stewart Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart Jr digs a good hook to Ripper's body.
Ripper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart Jr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ripper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ripper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ripper tries to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jack Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ripper looks to clinch
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
Ripper throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart Jr moves out of range easily.
Ripper wants to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Ripper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stewart Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stewart Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stewart Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Stewart Jr throws a hook to the side of Ripper's head but Ripper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stewart Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Ripper wants to clinch but Stewart Jr slips to the side
and Stewart Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewart Jr throws a body punch but Ripper moves out of range.
Stewart Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ripper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ripper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stewart Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ripper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart Jr moves away.
Ripper darts in trying to clinch
and Ripper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ripper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Ripper misses.
Ripper tries to clinch but Stewart Jr moves away
and Stewart Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ripper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper clinches but Stewart Jr breaks the clinch
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
Ripper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stewart Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stewart Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ripper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ripper misses with a body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Ripper has managed to clinch.
Stewart Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stewart Jr lands an elbow that stopped Ripper in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripper.
Ripper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Stewart Jr.

It looks like Jack Ripper has been cut.
Ripper stalling in the clinch but Stewart Jr improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ripper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stewart Jr's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stewart Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stewart Jr lands a left hand.
Ripper looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ripper throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Stewart Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripper tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart Jr lands an elbow that stopped Ripper in his tracks for a moment.
Ripper is looking to control Stewart Jr's arms but Stewart Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ripper has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Stewart Jr.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Stewart Jr blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper blocks an uppercut.
Ripper blocking some punches.
Stewart Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ripper missing with knees to the body.
Ripper wants to stall.
Stewart Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ripper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stewart Jr's brow.
Stewart Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ripper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stewart Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stewart Jr lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stewart Jr lands with a right to the head.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Ripper has Stewart Jr pressed against the cage.
Stewart Jr blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Stewart Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripper taking a breather.
Stewart Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ripper leaning against his opponent.
Ripper takes an elbow to the temple.
Stewart Jr lands an elbow inside.

Jack Ripper's cut is getting worse.
Ripper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Stewart Jr.
Ripper throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stewart Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ripper's brow.
Ripper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stewart Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ripper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart Jr lands a left hand.
Stewart Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Ripper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stewart Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Ripper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payne Stewart Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ripper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stewart Jr loads up on a big right hand but Ripper slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Stewart Jr.
Ripper darts in trying to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ripper misses with a body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a series of strikes. Ripper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stewart Jr works Ripper's body with a nice hook.
Ripper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ripper.
Ripper staying out of range there.
Stewart Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ripper thinking.
Stewart Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ripper tries to land a front kick but Stewart Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper loads up on a big right hand but Stewart Jr slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripper.
Stewart Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Stewart Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stewart Jr lands with a good body shot.
Ripper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stewart Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ripper backs up against the cage.
Ripper clinches but Stewart Jr breaks the clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ripper thinking.
Stewart Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ripper clinches but Stewart Jr breaks the clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Ripper wants to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ripper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr lands with a good body shot.
Stewart Jr moves out of range as Ripper strikes.
Stewart Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ripper closes the distance but Stewart Jr moves to the side
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Ripper darts in trying to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ripper looks to throw the jab but Stewart Jr is out of range.
Stewart Jr connects with a right hand. Ripper shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Stewart Jr misses its intended target.
Stewart Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ripper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ripper wants to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Ripper looks to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ripper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ripper darts in trying to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Ripper darts in trying to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Stewart Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stewart Jr misses the jab.
Stewart Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Ripper off the cage and back into rage.
Stewart Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Ripper throws a sloppy body shot
and Stewart Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stewart Jr throws the left hand but Ripper avoids the punch easily.
Ripper loads up on a big right hand but Stewart Jr slips the punch.
Stewart Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ripper is just out of range.
Stewart Jr lands a nice hook to Ripper's body. Ripper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
Ripper tries to move into range but Stewart Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stewart Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripper moves away.
Ripper wants to clinch but Stewart Jr slips to the side
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stewart Jr throws out a loose jab but Ripper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ripper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ripper.
Stewart Jr jabs Ripper right on the nose. Ripper blinks but takes it well.
Ripper wants to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stewart Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ripper loads up on a big right hand but Stewart Jr slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payne Stewart Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Ripper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stewart Jr lands with an overhand left.
Stewart Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ripper walks into a left hand.
Ripper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Ripper clinches but Stewart Jr breaks the clinch
and Stewart Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stewart Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ripper slips a jab from Stewart Jr.

Ripper drives through and clinches with Stewart Jr against the cage.
Stewart Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Ripper misses with an elbow over the top.
Stewart Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rippers head.
Ripper looking to slow down the pace here.
Ripper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ripper tries to stall but Stewart Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stewart Jr avoids the elbow strike from Ripper, against the cage.
Ripper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ripper trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ripper throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Ripper.
Ripper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stewart Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Ripper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ripper misses with an elbow over the top.
Ripper lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Payne Stewart Jr has been cut.
Stewart Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr avoids the elbow strike from Ripper, against the cage.
Stewart Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Stewart Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stewart Jr as Ripper tries to tie him up.
Ripper blocks an uppercut.
Ripper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart Jr is defending well for now.
Stewart Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stewart Jr dodges an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stewart Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Ripper looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stewart Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stewart Jr lands an elbow that stopped Ripper in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Stewart Jr on the inside.
Stewart Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Ripper blocks the elbow strike.
Stewart Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Stewart Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stewart Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Ripper.
Ripper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stewart Jr misses with some punches.
Ripper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ripper pushes off an throws an elbow but Stewart Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stewart Jr.
Ripper throws an elbow that misses.
Stewart Jr blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper stalling against the cage.
Stewart Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Ripper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Ripper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Stewart Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Ripper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ripper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stewart Jr's defenses.
Stewart Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stewart Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stewart Jr lands an elbow inside that Ripper shrugs off.
Ripper blocking some punches.
Ripper takes an elbow to the temple.
Stewart Jr lands with a left to the head.
Stewart Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ripper trying to control the position but instead, Stewart Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ripper into the cage.
Ripper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ripper throws an elbow that misses.
Ripper stalling in the clinch but Stewart Jr improves position.
Stewart Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Stewart Jr.

Ripper is rocked!
Stewart Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oh Ripper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart Jr is defending well for now.
Ripper throws an elbow that misses.
Ripper looking to slow down the pace here.
Ripper seems to have got his legs back now.
Stewart Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ripper throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart Jr blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stewart Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Ripper.
Stewart Jr lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper misses with an elbow strike.
Stewart Jr avoids the elbow strike from Ripper, against the cage.
Stewart Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stewart Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Payne Stewart Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stewart Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payne Stewart Jr!