PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Big
vs
Reiplinger

177 cm
31
275 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

199 cm
25
247 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Balco Boys - Hilo
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reiplinger has managed to clinch.
Big blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Big letting Reiplinger take a breather here.
Big tries to land knees in the clinch but Reiplinger avoids the damage to the body.
Reiplinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Reiplinger.
Big avoiding damage.
Big lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reiplinger backwards.
Reiplinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Big fails to land.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Big avoids it.
Big throws a head punch that misses.
Big lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Rap Reiplinger has been cut.
Big throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Reiplinger manages to break the clinch.
Reiplinger slips a jab from Big.

Big gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reiplinger blocks an elbow strike from Big.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiplinger blocks an uppercut.
Reiplinger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Big lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reiplinger effectively controlling the action here.
Reiplinger looking for a takedown.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Big avoids it.
Big takes an elbow to the temple.
Big misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiplinger tries to land knees in the clinch but Big avoids the damage to the body.
Big lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reiplinger or not.
Reiplinger managing to block the knees to the body from Big.
Big misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Big.
Reiplinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Big takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Big.
Reiplinger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Big.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Big fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big.
Big lands a nice shot to the body.
Reiplinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Big is defending well for now.
Big creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reiplinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Big's defenses.
Reiplinger tries to throw a body punch but Big avoids it by throwing Reiplinger back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger tries to stall but Big uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Big has Reiplinger pressed against the cage.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Big avoids it.
Reiplinger stalling in the clinch but Big improves position.
A short left from Big.
Reiplinger misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Big avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reiplinger prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reiplinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Big misses with an elbow over the top.
Big managing to block the knees to the body from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Big has double underhooks.
Reiplinger tries to land knees in the clinch but Big avoids the damage to the body.

Reiplinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Big throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Big throws a nice looking combination but Reiplinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Big loads up on a big right hand but Reiplinger slips the punch.
Reiplinger stuffs the takedown.
Big lands a nice hook to Reiplinger's body. Reiplinger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big dips to his left and cracks Reiplinger with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big misses with a right hand
and Reiplinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reiplinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Big.
Big throws an overhand right that lands on Reiplinger's shoulder, as Reiplinger tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reiplinger is defended easily by Big.
Big jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Big forces Reiplinger back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reiplinger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Big blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reiplinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Big blocks it with crossed arms.
Big avoiding damage as Reiplinger throws knees to the body.
Big fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Big will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rap Reiplinger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reiplinger works the jab nicely.
Big misses with a hook. Reiplinger ducked under it nicely.
Reiplinger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Big lands a right hook to the body.
Big misses with a looping left.
Reiplinger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reiplinger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Big.
Big misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reiplinger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peter Big is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reiplinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Big.
Big is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reiplinger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reiplinger ducks under a wild hook from Big.
Big misses with a body shot.
Reiplinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Reiplinger slams his shin into Big's torso.
Reiplinger dodges the punch combination from Big.
A jab from Big misses.
Peter Big is winning the standup battle so far.
Big throws a lazy right hand but Reiplinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reiplinger connects with an inside leg kick.
Big throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reiplinger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Big connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reiplinger's hands.
Big swings widly with a right hand
and Reiplinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Big shoots in looking for a takedown but Reiplinger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Big's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Big throws an overhand right that lands on Reiplinger's shoulder, as Reiplinger tries to avoid the shot.
Big fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reiplinger's waist but Reiplinger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Big off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Big. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Big swings widly with a right hand
and Reiplinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reiplinger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Big keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Big takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice cross by Reiplinger.
Big takes one to the side of the head.
Reiplinger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Big throws a left and a right that both miss

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

Reiplinger breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Big.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Big.
A shot to the liver by Reiplinger. Beautiful body shot.
Reiplinger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reiplinger lands with a nice body kick.

Big clinches up against the cage.
Big throws a punch but it's blocked by Reiplinger.
Big missing with knees to the body.
Reiplinger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Reiplinger.
Big throws a punch but it's blocked by Reiplinger.
Big blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Big lands a damaging elbow.
Big avoiding damage as Reiplinger throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Big lands a nice shot to the body.
Big misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Big is pressed up against the cage. Reiplinger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Big down to the mat. Big avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Big throws a looping overhand right but Reiplinger ducks down to avoid it.
Big on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Big looks to land a right hand but Reiplinger moved out of range.
Reiplinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reiplinger connects with a body shot.
Big misses with a combination

and Reiplinger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Big won't be happy with that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reiplinger taking a breather here.
Big is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reiplinger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rap Reiplinger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rap Reiplinger'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Big shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reiplinger as he jumps to the side.
Big throws an off balance right hand
and Reiplinger counters with an outside leg kick.
Big misses with a jab, cross combination.
Big dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Big throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reiplinger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horrible takedown by Big or perhaps it was just good defense by Reiplinger which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reiplinger. Big does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Big throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reiplinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Big scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big swings for the body but Reiplinger moves out of range.
Reiplinger with a hook.
Big ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Big with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Big. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reiplinger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Big back to the cage. Reiplinger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reiplinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reiplinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Big moves away.
Big throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Big misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reiplinger.
Big takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reiplinger, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reiplinger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Big forces Reiplinger back against the cage and clinches.
Reiplinger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reiplinger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Big lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Reiplinger breaks the clinch.
Reiplinger throws a one two combo.
Reiplinger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reiplinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Reiplinger gets tackled into the cage by Big. Big maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reiplinger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reiplinger controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reiplinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Big misses the target.
Reiplinger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reiplinger lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Reiplinger does no damage.
Reiplinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Big on the side of the head.
Big misses with a shot to the body
and Reiplinger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reiplinger scores with the left hand. Big knows he should have avoided that one.
Big lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger misses with an uppercut. Big saw that one coming.
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!
Good exchange - Reiplinger coming out on top.

Big gets a clinch.
Reiplinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Big is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Big.
Reiplinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Big misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reiplinger can't get the takedown.
Big misses with a punch on the inside.
Big blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reiplinger wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reiplinger takes a shot to the head.
Big tries a body shot but Reiplinger blocks it.
Big crunches a lovely knee into Reiplinger's ribcage.
Big is struggling to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rap Reiplinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reiplinger 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rap Reiplinger!
Post fight, Rap Reiplinger stared into the camera and said 'I'm ready to smoke a fat victory blunt!!'.