PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Stoppers
vs
Tavares

187 cm
32
303 lbs
32 - 13 - 0

190 cm
29
240 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoppers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
Stoppers throws a good cross that connects.
Stoppers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tavares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Stoppers.
Tavares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stoppers is out of range and Tavares settles back down.
Tavares cracks the inside of Stoppers's front leg.
Stoppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavares connects with a high kick.
Tavares misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Stoppers.
Tavares throws a chopping leg kick but Stoppers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stoppers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stoppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers misses with a lunging right hand
and Tavares counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stoppers, right into the meat.
Tavares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoppers.
Tavares throws a leg kick
and Stoppers counters with a nice body shot.
Stoppers cracks a nice hook into Tavares's ribs.
Stoppers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stoppers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares moves out of range of the body kick.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Stoppers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tavares checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares scores with the left hand. Stoppers knows he should have avoided that one.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Tavares throws a body punch but Stoppers moves out of range.
Stoppers thuds a left hand into Tavares's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stoppers cracks Tavares with a good jab.
Tavares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stoppers. Stoppers obviously looking to wear him down.
Tavares tries to land a leg kick but Stoppers saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoppers. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Stoppers misses.
Stoppers thumps Tavares with a low kick.
Stoppers throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Thiago Tavares has been cut.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Stoppers's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoppers tries to avoid it.
Tavares wants to land a leg kick but Stoppers is out of range.
Tavares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stoppers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tavares momentarily.
Tavares 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stoppers defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
Stoppers throws a lazy body kick
and Tavares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stoppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavares misses with a left hand
and Stoppers counters with a leg kick.
Stoppers throws an overhand right that lands on Tavares's shoulder, as Tavares tries to avoid the shot.
Tavares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Stoppers.
Tavares misses with a straight right.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
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!
Stoppers checks a leg kick nicely.
Tavares jabs Stoppers to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stoppers tried to score with a low kick but Tavares checks it.
Tavares tries to score with a low kick but Stoppers moves his leg out of the way.
Tavares walks into a jab.
Stoppers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tavares.
Stoppers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tavares counters with a nice body kick.
Stoppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
Stoppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoppers moves out of range as Tavares throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Tavares.
Stoppers misses with a lunging right hand
and Tavares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Stoppers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Tavares's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tavares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stoppers on the side of the head.
Tavares tries to work over Stoppers's front leg with a kick but Stoppers checks it.
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoppers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stoppers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stoppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stoppers.
Tavares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoppers.
Stoppers misses with a low kick.
Tavares tries to land a leg kick but Stoppers saw it coming and moves away.
Stoppers throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoppers.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tavares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stoppers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stoppers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tavares scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tavares tries to score with a low kick but Stoppers moves his leg out of the way.
Tavares misses with a body shot.
Tavares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stoppers misses with a head kick.
Tavares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stoppers.
Tavares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stoppers. Stoppers obviously looking to wear him down.
Stoppers cracks Tavares with an open hand slap.
Tavares cracks Stoppers with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares with a hook.
Willy Stoppers is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoppers checks the leg kick.
Stoppers lands a jab to Tavares's midsection.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Stoppers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Stoppers has knocked Tavares down with a huge combo! Stoppers steps away and waves a wobbly Tavares back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Tavares is rocked!
Stoppers lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Tavares is looking to close the distance but Stoppers sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Tavares crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Tavares is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Willy Stoppers!
Willy Stoppers decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.