PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinky Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rau Utu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Spider
vs
Utu

197 cm
31
270 lbs
37 - 6 - 0

225 cm
36
300 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinky Spider!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rau Utu!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider throws a push kick but Utu slaps the foot to one side.
Spider checks a low kick from Utu.
Utu drops his hands momentarily and Spider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Rau Utu has been cut.
Spider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Utu throws out the jab.
Spider has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Spider misses with a body kick.
Spider looks to land a right hand but Utu moved out of range.
Spider scores with a crisp jab that stopped Utu in his tracks.
Spider lands a nice looking body shot.
Spider throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spider connects with an inside leg kick.
Spider blocks the body kick.
Utu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spider counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Utu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Utu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Utu misses the shot to the body.
Spider lands the left hand.
Spider with a nice cross.
Utu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Utu.
Spider tries to land a front kick but Utu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spider tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Utu is able to avoid easily.
Utu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spider throws a hook but Utu avoids it easily.
Spider keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Utu throws a body kick that misses.
Utu avoids a kick to the body.
Utu throws a body kick that misses.
Utu moves out of range of the body kick from Spider.
Utu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Utu tries a head kick but it misses.
Spider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spider throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Utu was well out of range. Poor timing from Spider.
An inside leg kick from Utu misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spider takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Spider misses its target.
Spider swings for the body but Utu moves out of range.
Spider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spider throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Utu counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Utu punishes Spider's body with a nice straight punch.

Utu lands a big head kick that sends Spider tumbling to the mat! Utu takes a step backwards and waves Spider back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Rinky Spider has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Spider misses the target.
Utu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Utu throws out a loose jab but Spider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Utu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Utu blocks the leg kick.
Utu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spider misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Spider there.

That has opened up Rau Utu's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utu lands a leg kick that knocks Spider off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Spider.
Spider misses with an uppercut. Utu saw that one coming.
Utu connects with a crisp jab.
Spider throws a push kick but Utu slaps the foot to one side.
Utu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spider thows a body kick. Utu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Utu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spider doesn't seem bothered though.
Utu connects with a jab.
Spider looks to land a body kick but Utu moved away.
Utu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spider. Spider obviously looking to wear him down.
Spider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Utu's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spider moves out of range of the body kick.
Utu connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spider. That one must have hurt.
Spider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Utu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Spider throws a leg kick but Utu moved away.
Utu dips to his left and cracks Spider with an uppercut!
Spider swings for the body but Utu moves out of range.
Spider has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Utu.
Utu misses with the combination.
Spider tries to land a body kick
and Utu counters with a nice leg kick.
Utu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Utu looks to land a combination but Spider avoids it well.
A jab from Spider finds it's way through Utu's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spider throws a lazy body kick
and Utu counters with a straight right hand.
Utu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Utu slips under a jab.
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 Rinky Spider will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Utu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spider looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Utu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spider tries to clinch there but Utu circles away.
Spider throws the kick towards the body but Utu avoids it.
Utu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spider lands with a kick to the ribs.
Utu throws a leg kick but Spider moved away.

Spider has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Utu.
A short right from Spider.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spider.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Utu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Utu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spider.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Utu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Utu tries to throw a body punch but Spider avoids it by throwing Utu back against the cage.
Utu tries to work over Spider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Utu takes a shot to the head.
Spider working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spider tries a body shot but Utu blocks it.
Utu blocking some punches.

Utu breaks the clinch.
Utu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Utu blocks the body kick.
Utu needs to keep his hands up - Spider had a free shot at his head there.
Spider lands a slapping body shot.
Rau Utu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Spider. Beautiful body shot.
Spider scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spider looks to throw the jab but Utu is out of range.
Utu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Utu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Utu misses with a head kick.
Spider lands a body shot.
Utu is breathing heavily.
Utu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spider fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Utu on the side of the head.

The cut above Rau Utu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Utu misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spider avoids the head kick by Utu.
Spider connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spider connects with a solid leg kick.
Spider lets loose with a powerful body kick. Utu will feel that in the morning.
Utu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spider manages to avoid it.
Spider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Utu looks to score with a jab to the body but Spider is just out of range.
Spider connects with a nice looking jab.

Rau Utu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Utu misses with an uppercut
letting Spider counter with a right hand.

Spider clinches with his opponent.
Spider misses with a body punch.
Utu blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spider creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Utu misses with some punches.
Utu tries a body shot but Spider blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Utu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spider throws a jab but it's blocked by Utu.
Spider goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Utu can do to turn this around?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Utu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spider - the referee stops the clock and Utu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spider. Utu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spider tries to clinch but Utu is having none of it.
Spider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Utu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Utu ducks under a wild hook from Spider.
Nice cross by Spider.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rau Utu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rinky Spider!
Rinky Spider retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Rinky Spider, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.