PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Pipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pipkin
vs
Boucher

190 cm
26
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

184 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Vikai Gear Island

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Pipkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roberto Boucher!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher punishes Pipkin's body with a nice straight punch.
Boucher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pipkin's head backwards.
Pipkin throws a right hand that misses
and Boucher counters with a nice uppercut.
Pipkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pipkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Boucher counter with a right hand.
Pipkin tries to clinch up
and Boucher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boucher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andy Pipkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Boucher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boucher throws out a counter right but Pipkin avoids it with no problem.
Pipkin throws a sloppy body shot
and Pipkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pipkin misses with a right hand

and Boucher counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pipkin! Boucher lets Pipkin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Pipkin is rocked!

Pipkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pipkin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A shot in the inside from Boucher.
Oh Pipkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boucher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pipkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pipkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Boucher lands a shoulder strike.
Boucher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pipkins head.
Boucher misses with some punches.
A short right from Boucher on the inside.
Pipkin lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Roberto Boucher has been cut.
Boucher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boucher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pipkin lands an elbow that stopped Boucher in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Boucher.
A right hand to the body from Pipkin.
Pipkin lands an elbow just above Boucher 's eye.
Boucher throws a head punch that misses.
Pipkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
Pipkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Boucher.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pipkin throws an elbow but misses.
Boucher blocks an elbow strike from Pipkin.
Boucher misses with a punch on the inside.
Boucher blocks an elbow strike.
Pipkin throws an elbow but it misses.
Pipkin misses with an elbow over the top.
Boucher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
A short left from Boucher.
Boucher blocks an elbow strike.
Boucher misses with some punches.
Boucher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pipkin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boucher's brow.
Pipkin is leaning against Boucher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pipkin tries to work over Boucher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pipkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pipkin throws an elbow that misses.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pipkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Boucher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boucher throws a punch but it's blocked by Pipkin.
Pipkin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pipkin lands an elbow inside that Boucher shrugs off.
Pipkin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Roberto Boucher's cut even more.
Pipkin pushes off an throws an elbow but Boucher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pipkin lands a nice elbow.
Pipkin blocking some punches.
Pipkin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boucher's defenses.
Pipkin lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Roberto Boucher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boucher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pipkin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boucher blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Boucher.
Pipkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boucher.
Pipkin lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boucher.
Pipkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Boucher.
Pipkin lands a nice elbow.

Roberto Boucher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pipkin wants to stall.
Pipkin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boucher's defenses.
Boucher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pipkin.
Pipkin lands an elbow inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andy Pipkin!
Andy Pipkin 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.