PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca has chosen 2pac - Troublesome '96 as his entrance music. Ricard Cuenca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willy Stoppers's chin.

Stoppers
vs
Cuenca

187 cm
41
206 lbs
48 - 21 - 0

189 cm
36
210 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
MayheM sportswear

Underworld Clothing

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 48 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cuenca unleashes a big counter combination but Stoppers bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoppers. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuenca feints a counter leg kick.

Cuenca has managed to clinch.
Stoppers takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuenca controls his hands.
Stoppers throws a head punch that misses.
Cuenca lands an uppercut.
A short left from Cuenca.
Stoppers blocks an uppercut.
Stoppers throws a head punch that misses.
Cuenca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Stoppers.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuenca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stoppers's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoppers.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Stoppers.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Stoppers.
A short left from Cuenca.
Stoppers looking to slow down the pace here.
Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Stoppers avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cuenca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cuenca lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Stoppers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cuenca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuenca.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
Stoppers misses with some punches.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
Stoppers throws a head punch that misses.
Stoppers 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.
Stoppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stoppers tries to work over Cuenca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuenca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoppers gets through Cuenca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuenca controls his hands.
Stoppers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stoppers lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoppers scores with a shot to the side of Cuenca's head.
Stoppers misses with the head strike.

Cuenca breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Stoppers.
Stoppers tried to score with a low kick but Cuenca checks it.
Jab, jab by Stoppers - just one landing.
Stoppers staying out of range there.
Stoppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoppers throws a leg kick
and Cuenca counters with a nice leg kick.
Cuenca throws a solid leg kick but Stoppers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cuenca.
Stoppers wants to land a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
Stoppers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoppers scores with a punch to the head.
Stoppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stoppers looks to land a left hand but Cuenca moved out of range nicely.
Cuenca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cuenca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stoppers tried to counter with a leg kick but Cuenca avoided it.
Stoppers connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cuenca in his tracks.
Stoppers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stoppers stuns Cuenca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cuenca checks a leg kick nicely.
Cuenca misses with a body kick.
Cuenca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoppers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cuenca.
Cuenca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoppers.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cuenca.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Cuenca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoppers scores with a spinning back kick!
Cuenca avoids the head kick by Stoppers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers lands a nice shot that snaps Cuenca's head back.
Stoppers avoids the body shot from Cuenca.
Stoppers feinted with a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuenca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stoppers is out of range.
Stoppers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stoppers lands a high kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stoppers.
Cuenca swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stoppers counters with a good low kick that Cuenca was not able to check.
Cuenca scores with a decent looking hook.
Cuenca misses with a looping left.
Stoppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoppers ducks right into an uppercut from Cuenca.
Stoppers throws a right hand that misses
and Cuenca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stoppers throws out a loose jab but Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stoppers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Stoppers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stoppers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cuenca throws a big shot that misses.
Cuenca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stoppers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cuenca sprawls and moves away.
Stoppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cuenca misses with a two punch combination.
Cuenca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stoppers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stoppers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuenca can do to turn this around?
Cuenca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoppers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cuenca scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Ricard Cuenca has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca blocks a head kick by Stoppers.
Stoppers tries to work over Cuenca's front leg with a kick but Cuenca checks it.
Willy Stoppers is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoppers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoppers. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers checks a leg kick nicely.
Cuenca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Willy Stoppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stoppers lands a big head kick that sends Cuenca tumbling to the mat! Stoppers takes a step backwards and waves Cuenca back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Willy Stoppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuenca misses with a low kick as Stoppers jumps back.
Stoppers looks to throw the jab but Cuenca is out of range.
A jab from Stoppers misses.
Stoppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuenca moves out of range as Stoppers throws a body kick.
Stoppers scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoppers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cuenca takes a step back to recover.
Cuenca looks to land a right hand but Stoppers moved out of range.
Stoppers is looking to counter punch.
Stoppers thuds his right hand into Cuenca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cuenca, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cuenca looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoppers is just out of range.
It looked like Stoppers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoppers. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
A jab from Stoppers finds it's way through Cuenca's defenses.
Stoppers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Cuenca is rocked!
Cuenca throws a leg kick but Stoppers moved away.
Cuenca is still on wobbly legs! Can Stoppers finish him?
Stoppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cuenca seems to have recovered his senses.
Cuenca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stoppers throws an off balance right hand

and Cuenca counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuenca prevents Stoppers from getting back to his feet.
Cuenca trying to control but Stoppers is working from the bottom.
Cuenca throws a strike but Stoppers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stoppers gets to his feet. Cuenca looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cuenca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoppers throws a leg kick
and Cuenca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoppers.
Cuenca moves out of range as Stoppers strikes.
Cuenca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Stoppers is predictable there
and Cuenca counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoppers takes a swing at Cuenca's ribcage but misses.
Stoppers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cuenca.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers 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.
Cuenca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cuenca connects with a solid leg kick.
Stoppers jabs Cuenca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cuenca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoppers.
Stoppers lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuenca moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stoppers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cuenca checks a leg kick.
Stoppers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cuenca tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab, jab by Cuenca - just one landing.
Cuenca staying out of range there.
Stoppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Stoppers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Stoppers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricard Cuenca's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Cuenca misses the target.
Nice cross by Stoppers.
Stoppers throws a leg kick that misses.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Stoppers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Stoppers. Those never looked like landing.
Stoppers misses with a low kick.
Stoppers thows a leg kick but Cuenca checks it
and Cuenca counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuenca.
Cuenca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoppers moves away.
Cuenca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Stoppers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers connects with a body shot.
Cuenca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some bone on bone action there as Cuenca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stoppers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stoppers throws a hook to the side of Cuenca's head but Cuenca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoppers misses with a leg kick.
Stoppers cracks Cuenca with an open hand slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stoppers 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 Cuenca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cuenca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stoppers misses with a hook to the body
and Cuenca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuenca checks the leg kick.
Cuenca throws a counter combo.
Cuenca thumps Stoppers with a low kick.
Stoppers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cuenca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoppers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard Cuenca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stoppers can pounce on him.
Stoppers throws the kick towards the body but Cuenca avoids it.
Stoppers misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stoppers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Stoppers.
Stoppers looks to throw the jab but Cuenca is out of range.
Stoppers throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
You can see that Cuenca has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Cuenca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stoppers.
Cuenca throws a jab when Stoppers was well out of range.
Stoppers with a jab.
Stoppers lands with a straight right. Cuenca didn't see that one coming.
Stoppers throws a lazy right hand but Cuenca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers scores with a nice strike.
Jab, jab by Stoppers - just one landing.
Stoppers scores with a body shot.
Stoppers misses with a straight right.
Stoppers misses with an uppercut.
Cuenca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Stoppers knocks Cuenca out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Willy Stoppers!
After the fight, Willy Stoppers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Ricard Cuenca had this to say: 'I want a rematch!'.