PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomy Di Pietro (ranked 729 p4p, 103 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 809 p4p, 112 weight class). Raper has chosen Torso fuck - Raped by Elephants as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Di Pietro
vs
Raper

188 cm
27
214 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomy Di Pietro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper lands the left hand.

It looks like Tomy Di Pietro has been cut.
Raper checks a leg kick nicely.
Raper digs a good body shot into Di Pietro's ribs.
Di Pietro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Di Pietro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Raper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Di Pietro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Pietro manages to avoid it.

Raper lands a big shot that drops Di Pietro! Can he finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Pietro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raper.
Di Pietro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Raper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Di Pietro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raper trying to control but Di Pietro is working from the bottom.
Di Pietro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raper preventing the sweep.
Raper is working Di Pietro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Tomy Di Pietro's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raper is stalling in the full guard.
Raper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Di Pietro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raper.
Raper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Di Pietro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raper.
Di Pietro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di Pietro keeping moving, preventing Raper from controlling successfully.
Raper throws a big elbow that misses.
Raper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Pietro tried to score with a low kick but Raper checks it.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Di Pietro.
A jab from Raper does it's job there.

Tomy Di Pietro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Di Pietro.
Raper misses with a low kick as Di Pietro jumps back.
Raper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Jeez, Tomy Di Pietro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Di Pietro is breathing heavily.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Di Pietro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Raper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper is the new heavyweight champion!
Biff Raper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.