PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Rain (ranked 124 p4p, 13 weight class) and Christophe Dupree (ranked 171 p4p, 22 weight class). Rain comes to the ring accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Rain
vs
Dupree

222 cm
32
252 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

190 cm
29
244 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christophe Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Dupree.

It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupree fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dupree under the eye.
Nice body punch from Dupree.
Rain moves out of range as Dupree throws a body kick.
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain lands a nice shot to the body.
Rain scores with a nice right hand.
Dupree misses with a body shot.
Dupree misses with a kick to the body.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick from Dupree.
Dupree misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain cracks Dupree with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rain misses with a body shot
and Dupree counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rain scores with a head kick.
Rain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dupree looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dupree misses with a head kick.
Dupree misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
A big right from Dupree misses.
Dupree takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree drops his hands momentarily and Rain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Rain pushes Dupree away with a front kick.
Rain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dupree's sensitive parts.
Rain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dupree. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rain.
Rain digs a good body shot into Dupree's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain blocks a head kick by Dupree.
Dupree throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Dupree scores with a nice strike.
Dupree takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rain.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain is looking to wear down Dupree with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dupree throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rain.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dupree.
Rain lands with a shot to the body.
Dupree throws a poor cross that misses
and Rain counters with a solid body kick.
Rain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dupree's hands.
Rain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dupree looks for the body kick but Rain saw that one coming.
Rain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dupree avoids the head kick by Rain.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dupree! But no joy.
Rain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dupree stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dupree looks winded!
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rain works Dupree's body with a nice hook.
Dupree looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain digs a good body shot into Dupree's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands with a hook. Dupree tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rain. Dupree shrugs it off though.
Rain lands with an overhand left.
Rain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rain catches Dupree with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good exchange - Rain coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Rain throwing a counter right hand but Dupree manages to avoid it.
Rain jabs at Dupree's body.
Rain scores with a hook to the body. Dupree takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rain digs a good hook to Dupree's body.
A punch combination from Rain misses.
Rain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dupree throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Dupree blocks a head kick by Rain.
Rain avoids the head kick by Dupree.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dupree avoids the body shot from Rain.
Dupree throws out a leg kick but Rain moves out of range and Dupree only half commits.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dupree.
Rain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rain scores with a three punch combo!
Dupree pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Dupree down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Dupree down.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Rain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rain.
Rain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dupree throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dupree on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rain. Rain obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Rain. Beautiful body shot.
Rain's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Rain slips under a jab from Dupree.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dupree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rain - just one landing.
Rain moves out of range as Dupree throws a body kick.
Heavy Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
Rain jabs Dupree to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left and a right from Rain both land. Nice combination.
Dupree on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dupree's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rain lands with a nice combination. Dupree backs away looking to recover.
Dupree throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Rain slams his shin into Dupree's torso.
Rain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dupree throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

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

Dupree is rocked!
Rain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dupree moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dupree can do to turn this around?
Dupree is breathing heavily.
Rain cracks Dupree with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dupree is still on wobbly legs! Can Rain finish him?
Dupree misses with a hook.
Dupree seems to have recovered his senses.

Rain feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dupree sprawling to the canvas! Dupree rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rain finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree catches Rain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rain thows a body kick. Dupree tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rain!
Rain scores with a spinning back kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rain!
Rain thuds a left hand into Dupree's body.
Rain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dupree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rain. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rain lands a left and a right that send Dupree crashing to the mat, dazed. Rain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rain scores with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rain.
Rain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dupree doesn't seem bothered though.
Rain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Dupree misses
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That kick from Rain tenderised Dupree's leg. Dupree is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dupree looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dupree looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
Rain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dupree on the side of the head.
Rain delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Rain does it's job there.
Rain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rain.
Dupree stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rain.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dupree ducks right into an uppercut from Rain.
Dupree has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rain.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dupree might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rain has got the better of the exchanges.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rain. Dupree shrugs it off though.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rain.
Dupree throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain works Dupree's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dupree takes a step back to recover.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dupree.
Dupree takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rain scores with a head kick.
Rain jabs Dupree to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain lands with a right hand.
Rain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dupree takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Rain.
Dupree looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A lazy left from Rain finds it's target.
Dupree lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rain.
Crunch! Rain slams his shin into Dupree's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain scores with a punch to the head.
Rain lands a jab to Dupree's midsection.
Dupree on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rain throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Dupree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Dupree.
Rain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rain swings for the body but Dupree moves out of range.
Dupree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rain slips under a jab from Dupree.
Rain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rain cracks Dupree with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rain lands with a hook. Dupree tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rain throws a nice head kick!
Dupree tries a low kick but Rain avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heavy Rain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain tests Dupree's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick from Rain lands but Dupree takes it in his stride.
Dupree throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dupree clobbers Rain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dupree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dupree has time to react.
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupree misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Rain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Dupree throws a fast counter high kick but Rain manages to duck under it in time.
Dupree thuds his right hand into Rain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dupree throws a big shot that misses.
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Dupree throws a lazy head kick
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Dupree takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dupree. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain lands with a straight right. Dupree didn't see that one coming.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rain.
Dupree tries to land a front kick but Rain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dupree walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rain.
Rain lands with a nice body punch.
Dupree takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dupree has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick from Rain.
Rain scores with a body shot.
Rain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dupree.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dupree scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rain avoids the head kick by Dupree.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rain throwing a counter right hand but Dupree manages to avoid it.
Rain misses with a two punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dupree crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rain - the referee stops the clock and Dupree gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rain. Dupree manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice jab there from Rain.
Nice uppercut lands for Rain. That snapped Dupree's head back.
Dupree takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dupree.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain looks to land a combination. Dupree sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Dupree misses.
Rain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Rain avoids the body shot from Dupree.
Rain pushes Dupree away with a front kick.
Rain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain swings for the body but Dupree moves out of range.
Dupree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dupree throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
A quick step to the side and Rain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christophe Dupree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dupree scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dupree throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dupree throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain thumps Dupree with a low kick.
Dupree tries a head kick but it misses.
Dupree throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rain lands with a slapping head kick.
Dupree takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rain works the jab nicely.
Dupree stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain dips to his left and cracks Dupree with an uppercut!
Dupree doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Dupree does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Rain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dupree swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dupree throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree misses with a low kick.
You can see that Dupree has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Dupree misses with the body kick
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Dupree throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Rain misses its target.
A left lands for Rain.
Rain lands with a slapping head kick.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain connects with the punch.
Rain lands a nice looking body shot.
Dupree misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Rain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Rain!
After the fight, Heavy Rain 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 Christophe Dupree had this to say: '! '.