PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 104 p4p, 19 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 136 p4p, 23 weight class). Cruzeiro comes into the arena with Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror blaring out of the sound system. Raper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Torso fuck - Raped by Elephants. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cruzeiro
vs
Raper

194 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
218 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Raper blocks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruzeiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raper takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been informed that Raper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruzeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raper throws out a counter right but Cruzeiro avoids it with no problem.
Raper throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper takes one on the button.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruzeiro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
Cruzeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raper staying out of range there.
Raper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruzeiro with a jab.
Raper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Raper.

It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Raper moves out of range of the strikes.
Raper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruzeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro punishes Raper's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Raper moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruzeiro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Cruzeiro 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.
Raper scores with a body shot.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Cruzeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Raper responds with a good body kick, but Cruzeiro manages to step out the way in time.
Cruzeiro misses with a body kick.
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Cruzeiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Raper's front leg but catches the back leg as Raper tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raper moves away.
Good leg kick by Raper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the body
and Raper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cruzeiro's knee momentarily.
Raper avoids the body shot from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raper's sensitive parts.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Raper moved away.
Raper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raper moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro.
Some wild striking there from Raper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruzeiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raper will feel that in the morning.
Cruzeiro connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Julio Cruzeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper lands a jab.
Cruzeiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruzeiro misses with a right hand
and Raper finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook.
Cruzeiro loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
Raper unleashes a big counter combination but Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cruzeiro misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cruzeiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raper checks a low kick from Cruzeiro.
Raper is looking to slow Cruzeiro down with leg kicks.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruzeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Cruzeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Cruzeiro misses.
Raper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper misses with a hook. Cruzeiro ducked under it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Raper might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cruzeiro has got the better of the exchanges.
Cruzeiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raper checks a low kick from Cruzeiro.
A good leg kick by Cruzeiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruzeiro. That snapped Raper's head back.
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that misses
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut.
Raper checks a leg kick.
Raper shapes to counter with a head kick.
Raper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raper can do to turn this around?
Cruzeiro connects with a looping right hand.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro throws the kick towards the body but Raper avoids it.
Raper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raper moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Cruzeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro swings widly with a right hand
and Raper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruzeiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raper jabs Cruzeiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raper swings for the body but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raper. That's going to slow Cruzeiro down.
Cruzeiro lands a really nice looking cross but Raper seems unphased.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cruzeiro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raper throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro connects with a right hand. Raper shakes it off.
Cruzeiro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raper's calf.
Raper misses the shot to the body.
Cruzeiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raper scores with a jab to the head.
Raper connects with a leg kick. Cruzeiro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Cruzeiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Cruzeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruzeiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Julio Cruzeiro's cut is getting worse.
Nice body kick there by Cruzeiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raper cracks Cruzeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruzeiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raper connects with an inside leg kick.
Raper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruzeiro.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruzeiro throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Cruzeiro slips the punch.
Raper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Julio Cruzeiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cruzeiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raper 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.
Raper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruzeiro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cruzeiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruzeiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raper momentarily.
Cruzeiro throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruzeiro is looking to slow Raper down with leg kicks.
Cruzeiro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruzeiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruzeiro misses with a kick to the body
enabling Raper to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro looks to land a left hand but Raper moved out of range nicely.
Cruzeiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruzeiro misses the jab.
Cruzeiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruzeiro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donk. Cruzeiro catches Raper right on the button with a cross.
Cruzeiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a shot to the body.
Biff Raper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper blocks the body kick.
Raper checks a leg kick.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Cruzeiro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raper.
Cruzeiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cruzeiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raper's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper misses the body punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruzeiro.
Raper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruzeiro momentarily.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Raper moved away.
Cruzeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Raper moves out of range easily.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Cruzeiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruzeiro's sensitive parts.
Cruzeiro checks a leg kick.
Cruzeiro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raper connects with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruzeiro checks a low kick from Raper.
Cruzeiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Raper strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper walks into a stiff left hand from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro connects with a leg kick. Raper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruzeiro throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raper at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper's corner calls for a 1-2. Raper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Julio Cruzeiro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruzeiro. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the body.
Julio Cruzeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cruzeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruzeiro 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Julio Cruzeiro!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Julio Cruzeiro!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Julio Cruzeiro!

Julio Cruzeiro wins by unanimous decision!
Julio Cruzeiro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.