PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 213 p4p, 709 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 35 p4p, 93 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Raper
vs
Spanner

193 cm
33
248
31 - 15 - 0

202 cm
31
265
22 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper throws a leg kick that misses.
Spanner blocks a leg kick.
Spanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Spanner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Spanner misses.
Spanner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spanner throws a hook to the side of Raper's head but Raper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raper.
Spanner moves away from the strike by Raper.
Spanner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Raper misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Raper. That snapped Spanner's head back.
Spanner looks for the body kick but Raper saw that one coming.
Raper slips a jab from Spanner.
Spanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spanner's coach down at The Jungle Room was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spanner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Raper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raper misses with an uppercut
and Spanner counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper slips a straight right by Spanner.
Raper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanner.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Spanner throws a hook to the side of Raper's head but Raper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spanner throws out the jab.
Raper jabs at Spanner's body.
Raper thuds his right hand into Spanner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spanner ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Spanner takes one to the side of the head.
Raper slips under a jab.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spanner.
Spanner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Spanner misses.
Raper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Spanner throws a body punch but Raper moves out of range.
Spanner ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spanner! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanner looks to throw the jab but Raper is out of range.
Raper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spanner doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Raper misses.
Raper scores with a nice head shot.

That has opened up Bleeding Spanner's cut even more.
Raper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spanner misses the jab.
Raper throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spanner avoids it.
Spanner throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raper misses with a hook. Spanner ducked under it nicely.
Spanner lands a lovely overhand right.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spanner.
Spanner avoids the body shot from Raper.
Spanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spanner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Spanner counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Spanner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Raper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spanner's sensitive parts.
Spanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Spanner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Spanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raper.
Raper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanner.
Raper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spanner is out of range and Raper settles back down.
Spanner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spanner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raper.

The cut above Bleeding Spanner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Spanner tries a quick counter leg kick but Raper is wise to it.
Spanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Spanner misses.
Spanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Raper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spanner throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanner missing with a left hand there. Raper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spanner throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Spanner walks into a straight right hand from Raper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spanner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raper.
Spanner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raper.
Spanner loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Raper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Spanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raper throws a front kick aimed at Spanner's knee but Spanner avoids it well.
It seemed like Spanner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spanner walks into a left hand.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper slips a straight right by Spanner.
A lazy left from Spanner finds it's target.
Raper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spanner on the side of the head.

Bleeding Spanner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Spanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Raper blocks a jab.
Raper throws a series of punches but Spanner avoids them all with ease.
Raper works Spanner's body with a nice hook.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Spanner.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spanners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick lands for Raper.
Spanner scores with a leg kick.
Raper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jab by Spanner.
Raper blocks a jab.
Raper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raper throws a series of strikes that have Spanner backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spanner misses with a right hand
and Raper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Raper finds it's way through Spanner's defenses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Raper!
A relieved looking Biff Raper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Bleeding Spanner spoke after the fight, saying 'That was fucking bullshit!'.