PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Narvaez
vs
St Piper

191 cm
19
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯
[†CoE†]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.

Narvaez moves into the clinch.
St Piper lands an elbow inside.
Narvaez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Piper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Narvaez avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Narvaez as the two fighters clinch.
Narvaez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by St Piper.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez avoids a wild elbow strike from St Piper.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Piper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Narvaez's brow.

Narvaez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Narvaez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Piper checks it well.
St Piper tries to clinch
and Narvaez counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Piper's knee momentarily.
St Piper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Piper throws a leg kick
and Narvaez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Piper wants to clinch but Narvaez slips to the side

and Narvaez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Narvaez.
St Piper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
St Piper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Narvaez takes an elbow to the temple.
St Piper can't break the clinch.
St Piper misses with an elbow strike.
Narvaez digs a right hand underneath St Piper's ribcage. St Piper let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper misses with an elbow over the top.
Narvaez tries to work over St Piper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Piper wants to get back to striking at distance but Narvaez won't allow it.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Narvaez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Piper.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narvaez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Piper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Narvaez is defending well for now.
Narvaez lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Piper looks gassed!
Narvaez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Narvaez lands a left hand.
Narvaez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Piper.
Narvaez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Narvaez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Narvaez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narvaez.
Narvaez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

St Piper is rocked!
St Piper misses with an elbow strike.
Narvaez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Narvaez finish him?
St Piper blocks an uppercut.
St Piper blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
St Piper seems to have recovered his senses.
St Piper is looking to break free of the clinch but Narvaez has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Piper throws an elbow but misses.
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike from St Piper.
St Piper looking to throw knees to the head but Narvaez is blocking nicely.
Narvaez cracks St Piper with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Narvaez.

Narvaez breaks the clinch.

Narvaez moves into range and clinches up with St Piper.
St Piper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Narvaez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Narvaez stalling against the cage.

Narvaez breaks from the clinch.
Narvaez scores with a decent looking hook.
St Piper avoids the head kick by Narvaez.
Narvaez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Narvaez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narvaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by Narvaez - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Piper clinches but Narvaez breaks the clinch
enabling Narvaez to counter with a crisp jab.
Narvaez works St Piper's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Narvaez lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Piper doesn't seem phased though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Narvaez - that will leave a mark!
Narvaez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Narvaez circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Narvaez to counter with a crisp jab.
Narvaez tests St Piper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narvaez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Piper checks a leg kick.
Narvaez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narvaez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Narvaez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper misses with the body kick
and Narvaez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St Piper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gene St Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Piper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narvaez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Piper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Narvaez connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent St Piper tumbling to the canvas! Narvaez pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! St Piper was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rafael Narvaez!