PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ripgut might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion. Slater is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Jack Slater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ripgut
vs
Slater

190 cm
29
225 lbs
21 - 3 - 1

194 cm
26
255 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Conviction

Gesundheit Designs

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 21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Slater!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater throws a head kick that misses.

Ripgut closes the distance and clinches.
Ripgut has Slater pressed against the cage, preventing Slater from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slater is trying to break free.
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Slater avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.
Slater managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Slater on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Slater looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slater looking to stall.
Slater is trying to force a seperation but Ripgut has the dominant position.
Slater managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slater.
A frustrated look appears on Slater's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ripgut lands a knee to the body.
Ripgut working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Slater breaks the clinch.
Ripgut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slater swings widly with a right hand
and Ripgut counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Jack Slater has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater thows a body shot but no joy.
Slater stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ripgut.
Ripgut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ripgut scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slater 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.
Slater takes one on the button.
Ripgut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slater.
Ripgut cracks a nice hook into Slater's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripgut moves out of range as Slater strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ripgut. That's going to slow Slater down.
Ripgut ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Ripgut has closed the distance and engaged Slater in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slater in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slater takes an elbow to the temple.
Slater on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slater's defenses.

That has opened up Jack Slater's cut even more.
Slater blocks an elbow strike from Ripgut.
Ripgut scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Jack Slater's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slater lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ripgut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slater.
Slater managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slater in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Slater avoids the damage to the body.
Ripgut presses Slater against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
Slater managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut gets through Slater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ripgut.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Slater tries to circle away but Ripgut has him pinned against the cage.
Slater wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripgut has him pressed against the cage.
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ripgut lands an elbow that stopped Slater in his tracks for a moment.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripgut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slater managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ripgut cracks Slater with a nice body shot.
Ripgut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Slater wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Slater avoids the damage to the body.
Slater is trying to break the clinch but Ripgut has him pressed against the cage.
Ripgut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jack Slater's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean Ripgut!
Sean Ripgut retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Sean Ripgut thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.