PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronco Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In The Morning. Bronco Buster told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

St Piper
vs
Buster

178 cm
26
186 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

179 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronco Buster!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piper punishes Buster's body with a nice straight punch.
St Piper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buster counters with a nice kick to the body.
St Piper misses with an uppercut. Buster saw that one coming.
St Piper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

St Piper moves into the clinch.
St Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Piper tries to throw a body punch but Buster avoids it by throwing St Piper back against the ropes.
Buster is looking to control St Piper's arms but St Piper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buster has his back to the ropes.
Buster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buster wants to stall.
Buster misses with an elbow strike.
Buster drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Piper pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Buster misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Piper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Piper.
Buster shoots for a takedown but St Piper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Piper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
St Piper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Piper misses the jab.
Buster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Piper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Buster.
Buster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Piper.
St Piper swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.
St Piper takes a swing at Buster's ribcage but misses.
St Piper punishes Buster's body with a nice straight punch.
Buster lands with a right hand.
Buster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Piper lands with an uppercut that bounces Buster off the ropes and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buster moves out of range as St Piper strikes.
St Piper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Piper is looking to clinch but Buster is avoiding it.
Buster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Piper doesn't seem bothered though.
Buster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab lands there for St Piper.
St Piper looks to land a right hand but Buster moved out of range.
St Piper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buster.
St Piper thuds a left hand into Buster's body.
Buster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Piper feints a jab promting Buster to slip. St Piper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buster slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Buster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Piper.
St Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buster manages to avoid it.
St Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Buster is just out of range.
St Piper swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper looks to land a combination but Buster avoids it well.
St Piper blocks a low kick nicely.
St Piper scores with the left hand. Buster knows he should have avoided that one.
St Piper tries to close the distance and clinch but Buster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gene St Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronco Buster.
Buster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buster.
Buster ducks under a wild hook from St Piper.
St Piper takes a swing at Buster's ribcage but misses.
St Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
St Piper is looking to wear down Buster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Piper tries to clinch but Buster is having none of it.
Buster lands a body shot.
St Piper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buster throws a leg kick but St Piper sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buster is out of range and St Piper settles back down.
Gene St Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Piper misses with a lunging right hand
and Buster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Piper takes a swing at Buster's ribcage but misses.
St Piper lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Buster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gene St Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Piper throws a body punch but Buster moves out of range.

St Piper rushes Buster and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Buster controls his hands.
Buster managing to block the knees to the body from St Piper.
St Piper misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buster's elbow.
A shot in the inside from St Piper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Buster has clasped his hands together around St Piper's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
St Piper gets back to half guard.

Buster is looking for a kimura but St Piper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Buster to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene St Piper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

St Piper scores with a sloppy right hand. Buster should have avoided that one.
St Piper scores with a jab. Buster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buster throws a body punch but St Piper moves out of range.
St Piper checks a low kick from Buster.
Buster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buster misses with a wild body shot.
Buster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Piper manages to avoid it.
Buster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Piper connects with a single shot there.
St Piper throws out a loose jab but Buster uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Piper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by St Piper.
St Piper throws a nice looking combination but Buster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

St Piper pushes Buster up against the ropes in a clinch.
Buster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
St Piper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buster avoiding damage as St Piper throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
Buster is trying to stall.
St Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Piper as Buster tries to tie him up.
Buster tries to break free but St Piper pushes him back against the ropes.
St Piper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Buster misses with some punches.
Buster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Buster.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Buster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Piper misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Piper.
St Piper gets underhooks to prevent Buster's takedown attempt.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Buster controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper tries to work over Buster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Piper blocks a body shot from Buster.
Buster misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Piper blocks an elbow strike from Buster.
St Piper misses with a body punch.
St Piper lands an uppercut.
St Piper throws a head punch that misses.
St Piper scores with a hook to the body.
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 lands a nice uppercut.
St Piper lands a shot to the body.
Buster is breathing heavily.
St Piper works on Buster's body with a couple of short punches.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Piper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from St Piper.
St Piper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Busters head.
Buster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buster backwards.

Buster is rocked!
A hook to the body from St Piper.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
Nice body punch from St Piper - that landed with a thud.
St Piper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buster is still on wobbly legs! Can St Piper finish him?
St Piper tries to throw a body punch but Buster avoids it by throwing St Piper back against the ropes.
Buster seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Piper leaning against his opponent.
St Piper lands with a left to the head.
St Piper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Piper lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from St Piper on the inside.
St Piper misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from St Piper - that landed with a thud.
St Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Buster controls his hands.
St Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buster's elbow.
St Piper working aggressively here.
Buster taking a breather.
St Piper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Piper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Piper scores with a shot to the side of Buster's head.
St Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Buster controls his hands.
St Piper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buster's elbow.
Buster takes a knee to the side of the body.
St Piper presses Buster against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene St Piper dominated that second round.
That's time! St Piper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

St Piper catches Buster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Piper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by St Piper.
Good work by Buster as he checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Buster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Buster.
St Piper misses with an uppercut.
St Piper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Piper scores with a body shot.
Gene St Piper is winning the standup battle so far.
Buster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Piper.
St Piper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Piper misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by St Piper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Buster does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster throws a low kick but St Piper moves out of range easily.
St Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buster moves away.
Buster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Buster misses with a body kick.
St Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Buster is just out of range.
Buster throws a leg kick but St Piper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St Piper throws a push kick but Buster slaps the foot to one side.
St Piper lands with a shot to the body.
Buster throws a head kick but St Piper moves out of range.
Buster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
St Piper darts in trying to clinch
and Buster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Piper throws a hook to the side of Buster's head but Buster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buster is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gene St Piper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buster moves away.
Buster misses with a body punch
and St Piper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Piper swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.
Buster misses with a two punch combination.
Buster misses with a few strikes there.

St Piper instigates a clinch.
St Piper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Piper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buster can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Piper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buster backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, St Piper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Piper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buster backwards.
Buster throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper avoiding damage as Buster throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Piper.
Buster drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Piper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bronco Buster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Piper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

St Piper takes the fight into the clinch.
Buster is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St Piper is keeping busy.
Buster can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buster backwards.
Buster pushes off an throws an elbow but St Piper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
St Piper tries to throw a body punch but Buster avoids it by throwing St Piper back against the ropes.
St Piper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buster takes a shot to the head.
Buster tries for a takedown but St Piper manages to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gene St Piper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Piper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene St Piper!
Gene St Piper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.